Norma Jeanne Laurette <2puppypower@rogers.com> wrote:

From: "Norma Jeanne Laurette" <2puppypower@rogers.com>
To: <andys_child@yahoo.com>
Subject: IPDTA Yahoo Group
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:07:37 -0400

Hi,

 

I received your request to join the IPDTA email group.  Unfortunately, this group is exclusive to IPDTA members only.  For more information about becoming a member visit our website at www.ipdta.org.  Have a terrific day!

 

Norma Jeanne Laurette
Puppy Power Training & Behaviour Therapy
Canine Communication Studies Inc. Career Courses
International Positive Dog Training Association Chair
www.dogtrainingcareers.com
www.ipdta.org
HAPPINESS IS A CHOICE!!!

 

 

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Andrea, I have decided to use Cesar's methods with AllicksBlindPUp. I have not up til now, as when they are separated there is no issue. She is delightful and silly. But life is in turmoil. So we started last night, when training is in gear, no lovey dove, silliness. Firm commands, 'barking' on my part so she knows no nonsense will be tolerated.  I have her FULL attention when I am in 'gear'.  So I'll go out this weekend and get the 'collar' (I hate this, but I have no choice) and will begin her desensitization, or if that doesn't work, then major corrections... I'll keep you all up to date.  I posted privately to Andrea on this, but Andrea, you can certainly share with the group...

WISH ME LUCK ALL YALL :)

 

 

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From: "Jeannie Thomason" <jeane44@...>
To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
Subject: Online Dog Expo!
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:26:13 -0700

Hi Friends,

 

Please come to the online dog expo I am a part of organizing.  If you can not  attend,   

please, would you share the press release below with all your dog fancier friends?  

 

If any of you would like flyers that can be printed out and posted offline,  please let me know.  

 

Thank you for time and hope to see you at the Dog Expo!

 

Immediate Release:

 

Online expos offer international exposure, contact and ease of access without the expense and hassle of travel and lodging hassle

 

Worldwide Exposure for your Dog-Centric Business in Online Dog Expo

 

With the cost of petroleum rising to critical mass, and the expense of running a business rising to match, there had to be a better way for dog businesses and aficionados to connect. No sooner than we can pose a problem in the 21^st century the solution is often immediately before us and this is no exception. The 1^st Annual Online Dog Expo is taking shape to bridge the gap over international waters with only a computer and internet access.

 

For most dog owners, fanciers, professionals, welfare advocates, breeders, and dog lovers worldwide typically have to travel to a destination to come together, especially for any worldwide events. Event Organizers, Kim Bloomer and Jeannie Thomason, hosts of the online radio show, Animal Talk Naturally! (http://www.animaltalknaturally.com ) knew this would be a wonderful venue to bring dog aficionados together in one place without the expense, travel and hassle typically associated with offline dog expos. 

 

"The only thing missing with an online event ARE the dogs but your own dogs can be lying comfortably by your feet as they are nestled in your bunny slippers while you sip a cup of java in your pj’s while you participate," states Bloomer. "

 

"I've been to a lot of dog shows as a natural rearing breeder of Boston Terriers, so I know how expensive the travel can be not to mention the time and hassle often involved. The Online Dog Expo will allow all of us to get together to share our expertise, educate and network with nothing more than a computer, internet connection and speakers" commented Thomason.

 

Both Bloomer and Thomason stated that if someone wants to participate verbally the only additional equipment needed will be a microphone otherwise text chat is also available. "With the incredible line up of speakers we have, the virtual dog show, giveaways, and other events this will be a nice educational and fun event for dog lovers to enjoy during the cooler season. We even have online exhibitor booths in a 3-D format that makes this very Jetsonish!" exclaimed Bloomer.

The Online Dog Expo will take place September 22-24, 2006 beginning at 7PM EST on the 22^th. Attendance is only $12.95 for the entire weekend and the entire expo will be available on CD after the event. For information on how to register, exhibit, or sponsor this event please contact event publicist Tammy Munson via  email tmunson@... or call 940-782-7340.

 

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Have A Pawsitively Grrrreat Day!
 
