Since free dog training books seem to be "in" at the moment, I thought I'd
write one.

MY DOG TRAINING BOOK

Be patient and consistent.
If you don't mean it, don't say it.
Pay attention to your dog.
The time to stop your dog from doing the wrong thing is before that wrong
thing happens. If you are paying attention to your dog you will know when
your dog is thinking about doing the wrong thing.
You are teaching a dog, not a furry human.
Don't bother to yell. If you don't think your dog can hear you take your
dog to the vet for a hearing test. Otherwise, speak clearly and
distinctly, not loudly.
Make the right easy, and the wrong difficult.
Your dog needs lots of opportunity to practice good manners, that means
living with you.
Pay attention to your dog's needs. Your dog is a pack animal. That is
important in understanding your dogs needs.
Your dog's most natural language is body language. To your dog everything
relative to your body is important. The dog gets a different meaning when
you stand up straight vs. when you bend over. It is different to face a
dog head on than to face it sideways. It is different to talk standing up
vs squatting down.
Timing is critical. The closer in time between the dog's behavior and
your reaction the more clearly the dog will understand the connection. It
isn't that dog's can't remember, but they usually they are not making the
connection a human might.
Be patient and consistent. Inconsistency leads to confusion and that is
YOUR fault, not the dog's fault.

_________________________

Yes, the first and last lines are supposed to be the same. Without
patience and consistency nothing else matters.

--
Diane Blackman
http://dog-play.com/
http://dogplay.com/Shop/dogplayshop.htm

wrote in :

Since free dog training books seem to be "in" at the moment, I thought
I'd write one.

MY DOG TRAINING BOOK

Be patient and consistent.
If you don't mean it, don't say it.
Pay attention to your dog.
The time to stop your dog from doing the wrong thing is before that
wrong thing happens. If you are paying attention to your dog you will
know when your dog is thinking about doing the wrong thing.
You are teaching a dog, not a furry human.
Don't bother to yell. If you don't think your dog can hear you take
your dog to the vet for a hearing test. Otherwise, speak clearly and
distinctly, not loudly.
Make the right easy, and the wrong difficult.
Your dog needs lots of opportunity to practice good manners, that
means living with you.
Pay attention to your dog's needs. Your dog is a pack animal. That is
important in understanding your dogs needs.
Your dog's most natural language is body language. To your dog
everything relative to your body is important. The dog gets a
different meaning when you stand up straight vs. when you bend over.
It is different to face a dog head on than to face it sideways. It is
different to talk standing up vs squatting down.
Timing is critical. The closer in time between the dog's behavior and
your reaction the more clearly the dog will understand the connection.
It isn't that dog's can't remember, but they usually they are not
making the connection a human might.
Be patient and consistent. Inconsistency leads to confusion and that
is YOUR fault, not the dog's fault.

_________________________

Yes, the first and last lines are supposed to be the same. Without
patience and consistency nothing else matters.

Very nice, Diane. Short and sweet.

I wonder if Lucy "gets it," though?

Naah.

--
Handsome Jack Morrison
*gently remove the detonator to send me e-mail

wrote in message
...
Since free dog training books seem to be "in" at the moment, I
thought I'd
write one.

MY DOG TRAINING BOOK

Be patient and consistent.
If you don't mean it, don't say it.
Pay attention to your dog.
The time to stop your dog from doing the wrong thing is before that
wrong
thing happens. If you are paying attention to your dog you will
know when
your dog is thinking about doing the wrong thing.
You are teaching a dog, not a furry human.
Diane Blackman

I like this. Can I pass it around the dog forums?
Alison

On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 13:43:32 +0100 Alison whittled these words:

I like this. Can I pass it around the dog forums?

Thank you, yes.


--
Diane Blackman
http://dog-play.com/
http://dogplay.com/Shop/dogplayshop.htm