Does Yukon act this way with everyone who walks him, or only with you? Reason I ask is that our Balou is a Hoover also. He will walk with his head up only if off-leash and moving fast; otherwise, it's nose to the ground.
We had our daughter handle him during his CGC. He was bright, alert & HEAD UP!!! And, needless to say, he passed! Perhaps, if you have someone he doesn't see all the time handle him for his CGC, you will get a better response. Now I will leave it to the real experts with BMDs to tell you (and me both) how to get over the Hoover Syndrome while on leash. Liz Steinweg & The Crew Blue Moon's Baloo Berry Torte CGC "Balou" (11/06/95) Bobby Sox (husky-x 10/31/93) Rio & Sahara (the "Rat Cats") and in loving memory of my 1st BMD - Toby (6/29/97 - 6/30/00 lost to MH) Colorado Springs CO http://www.ccrtiming.com/personal/personal.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 9:41 AM Subject: Prong collar and "hoover vaccum" syndrome. Just looking for some thoughts. Yukon is a 15 month old neutered male. He has been in training since he was 5 months old. He attends "school" three days a week with a formal training class with Mom each week. He is on a prong collar which is never needed for any corrections. He is an angel. However, I need some advice on what I call the "hoover" syndrome. Recently, I have started longer evening walks and Yukon will not take his nose off the ground. Unless I continuously feed while we walk I cannot keep his attention (or his head up). He will walk into things if I let him! I do not correct him as he responds to all commands with no issues. He is not doing anything wrong but he is obsessed. I am looking for ways to distract him from the ground. He will be taking the CGC and if it is outdoors I fear I am fighting quite an uphill battle. Any thoughts? Kristin O'Neill & Yukon aka Hoover! South Boston