Jeannie Thomason
Natural Dog Care Educator, Nutrition Consultant, Pet Aromatherapy Practitioner
 
"The great aim of education is not knowledge, but action"
Herbert Spencer

 

From: "Norma Jeanne Laurette" <2puppypower@...>
To: <andys_child@...>
Subject: IPDTA Yahoo Group
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 10:07:37 -0400

Hi,

 

I received your request to join the IPDTA email group.  Unfortunately, this group is exclusive to IPDTA members only.  For more information about becoming a member visit our website at www.ipdta.org.  Have a terrific day!

 

Norma Jeanne Laurette
Puppy Power Training & Behaviour Therapy
Canine Communication Studies Inc. Career Courses
International Positive Dog Training Association Chair
www.dogtrainingcareers.com
www.ipdta.org
HAPPINESS IS A CHOICE!!!

Andrea, Allicks attacks Gabriel. He doesn't fight back, he just screams.  Never had blood, because never goes on long enough. Allicks is just a delightful baby with me.  But when she is in the zone, I don't even exist.  AmbrrNanaDog and St.JudeMiracleDog mauled AllicksBlindPup when a guy tried to break into my house. They were at the door with Allicks between them and they couldn't get the guy, so it was misplaced aggression, but until I found that out, Ambrr was in quarantine and on amitryptelene.  I was SO relieved to find out someone tried to break in. Ambrr will go after Allicks when she tears into Gabriel. But I keep them separate 24/7 now. Allicks lives downstairs with Jude and Ambrr upstairs with Gabriel.  I think Allicks is soooo alpha that as she cannot beat Jude or Ambrr (they are big lab mixes and she is a petite aussie) she takes out her alpha on Gabriel.  She is just delightful with me, with Ambrr, with my cousin, Chris, who I am copying on this.

I have not had to use Cesar's methods, as my dogs do what I tell them (those that can hear) but I am seriously thinking about it for Allicks. I firmly believe these are last resort methods that WORK. Well, his first point which I firmly believe in is that you must establish your alpha.  And let the dog be a dog in the pack, and not the boss of the house.

So altho I hate the idea, I may get a choke collar for Allicks. Allicks completed basic obedience, never got her agility, Gabriel never got his basic, Andy died the day their classes were to begin. Gabriel is now touch-trained though, and quite eager to 'please' (anything for a nibble of cheese) he is a delightful, silly baby boy who is nothing but love wrapped in fur.  He is brilliant by the way :)

I am stronger than Allicks and I can keep her under physical control, but I cannot control two dogs simultaneously :( 

Any ideas?

I am copying Chris so she can take a look at this as well.

THANK YOU ANDREA!

Andrea Robinson <andrearobinson93210@...> wrote:

Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 14:17:58 -0700 (PDT)
From: Andrea Robinson <andrearobinson93210@...>
Subject: Re: [clicker-training-video] Aggressive behaviour
To: clicker-training-video@yahoogroups.com

Dog aggression is a serious, serious issue.  Up until now, I have recommended the book Click to Calm.  But there is new research being conducted at the University of North Texas that has led to another treatment.

 

The treatment takes several hours, but the learning curve is pretty amazing.  I just loaded a pretty detailed description that I wrote for the IPDTA (International Positive Dog Training Association).

 

The tough news is that dog-on-dog aggression between dogs living in the same household is apparently the hardest to treat.  The researcher that gave the seminar that I attended told us that "aggression belongs to the environment."  In other words, there is something in the environment that is reinforcing the aggression and if an aggressive dog is re-homed, he or she may never show any signs of aggression again.

 

That WOULD be somewhat comforting to me because of my aggressive foster dog, Paco, but I am afraid to adopt him out because how do I know that he will never run into another dog again that ticks him off as much as my Bailey does?  Paco is basically impossible to contain when he sees Bailey -- climbs out of exercise pens, breaks chain link fence latches, etc.  It's absolutely terrifying and quite dangerous for any human to be around.  If giving him away was the magic cure, I would do it in a heartbeat, but is there any guarantee?  I don't think so.

 

In the case of Allicks and Gabriel, I'm guessing that you just keep them separated all the time.  And I wouldn't do any more alpha rolls on her.  That could be very dangerous for you, and even if you've gotten away with it before, it could cost you your face someday.  And I'm not just saying that.  I was able to separate Bailey and Paco one time, but the next time I just got mauled.  So I wouldn't try the alpha roll.

