#Martingale collar the artful canine full

dog, it had become a problem to say the least. He was always resistant to the leash, right from puppyhood when he would grab it between his teeth and merrily attempt to lead ME. One of my first challenges with Luke was his great physical strength and determination in leash pulling.

#Martingale collar the artful canine full

As with Lila I will present a couple of different examples of effective use of TTouch in managing some of his behavioural and health issues.ġ) Using the balance leash to address leash pullingĢ) Using Tiger TTouches to re-direct excessive vocalization and guarding behaviour.ģ) Use of a full body wrap to increase confidence with small dogsĤ) Using various Ttouches to work through post-ictal behaviour with an epileptic dogĭates: Approximately between Fall 1999 and spring 2000 Luke is also undersocialized which exacerbates his tendency to act out his uncertainty as vocalizing and threatening behaviour. This has made him an interesting and sometimes challenging case study over the years.

Luke is also epileptic and his neurological condition means he will often act out somewhat explosively, with vocalizations although he has never shown an acceleration to biting he is a large Ridgeback and these outbursts can be frightening.I speculate too that his condition makes him more prone to sensory defensiveness, so he has very distinct physical preferences and at times seems to find contact almost unbearable.

He also accepts Python Lifts and as he has grown older he is less fidgety about small light circles. Like many heavily muscled dogs he responds more favourably to deeper TTouches, especially Tiger TTouch. Luke has been a TTouch dog from puppyhood, but he does not appear to enjoy many of the lighter touches. Luke is my own dog, a six year old neutered male Rhodesian Ridgeback. Written in the year 2005, I believe, about my darling.