Hi all I found this on www.talkdogtv.com I'm trying it with my two dogs I will update you on their progress.


We will use Talkdogmama's problem as an example for the cure. I happen to know her situation as I have been there. The dogs who are constantly barking at her dogs are in a kennel in an adjacent yard. Every time Talkdogmama lets her dogs out in the yard she isn't always there. Of course, it wasn't an issue before, but it is now. When those dogs bark, and Sarge and Hooch are together, her dogs feel challenged. This gives them the need to run the fence and bark and challenge back. With this in mind these dogs are constantly challenging each other. Well, these are dogs. With this constant challenge, Sarge and Hooch are training themselves to be ever protective of their backyard. Problem is, it could develop into aggression to people, children and others who enter into their area. And this is where the real problem begins. You see, the backyard has become a constant, defensive challenge, just through the frustration of those dogs. And with that, the territorial defense instinct becomes so strong that the dogs could bite, and then calm down and realize that they bit the wrong person. I have seen dogs even bite someone they know, and then realize they shouldn't have. This is simply because of what I call "blind rage" caused through constant defensive challenge. I have seen attack dogs become the result of this when training has gone wrong (defense based).

What gives Sarge and Hooch even greater confidence to challenge back, and/or get too aggressive, is they are together for one. Think of a pack of wolves being challenged, as opposed to a lone wolf who meets a strange pack. The lone wolf will avoid confrontation, or watch his P's and Q's, as opposed to being with his buddies and moving forward to meet the challenge. Problem is with Sarge and Hooch, they are building. Innocently enough, Talkdogmama is not there to control their emotions, because the dogs are out in the backyard alone to face those barking dogs. So they are now training themselves. In the past, Talkdogmama could let her dogs out on there own. But now the environment has changed, and now she has to regulate change in that environment.

First thing is to look at this as a golden opportunity to train your dogs in new stimuli. Hey, it's even in your own backyard! For starters, with that stimuli, you will need break up the strong pack bond between Sarge and Hooch. Take them out one at a time, play with them, have a lunge line on them, and if they go and try to get to the fence, call them away and re-instill obedience with praise. Then, have them sit close to the fence, facing the dogs, and sitting patiently. Do not do anything else until your dog calms down. More sits, more stays, and more recall. Bring the dog in the house. Repeat all of this with the second dog. After two weeks your dog should be able to maintain a down stay, no barking at the fence line, and easily recall away verbally. You still keep a line on the dog. In the video, it shows Sue with Shiloh throwing the tug with a verbal recall and the dog returns. Well, use this technique, and pretend those dogs that are barking are the tug.

Once individualized, then you will need to incorporate both together, and again repeat the steps laid out for you.

Keep it up. But until you get those results, don't have the dogs in the backyard without you being there. This will avoid the dogs from developing inadvertently trained behavior. You need to give them just positive and direct guidance in the face of their new stimuli.