 

By the way, they have learned that while it is true that the top dog would do alpha rolls on other dogs, it was only when the top dog was ready to kill.  So receiving an alpha roll would really be quite terrifying to a dog and they might not want to give up that easily.  So watch out.

 

So none of this really helps you.

 

Does Gabriel fight back?  What makes you think that Allicks would succeed in actually killing him?  Or is it just multiple wounds on both of them that send both of them to the vet?

 

While I was being repeatedly bitten, I could feel all the strength sapping out of me.  At that point, I let go of both dogs, looked around the room, noticed Lassie was in the room with us (Oh, My God!!!), grabbed Lassie, and left.  I called 911 and asked them to send Animal Control over to separate the dogs.  I was sure that if they didn't get there within a minute or so, one of the dogs would be dead and it would probably be Bailey.  But it must have taken them at least 10 minutes to get there and both dogs were alive when they left the house to go to impound.

 

I have read before that while dog fights seem incrediby violent, they are often not as violent as we think they are.  Both dogs were impounded for 10 days and were not allowed to go to the vet.  Both had some wear and tear, but both survived.  I was actually quite shocked.  There had been blood all over the place, but most of it was apparently mine.

 

I'm not suggesting that you let them go at it and find out.  But be aware that any damage done during a dog fight could be most damaging to you. 

 

On the other hand, I don't doubt that one of them could try to kill the other if given the chance.  You know them best.

 

From some of the other emails I've read from you, I think you're using Cesar Millan's techniques.  I think you're using some form of correction, whether it's leash corrections, alpha rolls, etc.  Can you please fill us in on what your training philosophy is?  What do you usually do during a scuffle, how do you teach the dogs, how are the dogs arranged in the house, etc.?  Have you ever consulted an expert, and what did they say?  I know your dogs win all kinds of obedience prizes.  But are you saying that Allicks and Gabriel have never been to basic obedience classes?  It's hard to advise without being there to witness what is going on.

 

I am so sorry you are having these problems.  Seems to me that Allicks acted up about a year ago and attacked AmberNanaDog ... correct?

 

Please let us know more about what's going on and let me see if I can be of any help.

 

Sorry if I'm rambling!

 

Best,

 

Andrea

 

Karen Andy's ^i^ mom wrote:

Aggression training... Andrea HI!  I have serious problemls with AllicksBlindPup.  She wants to kill and when she gets into the zone, holding her, yelling no, she is oblivious. I have even alpha rolled her in the middle of an attack. She just wanted to continue the attack. She is so alpha, and if I let her anywhere near GabrielDeafBlindPup now she will kill him. They wre playing to gether a few months ago, and then it started randomly and now it is constantly. She doesn't mess with the lab mixes, as she is subordinate to them and they will put her in her place.

So I am VERY intersted in this. Everyone tells me I have to get rid of one or the other. As you know, THAT IS OUT OF THE QUESTION.  Would not have given up a child, won't even consider the thought without a gag in my throat.

So FILL US IN when you get a chance!

She is otherwise, adorable, brilliant, a ray of sunshine, a wigglebutt of delight. Folks fall in love with her and today I spoke with a trainer about agility again. She had tested high for agility and her first class was the day Andy died, so she obviously never got her classes.  GabrielDeafBlindPup was to start his basic obedience that same day, so no one has gone to school... But he has learned sit, down, up by touch.

 Around Gabriel lately, AllicksBlindPup is a killer. I don't know what triggered it before, but she would wake from a dead sleep and attack him across the room. So now it is constant.

 

 

 

Karen Anderson

Andy's ^i^Mom

Andrew Keith Anderson 6/17/80 ~ 11/5/04

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http://www.andrewkeithanderson.tvheaven.com/

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The story of how a misanthrope and a whole host of dogs guide a young, battered woman towards salvation is near-and-dear to the Thelemaques', who had been dogwalkers in real life.  After many years developing and workshopping the script, then another couple shooting and editing, then another couple working the festivals, changes in technology and in theatrical distribution finally made it possible for Thelemaque to release the film himself (through Mark Cuban's Truly Indie program) and find and aggregate an audience.  Prior to these changes, Thelemaque would have had to settle for what a lot of indie filmmakers settle for, bad deals from distributors who have no way of knowing how to release an honest drama with no stars. And it would have been a crime to have this film sitting around--it is a moving story with fine touches of humor (and brutality) throughout, and an excellent example of what can be pulled off even on a tiny budget.

