Wolfdog Training with Linda Michaels — Meet Shiloh and Oka!. Linda Michaels, M.A., — Del Mar Dog Training


Watch Linda Michaels, Del Mar Dog Trainer, train Wolf Ambassador Wolfdogs, Shiloh (9 months old) and Oka (8 months old) so they can help save our wolves in the wild by dispelling the myth of the “big bad wolf”. Shiloh and Oka are part of an educational project that provides lectures and demonstrations to the public

 

Linda Michaels, “Dog Psychologist,” M.A./Psychology a Top Ten Rated U.S. Dog Trainer — Del Mar Dog Training, may be reached at 858.259.9663 (WOOF) or by email: LindaMichaelsPositively@gmail.com  for private manners/obedience instruction and behavioral consultations near Del Mar and the San Diego Coast. Please visit us at DogPsychologistOnCall.com  Linda is the creator of the Hierarchy of Dog Needs All rights reserved


2 responses to “Wolfdog Training with Linda Michaels — Meet Shiloh and Oka!. Linda Michaels, M.A., — Del Mar Dog Training”

  1. we just got a 1 1/2 year old husky from the animal shelter. She will lick your face and she’s friendly but when you put her on a leash she just wants to go and she won’t even look at you even when you call her name. She just won’t bond at all and always just has a far away look when your with her. She acts like she could care less about us but is obsessed with wanting to get to any bird, donkey, cow, and other small dog we have. No doubt wanting to chase them. We can’t let her off a leash and we keep her in a big pen so she can run but we don’t feel like we will ever be able to even let her loose to run around ins the yard because she seems intent on just taking off. Any advice? I take her for long walks on the dirt road and when I try to get her attention to stop she acts like she doesn’t hear a word I say. We are afraid to let her be around our smaller dog because she has growled at him. She doesn’t seem the least bit mean otherwise

    • Hi Shelly,
      Thank you for rescuing. This sounds like a bonding issue and it appears that your dog has a high prey drive that is distracting her from connecting with you. This is really a case for a Behavioral Consultation…I do Phone Consultations. However, I would start with teaching her Name Response. Get some yummy treats. Call her name from a very short distance, on and off-leash indoors. When she looks your way (later, advance to eye-contact) acknowledge it and reward her with a very yummy treat. Start small, indoors before you take it on the road. Here’s the link to my Services page should you want me to develop a treatment plan for you and your husky. http://www.dogpsychologistoncall.com/services/