>I am not saying your way does not work. This is just what I have done in the >past, and it has worked for me. This method does assume that both animals >trust the people holding them and *can* be reassured. I would agree that if >the dog is panicking you do not want to restrain it.
Right, and you'll notice I didn't say your way wouldn't work either...just that I would be really cautious about it, because I really have seen a lot of instances where a dog is being forced to stay and face what is bothering them and it very commonly get the opposite of what you want, which is an increase in fear and avoidance. A lot though depends on the level of fear you are dealing with...if it's fairly minor this may work okay. You just have to be really good at reading the dog and their reaction....panic is not always the only sign, although certainly an obvious one. There are a lot of signs of stress in dogs that can help you tell when you are pushing them too far...panting is a common one, but also turning the head, yawning, stiffness, etc. All things to watch out for. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:296903 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
