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Scott and Jag

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  1. Thanks RB, I will give it a go. He is a smart dog, just very very easily distracted.
  2. T, I drive him as it is on the other side of town, come to think of it, he has started going more and more nuts in the back of the ute on the way there... it is like he can't wait to get there. He also doesn't seem to tire, he will play fight the entire time he is there, up to an hour and I am sure if I was there for 2 hours he would still be going, he is like the energiser bunny, lol. Scotty
  3. Hi all, I am after some advice to calm my 6 month old GSD male pup while we are at the park - Jag. At home he is quite well behaved and will do as he has been trained, will do anything if a treat or a squeaky toy is involved. The problem I have is that when I take him to the dog park after work (generally every night), he is very rough when he plays, he is not at all aggressive but people are commenting that it is good when Jag is there because their dogs are not the worst behaved. I am thinking it is my fault because he has been going to the same park since he was vaccinated and I have pretty much let him play and be himself. This wasn't a problem when he was small, but now that he is 3/4 grown it is becoming a real issue. The other issue I have is that he is almost impossible to catch now. Initially he would always come when called, then he wouldn't so I took his clicker. I would call, he would come and I would click and give him a treat and praise a number of times then when I was ready to go I would do it again, praise him put the lead on him and go. He will come at home, come in the yard, just will not come within a couple of metres of me while at the park. Should I give him a break from the dog park and take him to another park with no dogs and no distractions (but I don't think this will help as it is the stimulation of other dogs that sends him nuts? I think he just associates the current dog park with free time and anything goes. Now I don't let him off the lead at the park, we just walk around doing training but if there is another dog comes near him he just goes back to his rough play ways. Any advice would be much appreciated. Scott and Jag
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