Herr Rottweiler Posted July 13, 2006 Author Share Posted July 13, 2006 watch the lip girls or i'll have to start smacking some bottoms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 watch the lip girls or i'll have to start smacking some bottoms ;) Ooooooooooo ........ bribery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres my rock Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 (edited) ohh see and thats why you have all these women who stay at your club and all guys come train with us hehehehe When we had horses we used to tell our male instructor if he wanted more business all he neded to do was go topless and carry a stock whip Edited July 13, 2006 by caninecoach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Rottweiler Posted July 14, 2006 Author Share Posted July 14, 2006 Well if I did that I'm sure we would lose business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noisymina Posted July 14, 2006 Share Posted July 14, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedds Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Interesting read this thread, and a good giggle. One point I'd like to comment on please, if thats ok. Its stated quite a few pages back that you shouldn't have a dog or recommend anyone have a dog unless you/they can give it one hour a day of their time. Is one hour a day enough interaction to have a well behaved, socially balanced dog? Would be interested in your opinions. (sorry to drag the topic away from visuals of HR topless with stockwhip in hand) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 (edited) Is one hour a day enough interaction to have a well behaved, socially balanced dog? Would be interested in your opinions. I was not the one to say this, but IMO, one hour should be the minimum and I believe (without resourcing back to the person who said it here) that it would have been meant on the basis that there is general interaction with the dog whilst the owners are home (ie an indoor dog), but that ONE full hour of dedicated interaction (walks, training, play etc.) be given to the dog each day (for the most part). Just my opinion though, and assuming the original quoter's intended meaning. ETA: If the dog is an outdoor dog only, I believe more time needs to be dedicated by the owners to being outside with/around their dog, given they preclude the opportunity by prohibiting access to the human dwelling. Edited July 15, 2006 by Erny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Rottweiler Posted July 15, 2006 Author Share Posted July 15, 2006 Oh feel free to Hedds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 (sorry to drag the topic away from visuals of HR topless with stockwhip in hand) ................ call it "Intermission". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres my rock Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 rofl or shock treatment lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lablover Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Interesting read this thread, and a good giggle. One point I'd like to comment on please, if thats ok. Its stated quite a few pages back that you shouldn't have a dog or recommend anyone have a dog unless you/they can give it one hour a day of their time. Is one hour a day enough interaction to have a well behaved, socially balanced dog? Would be interested in your opinions. (sorry to drag the topic away from visuals of HR topless with stockwhip in hand) My story, boring I am sure. I like my dogs company. Obviously I like dog hair too. The reason my husband and I purchased our first dog, was because we loved dogs, and throughout the years I have heard many stories of working dogs, working best, if they are kennelled when not trained or worked. Phoeey. If I had to leave my dogs outside, I would give up trialling. That being said, one hour of training, it depends on the trainer. If I were to do obedience training, I would break up the hour into 2 half hour sessions. Probably three. There is a lot of obedience type exercises which are easily performed in our homes. Good distractions too. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Rottweiler Posted July 17, 2006 Author Share Posted July 17, 2006 When training your own dog, time is irrelevant. There is no such thing as time when I'm training my own dogs as I often finish when I get what I believe to be the best out of my dogs. Even in private lessons, I will stop the exercise if I feel that the dog has peaked and we will either move to a different exercise or we will spend the remainer of the time discussing stratergies for what comes next. I understand that in class scenarios we are bound by time, however I make sure all clients I deal with understnad that the result is far more important than the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lablover Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 It must be frustrating when training "homework" is not done through the week also. I suppose another reason why some people do not return, as they feel guility for being lax? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaves Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 I have only been taking my pups to trianing for 3 weeks, Barker had his first lesson on saturday. I spend time with them every day going through what we have learnt. I make them do something before they get anything from me, whether it is a sit before dinner, or stand at bathtime (cause barks likes to lay in his bath). If you want well behaved dogs and trained dogs you need to put itme into them. You get out what you put in. I was going to be taking Mitchi to 2 training sessions on the saturday, and probably will as she is too distracted having Barks in the same class as her at the moment. Or should i perservere? After training on saturday ( I iknow that they should not be on the couch BUT... well look at the angels.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lablover Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 Get those dogs off your couch!!!!. She who has 15 sofa covers to choose from. Take the dogs separately for a while so you can concentrate on one at a time. I have taken up to 3 to obedience but the "restees" were used to be staked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Rottweiler Posted July 18, 2006 Author Share Posted July 18, 2006 I agree, concentrate on one dog at a time and be careful that it's not over done with the young puppy. On the lighter side, it's great to know that you have such good committement to your dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaves Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 My husband has one and i have the other but because she is so full on I will see how she goes this saturday. I think Barker will be put in young dogs in the next couple of weeks as he is a lot larger than Mitchi, then we shouldn't have this issue so much. We are also going to swap dogs this saturday and see if she does better with me. I am the firmer of the 2 of us when it comes to training, so that may also make a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erny Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 (edited) Another of my 'pet peeves' are owners/handlers who seem to think that 'training' doesn't start until they actually GET to class. I, as well as many other instructors are regularly and often pointing out to dog owners that training begins THE MOMENT the lead is attached to the dog. However, I constantly see people who ignore all the training advice given and techniques used to teach their dogs not to pull on the lead .... Instead, they allow their dogs to pull all the way to class and THEN their handlers put their learnt technique into action. And this counts for NOT ONLY beginners, but ALSO for handler/dog combo's in the higher level classes as well. And then the people ask why their dog still pulls, or why their dog is unreliable in this respect. Not to mention that it's simply not fair on the dog - too much inconsistency. (Erny searches for "pull hair out" emoticon) ETA: I guess what I'm really saying here is that there is so much inconsistency in training by dog owners, on behalf of the dogs, I find it really frustratingly maddening. :D Please don't do it. Edited July 19, 2006 by Erny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheres my rock Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 oh dont you hate that i could never understand it but t seesm some people need you in their head teling them every waking second hat to do no free thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Rottweiler Posted July 20, 2006 Author Share Posted July 20, 2006 Yes Erny, you have heard me dub them, "The Sunday School Dogs" before as that's the only time they get any regular training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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