This message is from: "Melinda Schumacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Yes, I like watching The Dog Whisperer shows too. I found early on, that when I first started taking horse riding lessons about 4 or 5 years ago, interacting with the horses helped me to evolve a better relationship with my dog, based on better communication. Now that I am much more experienced with horses, including Natural Horsemanship techniques, I am much more skilled at incorporating a new puppy into my family. Now I am also getting more adept at subtle communication with my fjord, after having developed the close bonds with the new puppy and my older dog. My life with the animals just keeps re-inforcing and enhancing my relationship skills with the other animals.....and hopefully with people too! LOL Melinda ------ I thought this a very interesting comment. I love to watch "The Dog Whisperer" on the National Geographic Channel. Cesar teaches people to be calm assertive so as to teach dogs to be calm submissive. I have found by following his methods of being a better assertive leader it has helped me alot with my fjords. Karen On 5/12/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ------- > I have lots > of training experience with dogs, and do not accept being "walked on" > by ANY animal I own. I can see how with a really wimpy owner, who spoils > their fjord > and does not set limits, that a fjourd could use their strength and > willpower to > be the "boss". But if you are fearful, and inclined to spoil your pets, > you really should NOT own an animal that weighs 1000# anyway!!! And you > probably > should not own most do! > gs either, for that matter. > Julie Snape > Madison, WI > > -- Coaching with Melinda Schumacher, MD Personal Empowerment through Creative Expression and Equine Experiential Learning "You wander from room to room hunting for the diamond necklace that is already around your neck." ~Jalal-Uddin Rumi "As she knotted the reins and took her stand, the horse's soul came into her hand, and up from the mouth that held the steel came an innermost word, half thought, half feel."~paraphrased, John Masefield Fly Without Wings www.flywithoutwings.net Gestalt Practitioner www.gestaltcleveland.org The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
