ummm. I will give it a try. I have a red bottle I used with water to keep the cats off the counters and table...I would spray water on them and now I just show the bottle and they run. but for the most part they stay off. thanks steff
buttafamily5 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: We give him a little spritz in the face. Per recommendation of our breeder - it works well to curb nipping too. It is just a tiny bit of vinegar, very diluted with water, so it is not harmful. Dogs hate the smell of vinegar. I used the same spray bottle to clean up "accidents" when we first got him so they won't go in the same spot again. --- In [email protected], stefanie billitier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > now what do you do with this spray? and yes off means off /get down and down means laydown. I read that in a book. it does work well. just need to make everyone know the difference. > steff > > buttafamily5 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm anxious to hear people's tips on this as well -- as this is > Dempsey's latest "thing". His training is going well also, but his new > thing is jumping. Just when we get one thing corrected, another crops > up! He is only 4 months old. We start "basic training" classes on Monday. > One thing that we do have success with is the spray bottle with > vinegar and water. He hates it, so all we have to do is pick it up and > say "off!" and he calms down. We have read that we should say "off!" > instead of "down", as "down" should be used when you want them to lie > down in the submissive position (yet another thing we need to > master!).He has also taken to nipping at our heels as we go upstairs > (where he is not allowed), which really hurts and must stop! > > Donna > > --- In [email protected], "tricialynch77" > <tricialynch77@> wrote: > > > > Hi I have a 7 month old F1 Labradoodle called Harvey. His training is > > going okay at the moment apart from jumping up on people in the house > > and outside as well.When he is in the house we try lifting our knee to > > his chest which eventually stops him.But when he is outside and off the > > lead he will jump up on anyone wether it be a toddler or an adult,which > > can be frightening for them as you can imagine.Also if anyone comes > > into the house he jumps all over them. Can anyone give me advice on how > > to stop this please. > > > > > > > > > STEFFANIE BILLITIER > Rochester NY 14606 > mom to 4 sphynx cats > Elvis,Bailey,Bobo,Loki > 2 dogs an AHT named Rossi, > a labradoodle named maxie, > and three 2 legged kids > nicholas,jacob,gabriella > > > --------------------------------- > We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love > (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. > STEFFANIE BILLITIER Rochester NY 14606 mom to 4 sphynx cats Elvis,Bailey,Bobo,Loki 2 dogs an AHT named Rossi, a labradoodle named maxie, and three 2 legged kids nicholas,jacob,gabriella --------------------------------- Don't get soaked. Take a quick peak at the forecast with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut.
