On Aug 7, 11:47=A0am, "tanadashoes" <tan...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Will in New Haven" <bill.re...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Aug 6, 7:11 pm, "tanadashoes" <tan...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > Hmm, was this vet's name Victoria Stilwell? :)
>
> > I thought the woman was the dog dominatrix. LOL, we get a kick out of
> > "It's
> > Me Or The Dog" on Animal Planet channel. Rob loves watching "The Dog
> > Whisperer" on National Geographic channel.
>
> Bear won't _let_ me watch those shows :-,)
>
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
> Speedy probably wishes we didn't watch those shows. =A0We've used a
> combination of techniques for training him and now the only real problem
=
we
> have with him is that he loves to take off every so often and visit the
> neighborhood. =A0The last time was my fault. =A0I was trying to get the
l=
awn
> mower from the back yard to the front so that I could try to mow it.
=A0D=
idn't
> work and the pup got loose. =A0We caught him, but he came back to the
hou=
se
> across the street while we were looking for him down at his usual place
t=
o
> let us catch =A0him.
>
> Speedy sits, shakes paws (both right and left), braces on one's arm,
danc=
es,
> and lays down for me. =A0He does more for Mandy, who is his human.
=A0I'm=
just a
> treat factory and if he has to perform to get treats, he'll do so.
Bear will generally do what I tell him. He was grown when I met him
but I've done some serious dog training and he really wants to be a
good boy. Except if we encounter someone on a walk. He will not just
move on by, exchanging a polite greeting. He must perform his Mr.
Congeniality act and get petted or he will just keep trying to
convince whoever it is that he is loveable and that petting him is
mandatory. He also insists that other d*gs play with him but all but
one of the neighborhod mutts loves him, so that's no problem. His
feelings seem hurt that the local indoor/outdoor cats won't approach
him. After all, he has cats of his own. In the house, he would obey me
more if I gave more commands but I let him do harmless things if he
wants.
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Will in New Haven
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