ultrasonic dog

Alright, I just received a call from a past client. She has a kennel run for both her dogs, but one has started to guard the housing unit of the kennel, and the other dog won’t stop barking and whining because he can’t get inside, and her neighbor is complaining.
Another issue is that the kennel is about 100 yards from their house on the back side of their property so getting to the dogs in enough time to correct the behavior when it is happening is impossible for her, and I do NOT make 3 am. house visits to clients. She put an ultrasonic bark deterrent in the kennel run portion, and that has worked to cease the dog’s barking, HOWEVER, the dog with the guarding issues needs to be corrected, and the issue resolved. We’ve already removed one source of contention between the two from the kennel, but the fact still remains that there are 2 dogs in 1 kennel that is too small for the both of them.
I suggested the dogs be crated within the housing unit of the kennel so as to avoid the guarding issue, and that worked for a few weeks before the client explained that she had relented, and let the dog out because she could hear the dog whining and barking over the baby monitor she’d set up in the housing unit.
We’ve tried crating one, and leaving the other free, but that is still an issue. Because the one dog has issues being separated.
I recommended crating the dogs inside the house, but she is completely against that idea due to the inconvenience of having to fold away the crates every morning.
My most recent recommendation was to give the dog’s a freedom trial run. The dogs have a dog door that leads into the house’s attached garage, and I recommended leaving the kennel door open at night so the dogs could go in there, or into the garage. Our only concern with this is that the dogs may bark out near where the neighbor lives and cause her to complain again. (dogs are contained by an invisible fence.)
The fact the dogs are soo far removed from the house, and the client is borderline unwilling to adhere to my suggestions in regard to this issue is a bit of a challenge here, and I’m starting to run out of ideas that don’t include bark collars (I hate them, but the husband is thinking about using them)
I’m beginning to think that it would be best to use an e-collar on the dog guarding the kennel when he’s guarding it because the e-collar would offer the correction from a distance, but at the right time. Now, I would only instruct my client to use the pager setting, and the shock button would be taped off so there wouldn’t be any mistakes there, but I don’t really like this idea, and it’s a last resort sor of thing.
If any of you have any recommendations as to how to handle this I’d be grateful. I’m trying to offer them a cost effective solution, but I’m thinking their best bet would be to put in a second dog door on the housing unit of the kennel, and divide the kennel run with a fence so the dogs have their own housing unit and kennel run.
It is extremely irritating to try and help someone whose dogs are so decidedly removed from the family, and all the dog’s want is to be near said family. The dogs do well in the house, but the owners insist on having them outside at night. This is something I have told them repeatedly I’m not a fan of, but hey, that’s how they want it.
If it matters at all, the dogs are both 9 mo. old adolescent, altered males. One is a Catahoula mix (the one with guarding issues), and the other is a hound/lab mix.
They’ve done well with all the other training, but this one issue has just recently reared it’s ugly head, and I’m at a loss.
Hate to say it DOG, but you really should read the entire thing because if you had…you would know I’ve already, REPEATEDLY told them to do so, and they won’t.
I’m pet sitting for them on Saturday, and we’re going to schedule another session to "talk". I’m basically going to kindly put the hammer down on them, and let them know what needs to be done. After the initial training the way they’ve got the dog’s living is basically undoing all the work we’ve done.
Ironically, I’ve told them they need to walk the dogs, but they argue that the dogs get enough exercise running their three acre yard. I host pack walks around town, and have even invited them to join…offering to assist if need be.
It is becoming clear that they feel I haven’t done anything for them…in this area. Well, frankly, as you all know, I can’t do anything if they won’t listen to reason. SOOOOOO, the hammer will be brought!

dog deterrent

He wont stop picking at it and I bought this Antiseptic spray with chew deterrent for dogs today but he still itches at it. I just gave him a bath when I found ants by the area and I put triple antibiotic ointment on it…but I’m pretty sure he licked it all off. I’m taking him to the vet on Tuesday which is as soon as I can because they’re all closed for Labor day. I noticed he’s been itching at that spot for about a week but I thought it was just because his hair is long. That spot looks really gross and doesn’t really have hair on it anymore. what can I do in the mean time to help him until I can get him into the vet.

dog collar training

she is my grandparents dog but im going to start helping by alteast training her to walk and taking her often. they dont like they thicker nylon type bucckle collars so she doesnt wear one of them. she has a metal chain one woth the loops so if u hook a leash to it it will pull tight. i dont think that would be good to start training because i dont want to choke her constantly, so would a harness be better or get a nylon collar just for walks? basically which is a more effective and safe way to train?
hmm i never thought of that with her collar all of our dogs wore them….they are really unsafe tho huh.

dog deterrent

i am considering buying a Barkoff device to curb one of my dogs barking habits. Does anyone have any feedback on this product?

dog collar training

I was thinking about getting rattlesnake aversion training for my dogs in the San Diego county area. Apparently it only takes about 15 minutes per dog and involves a shock collar. Does this training work? Are there any statistics indicating how effective they are? Are there specific aversion trainers and types of aversion training that are most effective? (I already gave my dogs rattlesnake vaccinations but these are not 100% effective).
Please provide concrete info in your response only.
Thx

ultrasonic dog

Bell & Howell have some out that claim to repel ants, roaches, rats, mice, by just plugging them into an electrical outlet, also Good Life and Black & Decker puts them out. They ‘say’ not to use them if you have hamsters, gerbils, etc, but that they are safe for dogs & cats. I wish they’d make something like this for fleas, However, they are not all that inexpensive but if they work, they’d be worth their weight in gold, not to have an exterminator come every month for at least . We live in South Florida so here, it is a necessity to have pest control, and Florida is just one big ant hill as it is. If you have used these, please tell me.

