Recent content by JettySpaghetti

recall/obedience in high arousal state has been my tough nut to crack. Also getting him to calm down after alerting or barking at something he deems a threat. Hoping to work with a trainer on those issues. Some of it is for sure age related, since he's still young.

I have a 1.5 inch kong brand flat collar that has a handle on it that works well. I like having the handle on the collar incase he gets unruly and you need the extra control.

I've had to basically do nylon bones and then what I do when they get sharp I'll use the dremel to sand it smooth again to get a little more use out of it. I don't like antlers as they're too hard and I worry he'll chip a tooth. I have the same issues with a lot of bark box stuff too but...

LOL mine will destroy those balls in 20 mins.

He couldn't be happier. Now he has a giant yard to sniff out sticks and run to his hearts content. He's far calmer now too as he's definitely one to try and "protect" his area/people. There's a reactive dog across the street that barks at him and he just doesn't care because w/e it's not in...

The reason they're great is because they modify their approach based on the dog and they have 10s of thousands of hours working with all kinds of dogs. I fully agree though, it's not about one method or another. It's about learning enough to be able to have the best, most effective impact for...

Honestly a big gripe of mine when it comes to social media. People put these flashy clips up of their WL dog when it's perfectly behaved. They don't show the day to day and the exhausting puppy phase where they bite EVERYTHING. And the daily 2 hrs+ of exercise and training that goes into a well...

We got him just about a year ago and couldn't be happier. Grew up with mostly labs and always wanting a bigger dog with more drive. Well now I've realized that owning a GSD is a lifestyle haha. His test came back as half GSD, Lab, Husky, "super mutt." Recently moved to a house from an apartment...