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Seems the old methods still work well.
A few weeks ago it was about time to start training Sandy, my new
Golden Retriever, A little over 6 mos old. Now I've had dogs pretty much all my life, trained them and hunted with them, so traing a dog is nothing new to me. But I figured I take a turn by the library anyway to see what new developments there were in the last 13 years or so since I'd trained maggie Mae, my Spronger Spaniels. Seems like there is a lot of new stuff out there now, clikers and high tech electric collars. Lots of dog psychology about training your dog with love. I looked thru it then went home and got out my 30 year book by Dick Koehler (I can almost hear the collective group gasp, being led by none other than Jerry Howe) I already had a choker collar but had to fashion a long lead and I was ready. 4 weeks later Sandy is on the way to being well trained. She will heel by my side off leash, stay and sit when told and wont release till allowed, and come when told. She knows who the boss in this relationship is but I din't abuse or hurt her and only had to use a few training aids. the long leas, leash and collar. I still think the Koehler method when used correctly is one of the most effective ever. Now I know I will probably get a lot of flak for the above but it I'm tired of the crowd that believes the only way you can train your dog is with lots of love and food. I took a friend to an obedience class a couple of years ago, based on something called clicker training and feeding the dog eveytime it did what you wanted. He was 6 weeks into his traing and I'd never seen a bunch of rowdier dogs. Hope everyone has a really nice day! |
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"Capri" wrote in news:1130108924.411564.164130
@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com: A few weeks ago it was about time to start training Sandy, my new Golden Retriever, A little over 6 mos old. Why'd you wait so long? can almost hear the collective group gasp, being led by none other than Jerry Howe) Auditory hallucinations. You oughta see somebody for that. |
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on 2005-10-24 at 14:27 wrote:
Auditory hallucinations. You oughta see somebody for that. auditory *and* visual hallucinations. sweet! -- shelly http://www.cat-sidh.net http://cat-sidh.blogspot.com/ |
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Seems the old methods still work well.
Hi Capri,
Firstly don't pay any attention to anything The Pissy Wizard says. He's a nobody with no credibility and he doesn't follow through with any of his made up threats. Secondly, yes the Koehler method is still brilliant. It needs a few modifications to bring it up to date but most normal people are quite capable of working that out. One thing I noticed is that the Koehler method is simply the Konrad Most method with all the psychological explainations removed. If you read one book and then the other you will see they are nearly identical in method...... it's just that one book (Most) gives you all the explainations as to how and why things work and the other book (Koehler) does not do this. Regards, Grant 'The Paw Man' ICQ# 12854070 www.thepawman.com.au RAAF Police Dog Handler - 26 years. Capri wrote: A few weeks ago it was about time to start training Sandy, my new Golden Retriever, A little over 6 mos old. Now I've had dogs pretty much all my life, trained them and hunted with them, so traing a dog is nothing new to me. But I figured I take a turn by the library anyway to see what new developments there were in the last 13 years or so since I'd trained maggie Mae, my Spronger Spaniels. Seems like there is a lot of new stuff out there now, clikers and high tech electric collars. Lots of dog psychology about training your dog with love. I looked thru it then went home and got out my 30 year book by Dick Koehler (I can almost hear the collective group gasp, being led by none other than Jerry Howe) I already had a choker collar but had to fashion a long lead and I was ready. 4 weeks later Sandy is on the way to being well trained. She will heel by my side off leash, stay and sit when told and wont release till allowed, and come when told. She knows who the boss in this relationship is but I din't abuse or hurt her and only had to use a few training aids. the long leas, leash and collar. I still think the Koehler method when used correctly is one of the most effective ever. Now I know I will probably get a lot of flak for the above but it I'm tired of the crowd that believes the only way you can train your dog is with lots of love and food. I took a friend to an obedience class a couple of years ago, based on something called clicker training and feeding the dog eveytime it did what you wanted. He was 6 weeks into his traing and I'd never seen a bunch of rowdier dogs. Hope everyone has a really nice day! |
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"Pawman" wrote in message ups.com... Hi Capri, Firstly don't pay any attention to anything The Pissy Wizard says. He's a nobody with no credibility and he doesn't follow through with any of his made up threats. Secondly, yes the Koehler method is still brilliant. It needs a few modifications to bring it up to date but most normal people are quite capable of working that out. One thing I noticed is that the Koehler method is simply the Konrad Most method with all the psychological explainations removed. If you read one book and then the other you will see they are nearly identical in method...... it's just that one book (Most) gives you all the explainations as to how and why things work and the other book (Koehler) does not do this. Regards, Grant 'The Paw Man' ICQ# 12854070 www.thepawman.com.au RAAF Police Dog Handler - 26 years. Capri wrote: A few weeks ago it was about time to start training Sandy, my new Golden Retriever, A little over 6 mos old. Now I've had dogs pretty much all my life, trained them and hunted with them, so traing a dog is nothing new to me. But I figured I take a turn by the library anyway to see what new developments there were in the last 13 years or so since I'd trained maggie Mae, my Spronger Spaniels. Seems like there is a lot of new stuff out there now, clikers and high tech electric collars. Lots of dog psychology about training your dog with love. I looked thru it then went home and got out my 30 year book by Dick Koehler (I can almost hear the collective group gasp, being led by none other than Jerry Howe) I already had a choker collar but had to fashion a long lead and I was ready. 4 weeks later Sandy is on the way to being well trained. She will heel by my side off leash, stay and sit when told and wont release till allowed, and come when told. She knows who the boss in this relationship is but I din't abuse or hurt her and only had to use a few training aids. the long leas, leash and collar. I still think the Koehler method when used correctly is one of the most effective ever. Now I know I will probably get a lot of flak for the above but it I'm tired of the crowd that believes the only way you can train your dog is with lots of love and food. I took a friend to an obedience class a couple of years ago, based on something called clicker training and feeding the dog eveytime it did what you wanted. He was 6 weeks into his traing and I'd never seen a bunch of rowdier dogs. Hope everyone has a really nice day! |
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