I watched him a few times. There was a really sad one on last week about Katrina dogs that he was helping to rehabilitate and return to their owners.
That guy really is good. Tony wrote: > thank you, we will work with this... > > btw, i HIGHLY recommend watching Ceasar Millan on the National Geographic > channel, he is "The Dog Whisperer" WOW< THIS guy is GOOD at training dogs. > > VERY GOOD! > > tw > > On 4/19/06, Erika L. Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hmmm. >> Our little one ran away too, and the only way to fix it is to put her on >> a leash and start obedience training. Long leash, teach her to come to >> you. Gentle tugs if she resists, big reward of a yummy treat. Every time >> she comes to you, yummy treat. Gentleness rules here though. Get her to >> trust you. If you only call her when she is bad she won't come. >> >> I have 2 areas the dogs stay in at all times. If there is company, they >> are allowed to romp around and visit and play, but otherwise, they ( the >> IGs ) have their own couch in the living room, and that's their "settle >> down" area. I got them to stay there by catching them every time they >> left and saying BAD right in their face, then putting them on the couch, >> under a blanket, and saying "settle down". It took several days, but >> they both got it. >> >> No matter where upstairs I am or I am with company, if I say "settle >> down", they immediately know they need to be on their couch, under their >> blankets. They also play with each other on the couch, and it is their >> safe area. >> >> In the office, they are in an open crate all day with access to us. >> >> The key with an Iggy is complete adherence to a strict schedule and >> routine. Say the same things all the time. Never mix up commands, never >> say them differently. Use a proper tone of voice. >> >> Both IGs are excellent with sit, stay, come, potties, settle down, but >> only because I make EVERYONE around me do the same if they interact with >> them. They always sit when they come in from outside, they always >> sit/stay when I am making their food, they ALWAYS settle down when we're >> all upstairs. No deviations. >> >> Sounds very regimented, but they are super hyper dogs and you can have a >> problem on your hands in no time. >> >> Hope some of that helps ... The long leash and treats trick will take a >> little while, and you'll have to be patient with it, but it does work. >> The dog NEEDS to associate good happy thoughts when coming to you. If >> she is bad and you have to catch her, do not call her, just corner her >> and catch her and find her a "settle down" spot. This way under normal >> circumstance, you calling doesn't mean she is bad. They are VERY >> sensitive dogs. All I need to do is raise my voice at Spike and she >> practically cries. >> >> Cheers, >> Erika >> -------------------------------------------------- >> >> ##| -----Original Message----- >> ##| From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ##| >> ##| what did you do? >> >> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:204719 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
