Rowan

Okay, now I must admit that I'm confused. Do you live near the OP? I see you're both from LA and both own 5 dogs, but your intro thread was vague.

petitpie

Rowan; So sorry you are confused......

Poodlewrangler works with our dogs and joined Poodle Forum at our request.
A very safe and Happy New Year to you and your guys!

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Rowan

Ah, good to know. (Thanks.)

We've had problems in the past with members signing up under two different user names, among other things.

Happy New Year!

Chagall's mom

Hi, poodlewrangler! In addition to posting photos of petipie's Clementine and Gabriella, it would be a great New Year's gift to our poodle community if you might share some of your techniques for dealing with dog aggression issues. I believe I understood petipie to say you work her poodles? Some of us are concerned about possible harm coming to one of her dogs, or even to her, as she attempts to get her aggressive spoo under better control. Is dog aggression your particular behavior training specialty? If there are other areas of dog behavior you're credentialed to share information on, that would be terrific too! I do hope you'll consider becoming active in our Poodle Training and Obedience section.

poodlewrangler

Chagall's mom,

Thank you for your response to my posts regarding Clementine and my work with her. We have all been friends for a long time, and while I am not "credentialed" in dog behavior, I have had many years of experience in working with my own dogs, and was happy to try to help with Clementine's aggression problem. I have also studied extensively in the area of dog behavior, a very complex, and often controversial, subject which cannot be reduced to simplistic "one size fits all" techniques and solutions. Please be assured that every precaution is being taken to prevent any harm coming to my friends or any of their dogs. While I may occasionally post what I have done and what results have been obtained, I would not recommend that anyone else try to use any of these methods on their dogs because there are too many variables involved and every situation is unique. Further, I am a rather busy professional in another field, and while I will try to maintain a presence here in the poodle forum, I do not think that I will be very "active" in the sense that you suggest.

Wishing you, and all on the forum, the best for a Happy New Year!

poodlewrangler

Clementine and Gabriella on day 3

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Chagall's mom

What a good way to start the New Year! I hope things remain calm and happy between Clementine and Gabriella. Keep us posted!

poodlewrangler

Clementine and Gabriella day 5. Clementine showed no aggression and Gabriella was only mildly concerned at first. They played well together and when they were both tired out, Gabriella walked over and lay down next to Clementine for a rest.

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petitpie

The four standard poodles now have been going out together for about a week and getting along very well. Poodlewrangler will post later and include details of their behavior and activity. Thanks for everyone's concern and well-wishes.

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poodlewrangler

After reintroducing Clementine to Gabriella and Charlie separately with reinforcing calming behavior and being confident that she was showing no signs of aggression with them separately, we began allowing all four out together. Clementine showed no signs of aggression and enjoyed playing with everyone. After about a week of their being all out together without any problems, I believe Clementine's aggressive behavior has been successfully replaced with her more enjoyable play behavior. She often displays submissive positions to the others to get them to engage in play with her. I am confident that continuing with this will allow this non-aggressive behavior to become generalized and that they can all get along happily together.

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