----- Original Message ----- From: "Lindsay Cox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * I don't know if it just a puppy thing, but when we go outside he > wants to eat EVERYTHING and I mean everything! He stops every 3 inches and > puts something new in his mouth. Does this behavior pass with time? For the most part. Like a small child, everything is new and for exploring.
> * How do I discourage begging? Give him an acceptable alternative behavior. We put the dogs in a down stay in the doorway of the kitchen. For a long time meals were a jump up, reposition dog, eat a bite, jump up, reposition dog, eat a bite affair. At the end of the meal all the dogs get a few healthy tablescraps. When they were pups we had the clicker with us and a stack of yummy dog treats like cheese cubes and we would click and toss a treat at intervals as long we the puppies were in place. We slowly started giving fewer treats, further apart, and nowadays they line up in order of domanance and lay in the living room, watching politely, until we are done and call them for their treats. > * Last one...the poor little guy is SO scared of the neighborhood > German Shepherd that barks when he sees another dog. Cooper has made lots > of friends with other dogs, but he hides when "Police Dog Central" rounds > the corner and lets out a big bark. (I try to ignore this 'hiding thing', > too....My heart goes out to him, though. He gets so scared!) I'd just make sure the Shep can't actually get at him and ignore it. Eileen Morgan The Mare's Nest http://www.enter.net/~edlehman --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.419 / Virus Database: 235 - Release Date: 11/13/2002
