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Posted on 12/18/2008 8:20:21 AM PST by AnAmericanMother
This is a great public service announcement by the AKC on the importance of properly training and caring for your new puppy.
Thanks to Darnright for finding this.
My older dog was disinvited from a no-cage boarding facility because she insisted on herding all the other dogs into the pond. Trying to get them to swim, I suppose.
I started my dogs with a cap pistol and worked them up to a Remington 870. Of course they associate shotgun blasts with FUN!!!! so they're not bothered at all.
In fact, we were all working in the garage when a summer thunderstorm blew up and there was a tremendous clap of thunder right over our heads. Shelley (the older dog) immediately dashed outside and stood at attention in the rain, looking for the duck ("It must be a REALLY big one!") Ruby, taking her lead, went outside and started helping her look.
>Consequently, AKC has been registering Border Collies based on papers sent in by their owners.”
http://www.bordercollie.org/akc.html
Even now, happily, only about 10% of registered Border Collies are registered with the AKC. Please do not say Border Collies worked to get AKC registration.<
The AKC “show” Border Collies are actually European, or Australian/New Zeeland imports. They look markedly different from the majority of border collies on our farms, and even in AKC’s herding, obedience and agility trials.
They really should be a separate variety. You’re right, I doubt one of the import show dogs could ever win a sheepdog trial over the working dogs. Don’t look at them as the ruination of the breed; look at them as simply a different type of collie.
Great picture! I shudder in anticipation...I’m getting an 8 week old puppy about a month from now.
The constant insertion of the author’s liberal politics drove me nuts! I’ve noticed it seems mostly liberal authors do this, for some reason they seem to think anyone who can read will agree with them. Kind of like so many “entertainers”.
Be sure to crate train. It is wonderful, and the dogs love it. When my older Lab is loose in the house, she will happily retire to her crate for a nap or just to chill out.
My younger dog dashes to her crate at bedtime (because she knows her bedtime treat is coming!)
What's amazing (but also typical) is that he never really seems to realize where he went wrong.
Thanks for the advice about the crate. I think you're right. Do you recommend a crate size for a springer?
“Just a typical liberal — has no idea what he’s doing and blames everybody else (especially the dog).
What’s amazing (but also typical) is that he never really seems to realize where he went wrong.”
not only that, but the clown did it AGAIN. I watched an episode of Dog Whisperer, where Millan had to go see the NEW Lab that Grogan got.. yet another high-test field Lab, to get it to not chase their pet chickens. Grogan is a total fool.
My older Lab was not really happy about a crazy young puppy, but she's adapted (after putting Miss Ruby firmly in her place a time or two).
Did Cesar roll his eyes very much?
It's a pretty well trained Lab that will accept a "No Bird" command when there are chickens about . . . . and I'm sure his second Lab's no better trained than his first.
Three big dog movies have come/are coming out right around the Christmas season...So next year at this time look for lots of white german shepherds, chihuahuas and yellow labs at the pound. :-(
Ping...
We adopted our new girl, Yenta, from the Humane Society, but besides a three month stay with an 82 year old woman, we don't have much of Yentas history. We can tell she was well socialized (she is the nicest, calmest dog I have ever seen), and we can tell she must have spent at least a little time in a crate, because she is not afraid to enter hers.
Here is our problem, she can not be left alone in the house when we are gone. Since I work from home, that isn't a huge problem, but on a few occasions we have had to leave for a few hours. When we get home, we can tell she must have been stressed the whole time. Her crate is covered in slobber, and she is just "mad" at us for leaving her. What do you, or others suggest? Is there a way to get her used to being left alone? As long as we know she is safe, should we just not worry about it, and leave her in her crate? At night she sleeps in my room with us (not on the bed), should we consider just crating her at night? For the past few days we have just been feeding her in her crate, with the door open, and praising her when she enters it. "Good Girl, Yenta, you are in your bed", etc.
Another problem. This may seem a silly question, but how do you consistently stop a dog from barking? When she goes outside (we live in a very rural area, so there is lots of "outside noises", she barks non stop! There are other dogs in the area that also bark, so she hears them and joins in. My husband works nights, and sleeps during the days, so for us that is not an option. Since she rarely barks inside, or when we stay outside with her, how do we stop it? It is really hard to stop her from doing something that is so natural, when we are not standing next to her. Again, she doesn't bark when we are out with her.
Any suggestions would be helpful.
One of my dogs is silent as a fish, the other is a barker. We use a bark collar, either the automatic kind or just put the training collar on her and zap her with a "Quiet!" when she barks. But of course you WANT her to bark at strangers . . . so you want her to be quiet only when you ask her to.
I'm crossing my fingers that there won't be too many "teaching sessions" with the puppy. He's really good with other dogs, rarely goes alpha dog and then usually just showing some teeth is enough. He'll nip if necessary, but he's always been fairly gentle and age has mellowed him even more. I hope all goes well. I was surprised how much he misses his best friend and am hoping having another dog around helps him. And me, too. I miss that dog every day.
I think I'd like to see the movie.
(If it stays close to the book, bring Kleenex.)
I say that, but my older Lab is sleeping comfortably and calmly on the foot of my bed where I've been fighting the 'flu. She's been my constant companion.
Her naughty little sister romps all over the bed and tramples me and the cat, she is in my husband's custody downstairs . . . .
I think in all thirteen years that we had Ed, he only barked a handful of times, and scared himself when he did it. LOL. I think that is why it frustrates us with Yenta so much now.
Thanks for the advice, I will look into the collar. If we can use it only when she goes outside that would be great! As for strangers, it is when we are inside that is when we are looking for "protection" the most.
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