I adopted a 2 year old lab last year - she’s 3 now - she had no issues with barking at other dogs at the shelter. Ever since bringing her home, she is EXTREMELY reactive and barks her head off at every dog she sees. I have tried everything I can to get this behavior to stop. She is very good with other dogs up close, loves friends, but she can’t behave herself from a distance. My apartment complex is on the verge of evicting us because of her behavior outside ![Melting face :melting_face: 🫠](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1fae0.png)
I’ve tried giving treats/using toys as a distraction and rewarding her when she stops fixating, turning around and directing her away from the other dogs, etc. I recently have been using an e-collar (NEVER using the shock setting - only the beep and the vibrate settings) and that doesn’t even work. She loses every bit of self control and I have to nearly carry her back inside to get her to chill out.
I feel like a horrible owner. I’m VERY tight on money and haven’t been able to afford a trainer for her or bring her to daycare. I break down into tears every time we’re back inside because I get so frustrated. I know it’s not her fault. I want to be able to take her on long walks and have her ENJOY being outside, but that has not been the case for over a year now. She behaves incredibly well when we’re inside, though.
Anyone have any tips on how to work on this type of behavior? I am at a complete loss.
![Melting face :melting_face: 🫠](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1fae0.png)
I’ve tried giving treats/using toys as a distraction and rewarding her when she stops fixating, turning around and directing her away from the other dogs, etc. I recently have been using an e-collar (NEVER using the shock setting - only the beep and the vibrate settings) and that doesn’t even work. She loses every bit of self control and I have to nearly carry her back inside to get her to chill out.
I feel like a horrible owner. I’m VERY tight on money and haven’t been able to afford a trainer for her or bring her to daycare. I break down into tears every time we’re back inside because I get so frustrated. I know it’s not her fault. I want to be able to take her on long walks and have her ENJOY being outside, but that has not been the case for over a year now. She behaves incredibly well when we’re inside, though.
Anyone have any tips on how to work on this type of behavior? I am at a complete loss.