Come to the Music Hall this weekend to see the film (released digitally) and ask the filmmaker questions afterwards. Or, if you want to support a wonderful non-profit organization with ties to the film's subject matter, go to the screening this Wednesday at the Laemmle Monica benefiting Arts Fighting Cancer (AFC). Tickets for this screening are $15 and all proceeds go to AFC, who helps cancer patients cope with financial difficulties. A reception follows at nearby Ma'kai Lounge.

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Aggression training... Andrea HI!  I have serious problemls with AllicksBlindPup.  She wants to kill and when she gets into the zone, holding her, yelling no, she is oblivious. I have even alpha rolled her in the middle of an attack. She just wanted to continue the attack. She is so alpha, and if I let her anywhere near GabrielDeafBlindPup now she will kill him. They wre playing to gether a few months ago, and then it started randomly and now it is constantly. She doesn't mess with the lab mixes, as she is subordinate to them and they will put her in her place.

So I am VERY intersted in this. Everyone tells me I have to get rid of one or the other. As you know, THAT IS OUT OF THE QUESTION.  Would not have given up a child, won't even consider the thought without a gag in my throat.

So FILL US IN when you get a chance!

She is otherwise, adorable, brilliant, a ray of sunshine, a wigglebutt of delight. Folks fall in love with her and today I spoke with a trainer about agility again. She had tested high for agility and her first class was the day Andy died, so she obviously never got her classes.  GabrielDeafBlindPup was to start his basic obedience that same day, so no one has gone to school... But he has learned sit, down, up by touch.

 Around Gabriel lately, AllicksBlindPup is a killer. I don't know what triggered it before, but she would wake from a dead sleep and attack him across the room. So now it is constant.

 

 

 

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Hi Andrea!
Long time, no hear! What is going on with this group, no action!
Is your video all done yet? What else have you been up to? Drop a line
or answer here and let me know how you are!
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Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 21:55:02 -0700
To: Andrea Robinson <andrearobinson93210@...>
From: saveadog <saveadog@...>
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Pit and Pups

Nope I don't have any open spots for Emma:(

the pound will slaughter for the upcomming holiday so she will be gone if noone can help her

PLease spread the word on Emma

THanks

Nikky:)

Oh, my gosh.  I looked up Emma and she just seems to be such a sweetie.

Andrea

saveadog <saveadog@...> wrote:

I know of another needy pit, looks Boxer Sharpei but they have her as Pit, looks like just had pups and will be put down next week

Will e-mail you a picture of her

or look under

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Animal control

Emma URGENT

 

 

Oh boy! Rambo seemed to be under control to a pretty good degree
although he sure is jealous of Gracie and she of him. I have her bed
by my desk and that is where she sits when I work. I put a bed of
Rambo's there too so that he could have his spot. He is having
nothing to do with his bed. Nope! He wants either Gracie's bed or
Gracie's human's lap. (My friend that is here? Her lap is no good to
him!) So Gracie and Rambo seem to sort of take turns laying in the
bed or laying on my lap while I work. Gracie prefers not to give up
my lap so allows Rambo to sit in her bed. However, last night? He
marked her bed!! I was not too pleased about that! It is a very
special bed. Shobi and Dinki sent it to me when Josephine was sick,
and she spent exactly one afternoon in it, the last afternoon of her
life. Since Gracie came it has been hers. So I washed the bed, but
you know how these things are. The more often that the  bed has to be
washed the faster it will wear out. Silly of me I suppose to be
attached to the bed, but ......... I do hope that Rambo is not going
to start marking all over the house. I take them out a lot for pees
as Gracie was never trained particlarly well so I know that he did
not have to pee and could have held it. He was out an hour or so
earlier. It was definately a marking thing.

Welcome!!!

 

What you want to do to get started is to just click at random -- Cooper does't need to be doing anything to "earn" it -- and treat. The treat can be a tidbit, play, a toy, whatever floats his boat.  It's got to be good enough so that he will work to get it. That's the key.  So some people take all their treats and put them on the floor and see which ones their dogs choose first. Their selections may surprise you!

