Getting A Dog To Settle On Lead

[saraquele]

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ok we all know my Bliss dont we

the sweet but fawn :- " maniac , sorry puppy

well although ive only been showing just over 3 years now i see myself as reasonably able to do ok in a ring , plus 7 years of working with dogs has helped :blink: i think :teehee:

the problem is ,,,, she is a crack pot in the ring (w00t)

she has been VERY well socialised and is phased with NOTHING and i mean NOTHING !!!!!!!!!!!!!

she loves everybody and everything , life is just great for her

she walks lovely everywhere but at ringcraft she is nuts :- "

she has been going for about 7 weeks so i would have thought by now she should be able to manage a straight ish line ????

she also bounces like a kangaroo :rant:

ive tried just walking with her , speeding up and everything in between , done lots of practice at home , and she is better at home BUT i see her moving off lead and she has a lovely gait but try and get her to do that when it matters is another thing :- "

i know she is a baby , i dont expect perfection , i like a naughty puppy :- "

but it would be nice to get her moving ok by the time of NCWC !!!!!!

i know she will improve with time and as said i dont expect her to perfect by any means but to calm down a little would be nice :unsure:

ive tried the scullcap and valerian , she was still nuts at ringcraft but slept like a log on the way home :- "

so any tips ,,, please , pretty please :lol: :lol:

otherwise take your camcorder to northern counties , you may just get your £250 clip for youve been framed :thumbsup:

 

[doris]

ha ha ha ha ha ha welcome to my life! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

absolutely no advice from me, I was hoping you could give me some :lol: :lol:

:luck: hun

 

[saraquele]

ha ha ha ha ha ha welcome to my life! :lol:   :lol:   :lol:   :lol:
absolutely no advice from me, I was hoping you could me some :lol:   :lol:

:luck: hun

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i pity the poor dogs who are going to be in the same ring as me :blink:

she should have been caleed SATANIC CHARM not SACRED CHARM :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[~JO~]

ok we all know my Bliss dont we  the sweet but fawn  :- "  maniac , sorry puppy 

well although ive only been showing just over 3 years now i see myself as reasonably able to do ok in a ring , plus 7 years of working with dogs has helped  :blink:   i think  :teehee:

the problem is ,,,, she is a crack pot in the ring  (w00t)

she has been VERY well socialised and is phased with NOTHING  and i mean NOTHING  !!!!!!!!!!!!!

she loves everybody and everything , life is just great for her 

she walks lovely everywhere but at ringcraft she is nuts  :- "

she has been going for about 7 weeks so i would have thought by now she should be able to manage a straight ish line ????

she also bounces like a kangaroo  :rant:

ive tried just walking with her , speeding up and everything in between , done lots of practice at home , and she is better at home BUT i see her moving off lead and she has a lovely gait but try and get her to do that when it matters is another thing  :- "

i know she is a baby , i dont expect perfection , i like a naughty puppy  :- "

but it would be nice to get her moving ok by the time of NCWC !!!!!!

i know she will improve with time and as said i dont expect her to perfect by any means but to calm down a little would be nice  :unsure:

ive tried the scullcap and valerian , she was still nuts at ringcraft but slept like a log on the way home  :- "

so any tips ,,, please , pretty please  :lol:   :lol:

otherwise take your camcorder to northern counties , you may just get your £250 clip for youve been framed  :thumbsup:

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Oh dear!! I like the new name!! :lol:

On the Scullcap & Valerian front - I don't know what dosing you have been giving - but sometimes some dogs need a slightly higher dose than others! So I would increase it a bit and ideally give a dose in the morning and again 2 hours before ringcraft - this should help :thumbsup:

Stanley needs almost double compared to Archie :blink:

Best of luck!!

 

[kris]

sharon have you ever thought of a tranquiliser?you know, those ones they shoot into elephants and tigers to calm them down. :- " :lol:

 

[saraquele]

sharon have you ever thought of a tranquiliser?you know, those ones they shoot into elephants and tigers to calm them down. :- "  :lol:

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i had thought of going to the doctors to blag some valium , half for me and half for Bliss , that way if it didnt calm her down i wouldnt care :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Seraphina]

:lol: Sounds Bliss is related to Stella

and most of my Great danes. I found that just the right amount of exercise morning of the show did wonders for settling them down. It was 8 km canter with my horse for the adults. Of-course lot less running for the pups and if you over do it, they will not move at all .

With Stella i will be just walking around the show until she settles and then hope she will stil be settled when we go in.

 

[saraquele]

:lol: Sounds  Bliss is related to Stella  and most of my Great danes.  I found that just the right amount of exercise morning of the show did wonders for settling them down.  It was 8 km canter with my horse for the adults.  Of-course lot less running for the pups and if you over do it, they will not move at all  . 

With Stella i will be just walking around the show until she settles and then hope she will stil be settled when we go in.

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i do have to say that pik of stella is very very familiar (w00t)

i will just tie her to the bumper and make her walk to the show

or get up at 5am to walk her nah the bumper idea is better :- "

 

[whippetmad]

Jack used to be like that,but recently he has calmed down :- "