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[jaypo]

Is that how you keep your OH in tow clkd 
Our Shepherd casting just now too,gave her a bath today,boy she was stinky 🤢 especially for you Jill

[CLKD]

It will be our 3rd C.mas eating in the car 

[jaypo]

Whaaat?why you eating in your car!?!?

[jillydoll]

Your oven packed up? Or, your going for a romantic dinner for two in the car, eating from a hamper, with a nice bottle of red in one hand, and a pork pie in the other, over looking the sea somewhere? 😉

[jaycee]

Jaypo, yes it is a poodle crossed with a Bichon, it is not that he is so strong as such until he sees other dogs, and he goes ballistic,
I wastold he had been walked every day by the kids, no way,e is completely out of control,he will try to run to the road when a motorbike passes, and gets himself tangled in his lead trying to get to dogs, i ended up turning round and coming home
I am only small and he can easily pull me, not over but make me want to run
He goes mad when he hears the cats upstairs chasing about,
I am surprised my neighbours haven't compl;ained, [they dont like dogs,]
he growled at me last night when i tried to get a bit of dirt off his bottom, and also when he somehow got a tissue stuck to a bone he was chewing
Having said all that,he is very affectionate and will climb up next to me and sit for ages with his head on my chest

Never heard of citronella collars,where do you get them from? and how do they work, to calm the dog?

[CLKD]

R U able to anticipate his moods?  Short lead whilst walking, lots of treats.  Make him turn to you, never pick him up as it re-inforces his guard instinct.  Sit beside him, hold with both hands and keep him looking at you if possible.  Hands should smell 'nice' ;-).  The reason that dogs set off at others is to drive them away so by walking in the other direction gives you the control.  If he barks and the perceived threat walks by, he has achieved his aim.  Bark = threat gone.  The dogs down the road from behind a high fence do this, of course we all walk past.  Aim achieved. I would love to stand and mutter at them until they shut up 

At home begin by hand feeding dry food.  A little and often.  On a short lead, make him sit and wait: then produce a tit-bit and give to him.  Then produce a tit-bit and make him wait.  Through the day .  Also, put a small amount of food into a bowl which you hold whilst he is eating, with your thumb wriggling in the bowl.  If he growls, remove bowl.  Takes about 3-4 days for them to get the hint that you are the provider.



This worked for my JR.  She would grumble and snap ..... eventually you should be able to drop tit bits and make him wait, then a quiet 'get it' for him to pick up.  Hard work ahead 

He may have had to fight for grub or maybe protective anyway.  Will he require grooming?  Same as above, little and often.   Do you have a stair gate?  If he kicks off when the cats play upstairs, same again.  Short lead, small treats, making the focus on you.  Early days!

[jaypo]

Oh dear Jaycee,hard work,isn't he a small dog then? Citronella collars automatically spray when the dog barks and they don't like it,my two poodle crosses would yap all day at ANYTHING in the garden but as soon as I put their collars on........silence,it's easy and it's effective,you can get them on Amazon but put in for small dogs and don't opt for the cheap ones also a fantastic invention for dogs pulling on leads etc is a halti,it's like a horses head collar and you control the dog from it's nose rather than it's neck,my Shepherd has one and she weighs in at over 5 stone and she walks like a dream on it,otherwise I'd be pulled off my feet too,again,simple but effective x

[CLKD]

 . I have been nudged many times by strange dogs who want to remove the 'halty' from their noses  .......... 'Halti' is a trade mark I think.  One should always have a collar and lead because the disc has to be shown on a collar and also, a dog can slip a Halti.  One has double the control.

I met someone with a lurcher recently, she has a distraction citronella remote ......... which she pushes and it squirts the dog from a collar.  Makes him look round at her. 

[jaypo]

Yeah the halti can slip but it's got a clip on it which you attach to the collar,my boxer just used to lie down when she wore it 

[CLKD]

  ............ knowing full well that you couldn't shift her?

[jaypo]

Yep,took my dog for a drag rather than a walk 

[CLKD]

Looks cruel, didn't anyone phone the RSPCA on her behalf 

Try shifting a Tibetan Mastiff ? 

[jaypo]

Could've lay her on a skateboard I suppose 

[jaycee]

Thanks everyone,i have noted all suggestions, i wastold about a spray in a can someone suggested,i have sent for one off Amazon, i think it works something  like the citronella collar,she said it worked for her
I have just taken him for his last walk and is good as gold, because there are no dogs about
I am more worried about the cats,they have been upstairs for the last 2 weeks,
They have ventured downstairs a couple of times into the kitchen, but if he heas them he barks and they fly back upstairs
At least thy get to sleep with me ,and i go and spend some time with them during the day, for now

[jaypo]

I can't remember how old you said he was Jaycee but you can't let him become the dominant party if that happens it will only get worse,YOU are the top dog and he must learn that,the reason the collars are so good is because they're consistent maybe with a hand held can it won't be?? For instance,when you are NOT there,anyway,I'm really hoping all can be solved,poor kittys,pity they wouldn't swing for him,might teach him a lesson,really feel for you 💖