[lange]

I'm curious whether anyone's dog doesn't do well being restrained by other people?

Earlier today I flashed back to Kuma's last immunization this past summer. She didn't do so well with people trying to hold her still. Today I started working with her on it. I grabbed her and did a firm hold, one arm grabbing her under the neck, the other around her body and pressed her close to me. She squirmed a little then I said, "EH!"..."freeze". (LOL this wasn't planned and it was the first word to come to mind..reminded me of the movie, Police Academy for some reason). Kuma actually got the gist of it within a couple tries. After a few seconds of her keeping "frozen" lol I'd praise her & give her belly rubs.

I get a little nervous with her. she takes corrections from us like a champ but she doesn't much like outsiders giving her basic commands. It's happened on two occasions this year where "strangers" have told her to sit. And she has replied with a, "Oh hell no you didn't!" LOL She loves people but I don't think she much likes being told what to do by them & she lets them know it. So I need to get on my A game in being able to handle her body in case she doesn't let others.

Does anyone else have a dog like that? Any tips on what you've tried?

[Lunareclipse]

None of my dogs listen to anyone but me and that's fine by me. I don't let my dogs misbehave around people and I always make sure they use their manners, but I do like it when someone comes up and orders my dog around. That would be the same as if someone came up and started ordering my kids around. It's rude and inexcusable. My dogs are trained to not listen to anyone unless I tell them to. I have also taught all of my dogs sign language. If someone comes up and tells them to sit, I give the signal for heel and they heel like a pro. I do not want them to respond to a stranger telling them to "come". There are plenty of wacks out there that will harm an animal if they can or steal your pet and sell it to someone else for drug money or other stupid crap.

[lange]

That is completely true. I don't want Kuma listening to strangers either but my concern is those who she needs to cooperate with like health checks & groomers.

She was not acting bad when the other people told her to sit. She was leashed next to me. With one she was barking the whole time (although not too badly, and she had every right to since he was in our yard..utility guy). The other was in our home and ironically took to him pretty well, I think that's why he felt comfortable telling her to sit. he probably thought she'd want listen to him because she liked him. She's a lover but not a push over in the least. I love that about her. I really think with both people, telling her to sit and expecting it, was for an ego boost for themselves. They both talked about having their own dogs so they must have thought they could handle her. Mind you, no reason since she was leashed well with me. I seen it as an ego boost that failed.

I just wantedto paint a picture of my real concern, mainly vet and groomers.

[Lunareclipse]

Teach your dog to listen to others on command. If someone tells my dog to do something, my dog will look at me first. If I give the ok signal, they will listen to the other person. If I shake my head no, they come straight to me and completely ignore the other person. If it's the vet, I tell my dog to "Go to" whoever the person is and I touch that person. For some reason touching the person always makes my dogs understand that I find the person ok and it's ok to listen to them.

[reeskujo]

Lange what Kuma is doing is very typical of an Akita..They don't deal with being restrained very well at all even by their own people..Remember that they're guard dogs and their instinct is to protect and if they're confined or restrained they don't feel like they have the ability to do so..As for not listening to the commands of someone who's not a family member that's typical to..They tend to only listen to their people and anyone else has to earn their respect before they listen..All of my Akita's have been much like Luna's dogs..If someone asks something of them they will look at me first to see if the should listen to that person.

Also like Luna my Akita's are trained not to listen to anyone other then family and close friends as well and with Akita's being so aloof to strangers it's not a hard thing to do..Seigi does really well at the vet because he's in love wth her lol but when it comes to taking blood from him or his vet isn't available and we get the male vet we have to restrain him to..So as concerning and frustrating as it is Kuma really is just being a typical Akita.

[lange]

What if you're not around? I guess we'll just have to work through it if it happens. I always make myself available in case they need me. With groomers they don't usually want or allow you in the area, at the vet's it should be fine as long as it's not serious where I'd have to be away from her.

I'll try the idea of touching (even though it'll be more weird for me )but I can see how it might work as a reassuring gesture before I leave her.

[Lunareclipse]

Originally Posted by lange

What if you're not around? I guess we'll just have to work through it if it happens. I always make myself available in case they need me. With groomers they don't usually want or allow you in the area, at the vet's it should be fine as long as it's not serious where I'd have to be away from her.

I'll try the idea of touching (even though it'll be more weird for me )but I can see how it might work as a reassuring gesture before I leave her.

If I'm not around, my dogs don't listen to anyone. They wait until I come back.

Why doesn't the groomer let you in the area? I was a groomer and I welcomed the owners to stay and watch if they felt like it.

[lange]

Originally Posted by Lunareclipse

If I'm not around, my dogs don't listen to anyone. They wait until I come back.

Why doesn't the groomer let you in the area? I was a groomer and I welcomed the owners to stay and watch if they felt like it.

I think it depends on the grooming place. They say it's for insurance reasons but you can stick around in the front. but I don't stay the whole time. I always keep my cell on me and tell them if they ever need me to call me asao. I planned on trying to use the same groomer so she can be familiar with the one but when they leave it's out of my hands unfortunately