fleeting thru my head are topics being chased by the "you
can't put that in an email
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there is a scotish poem about that ... fortunately i can't
remember it all
but the concept is---- change happens...
i started in a story- then i stopped it in the
middle
for the story that i started was not, you
see,
the kind that you could tell at a church
party
i forgot the middle part.. but it goes
on....
and many years had passed when fortune gave me such a
shock
when the ministers youngest daughter at her fathers
jubilee
told the story that i started at the church
party.
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the british have a much more amusing way with words than
americans..
highly recommended are the stanley halloway monologues
if you can deal with the accent-- the cd-- otherwise get the
book
i do know the full albert and the lion--
but i will spare you-
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we --- earlene and i -- are anxiously awaiting the arrival of
ginger from atlanta-- a camera person who's christmas present from her husband
in Afghanistan was to come here and pick poops for a week and stay in the guest
house......
she has to be one of the chosen --
when i got up -- willow was in the chair and earlene on the
floor.-- whatever-- they are quiet...... at the moment
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the point to ponder today-- in my opinion....
the yuppy puppy training--- for th 47th time i explained to
someone,,, i have never been able to train a dog using my muscles..
historically--- i tried to teach a dog to roll over by rolling hm over-- 3 days
later the dog had learned nothing- but i realized they don't learn that way..
and that sure pertains to the yuppy puppies--- the instinct
to pick up the foot and put it on the lever is great-- but the minute you extend
the leg the dog begins to pull back- and all the concentration is on getting
their foot away from you and they never learn to push the lever.
and then ( this is the exciting part...) that concept
pertains to 99% of the training we do... you might have to use a muscle to
start th etraiing.... cause something to happen then instantly release the dog
to let them think about it.
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this is my tight leash lesson- pull them sharply into place
next to you then totally relax the leash- let them think-- if they pull - do it
again- before too many the dog will stand next to you. at that point you are
well on your way to a trained dog-- do the same thing while
walking...
walk next to me on a loose leash or you will get put
back in place with that thing around your neck-( which preferably should be
a plain chain ' training collar)-
that is nearly the same concept as using my muscles to get the
paw on the yuppy puppy lever-- it is the stop and let them think which trains
them
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i took on a bet at a Sunday stew--- an absolutely impossible
pit bull - the owners couldn't even get him out of the car... they had been
told the harness would help them control the dog.. mistake-- those things teach
the dogs to pull.. any rate.. i put on one of our training collars
and
politely said to the dog"let me explain it to
you"
--a couple "oh no you don't"
and he stood at my feet with a " that is not what usually
happens" look on his face.
we walked off to the t-tent with him on a loose leash-- i told
him to lie down at my feet- and he did- perfect behavior
then i had to try and train th eowner... that did n't go as
well...
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pups think it is time to gt out and play with the boxes from
yesterdays ups delivery.. kongs--- canned food treat food-
cookies--coffee--cardboard-- checks-- and shampoo -- thanks to one and
all-
and the calendars are nearly sold out (1000 of them) and the
jan food and oil bill chicken sh#t wall are nearly all gone
too...
tis the season...
