Diesel is a gorgeous 17 month old huskamute he is great with other dogs,and is up to date with inoculations. His only problem is that he is not very good with strangers. Over the next couple of weeks we will be introducing him to lots of different people and situations, at the end of his training we will be looking for a new home for him. Follow his progress and if you think you could re-home him please get in touch. We are looking for a very special home for him ideally with another dog and with someone who has experience with larger breeds.
STAGE 1
Diesel has done great today we have introduced him to lots of different dogs , he has been let off the lead he comes back when called well. He is doing well at learning walking to heel and copes well with commands given by both male and female.I have asked family an friends to pop in to see how he reacts at the moment I have asked them to ignore him completely when they come in. Diesel has done very well at this, and ends up going to them out of curiosity. Around the home he is very affectionate with my partner and I. Over the next couple of days I plan to get lots of different types of people in to meet diesel, to get him used to strangers and for him not to see them as a bad thing.
STAGE 2
Diesel has done really well and is already showing an improvement with strangers.We started by taking him out out for a walk round our local area whenever a pedestrian passed by we made sure his attention was on us by making him sit and using a calm slow voice ,when he was calm we gave him a treat. We have walked by a busy road, children’s park, buggy’s, joggers basically most everyday things you would see out on a walk. When people come into our home we ask people to totally ignore him if he comes up to them we also ask they give him no eye contact. He likes to get the scent of them just like a dog would with another dog. When he growls its like hes saying “Give me some space I’m not ready to be touched yet “He’s a typical man and likes to feel in control of the situation using tactics to divert his attention on you works great we never punish our dogs we always reward good behavior. With Diesel using a calm slow voice command is a must like any dog, if he accepts you as alpha male/female around the home like he does with us, then he trusts you to do the right thing.
STAGE 3
Diesel is such a great dog when you get to know him.He loves cuddles and being made a fuss of.My partner and i have been teaching Diesel to listen to us when we call his name and to stop what he is doing.We did this by calling his name and when he payed attention to us we gave him a treat.We gradually increased the length of time before he got the treat.This exercise works great so that when people are around we call his name and he pays attention to us instead of growling.Diesel is now starting to accept strangers better hes still not 100% with them but its not a viscous growl anymore.I feel in the right home and with someone continuing the training we have done he’ll go far.To be honest if we had a bigger home i would keep him myself!