 

Wait until Cooper realizes that the click means something before you do any actual training.  What you're doing is called installing or charging the clicker.  When you click and he turns around and runs to you to get his treat, then the clicker is installed.  Then you can use it to teach.

 

Try that and let us know how it works.  It might take a day or three, but some get it in 15 minutes.  Then I'll make some more suggestions, and others on the list with blind dogs will probably do the same.  :)

 

Andrea

sandy <sandyjm51@...> wrote:

Hello,

I have a blind dog. His name is Cooper , he's 1 1/2 years old, yellow
lab.I understand that he went blind at about 6 months--I adopted him
at 10 months.  We have been through a traditional basic obedience
class. I am interested in clicker training--have friends who are
totally sold on it. Have bought the book and the clicker, but then
couldn't find a clicker class close to me and I was a bit confused
without physically seeing it being done. Are there any tips specific
for blind dogs?

Thanks,
Sandy and Cooper.

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Oh boy! Rambo seemed to be under control to a pretty good degree
although he sure is jealous of Gracie and she of him. I have her bed
by my desk and that is where she sits when I work. I put a bed of
Rambo's there too so that he could have his spot. He is having
nothing to do with his bed. Nope! He wants either Gracie's bed or
Gracie's human's lap. (My friend that is here? Her lap is no good to
him!) So Gracie and Rambo seem to sort of take turns laying in the
bed or laying on my lap while I work. Gracie prefers not to give up
my lap so allows Rambo to sit in her bed. However, last night? He
marked her bed!! I was not too pleased about that! It is a very
special bed. Shobi and Dinki sent it to me when Josephine was sick,
and she spent exactly one afternoon in it, the last afternoon of her
life. Since Gracie came it has been hers. So I washed the bed, but
you know how these things are. The more often that the  bed has to be
washed the faster it will wear out. Silly of me I suppose to be
attached to the bed, but ......... I do hope that Rambo is not going
to start marking all over the house. I take them out a lot for pees
as Gracie was never trained particlarly well so I know that he did
not have to pee and could have held it. He was out an hour or so
earlier. It was definately a marking thing.

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<andrearobinson93210@...> wrote:
>
> Good job, Beth! As far as the mouthing goes, I would suggest a few
high-pitched yelps the way dogs and puppies do when they're hurt.
And turn away and don't play for at least a few seconds.  This is how
puppies teach each other in the whelping box.  It's called bite
inhibition and it's a good reason not to separate the puppies too
young.
>
>   :)
>
>   Andrea
>
>
> Beth <hrwest2001@...> wrote:
>   Well, so far we have been doing ok in getting Rambo to wait for
> everything. Gracie has "asserted" herself a couple of times when
> Rambo wanted to get up on my lap, but by last nigth they were both
on
> my lap with Gracie using his rump as a pillow. But.... there have
> been some really difficult things too. Rambo likes to "mouth" you,
> which I do not let him do. I have been giving him time outs for this
> behaviour, not sure if this is right or not. And he is much worse
> with my friend who is staying with me. He actually nipped her
earlier
> this moring. I have been making a point of both my friend and I
doing
> a little training with him off and on throughout the day. His Mom
> gave us all the instructions on the stuff she is doing with him at
> obedience classes and at home. But he is a very aggressive character
> and on top of that I am sure he does not really know what is going
on
> here too.
>
> Thanks for the ideas, and any others you guys might have will be
> gratefully accepted.
>
> Beth
>
> --- In clicker-training-video@yahoogroups.com, Andrea Robinson
> wrote:
> >
> > Very good points, Karen! The key is to reward him for waiting and
> start by making him wait for only very short periods of time and
> building on success.
> >
> > :)
> >
> > Andrea
> >
> >
> > Karen Andy's ^i^ mom wrote:
> > Rambo is exhibiting "normal" alpha behaviour. Normal to him,
> abby normal to the rest of your "pack" I don't know his home
> situation, but now is the time to not tolerate. He does NOT get
> first anything. He sits and waits for everyone, including
GracieAcie.
> If he needs to watch you from a crate, that is what it takes. He
> needs to understand that he is submissive to everyone in the house.
> This includes every aspect of every day behaviour. Do not allow him
> to enter a doorway before you. Keep on lead if you must. Do not
allow
> him on your lap, that is Gracie's spot. Do not let him eat anything
> before anyone, and crate if you must. If you are going to make it
> through the next 10 days, you must be firm and not equivocate a
> single time. When he is "good" that is he waits his turn, lavish him
> with praise and whatever he waited for. He will soon find he gets
> Heaven when he waits his turn. You will be doing him a big favor. He
> is confused and thinks he is the boss. Dogs need
> > some check points in their lives, and that includes rules and
> parameters. Dogs in the wild are very punctilious about the ranking
> in their packs. And this carries over big time into the domesticated
> dog. Yes, I watch Cesar and I have learned a lot, but I have been
> reading about pack behaviour for years. Just never watched it
> transform a dog until Cesar got a television program.
> > Rambo will just love the GOOD attention he is getting and I would
> bet his excitable behaviour calms down quite a bit with some firm
> control. Again. Use a lead to bring him into the program.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Karen Anderson
> > Andy's ^i^Mom
> > Andrew Keith Anderson 6/17/80 ~ 11/5/04
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/andyschild/
> > http://www.andrewkeithanderson.tvheaven.com/
> > www.andyschild.org
>
>
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Well, so far we have been doing ok in getting Rambo to wait for
everything. Gracie has "asserted" herself a couple of times when
Rambo wanted to get up on my lap, but by last nigth they were both on
my lap with Gracie using his rump as a pillow. But.... there have
been some really difficult things too. Rambo likes to "mouth" you,
which I do not let him do. I have been giving him time outs for this
behaviour, not sure if this is right or not. And he is much worse
with my friend who is staying with me. He actually nipped her earlier
this moring. I have been making a point of both my friend and I doing
a little training with him off and on throughout the day. His Mom
gave us all the instructions on the stuff she is doing with him at
obedience classes and at home. But he is a very aggressive character
and on top of that I am sure he does not really know what is going on
here too.

