Your Questions About Dog Training Colorado
Ruth asks…
Dog Parks– How to Find Directions to Get There.?
I’ve been looking for a dog park to take my dog in and I’ve found 1 location in Hoffman Estates from about 5 webpages, but the address is at an intersection. How am I suppose to use www.mapquest.com to find my intersection? I tried putting the intersection in, but it doesn’t know it. No, I can’t see an address with any numbers. How am I suppose to know how to get there? By the way, the address of it is Higgins and Wickham Roads. Name of the dog park: Cook County Dog Training Area. Thanks.
admin answers:
I can’t find where the roads intersect, but it looks like Higgins is the main road. Call this humane society, since they have the park on their web page and see if you can get directions. That’s what I had to do when I moved to Colorado Springs to find their dog park. Naperville Area Humane Society (630) 420-898
Lisa asks…
What’s your opinion on “natural dog training”?
I’ve been reading about it off and on for a while now, interesting concepts. None of which have worked with my dog but it seems more geared towards high prey drive breeds.
admin answers:
You should read Temple Grandin’s book “Animals Make Us Human” especially the first chapter and the chapter on dogs. Her information is backed by by research. In case you don’t know of her, she is a PhD Animal Behaviorist at Colorado State University and has autism both of which give her a unique voice in the world of animal behavior. She has information about the newer finding about natural wolf behavior, that they don’t live in packs but in families. She also writes about the differences when you have more than about three unrelated dogs living together when is when they begin to form packs and not family groups. She explains why the concept of being a parent to your dog is usually more appropriate than the concept of being the alpha or pack leader.
There is also some current research that refutes the dominance methods of dog training. Another author to look up is Suzanne Clothier.
Carol asks…
How to can I get our dog to stop attacking our younger dog?
I have a 2 year old English Bulldog who really doesn’t like other dogs but never had a problem with our other dogs. We moved from Colorado and in the last two days she has attacked our younger dog two times. Not sure how to get her to stop and I don’t want to get rid of her please help.
admin answers:
Keep them separated for the time being. For every “attack” that happens, the behavior becomes more of a habit. It’s your responsibility to prevent this from happening.
For a while I would suggest that the only time they spend together is on controlled walks, where you have one dog on either side of you and they are not able to get at each other.
And please do not seek advice from your vet; they are not trained to handle behavioral issues, only medical issues. If you need to call someone, seek the advice of a canine behaviorist (not just a trainer).
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