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I know I'm several months behind, but I've just discovered The Cesar's Way Challenge on the website and I think I'm ready to take it on. I started with the first one (walk for 1 hour a day) last week and I've run into some things that have gotten me kind of discouraged. 1) I've...
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I have to share this with everyone,for a couple of reasons....Firstly because it makes me so happy,2,because it proves it can happen,& 3 hopefully it may help,inspire,or give someone else confidence to stick with it even if you think your not making progress with your own dog. Finally our Japanese...
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My husband and I have had this argument several times. We keep our puppy in the kitchen right now (makes accidents easier to clean) and on rainy days we'll play games inside to burn off some energy. When I play, I pick the toy (and only one toy). I hold the toy until Raleigh is calm and attentive...
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The instinctual pack hierarchy and dominance vs submission is seen pretty clearly in a litter of puppies in a video that I find very informative: http://leerburg.com/308.htm I don't necessarily agree with everything Ed Frawley says, but I respect his experience and many years of successful results...
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That is really well-said. There are really three types of behavior, which are (1) inappropriate, unwanted, and dangerous, (2) appropriate, non-problematic, and essentially OK, and (3) special, new, desired, and perhaps unnatural behavior, such as tricks and assistance functions. Anything in category...
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That is definitely good advice, but it does require a lot of time and patience. But sometimes a dog can be just allowed to go in with an existing pack and things will go well. I suppose it involves the energy of the people and the dogs. Thus I was surprised that Muttley did so well when we visited the...
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I've read through your post and I hurt for you. I read on this site about a woman in Michigan that has two books out that I bought...devoured and it helped! Her name is Brenda Aloff. She runs a camp for aggressive dogs, but I live across the country from her; which makes it impossible to take part...
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One of the concepts of Skinner's operant conditioning is the "extinction burst", in which a dog (or other creature) will exhibit a surge of unwanted behavior in response to corrections in an attempt to overpower the conditioning. Once this has proven to be ineffective for the dog, the unwanted...
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Terry, thanks for your summary of techniques. It has really been a help to me. I have 2 small hcc's and one of them is very head strong and is constantly trying to take the lead. The other is very willing to give it up. I have been very perplexed as to handle the one that is constantly challenging...
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Anyone else want to share dog greeting stories? -- Yesterday while out walking my Cavalier, Cody, there were two smaller dogs (sorry, I don't know the breed! Still learning to identify. :P). The owners - a young couple with a baby stroller - seemed kind and smiled, so I said that our dog was friendly...