Bill, 2 years old is still young. He'll learn just fine. Sounds like hes pretty smart if he can spell. Hes one up on me. I have to use spell checker. The thing that helped Bear most with the loose leash walking was what we learned in class about eye contact. The first thing we did was hold a treat up by our eye and call the dogs name. When he made eye contact he got the treat. This got him to look at me everytime I called his name. This helped when we did the walking because when he would take off to go I would call his name and he would stop and look at me. Thats the main thing with most of the puppies getting thier attention. Also when we walked a while and he wasn't pulling I would give him a treat and say good boy. All the stuff kind of built on other things. We learned leave it before we did the leash walking so when he tried to stop and pick up something or chew on something you can say leave it and keep him moving. The leash walking was one of the last things we did. I'm sure the class at the SPCA will be similar. They use postitive training techniques as well. Sorry to hear about your leg. I hope you'll be getting around good real soon. Also, when I read online none of the pics that people attach come through. I saw his pic on dogster. Looks like hes getting ready you drive you somewhere.
By the way I went across the street to my neighbors with my wife tonight. They have HBO and we watched the documentary on CC Biard. Theres a special place in hell for that man and those people on his farm. That young guy had a lot of guts to go undercover like that and a lot of patience not to blow his cover. I couldn't have done it. I'd have gone postal on those guys. Chris > > ======================================== > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes: > > Tico will be 2 yrs old next month. > > I will be out of my cast(s) tomorrow, I hope, after having 4 casts since I > broke my leg in SEP 2005, so now, returning to the walking, I plan to take Tico > to the local SPCA, _http://www.sfspca.org/dog_training/index.shtml_ > (http://www.sfspca.org/dog_training/index.shtml) , I hope 2 yrs old isn't too old > for him to be doing this, I'm sure it's not! > > Heck, he can spell, My partner and I talk about the trip O U T, to go > outside, well, he now knows how to spell out, he also knows how to spell B A L L, > and T O Y. My neighbor downstairs is trying to teach him Italian, which > confuses him, as he knows a little Spanish, LOL. > > Chris congratulations on Bear graduating from his school! > > Question: Was it difficult for him to learn to walk on a leash without > pulling? Tico is not good at that, he loves to pull himself, so much that he > chokes himself, at times. He has pulled me even I'm on crutches, so I've had to > let friends walk him at times. That would be a good lesson for him to learn! > > This pic of Tico is on holiday in Arizona, headed for the Grand Canyon is > some HUGE rental car, Tico really enjoyed the spacious space on the floor in > front me, isn't he cute in his nap? > He was tired from chasing squirrels earlier.... > > Bill (SFO) San Francisco CA > > Tico's dogster profile: > _http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=235178_ > (http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=235178) > " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
