tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988972402787264295.post5899919790970246075..comments2013-01-25T07:10:36.492-05:00Comments on Brown dog agility: DJ hates peopleSheynahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13441579057262336795noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988972402787264295.post-56837049213999893022009-03-11T16:55:00.000-04:002009-03-11T16:55:00.000-04:00Oooh fun!All day agility learning, who could resis...Oooh fun!<BR/><BR/>All day agility learning, who could resist! The only seminar I've been to was auditing one with Tracy Sklenar before we even got started in agility. I had no idea what she was talking about, I think I'd get a lot more out of it now.<BR/><BR/>And rally counts! <BR/><BR/>You have a lot of fun learning planned. I really will need to increase my income stream to afford all this fun, and another dog one day, then it will really be out of control.Sheynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441579057262336795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988972402787264295.post-81752300304082612632009-03-11T16:03:00.000-04:002009-03-11T16:03:00.000-04:00Teehee!! You ARE hid hard with the agility bug!!I ...Teehee!! You ARE hid hard with the agility bug!!<BR/><BR/>I just took ANOTHER job so I can afford ANOTHER seminar!! Let's see, that makes five I have signed up for already this year. Well, actually one was a Rally O seminar that I did last month, but that counts, doesn't it???<BR/><BR/>I am doing a Lo Baker jumping seminar this Sunday. A Julie Daniels seminar the end of the month. BARK camp www.barkagility.com with Jen Pinder, Lo Baker and Rhonda Carter, in June. An Alicia Calhoun seminar in August. Phew............Amy Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135074197511764649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988972402787264295.post-85503340051238042322009-03-11T15:58:00.000-04:002009-03-11T15:58:00.000-04:00Wow he does sound like a tough case. He's lucky to...Wow he does sound like a tough case. He's lucky to have such a knowledgeable handler.<BR><BR/><BR/>Luckily for the world, DJ isn't that intense. He's gotten so much better that I do let down my guard sometimes and then find myself preparing for disasters that have already happened. <BR><BR/><BR/>Like, well <I>THAT</I> won't happen again but then its just some other thing. *g* <BR><BR/><BR/>Live and learn, nonetheless next time a big name muckety muck is in town and I have some cash I'm just going to go.Sheynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441579057262336795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988972402787264295.post-51202618986413263992009-03-11T15:24:00.000-04:002009-03-11T15:24:00.000-04:00I think you will find that people are pretty savvy...I think you will find that people are pretty savvy at most seminars. And I just make it VERY clear that he isn't friendly. The crazy thing is most people never even know. I find at most seminars people really aren't that interested in socializing with my dog, they are there to learn with their own dog and they never give my dog attention. Years later I make mention of his aggression and they are surprised to hear it. I just make sure he is off to the side, crate covered when I am not working him, and when out I make it very clear to anyone who approaches that he WILL bite and is NOT friendly. Sometimes I have to be very firm about it because he is wicked cute. But when I say "He is NOT friendly and WILL bite you!!", most people back off. If they don't, I take him away. I don't make any excuses, he is a BAD dog. I am THAT intense about it. He is on anti-anxiety medication and is a patient of Dr. Nicholas Dodman's at Tufts. I work very hard to prevent him from ever acting aggressive.Amy Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135074197511764649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988972402787264295.post-63980243437007741732009-03-11T14:15:00.000-04:002009-03-11T14:15:00.000-04:00Amy How do you go to seminars and such? I've wante...Amy <BR/>How do you go to seminars and such? I've wanted to go to some agility seminars but having a somewhat unpredictable guy I've avoided them.Sheynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441579057262336795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988972402787264295.post-77598424921467099172009-03-11T14:10:00.000-04:002009-03-11T14:10:00.000-04:00I do not ever let Roscoe get close enough to bite ...I do not ever let Roscoe get close enough to bite anyone. And I have had him now for 9 years, so that's a pretty good record. I just don't let anyone get that close. I am VERY firm about it. You probably don't have to be that aware, thus your surprise, because DJ isn't as bad as Roscoe. When you have one that WILL bite and WILL sink in teeth, you are intensely aware. I protect Roscoe, always, and in the process I protect people from him. It isn't worth the risk, so I never let it happen. DJ sounds like a much more solid dog, but when you live with a dog like Roscoe you quickly learn to be absolutely aware and never let yourself get taken by surprise. I have to be that way or Roscoe would have been put down years ago. He is that bad!!Amy Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135074197511764649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988972402787264295.post-69917487827147471122009-03-11T13:21:00.000-04:002009-03-11T13:21:00.000-04:00You can disagree but people will not be blamed no ...You can disagree but people will not be blamed no matter how stupid they are, but the dog will and I have gone so far as to physically picking him up and walking away when someone won't back away from him despite my saying that he is not friendly and his completely obvious agreement with that fact. <BR/><BR/>Also in my defense, I think I was pretty clear that I was completely taken by surprise...Sheynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441579057262336795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4988972402787264295.post-33204163830619415012009-03-10T07:16:00.000-04:002009-03-10T07:16:00.000-04:00I totally disagree that dogs have to be bombproof ...I totally disagree that dogs have to be bombproof against dumb people. I NEVER let anyone touch or approach Roscoe. I am very quick to say "NOT FRIENDLY" and make damn sure no one approaches him. It's my job and it keeps him and everyone safe. You shouldn't be upset with DJ. He has every right to pick and chose who his friends are and it is your responsibility to allow that. I firmly believe that. I pick MY friends, so why can't the dogs pick theirs. He shouldn't have to be friendly to anyone. You may need to be more firm with people. Protect DJ from people like that.Amy Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135074197511764649noreply@blogger.com