Thanks for the ideas, and any others you guys might have will be
gratefully accepted.

Beth

--- In clicker-training-video@yahoogroups.com, Andrea Robinson
wrote:
>
> Very good points, Karen! The key is to reward him for waiting and
start by making him wait for only very short periods of time and
building on success.
>
> :)
>
> Andrea
>
>
> Karen Andy's ^i^ mom wrote:
> Rambo is exhibiting "normal" alpha behaviour. Normal to him,
abby normal to the rest of your "pack" I don't know his home
situation, but now is the time to not tolerate. He does NOT get
first anything. He sits and waits for everyone, including GracieAcie.
If he needs to watch you from a crate, that is what it takes. He
needs to understand that he is submissive to everyone in the house.
This includes every aspect of every day behaviour. Do not allow him
to enter a doorway before you. Keep on lead if you must. Do not allow
him on your lap, that is Gracie's spot. Do not let him eat anything
before anyone, and crate if you must. If you are going to make it
through the next 10 days, you must be firm and not equivocate a
single time. When he is "good" that is he waits his turn, lavish him
with praise and whatever he waited for. He will soon find he gets
Heaven when he waits his turn. You will be doing him a big favor. He
is confused and thinks he is the boss. Dogs need
> some check points in their lives, and that includes rules and
parameters. Dogs in the wild are very punctilious about the ranking
in their packs. And this carries over big time into the domesticated
dog. Yes, I watch Cesar and I have learned a lot, but I have been
reading about pack behaviour for years. Just never watched it
transform a dog until Cesar got a television program.
> Rambo will just love the GOOD attention he is getting and I would
bet his excitable behaviour calms down quite a bit with some firm
control. Again. Use a lead to bring him into the program.
>
>
>
>
>
> Karen Anderson
> Andy's ^i^Mom
> Andrew Keith Anderson 6/17/80 ~ 11/5/04
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/andyschild/
> http://www.andrewkeithanderson.tvheaven.com/
> www.andyschild.org

