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by Noobs
Wed Sep 03, 2008 9:00 am
Forum: Dog Training Articles
Topic: A puppy 0 to 2 years old.
Replies: 28
Views: 90279

It appears Murphy has started growling at certain people when they pass our apartment when we're sitting on the porch. He doesn't do it to everyone, I guess when he sees someone as a threat - this morning it was a guy wearing a hooded sweatshirt, then two guys with duffel bags, and the "mean do...
by Noobs
Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:37 pm
Forum: Dog Training Articles
Topic: A puppy 0 to 2 years old.
Replies: 28
Views: 90279

I should clarify that Murphy wears a harness when running with my bike - I don't attach him by the collar.
by Noobs
Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:08 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Episode 08: My Dog Can Fly! - thoughts?
Replies: 24
Views: 11237

They talked a lot about how everything Presley does now, he learned while at the Academy, and that before this, Travis was the guy at the dog park with the out-of-control dog. Since everyone else seems to have some sort of training background or a dog with a special skill (Tillman skateboarding, for...
by Noobs
Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:08 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Episode 08: My Dog Can Fly! - thoughts?
Replies: 24
Views: 11237

Episode 08: My Dog Can Fly! - thoughts?

I thought I would start a thread on last night's episode so the posts can go in one place rather than several different posts about the same episode.

Any thoughts on last night's episode?
by Noobs
Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:55 am
Forum: Dog Training Articles
Topic: A puppy 0 to 2 years old.
Replies: 28
Views: 90279

Thank you, both of you for your comments. I am not going to be worried anymore and just do my best to diffuse any situations (I tried Victoria's method of distracting and giving treats for being quiet when the plumber came last week and it worked). (PS, I'm impressed that you can get him to run alon...
by Noobs
Wed Aug 27, 2008 2:03 pm
Forum: Dog Training Articles
Topic: A puppy 0 to 2 years old.
Replies: 28
Views: 90279

Re: A puppy 0 to 2 years old.

Young Adulthood 18-24 months Many dogs may show a rise in aggression levels during this time. They may become protective and territorial and take advantage of any relaxation of the guidelines set by the owner. My black lab mix is 12 months old and he hasn't been vocal at all since we got him from t...
by Noobs
Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:27 pm
Forum: Dog Training Advice
Topic: Leaving them home crate or not?
Replies: 6
Views: 3023

Agreed with everyone that crate isn't a punishment. My 12-month old Lab is crated at night and during the day when we're at work. We have two Kong toys that are ONLY for the crate for during the day. As soon as Murphy sees those two Kongs, he runs into the crate. He only gets them during the day tho...
by Noobs
Fri Aug 22, 2008 9:07 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Victoria talks about episode 7
Replies: 78
Views: 29282

I now use a sporn halter and as soon as Belgian sees it all i see is a brown blur heading to the door doing what I call a labbie dance. My dog actually wants to take a walk now. I also use a Sporn on Murphy (Lab mix) and when I take it out and have him sniff it he stands still for me so I can put i...
by Noobs
Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:55 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Episode 7 - What did we miss??
Replies: 44
Views: 18814

I watch both Victoria's and Cesar's shows. I personally subscribe to Victoria's (not "hers" exclusively, of course, but what I've learned from her show and other positive training resources) way of training rather than Cesar's. Although "training" and "rehabilitation" a...
by Noobs
Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:45 pm
Forum: Dog Training Advice
Topic: Separation Anxiety
Replies: 3
Views: 2192

We crate our dog and for the first few days after we brought him home from the shelter, he would whine if we didn't open the crate right away, but we knew it was important to ignore him for a few minutes before acknowledging him, so we persisted. Now we can wait long enough to come in, put our thing...
by Noobs
Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:39 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Episode 7 - What did we miss??
Replies: 44
Views: 18814

I think Victoria made that comment in reponse to Wendy's mentioning Cesar Millan, as she herself has posted in the past that the judges are not shown footage in the house.
by Noobs
Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:51 pm
Forum: Health, Diet and Exercise
Topic: Loose stool
Replies: 9
Views: 5799

We were giving Murphy Purina Dog Chow because that's what the shelter was feeding him. He had a loose stool problem as well. We're transitioning to Eukanuba now, and we're adding veggies (via babyfood, the kind with veggies and water as the only ingredients) and plain fat free yogurt for calcium. We...
by Noobs
Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:46 pm
Forum: Health, Diet and Exercise
Topic: Poo eating
Replies: 5
Views: 3730

In the episode where the Black Lab was eating his own poo, Victoria suggested adding pineapple to his diet so that his poo would taste bad to him. Maybe you could give that a try first instead of buying products? Murphy likes to eat other dogs' poo when we're on our walks (don't get me started on pe...
by Noobs
Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:33 pm
Forum: Dog Training Advice
Topic: What's your opinion on "Tug" games?
Replies: 15
Views: 7663

Thank you, everyone, for your input. It's all been very helpful! I'm going to work with Murphy on "drop" and "give" a little more before I try it. He's pretty good already (he'll even drop stuff he's picked up on the street with the intention of eating it!) but I really want it t...
by Noobs
Mon Jul 21, 2008 3:19 pm
Forum: Episode Discussions
Topic: I have a question about one of those episode
Replies: 6
Views: 5776

I use a Sporn on my Murphy when we're on our long walks and it works like a dream. In under a minute he understood what was happening and stopped pulling. When we are close to the dog park he starts to pull a little because he gets excited for playtime, but it takes very little effort for me to gent...