This is a topic that you all will be relived to hear I won't usually add too!!! We train our Danes old school Koehler. They are Amazingly happy well adjusted and wonderfully obedient!
Now I swear that's it from me on training. I create enough havoc already on this list and you are all very nice to put up with me lol Rebecca Sent from my iPhone On Jan 23, 2012, at 8:35 PM, Peggy & The Girls <[email protected]> wrote: > Joan, I just wanted to clear something up. When I posted a method of basic > training, it was not based on my dogs just because she was from a shelter or > like Gigi who was a byb dog. It is a just a simple basic training method that > is good for all dogs to know, including puppies. Even show dogs are taught > the basic commands. If some one doesn't think that it is important for there > dog to understand sit, down, stay, come, then that's there opinion and will > only have an unruly dog in my opinion. I started my girls out with the > basics, the same way that most other professional dog trainers teach there > students, because it is a form of communication with your pet. So many other > things can be taught to a dog once they knows the basics. My method is simply > based on the reward and ignore method. No anger, no frustration, no fear, or > the dog feeling insecure, no matter what garbage a dog comes with or not. It > does send a message to the dog that you are the alpha and they are part of a > pack. > > I am sure that most of the dogs on here already know the basic 4 commands, > but I wonder how many of them do it Instantly, without there owner having to > repeat it to them several times or wind up yelling it to there dog. That's > what makes the big difference when training them on a leash as compared to > the dog just getting use to hearing those words and listening to them only > when they want to listen and not when the owner wants them to do it. > > I know that Lynda didn't really harm her dog, and undouble barely even > touched her nose. The only problem with doing that is that dogs usually > consider it a challenge, much like another dog nipping it's nose. It would be > much simpler to just call the dogs name to awake it and then touch her, > especially since her dog is partially blind. I feel that some others didn't > need to get bent out of shape over it either. It wasn't really abusive at > all, and for the most part, she sounds like a very lovely and kind lady who > like you and me loves all animals and would never harm one. That's the end of > my discussion on the subject. > > <GIRLS&~1.PNG> > >
