Post by Bill on Apr 28, 2006 23:01:18 GMT -5
Those Jack Russels are some kind of visious Bounce. Especially to each other.
The only time I have seen a lab get upset terribly is when another one enterers its territory. Or tries to take anothers food. Then it Mother Bar the Door.
Something I kind of touched upon was getting Molly to do things for us like lay down. That and the sit were both easy to teach. In the beginning I used a couple treats but quit it very quickly when she first learned to do them. The treat got and held her attention and the rest was easy. Now it happens automatically when I say set but the lay down is kind of hard as I try to use only the word Molly LAY and forget once in a while and add down which is a differant command and she kind of don't understand because she looks around as if to say What, you nuts, I'm already down. then it dawns on me what I had said and I correct it imediatly.
Tonight we took our first long extended walk. Almost 1 1/2 miles. She was in one of her frantic moods and SO we went for a walk until she was wore out enough to pay attention. About the first mile it was run this way and run that way and don't pay any attention to the boss. Well when we stop and are made to sit each and every time we don't pay attention it kind of wears on a dog and sooner or later we get wore out. Then its a matter of who gets wore out faster. I try to make sure its never me even if it is. What is really working is the Sit. We have done that enough that its automatic and we can sit quietly for 7 minutes before it gets to be too much.
Bounce your compairing horses to dogs is pretty good. I am using the same thing for the pup I used for the colts when I broke them. If the lead slaps them on the left side they need to go right and if it slaps them on the right side they need to go left. If it slaps her alongside the neck when she is trying to drag me then its time to slow down. Were not learning it over night but each walk seems to get to be just one step easier.
The only time I have seen a lab get upset terribly is when another one enterers its territory. Or tries to take anothers food. Then it Mother Bar the Door.
Something I kind of touched upon was getting Molly to do things for us like lay down. That and the sit were both easy to teach. In the beginning I used a couple treats but quit it very quickly when she first learned to do them. The treat got and held her attention and the rest was easy. Now it happens automatically when I say set but the lay down is kind of hard as I try to use only the word Molly LAY and forget once in a while and add down which is a differant command and she kind of don't understand because she looks around as if to say What, you nuts, I'm already down. then it dawns on me what I had said and I correct it imediatly.
Tonight we took our first long extended walk. Almost 1 1/2 miles. She was in one of her frantic moods and SO we went for a walk until she was wore out enough to pay attention. About the first mile it was run this way and run that way and don't pay any attention to the boss. Well when we stop and are made to sit each and every time we don't pay attention it kind of wears on a dog and sooner or later we get wore out. Then its a matter of who gets wore out faster. I try to make sure its never me even if it is. What is really working is the Sit. We have done that enough that its automatic and we can sit quietly for 7 minutes before it gets to be too much.
Bounce your compairing horses to dogs is pretty good. I am using the same thing for the pup I used for the colts when I broke them. If the lead slaps them on the left side they need to go right and if it slaps them on the right side they need to go left. If it slaps her alongside the neck when she is trying to drag me then its time to slow down. Were not learning it over night but each walk seems to get to be just one step easier.