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Ok, I'm desperate.
Lilly is our 10 month old Pyr, (our second of
the breed), and we have been unable to get her even CLOSE to a leash, much less
trained. Ok, as with most dog problems, I take blame for a majority of this.
Soon after we purchased Lilly, my parents' health went down drastically and I
was thrown into that, followed a few months later by a funeral, selling the
house...blah blah. Well, as you can guess, any time for training lovely Lilly
was spent elsewhere. I'm coming back around to myself and my life now, and would
like to do something about this. Right now she can't participate with
the family because she isn't leash trained.
When we put a collar on her, (like when she
eats, letting the leash dangle, trying to make a positive), she begins to yelp
like mad! Really gets crazy, rubbing her head around, rolling and yelling like
she's being tortured. It's the craziest thing
you've ever seen. We've tried different leashes. I'm beginning to think she is
claustrophobic or something. I can't even sign up for training classes because
not only can we not get a leash on, but she won't go into a vehicle. (That's
really something, too.) We have been very gentle with her, and knew the breeder
was as well with his pups and their parents.
I think one component has been that the training
has been inconsistent, understandable, my husband claims, considering our
year.
any suggestions, or do I need Dr. Doggy,
psychotherapist? i want to keep her, but this has got to change. I'm willing to
work at, and have some time now, but need some guidance.
any help appreciated.
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