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- From: mandrews@portal.hq.videocart.com (Mike Andrews)
- Subject: Re: Older dog training
- Message-ID: <C1E1LD.8qz@portal.hq.videocart.com>
- Organization: VideOcart Inc.
- References: <1993Jan24.213722.8749@lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu>
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 02:29:37 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan24.213722.8749@lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu> jrh@lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu writes:
- >Does anyone have any good references/suffestions on training older dogs? Most
- >of what I've found only deal with puppies and don't give any special
- >attention to older dogs. Or is training an older dog basically the same?
- >
- >---
- >John Hopper Lamont-O-Sphere II "Keeping what matters out of sight."
- > PHONE: 914-365-8627
- > FAX: 914-365-0718
- > EMAIL: jrh@lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu
- >
- You can teach an old dog new tricks.
-
- I got my bulldog when she was 5 years old and had little trouble getting
- her to live by my rules. The lady who broght her to me (the previous owners
- employee who adopted her temporarily) told me that she would not walk on a
- leash. I immeediately drove the dog to a pet store to get a collar and
- leash to fit. She sat down and refused to budge until I carried her or
- removed the leash. Sok. I waited until the next moring when she wanted
- to go out. I attached the leash so she had the choice of not going outside
- or going outside on leash. She saw it my way. End of problem.
-
- She also tested me to see how much she could get away with. I found "tinkle"
- near her water dish. Then one evening I caught her in mid-squat after
- drinking a ton of water and gave her a smack. End of problem.
-
- The dog never loses its intelligence and abilty to learn. Just be consistent
- and firm. I use a high voice for praise and a low voice for reprimands.
- Give lots of love always and enjoy the suprises and delights the dog brings.
-
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