Puppy Training Time....
Ok, this upcoming Friday is Max's first day of puppy training class (Friday the 13th, maybe not a good time to start)! I have enrolled him at a local PetSmart for the next 8 weeks. He will be 12 weeks...
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Rocky....hilarious!! I'm still laughing.........................................................
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if he is biting you, and then you "stuff his face with toys" and he still chooses you... i'd say he thinks biting you is a fun game, after all- he bites you, he gets toys! danes respond well to...
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RockyV180 wrote: Here's what I do: I go through the door first and she waits until I allow her to go. I eat first, then if she's been good, she gets to eat. If she misbehaves, a smack on the back of...
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RockyV180 wrote: Here's what I do: I go through the door first and she waits until I allow her to go. I eat first, then if she's been good, she gets to eat. If she misbehaves, a smack on the back of...
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Back in the day when I was having similar problems, I read where someone suggested shoving your hand down their throat further when they try to nibble you. I tried this and it took maybe 2 times...
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peter of the wilderness wrote: RockyV180 wrote: My wife saw that post and said I wasn't allowed to play with you! It's women's union thing. I'd put in a grievance.
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i understand where you think your steps come into play with animals, but come on.... Not letting your beloved fluffy/fido on your bed or couch? I have five dogs and two cats who are currently sleeping...
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BlueBerry Fin, As for not letting Max on furntiture, not my choice, my girlfriend's. Her house, her rules. I'm working on her though. I don't know how she can resist his adorable mug. He is so freakin...
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Woooof, I started to implement your strategy over the weekend and it works somewhat. He gets very confused when I just say nothing and walk out of the room. When I come back he is sitting w/ a...
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Interesting post with a lot of humanizing and begs the question about projecting human emotions on dogs. A field of study that fascinates me! I guess I go back to the fact that in our pack, Sophie and...
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You're wrong. My dogs ARE happy because they get to lounge on the couch and sleep in our bed. I know this because they told me this last week! ;-)
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2GR8DANES wrote: Interesting post with a lot of humanizing and begs the question about projecting human emotions on dogs. A field of study that fascinates me! I guess I go back to the fact that in our...
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"I have five dogs and two cats who are currently sleeping on our bed".. WOW! That doesn't give you much privacy or room (If you get my drift )
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I was just reading through the posts and see I have again derailed it off in to the ditch....but just wanted to add that though we let our girls and boy on the furniture we leave no doubt that when...
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BlueBerry Fin wrote: As for the privacy thing....they get moved off the bed - and quite often!!! Geez, I hate people that brag. Especially when I can't.....can't brag, I mean.
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Our policy is similar to that of 2GR8DANES, we treat them as if they are our children, but not like we would treat our children. (If we had any, we prefer danes!!!) We slightly differ in that Lily is...
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And just to prove that shutting him in his crate did not create a punishment zone - he disappeared while I was writing this, so I went to look for him, and he's having a nap in his crate!!
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Maximusdane......So how did your first class with Petsmart go?
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Docchiro, Max's first day at Puppy class went great. He seemed to be the hit of the class. Everybody thought he was a black lab (I get that ALL the time, drives me nuts), but when I told them he was a...
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Yep, I can relate to that. At least 8 times out of 10 I get "Is that a weimeranar?" It's ok though because I grew up with weims and I really like them. Right now I'm in the process of trying to decide...
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