My last post vented frustration as being proud dog owners to a large sweet dog that has a wonderful personality and is very loving. The frustration is the fear he shows in public around other dogs. This fear sometimes puts him in a state of mind where he feels he needs to bark and growl at another dog to scare them off, which in turn is not good for a Doberman to do because it only adds to their bad reputation, unfortunately.
After many podcasts, puppy training classes (when he was much younger, that did more harm than good) and many, many books and internet searches on how to handle this...I found a new book that I heard someone discussing on Good Dog podcasts (Aug 12, 2008 podcast) and it seems like I have found something that will help us in becoming better leaders for Thorne and Maggie.
I plan on taking Thorne to a much better and more reliable training school that understands Dobermans (they are very sensitive and shut down if not trained in a certain way). That is our next step after neutering Thorne (he needs to be neutered soon as it might help him not be so sidetracked with his hormones and he will be able to focus on training better) and giving him more positive home training as we become even better leaders. I am always looking for new ideas and this book seems to be just what we were looking for. I will post on the progress made using the Amichien Bonding method by Jan Fennell. I am already on chapter 3 and find it to be a really interesting and enjoyable read. Her book also has numerous great customer reviews on Amazon.com.
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