 CHIT CHAT [We sending our dog to boarding/training school for 3 weeks today] |
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Posted on 02nd Nov 2008 at 07:21
I'm driving to Merthyr Tydfil to put him into training school..
Bless our Tyson
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Posted on 02nd Nov 2008 at 08:00
Is he VERY naughty??
"Keeping TABS on your business"
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Posted on 02nd Nov 2008 at 11:49
Please stop using that picture Brad - it disturbs me. 
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Posted on 02nd Nov 2008 at 12:23
What a massive hairy beast........
/same goes for the dog....
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Posted on 02nd Nov 2008 at 13:13
He's only really naughty when he's on walks - he's a pain to get back on the lead - or if he spots any other dogs/walkers he'll hound them so we spend all the time apologising to people. As he's so big he needs to be under better control
Its my fault - I meant to take him to dog training classes when he was a puppy - but didn't, so he's now being sent on an intensive training course, then we'll be trained in how to control him
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Posted on 02nd Nov 2008 at 13:31
Good luck. I hope it goes well! xxx
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Posted on 02nd Nov 2008 at 15:16
Kerry, don't lie, we all know that it's Brad going to training. Poor Ty is just the scapedog to get him across the bridge!!!
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Posted on 03rd Nov 2008 at 09:09
When my little girl was weeks old, I spent ages hauling a pram through our woods chasing after our 6 month old springer spaniel. He just used to get completely distracted by other dogs. Took till hr was two to sort him out. Eventually trained him to a gundog whistle - I think it was so piercing he HAD to take notice
"Keeping TABS on your business"
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Posted on 03rd Nov 2008 at 10:04
Our boxer dog Diesel isn't allowed off the lead for exactly the same reasons. He's just so excitable and that if he see's anything vaguely interesting he is off...not matter how far away it is!
Other dogs hate him and try to kill him as well, which isn't good as he hasn't got a mean bone in him and when they attack him he just thinks they're playing and winds them up even more!
We took him to puppy training and adult training classes, he learnt loads and is perfect at home....but the moment he gets distracted there is no getting his attention. Even waving a big lump of cheese in his face won't get the buggers attention once something else has. He's been castrated and that helped a little. Even the trainers have said they can't think of anything....one of them thought spraying him with a super-soaker would get his attention. Diesel loved it and got even more excited thinking he was gonna get a soaking, when he realised he wasn't playing he just went right back to chasing after the other dog across the field!
Extendable leads are where it is at for Diesel! PermanentIy I am afraid:(
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Posted on 03rd Nov 2008 at 10:04
Day one: Teach dog to obey Brad and Kerry
Remainder of course: Teach dog to switch TV remote for Brad & walk himself at 5am....
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Posted on 03rd Nov 2008 at 10:51
I suggested that to Kerry, thats a great concept.. 4 times around the playing field and back all on his own.
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Posted on 03rd Nov 2008 at 11:19
But surely if he's at boarding school, you ought to be going too? otherwise he'll do what his trainers tell him but still ignore you??
"Keeping TABS on your business"
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Posted on 03rd Nov 2008 at 13:32
Maddie used to do the aversiog to the lead thing, as soon as she saw the lead she was jumping and bouncing around in front of me as I tried to catch her, it became one big game for her and a total pain in the ass for me, it used to frustrate me to death and stress me right out particularly if I was in a rush to get home etc. However, this dog expert saw me one day and must have taken pity on me and she suggested that instead of trying to catch her, I should walk away as if I am leaving her, apparently they hate the thought of being abandoned and it worked. To make it more interesting I threw in a wave and shouted 'Cya.' It worked. The 'cya' still works even now, if I shout that, no matter where she is, she comes tear arsing back
Jumping up can still be an issue and judging by the pic she is about the same size as Tyson and loves little kids, toddlers who are struggling to put one foot in front of the other tend to be her favourite and she has knocked quite a few kids off their feet, now that is embarrassing.
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Posted on 03rd Nov 2008 at 13:34
Thisis true Nic...my dog hates it if we walk off in the opposite direction and soon comes back. My friend has a Jack Russell (Len- great name) and he's always running off. If she goes back t oher car to wait fo rhim he reappears within seconds -magic!
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Posted on 03rd Nov 2008 at 15:35
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He's only really naughty when he's on walks - he's a pain to get back on the lead - or if he spots any other dogs/walkers he'll hound them so we spend all the time apologising to people. As he's so big he needs to be under better control
Its my fault - I meant to take him to dog training classes when he was a puppy - but didn't, so he's now being sent on an intensive training course, then we'll be trained in how to control him
Kerry, are you or Brad going with him? I am assuming that he is going to the Royvon school.
Word of caution. If neither of you participate in his training, he may work fantastically well for the trainers, but revert to type when he comes home. Training really requires the participation of owners and dogs to be effective
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