[Ayoka]

hehee Bear loves to chase labs (black ones) I don't know why but they dont appreciate his rough play very often.

I'm starting to sound like a broken record but working on "attention" can help and there are afew books out there to help people with dogs that just get too turned on by certain things/places. We have Control Unleashed and I've ben unsing some of the exercises to keep him from labs, squirrels, birds and things are coming along slowly.

The main thing, I think, is to be aware of your environment and in tune with where your dog's mind (readiny body posture etc) so that you can avoid things altogether (you see a dog before he does and you turn away to do something fun and rewarding) or you are able to stop him from locking on because you see the signs that you are about to lose him. Sometimes this means not being so close to that dog, a smaller class or maybe some one on one. If thhis other woman is great with her dog, ask her how she trains then YOU can leanr how to work with YOUR dog who sounds like she will be really fun.

Also, some dogs get TOO revved up by rough play and need doggy zen (my dog) so we work on some slower, more stationary "zen things" to keep him calm and distracted like tricks (shake a paw, wave, sits, downs etc.) every dog is different that way.