On Jul 22, 3:27*am, "Paul E. Schoen" wrote:
"Melinda Shore" wrote in message

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In article ,
Paul E. Schoen wrote:
I don't have a lot of experience with dogs, but my dog Muttley is rather
aloof and independent, as this dog seems to be.

Paul, when you give advice about something you know
absolutely nothing about you risk encouraging someone to
mishandle a situation and possibly hurt the dog. *The
original poster doesn't know that you've only ever had one
dog and absolutely no training or dog behavior experience.
Show some self-control and for once pass up turning
someone's serious question into an opportunity to talk about
yourself.
Shame on you.

I am sharing my experiences and I have prefaced my remarks with the fact
that I don't have a lot of experience. So what is your problem, a
pathological urge to criticize and pass judgment?

I may have had only one long-term dog of my own, but I've known quite a
few.

You have probably only ever had one good thing to say in your whole life.
And you likely regretted that...

Shame on you, right back atcha!

Paul and Muttley

From the time Paul got Muttley, through trial & error, patience,
research, love, kindness, training & care, Muttley has made miraculous
improvement w/ Paul, their bond is awesome, and Muttley has turned
into a very happy, well adjusted, much healtheir and better behaved
less fearful (Fear-aggression) dog than he was when Paul 1st rescued
him.
He & Muttley have gone through alot together, (as Muttley was rescued
from the streets and had been abused) He CERTAINLY has the right to
share his story & advice on what worked & diddn't w/ Muttley.
He is also doing a great job getting Muttley's weight down to a
healthy range, and by the looks of it, should be there in the fall.

???Shocked!! She said somethiing kind once??? *Must be dreaming*

(((Jim))) good for you w/the rescue!! I've done it for years, and
worked once got a dog (through DDAL-who tries to stop vivisection &
works on getting dogs out of labs & into caring homes) the right
before I fostered (and ended up adopting) him, the lab techs 'for
kicks' put headphones on him and 'blew his eardrums out'-he died, and
they brought him back...this experience made him deaf. Thank God I
got him, and considering what he'd been through, was so sweet-he had
never known love, only torture, and did very well with sign language
as training. (W/all dogs I use verbal and hand signals, though dogs
seem to do better w/the hand signals.) Unfortunatly, from the years
of cruel vivisecion tests and abuse, his health was very bad, and he
died a year after i got him. At least he got to experience a loving
home, and died in loving arms, as I cried and told him how proud I was
of him, how much I loved him, as he looked at me w/his big beautiful
brown eyes, and went from my arms to the rainbow bridge. I've never
cried so much or seen such cruelty as when I volunteered for DDAL and
worked animal vivisection rescue dogs.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. I've seen some
great advice & links posted here, and am praying for your success in
working w/ the Eskie.
Autistics need routine, patience, and you have to work w/ the things
they are comfortable with, as they get stressed (go into 'overload')
at new situations, routines, and too much stimuli. Progress can be
slow (Autism has a wide range), but many (w/patience & time) learn to
get adjusted to new things.
The KEY: Safe, consistant routine's the dog is comfortable with,
slowly adding more w/out stressing out the dog.
WARNING: My friends took her autistic rescue dog to the vet, and on
the way back stopped and got him ice cream once. Now, every time they
go, if they don't stop at that exact place for Icecream & the same
kind as the 1st time, he has a complete meltdown until she brings him
back and gets him his 'prefered flavor, in exactly the same size
container every time, and they eat at his favorite bench (all the
other benches are un-acceptable) in back of the ice cream shop!!
Again, Routine, Routine, Routine!! :-) Good luck, and let us know how
your doing.
Sparrow ~/~ & Aeriel puppy