Rambo is exhibiting "normal" alpha behaviour. Normal to him, abby normal to the rest of your "pack"  I don't know his home situation, but now is the time to not tolerate.  He does NOT get first anything. He sits and waits for everyone, including GracieAcie. If he needs to watch you from a crate, that is what it takes. He needs to understand that he is submissive to everyone in the house.  This includes every aspect of every day behaviour.  Do not allow him to enter a doorway before you. Keep on lead if you must. Do not allow him on your lap, that is Gracie's spot. Do not let him eat anything before anyone, and crate if you must.  If you are going to make it through the next 10 days, you must be firm and not equivocate a single time.  When he is "good" that is he waits his turn, lavish him with praise and whatever he waited for. He will soon find he gets Heaven when he waits his turn. You will be doing him a big favor. He is confused and thinks he is the boss. Dogs need some check points in their lives, and that includes rules and parameters. Dogs in the wild are very punctilious about the ranking in their packs.  And this carries over big time into the domesticated dog. Yes, I watch Cesar and I have learned a lot, but I have been reading about pack behaviour for years. Just never watched it transform a dog until Cesar got a television program.

Rambo will just love the GOOD attention he is getting and I would bet his excitable behaviour calms down quite a bit with some firm control. Again. Use a lead to bring him into the program.

 

 

Karen Anderson

Andy's ^i^Mom

Andrew Keith Anderson 6/17/80 ~ 11/5/04

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/andyschild/

http://www.andrewkeithanderson.tvheaven.com/

www.andyschild.org

 

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Hello,

I have a blind dog. His name is Cooper , he's 1 1/2 years old, yellow
lab.I understand that he went blind at about 6 months--I adopted him
at 10 months.  We have been through a traditional basic obedience
class. I am interested in clicker training--have friends who are
totally sold on it. Have bought the book and the clicker, but then
couldn't find a clicker class close to me and I was a bit confused
without physically seeing it being done. Are there any tips specific
for blind dogs?

Thanks,
Sandy and Cooper.

Hi everyone,

You could probably say that I have not been the most active member
here so far. Have barely had any time at all to do any reading about
clicker training, but the little that I have read leads me to believe
that this might help Gracie to gain the confidence she is lacking at
the moment. My main motivation to join was to help my friend who
adopted Rambo the Chi. (Very appropriate name) He is not quite 2
years old.

I will be "dog sitting" Rambo for about 10 days starting on Wed.
afternoon. When Rambo first came to his new home he was very
aggressive, and with traditional obedience training he is coming more
under control. And he seems to really like me now too, which sure
helps. He spent about 2 1/2 hours with me yesterday, his first time
away from his new home. At first he was totally stressed. Did not sit
still for a second. Running all over the house, back to the door over
and over again (up onto the kitchen table a trillion times!) pooped
in the living room. All this took place in the first 45 minutes. He
kept jumping at one of the counters also, which I found odd until I
realized that his mom had put the leash there. I let him have the
leash which I assume had her smell on it, and he sat right nown by
the kitchen door with his bowl of water and went into waiting mode
but still panting and stuff. So I took him for a walk around the
neighborhood hoping this would get some of the nervous energy taken
care of, which it did. When we were out for a walk he growled at the
two people that we met on the way, but when we got back home he was
way more calm and came to me for belly rubs, which totally surprised
me. At one point he decided that he should try to sit on my lap at
the same time as Gracie, and she wanted no part of sharing my lap. I
was careful to make her the first to get attention etc. Good thing he
is crate trained and will sleep in his crate at night. He is a greedy
little guy with the food too so I will feed them separately just to
be on the safe side. Any other suggestions, without the clicker at
this point? Gracie is quite shy with people, but I suspect that when
it comes to protecting her territory from another little do she will
stand her ground. Overall Gracie and Rambo seemed to get along ok,
although I am not sure how it will be when Gracie sees that Oops!
That guy is not going home tonight. Also, I am really not used to the
hyper kind of dog at all as Josephine was not hyper and Gracie is not
either. This upcoming visit might just help me to loose the weight
that I would like to!

Thanks, and have a wonderful day!

Beth

Hello,

I have a blind dog. His name is Cooper , he's 1 1/2 years old, yellow
lab.I understand that he went blind at about 6 months--I adopted him
at 10 months.  We have been through a traditional basic obedience
class. I am interested in clicker training--have friends who are
totally sold on it. Have bought the book and the clicker, but then
couldn't find a clicker class close to me and I was a bit confused
without physically seeing it being done. Are there any tips specific
for blind dogs?

Thanks,
Sandy and Cooper.

