Advice please

[slleipnir]

What you are explaining is EXACTLY what Jack is like !!

We worked on the "Watch me" command for a long time in the house and slowly added distractions and he is excellent at watching me...unless he sees another dog. We enrolled in obedience classes and he was HORRIBLE the first night and wouldn't pay attention to me and only to the other dogs, but after the first day he was great and paid them no attention. He is just like Zeke, always wants to meet and say hi to other dogs. I too take him to a park (well, the middle school) and let him run offleash, he has a perfect recall if no dogs are present but if he sees a dog he goes completely deaf

That being said, I will keep a close eye on this thread for any other tips that will help us!

I'm glad to know Zeke isn't the only one. I was beginning to think it was just Zeke!! At flyball, all the new dogs seem to do just fine with other dogs (IE, not OVERLY interested) Zeke seems to be the only one!!

[lv4dogs]

You should always keep them on a leash until their recall is as solid as a rock.
Just what if he runs away & doesn't come when called, all your training up to that point went right down the drain.

How about a long training line? They make them up to 50 feet, possibly even 100 feet. Let him have all of it, just keep your hand on the end. He will still have a ton of movement.