| I would definitely kick this ASAP. When you tried to take things out of her mouth were you trading for something else or just grabbing it from her? I tell Kyla to "leave it" and show her a treat and then she will drop it knowing she will get something better. As far as the lunging goes try doing some drop slack and run...basically you walk with your dog and then as soon as she stops paying attention to you (or starts to go towards another dog) you drop the slack in the lead and haul A$$ in another direction. Once your dog catches up beside you, praise and reward. Continue walking normally and then do it again...soon she will learn that 1. She better pay attention to what you are doing and where you are going & 2. that every time she approaches another dog she gets a correction which is not so fun. I had the same problem with Kyla going for other dogs and this really seems to be working. It also helps with walks in general because she knows she has to pay attention or I might catch her off guard. Just make sure when she does pay attention you give her lots of praise for the good behavoir to reinforce it.
Good luck!  |