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"Sue and Atty" spoke these words of wisdom in
: "Janet Boss" wrote in message ... In article , "Sue and Atty" wrote: At 11 p.m. Tuesday, police responded to the 2200 block of Oak St. to assist the homeowner get her poodle back inside the house. The poodle was attempting to make friends with an opossum that was in the back yard and would not listen to the complainant. The responding officer went into the back yard and advised the poodle to get in the house, at which time it left the opossum and went for the back door. The complainant gained control of the poodle and thanked the officer." That is too funny. My opossum experience has not been all that fun (my dogs killed 9 of the young 'uns and brought one half dead one in through the dog door without my knowledge. It died behind something and we had to try to find where the smell was coming from. Another time, and adult decided to hunker down right up against my glass patio doors to the yard. Shooing did not work). I love that the poodle was "advised" to get back in the house! -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com I've been a bit luckier - the baby played possum right in the middle of the yard lat summer and Atty surprised me with a great "leave it" (Maybe I just expected it??). The adult the other month was near the border of the yard when it played possum and Atty wasn't about to go that far out to investigate, even though she didn't have her invisible fence collar on. But she did stand guard over it. Our police reports crack me up - I loved the "advised" part, too. I remember reading one where they listed exactly how many CD's, tapes, etc. were stolen, and then proceeded to state that the "dog slept on the floor during the robbery." Must be a "very" rural location. Local papers will print just about anything for content. Heck, here, even Tuck made front page, full color |
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"Sue and Atty" wrote in message
... ..bestfriendsdogobedience.com I've been a bit luckier - the baby played possum right in the middle of the yard lat summer and Atty surprised me with a great "leave it" Not that you don't have a great Leave It but there is a reason why possums play possum. It works on predators. There may be a dog who would still attack a possum-playing possum but I've never seen one. Judy |
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"diddy" none wrote in message . .. snip Oh my GOSH.. That's hilarious! I read it to my husband, and he asked.. Are these people breeding and turning their babies loose on society? yup..... I'll never lose my teaching job! Sue and Atty very sad reflection on job security Isn't that the sad truth. Sue and Atty |
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"Judy" wrote: There may be a dog who would still attack a possum-playing possum but I've never seen one. I think the reason my dog killed the 9 of them was that they weren't mature enough to know to play possum. They were about the size of a 6-9 month old kitten. -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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"diddy" none wrote in message . .. snip Must be a "very" rural location. Local papers will print just about anything for content. Heck, here, even Tuck made front page, full color We had a flyball tournament in January and some of the teams from Mich. and Maryland told us that they'd be back for another - they'd never seen such newspaper coverage. The photographer gave me her cell phone number and asked me to call about a half hour before lunch was over on Sunday so she could pop over and take pictures of the local teams. I wouldn't say we're "very" rural, but we're definitely not in the big city and there's often not enough local news to fill the local daily paper. I wasn't thrilled by their headline though - something along the lines of "Dog Racing comes to Town". Sue and Atty |
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On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:48:48 -0500, montana wildhack
wrote: On 2008-02-15 08:56:12 -0500, diddy none said: What that magic is, I think is simply expectations. I think confidence is part of the equation. But people do transmit all sorts of negative energy to animals. Boy, is that the truth. We just got an application to adopt a greyhound from someone who has had a lab or lab mix for about 5 years. The lab was supposedly found wandering (neutered, so presumably was once someone's) and of course, had been abused. He has fear issues and the owner said he keeps developing new quirks, isn't that cute. He hasn't been to the vet during the entire time they've had him because he's afraid of car rides. So her niece, a vet tech, was "caring for him", getting him heartworm meds and giving him shots. He hasn't had any health problems. When I (very politely, believe it or not) pointed out the gaps in health care provided only by a vet tech (and I mean no disrespect to vet techs here), such as no comprehensive physical exam, no rabies vaccination which is required by law, and wondered about heartworm preventative etc. being supplied by a vet who had never seen the dog, she went off on me big-time, saying I was condescending and snobbish and practically electronically screaming that how were they supposed to know they were "breaking the law"? I suggested socialization to get the dog used to car rides and they said they are NOT going to subject him to that. This family had done no reading or research about greyhounds whatsoever and she didn't think they could attend a meet & greet because her husband found them frightening. She finished, of course, by saying she felt sorry for the greyhound that was not going to live with them because they're a great home, and her coup de grace: one more dog was going to be put down because they weren't good enough for me. Mustang Sally |
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"Judy" wrote in message ... "Sue and Atty" wrote in message ... .bestfriendsdogobedience.com I've been a bit luckier - the baby played possum right in the middle of the yard lat summer and Atty surprised me with a great "leave it" Not that you don't have a great Leave It but there is a reason why possums play possum. It works on predators. There may be a dog who would still attack a possum-playing possum but I've never seen one. Judy No, I don't have a great "leave it", and I'm the first to admit it! - hence the surprise when she actually did walk away on the first command. I was thrilled she didn't poke and prod the possum-playing possum. I don't have alot of experience with possum-playing possum, so I didn't know what to expect from the little varmit. Sue and Atty |
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"diddy" none wrote in message . .. (snip) His idiocy never stopped, until my friend pulled him out as a demo dog. As soon as she took the leash, she gave no corrections, talked softly, and asked him to do an exercise. His attitude transformed. He was immediately soft and supple, His obedience and attention were picture perfect. He was on a loose leash, She handed back the dog to it's owner, and the dog made a MR HYDE transformation with the leash transfer. WHY? I think it was because my friend EXPECTED success. The owner expected chaos. The dog lived up to expectations of both handlers. I think expectations have a lot to do with successful dog training. I think it's that expectation that makes the magical property between success and failure. If you don't expect high achievements, you will never get them. I witnessed the magic of expectations with my friend, as I do in every class I teach. It's nothing new, it happens in every obedience class around the country every day. The owners jaws drop in amazement as they watch the transformation of their dog in the effortless hands of experience. What that magic is, I think is simply expectations. Yes, and an ability to communicate those expectations, quietly and clearly. I've seen this with horses also, one rider can't control the horse, another rider has the same horse performing dressage movements, willingly. Karla |
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sighthounds & siberians wrote: She finished, of course, by saying she felt sorry for the greyhound that was not going to live with them because they're a great home, and her coup de grace: one more dog was going to be put down because they weren't good enough for me. I suppose the good thing is that she didn't still think she'd get the dog. Yikes. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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