JonathonDB

Definately, he will even go and bark at the neighbour through the fence when they are n thier backyard. He will happily grab a toy and walk around with it, he will chase a toy and bring it back, BUT, in saying all of that, he is NOT at all an excitable boy, rather laid back in his usual demeamour.

:D :D There arent any miracle 2 week things, well done you have realised this. Have you been taking your dog out mongst people? At every opportunity, trouble is, most people in shopping areas don't want to pat someone else's dog. Would be nice for him to interact with some kind people willing to have the patience to sit next to him and let him progress over to them when he is ready.

Well, I know one thing, I won't be sending this boy anywhere for some miracle cure that will only take 2 weeks!! So, am now up for some confidence building ideas. I have been told that tug-of-war with him, and allowing him to win is one way to do this. Has anyone else got any suggestions to build confidence (apart from obedience training which he will be going to weekely). Thank you everyone for your input by the way. Jonathon.

I did ask, but she didn't stop talking, so one statement ran into the next and I started to ge all confused :-( Fromn what I remember, she said that the dog is controlling me, by being nervy, he is making me make him do things. She said that even just having me put tension on his lead to kae him stand for examination, he is winning. I just doesn't make sense to me, and why i was asking. This was a telephone conversation. This person did not see my dog, I only told her what I have already put on the forum that you guys have read. She was also going on about how the only dogs in Australia worth breeding from come from Europe, where they temperament test them, and that the dogs here are all starting to become nervous and shy because we are breeding for the show ring and not for the working dog.

I have spoken to a couple of people today in regard to my dogs nervousness. One person I spoke to, a former military dog trainer, described my dog as passive dominant. Can somebody please explain exactly what this means. She also mentioned that he had Grudge and Load behaviour. Neither of these terms are familiar to me?? Jonathon