
17/06/2025
FOR GOODNESS SAKE, FOXY! 😊❤️
Saturday afternoon was a consultation in the South Bend area with beautiful German Shepherd, Foxy. Her human mom got a hold of me asking for specific help with Foxy’s lunging toward cars as they flashed by the house. It had become a real problem, especially since Foxy was strong had already toppled her human mom over on the other end of the leash.
When I arrived and was invited in, Foxy took immediate offense to my presence, and unleashed the trademark Shepherd staccato bark, warning me to leave the premises immediately! Instead of leaving, I took the leash from her human mom and Foxy quickly tried to get away from me. I calmly held my ground and she realized she wasn’t going to be able to intimidate me or run away from me and began settling down a little bit. 😊
I went over some fundamental house rules Foxy needed to be following the home in order to recognize her human mom as the authority figure in her life. This would help Foxy listen in the outdoor space where there were many more distractions than indoors.
We went outside so I could observe Foxy’s car-lunging antics and address them in real time. I demonstrated how to interrupt her brain as it begin to target oncoming cars. Foxy responded extremely quickly, and in no time at all was lying calmly in the grass as the cars whizzed past. She did great!
I have no doubt Foxy and her human mom are going to enjoy more peaceful outdoor interactions as the techniques I taught are lovingly but firmly enforced.
You all got this! 😊👍🐾