ultrasonic dog collar

Hi, I got a ultra sonic bark collar for my dog and fortunately he does not like the sound (I have friends whose dogs totally shrug off the sound) but unfortunately this collar is going off even if he bumps into things so he is getting really paranoid. I like the collar because with a 9v battery it has lasted months (unlike some other collars, esp shock ones) but I could use something that say takes vibration into account before sounding off (ok, and something that escalates the sound if he continues barking would be nice as there have been a few occasions where he does shrug it off [only about 3 times in 4 months so far]).
For the record, I have found the perfect collar (http://www.amazon.com/SportDOG-Rechargeable-NoBark-Control-Collar/dp/B00173CWDW/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1295088958&sr=8-7) rechargeable, can escalate, etc… except its a shock collar (For my dog I know that the ultrasonic one is sufficient)
Hmmm, apparently there are some ESL’ers reading this. I found, did not buy the shock collar, it is perfect in its functions except it shocks. As for the training, we have tried, for months now, has not worked.

ultrasonic dog

Hi there, i hope you do not mind my attack of questions.
My dog has a habit of barking and growling at other dogs when she is on the lead and even though she is harmless and just wishes to play most people are afraid to let their dogs near her so it makes socialising difficult.
She is six years old and for the past year i have not managed to find a suitable "working" way of training her out of it.
I have tried a muzzle to stop the fears of others, I have tried a canny collar, i have tried a pinch collar, neither work to stop the pulling and the barking i can usually only stop by making her sit and ocassionally having her lie down whilst i hold my arm over her neck, it sounds harsh but i do not harm her (usually the owners panic if she throws a tantrum so i have to get her out of the way to make her calm down) after a few minutes of seeing a dog she usually behaves pretty well but people never stick around that long. She is a stubborn dog and with the canny collar she always pulls out of it, with the pinch collar she learnt after a few days that she could in fact pull and it would not hurt her, i am considering getting an ultrasonic collar in hopes that it will help teach her not to bark, i am hoping this will also stop people being afraid of letting their dogs near her as if she is not barking she wont be as "scary" is this a good idea or does anyone else have a better suggestion? Again, i do not harm my dog and i never would, i do not force her to lay and pin her down, i just convince her to stay down or she is not allowed to see the dog in question.

And yes she is friendly, i know for a pure fact, i let her near the dogs and she only ever wishes to play, she has never harmed a dog and many a dog trainer will tell you the same, she is only telling me that she wants to go over to the dog, but i can not socialize her when she behaves this way. She is a German shepherd cross, on the small size, but people fear her so much it worries me.
I am curious to know what is "NOT TRUE"
I know this is not aggression, i know it is fear related, and i also know she is not aggressive.
Dorothy i thank you for your advice, but i have to say it has been tried and tested, she has her moments when she wont bark or she stops instantly…But people are not very social here and then she misbehaves more when she doesn’t get to go towards the dog in question after "behaving"
No i will not hit her because hitting a dog teaches it nothing but more fear.

I ignore her if she barks or pulls, sure she is pretty strong and if she tried hard enough i’d be on my ass but i ignore her nonetheless, i’ve been doing this for so long, she has learnt that i’m doing it to make her "stop barking and pulling" but if i then go near dog, say the dog comes around the corner, off the lead, without an owner (as most do) BOOM! she’s off with the attitude, i have noticed she only snaps at any dog if it growls at her first when she causes a scene and if they run sh

dog collar training

This is something that I would never have considered, but several people have told me about the great success they had when using them with their dogs. They obviously don’t keep using them as the dog learns what behaviors are acceptable and unacceptable. Any advice?

dog collar training

What methods do you use for e-collar training?
Do you think your dog knows it is you causing the stimulation?

Personally, I use the stimulation as an exact replacement for for a prong/leash pop. I began training my dog on recalls with a long line and prong collar. Then I kept her on the long line and started using e-stim instead of a prong correction. We have not started off lead e-collar training yet (I’m taking it slow). I’m sure my dog knows that the stim comes from me, and that is the way I wanted it.

Does anybody still use "escape" method e-collar training?

Yeah! I ain’t scared of no thumbs… LOL I did collar conditioning with my dog and continue to do it at random even when we are not training, so while I believe my dog knows it is me giving the correction, I do not believe she has become "collar wise" in that she associates the collar going on with, "Now I must obey." It’s just another collar to her.
Lisa K- Yes and e-collar used to be called a shock collar. They are also known as remote training collars now. The technology has improved so much since the days the collars were called shock collars! Now there are "nick" buttons that deliver a burst for a fraction of a second. I can take the highest setting on my arm on nick no problem but only nick my dog at about a quarter of that setting.
Lioness- Do you know if there are dummy collars for collar wise dogs that can be left on longer than you would leave the real thing on with the metal prongs? Like, are there dummies with plastic prongs that would not irritate the dog’s skin?