Comments on: Finding a Dog Trainer

By: shibashake

shibashake — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:38:57 +0000

Sephy and I have not come across a snapping turtle before , but here are some things that I do with my Shiba to get him interested in exploring-
1. I play the Find-It game with him.
2. I slowly reintroduce him to the scary environment. For example, I start walking in the backyard with games and rewards, then we move on to the frontyard, then we very slowly walk in quiet areas close to the house, etc.
3. I take him to new hiking trails. He is very excited about exploring a new environment. However, this would depend a lot on the dog. A new environment may be scary for some dogs, but on the other hand, the dog may not associate the new environment with the scary stimulus from the old environment. I try to start with a quiet, low stimulus area, and take my dogs home if it seems like the new environment is too much to handle.
4. I do desensitization exercises on things that he is afraid of. For example, my Husky was afraid of the garbage truck so I first desensitized her to the sounds of the garbage truck, then I very slowly did exercises with her during days when the garbage truck came around.

For professional help, this is where I go-
http://www.apdt.com/petowners/choose/

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 17 May 2013 00:06:23 +0000

Hi I am searching for help with my shiba. He is 6 mos old and recently had an encounter with a small snapping turtle. He did not get bitten but scared him terribly when the turtle lunged. Now he is scared of everything. Going on walks is supremely difficult now. He used to love exploring and playing in the grass, even though the encounter happened on pavement he bucks at the thought of going in the grass. I live in Missouri and not many people familiar with shiba’s. any insight would be appreciated. It’s heart breaking but if this is permanent then I will do the best I can.
Thanks

By: shibashake

shibashake — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:41:45 +0000

Some of my experiences with my dogs and biting.Setting up a consistent structure, routine, and rules at home also helps. Here are a few more puppy biting tips.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:17:14 +0000

How can I make are 8 week puppy stop biting?

By: shibashake

shibashake — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:54:06 +0000

Hello Kevin,
I have only worked with trainers around where I live and do not know any in Carson City.

The article above outlines what I did to find trainers for Sephy. We also visited many local dog daycare centers as well as our local SPCA and humane society. Visiting all these places was useful in getting a lay of the land in terms of what was generally available. The people at the SPCA and humane society were very helpful with our questions and they had some good trainers as well.

Finally we also visited with a few registered Shiba breeders in our area. We wanted to meet with veteran Shiba owners and let them have a look at Sephy to see if his behavior was typical Shiba (before this, many people had told us that he was very extreme even for a Shiba). Those breeders took a look at him and said that yup – he is a typical Shiba! That was good to know!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:29:35 +0000

I need to find a trainer in Carson City Nv..Im having problems with my shiba inu can you suggest anyone