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samckinner
Young Weim
Joined: 13 Jul 2008
Posts: 217
Location: Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas
Fur Kids: Haus: Weim
Honey: Cairn |
 Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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That sounds perfect. I wish I could do that with Haus. Unfortunately, he would be like trying to hold down a buzz saw.
Sam and Haus
| youhavenoidea wrote: | | yoko wrote: | I wish I had cable. Sometimes I feel like the dog "yeller" instead of a whisperer...I have been getting frustrated with my 5 month old Yoko. Whenever she gets restless and needs another walk she starts jumping up on me and tearing atmy clothes. Not fun. I pull her collar and say down but she seems to only listen if I yell it loud. My daughter said its good I do taekwondo because I can tell really loud. But I really wish I could be stern with her without the yelling.
Anyways maybe I can find some of these shows on youtube. I will check it out! Thanks. |
It will be harder to do now, but when Slade was tiny, I taught him a "settle" command. Now, when he gets too excitable, or it's just getting near to bedtime, and it's time to gear down, I just say "settle", and he finds a bone to chew, or a stuffie to suck on, and he knows it's calm time.
The way I taught it, was when I wanted him to settle, I would tell him so, then make him lie down. I would speak sofly to him while rubbing his belly. Any time he squirmed or tried to bounce around again, I would gently place my hand on his chest to keep him from getting up, repeat "settle", and go through my "calming motions" again. Any time that he would lie still and start to gear down / relax, I would quitely and soothingly praise him, while continuing to rub him, until he was fully relaxed (usually asleep). Eventually, he just caught on to what "settle" means, and it's become a pretty reliable command. I also find it helpful to provide a long(ish) lasting chew that they love at this time, as they WANT to sit still, and by the time the chewie is gone, they're not in zoomie mode anymore anyway. |
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youhavenoidea
Wise Old Weim
Joined: 27 Jan 2008
Posts: 1922
Location: Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Fur Kids: Slade - Weimaraner |
| Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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| samckinner wrote: | That sounds perfect. I wish I could do that with Haus. Unfortunately, he would be like trying to hold down a buzz saw.
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Hahahahahaha! I'm confident it could be done with an older dog, but I'm not going to pretend it's not a hell of a lot easier with an 8 week old! LOL
I would imagine if you were going to try it with a full-grown dog, your best approach would be teaching it kind of like a game; like you would for "play dead". Just extending the "dead" (or in this case, "settle") for longer and longer until they started to clue in.
Or you could of course always introduce it also, at a time where you know they're tired and about ready to flake out on their own. Like when you see him getting comfy or walking around looking for a spot, get up, go over with him, get him to lie down (which he was planning on anyway) and rub his belly as a treat until he falls asleep while repeating the new command. My bet is he'd soon start to associate the command and the ensuing behavior, with the very pleasurable cuddle time that goes with it. |
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JacksMommy
Champion Weim
Joined: 04 Mar 2008
Posts: 716
Location: Gages Lake, IL
Fur Kids: Jack ~ Weimaraner |
| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:38 am Post subject: |
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I absolutely love its me or the dog!! LOL Ceasar not so much, and the Dog Whisperer, LOL LOVE IT!!!
My husband and I always joke that we need a dog whisperer to come to our home as we really want to know just what goes on in that crazy lil head of jacks!! |
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