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- Sun Jan 04, 2009 12:52 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: rescuing(adopting) and rescuing (saving from pet shops)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2232
I work the other side and can tell you what generally happens to unbought petstore puppies here in the states. The petstore owner is not going to take a loss on the merchandise. The dogs are returned to the mill. What happens to them there depends on the miller. Some are sold to the public at large ...
- Wed Dec 31, 2008 8:22 am
- Forum: Dog Training Advice
- Topic: Major pulling on leash issues..... help!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2125
My method for LLW: This is not by any means the only method I have for llw. In fact, it has very little to do with the lead at all. It is all about teaching a dog that the most reinforcing place to be is at your left side. Again, this is not a heel, just loose lead. But once learned, it can easily b...
- Wed Dec 31, 2008 8:18 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Victoria/Cesar stand off!!
- Replies: 140
- Views: 51553
Mattie, I do the same on the other forum. Ash posts on behavior, Merlin on rescue, Kaluha on abuse and mills and Angel, Demon and Pricess on whatever else I come across. As to Cesar having his place, the things he says I agree with are not unique to him. Any good trainer will tell you the same. Dogs...
- Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:43 pm
- Forum: Dog Training Articles
- Topic: Dog's body language
- Replies: 15
- Views: 32395
- Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:26 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Does your dog wear clothes?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2592
- Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:12 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: What is Everyone's Opinions
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5411
- Thu Dec 11, 2008 7:57 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Small victories = big thanks!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2354
- Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:56 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Small victories = big thanks!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2354
- Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:05 am
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Victoria/Cesar stand off!!
- Replies: 140
- Views: 51553
Nettle, I don't know about there, but here, people seem to think R+ based trainers are one trick ponies. But we really do have a lot of different techniques available to us, don't we? It's not just feed and feed and feed. I have a little pommy girl who would move the world to get you to throw the ba...
- Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:07 pm
- Forum: Dog Training Advice
- Topic: Dog scared of Clicker -finger click ok?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5231
I've used those little bug clickers for dogs who are frightened of the clicker and they work well. Other possibilities would include ball point pens (as mentioned), baby food lids or one of those digital clickers. I get a lot of mill dogs and they are frightened of the click but the ping from the di...
- Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:22 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Victoria/Cesar stand off!!
- Replies: 140
- Views: 51553
I don't know that I would say that different breeds need different training as much as I would say that different breeds are motivated by different things. With any dog, I would try to find what that dog finds highly reinforcing and use that. I would still strive to get the behavior than mark and re...
- Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:19 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Victoria/Cesar stand off!!
- Replies: 140
- Views: 51553
- Sun Dec 07, 2008 5:38 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Victoria/Cesar stand off!!
- Replies: 140
- Views: 51553
MAttie, I don't dispute that children learn by OC, CC or, as i your example, extinction, but my point was that dogs do not have the ability to learn by example or have you explain what you want and they can do it or many of the other ways children learn. While dog training can work on children, not ...
- Sat Dec 06, 2008 1:36 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Victoria/Cesar stand off!!
- Replies: 140
- Views: 51553
Of course with an all positive method all you can teach is one side, because there is never a consequence for the wrong behavior. This is just a huge peeve of mine. A positive only method would be R+/P+. Both of these quads are adding a consequence. I don't know anyone who would use only these two ...
- Wed Dec 03, 2008 5:03 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: My Dogs and I are Bored! Help!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4439