Like anything else that is sick and perverted, the more attention they get, the more they will comply and provide.  ...

 

 

Wrote to Senator Chris Dodd last night. He is the Senator from CT who is co-sponsoring the bill to allow evacuees to take their pets with them in an evacuation. Waiting for his reply.

Arlene, Little Bit, Pepper & Freddie...the Duck

To: rocketdogrescue@yahoogroups.com
From: "Pali Boucher" <palisdoghouse@...>
Date: Sat, 06 May 2006 00:10:35 -0700
Subject: [rocketdogrescue] *Pet Rescue Barbie*



*Pet Rescue Barbie*



This Christmas season, give the latest, hottest new Barbie -- K-9 Rescue
Barbie or Cat Rescue Barbie.

She comes with her own Ford Aerostar van, and various size dog crates
inside.

She has a cell phone that's barely working due to over use and underpayment.

Barbie herself is decked out in jeans, grungy athletic shoes, and a t-shirt
that says "Dogs are Better Than Any Other Living Thing on Earth".

She comes with a road atlas of every town and state in all of North America,
and a compass on the dashboard of the van.

Optional is the special Rescue Dog Barbie laptop computer with the names and
addresses of every other dog rescue person on earth, in case she gets
somewhere and a contact fails to show up.

Running buddy, "Lucky", the three-legged, blind Shih Tzu doll is available
for an additional $49.95.

For $89.95, you can complete the set with "Pissed off husband at home, Ken,"
and the various foster dogs at $20 each.

Prices for other accessories are:

Fake snow falling on Barbie's van: $12.95

Flat tire for Barbie's van: (see Barbie's Road Service")

Barbie's First Aid Kit: (human): $11.75, (canine): $69.50

Barbie's Speeding Ticket: $95 (Mississippi--$195)

Barbie's coat-that-she-had-to-buy-in-Minnesota: $85

Barbie's Vet Bill for Lucky in Vaughn, New Mexico: $63.45

Barbie's contact, Rhonda, who she had to give gas money to in Mesa Verde,
Texas: $20.

Barbie's bill to get her contact, Luis, out of jail in Bakersfield,
California: $500.

Barbie's bill to get Luis's dogs out of the pound in Bakersfield,
California: $265.

Barbie's hotel/kennel bill in Laughlin, Nevada, while she waits for her
contact:$532.

Barbie's overalls that she has to buy while in Minden, Nebraska, hunting
down lost coonhounds: $49.95

Pizza for Barbie's suspicious looking hitch-hiker with sick puppy: $15

Vet bill for hitch-hiker's sick puppy in Des Moines, Iowa: $143.29

Barbie's doggie wheelchair for "Klaus" the rescue dachshund in Leavenworth,
Kansas: $143.

Barbie's van detailing/fumigation from hauling parvo/kennel cough puppies:
$187.

Barbie's resume to get new job when she gets home from run: $29.95

And her sister doll - Cat Rescue Barbie, who comes with the same equipment,
(substitute "cat" for "dog"), also:

Folding ladder in vehicle: $129.95

Have-a-heart trap: $29.95

Cans of tuna for baiting trap: $11.95

Long handled fishing net: $39.95

Case of Simple Solution: $259.95

Black light (to detect cat urine): $29.95

Tee shirt that says "The More I Know About Men, The More I Love My Cat"
$19.95

Running buddy "Jeep" - 3-legged tailless cat named after vehicle that
claimed her missing appendages: $89.95

Vet bill for Jeep $397.95

Friend Edith, 87-year-old feral colony feeder, who calls begging favors when
her arthritis acts up and she can't get out. $59.95

Food for Edith's colony cats (after all, Edith is on Social Security)
$139.95

Friend Margie, do-gooder with pristine home and one spoiled cat, whose idea
of being a rescuer is to pick up strays and take them to Barbie for rehab,
vetting, fostering, and placement. $89.95

Vet bills for Margie's rescues $892.95

Mother Sadie, who calls weekly to ask Barbie when she is getting rid of
those smelly cats and giving her some grandchildren $ 89.95(telephone extra)

Shrink who talks Barbie out of killing above-mentioned persons each week
$500

Vet who makes house calls, refuses to perform declaw surgeries and doesn't
blink at unannounced visits or odd-hour consultations: *priceless*

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