Okay guys a quick and hopefully easy question. The obvious and easiest answer will to get a bark or e collar on this one... I have a 8 mo old yellow lab that is doing fantastic in her training. One thing she does do that really gets under my skin and I need to correct before I go nuts is this...
When out actually hunting she goes nuts and barks at other people and dogs. I hate to be the guy out there yelling at the dog and being though as the jerk with an out of control dog. She does not do this when in the yard or at home to people she does not do this at the park/going for walks/training field. Do dikes and blinds really mess with them? Is she just out of her element and feeling uncomfortable and afraid? So far she has been out actually hunting 4 times so I can understand if she is afraid and naturally going into defense mode; however I still want to discourage the behavior.
Any suggestions? I have been trying to bribe her when I see people coming on the dike with a stick or "treat" to distract her but I feel that might be avoiding the problem and not solving it.
Thanks in advance, and I am sorry if you are one of the hunters she has gone berzerk over.
When out actually hunting she goes nuts and barks at other people and dogs. I hate to be the guy out there yelling at the dog and being though as the jerk with an out of control dog. She does not do this when in the yard or at home to people she does not do this at the park/going for walks/training field. Do dikes and blinds really mess with them? Is she just out of her element and feeling uncomfortable and afraid? So far she has been out actually hunting 4 times so I can understand if she is afraid and naturally going into defense mode; however I still want to discourage the behavior.
Any suggestions? I have been trying to bribe her when I see people coming on the dike with a stick or "treat" to distract her but I feel that might be avoiding the problem and not solving it.
Thanks in advance, and I am sorry if you are one of the hunters she has gone berzerk over.