Bubba is mostly just a typical goofy doodle. But his goofy behavior turned serious when his owner, who could not control him, watched Bubba drag his smaller dog house-mate (a yorkie) around the house by the yorkie’s collar. I think Bubba had a lot of fun, but I don’t think it was fun for the owner… or the yorkie!
This type of behavior seemed totally unpredictable to the owner at first but once I saw how little impulse control Bubba had, it actually became very predictable to me as a trainer. Bubba was used to pulling on leash, jumping, ignoring commands, etc, and those little transgressions can lead a dog to believe they can get away with anything (and not infrequently, they can!).
It didn’t take long to teach Bubba the new rules; coming when called, walking by the owner’s side (without pulling), no jumping, and DEFINITELY, no picking up other dogs with his teeth!
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