WHEN TOO MUCH HAPPENS , I CAN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING... I NEVER THOUGHT TRAINING DOGS WOULD INVOLVE SO MUCH WRITING...... BETWEEN NAPPING AND WRITING... I DIDN'T GET ENOUGHT DONE YESTERDAY TO WRITE ABOUT IT..
THERE IS A PROFOUND THOUGHT THERE... DEALING WITH TOO MUCH PAPERWORK CAN LEAVE YOU NO TIME TO DEVELOPE THE THINGS ABOUT WHICH YOU ARE TRYING TO WRITE.
ANNE IS HELPING WITH THE GRANT THAT IS DUE JUNE 2ND...AND TEHN I PICKED UP THE MAGAZINE IPSWICH NEIGHBORS A NEW PUBLICATION ( FREE) SURVIVING ON LOCAL ADS... THOUGHT MAYBE THEY WOULD LIKE A MONTHLY SERVICE DOG REPORT TO HELP FILL THEIR PAGES.. NOT SOMETHING I WOOLD PAY FOR... WE DO HAVE A STORY THAT IS VALUABLE...
PUPPIE S ARE DOING WONDRFULLY-- AND WE MUST GET THEM OUT AND AROUND TODAY.. FOR SOME KIND OF MEGAN MARCH DOWN TO THE T TENT AREA... AS LONG AS IT IS WARM ENOUGH.. A BIT OF RAIN WOULDN'T HURT.. THEY NEED TO GET OUT. MAYBE MOVING THEM 6 AT A TIME WOLDN'T BE A BAD IDEA...
THE PROPBLME IS...... ONE PERSON GETS OUT AHEAD AND TPS A CAN SO MOST OF THEM RUN.. A FEW HANG BACK... SO SECOND PERSON 15 FEET BEHIND THE TAPPING CAN PERSON STARTS TRYING TO CALL THEM... AND I SCREAM..... BECAUSE NOW YOU HAAVE SOMEONE CALLING THE FIRST BUNCH OF PUPPIES FROM BOTH ENDS AND I SEE THE PUPPIES START RUNNING BACK AND FORTH ALL EXCITED, NOT UNDERSTANDING AND CONFUSED..... ABSOLUTELY COUNTERPRODUCTIVE TO WHAT WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO TEACH THEM-- RUN TOWARD TEH TAPPING AND PUPPY PUPPY NOISES.. BUT EVERYONE GETS SO EXCIED THEY CAN NOT STOP CALLING THEM...
SO VERY OFTEN WE GET HALF THE PUPS OUT THE DOOR AND SOME PERSON STANDS AT THE DOOR CALLING THE SECOND GROUP TO COME AND GO OUT... NOT REALIZING THEY ARE ALSO CALLING THE FIRST GROUP TO COME BACK IN..AND THERE IS SO MUCH CONFUSION NO ONE HEARS ME TRYING TO STOP THE WHOLE PERFORMANCE...
THE ONLY SOLUTION IS DUCT TAPE... LINE UP ALL THE HELPERS AND DUCT TAPE ACROSS THEIR MOUTHS LEAVING ONLY ONE PERSON DUCT TAPE FREE..
I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING ELSE...
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CLOSELY RELATED , I STARTED TAKING LAURA AND BELLA #2 ( NOT GEORGE'S BELLA) OUT FOR A TRAINING TRAINER RIDE-- THERE ARE SOOOO MANY DETAILS TO THINKK ABOUT.. WE HAD SIZZLE AND BENTLEY--- IT WAS A GOOD LESSON TO START THE KIDS THINKING... THE HARDEST THING FOR BELLA WAS SHE NEVER REALZED HOW OFTEN SHE SAYS "OK"-- WHICH IS THE DOGS "RELEASE " SIGNAL TO GO DO SOMETHING ELSE.
THINKING SO YOU GET TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DOG IS HEARING... THINK ABOUT THIS SET UP.... "BELLA TAKE A WELL TRAINED DOG- BENTLEY IS NOT TOOBAD... FOR PRACTICE TELL HIM TO LIE DOWN WHILE WE TALK." .... I DESCRIBE THE PROCEEDURE OF HOW TO GO THRU A PUSH DOOR AND I SAY TO BELLA " GOT I?" AND SHE SAYS "OK" AT WHICH POINT BENTLYE WOULD GET UP AND RUN OFF. A TRAINER HAS TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHY THAT HAPPENED....-- OTHER PEOPLE GET MAD AT THE DOG FOR NOT STAYING IN THE "DOWN"
SO MANY "UNTRAINED DOGS" ARE ACTUALLY VERY CAREFULLY TRAINED TO DO ALOT OF MISERABLE THINGS.. MOST OBVIOUS IS KNOCKING AT THE DOOR- THE DOGS SEE YOU RUN TO THE DOOR AND MAKE EXCITED HAPPY NOISES--- SO THEY DO....
OR BETTER YET TYPICAL JACK RUSSELL PROBLEM...... THE POSTMAN COMES UP TO THE DOOG- PUTS THE MAIL THRU THE MAIL SLOT WHILE THE DOG BARKS AND BARKS-- THE MAIL MAN WALKS OFF TO THE NEXT HOUSE... AND THE DOG THINKS THEY DID A GREAT THING TO CHASE HIM AWAY..
NO SELF RESPECTING BASSETT HOUND WOULD BEHAVE LIKE THAT...
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Hi Carlene,
Just wanted to pass along a short video. This weekend, I started working with Clark on walking next to me while I ride my recumbent bike. He was a little confused at first, but quickly caught on and did very well, especially considering it was the first time we tried it. We just went up and down my street several times, both yesterday and today. This video is from yesterday after only a few minutes. Clark fell right into stride next to me and "whoa"ed perfectly at the end of the street every time! We are just getting started and have a ways to go, but he did very well.
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I WARNED HER DANES ARE NOT KNOWN FOR STAMINA AND TO BE VERY CAREFUL AS HE STRUGGLES TO CATCH UP WHILE SHE COASTS ALONG...
I REMEMBER JANINE TOOK ONE OF OUR DOGS TO SOME EVENT WHERE SHE WAS ON A RECUMBANT BIKE-- SHE WENT ABOTU 1/2 MILE AND HAD TO CALL ME TO COME WITH THE TRUCK AND PICK HIM UP HE HAD DROPPED INTHE MIDDLE OF SOME CLOVERLEAF IN BOSTON AND COULD NOT WALK...-- HE SURVIVED.... BUT I HATE THE CONCEPT OF A SERVICE DOG TRYING TO STAY WITH THEIR PARTNER AND HAVING A HEART ATTACK IN THE PROCESS.
I SUGGESTED SHE GET A FRIEND TO STAY WITH HM IF SHE IS GOING TO RIDE A BIKE,
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FROM NEPHEW DOUG.....
monetary compensation is just an unintended byproduct of choices.
AN INTERESTING CONCEPT....
