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Update on biting lab mix
Polly is doing great. We have to curtail rough play otherwise it quickly
gets out of control but she seems happy enough to play tug-o-war instead although she tends to go for your hand and you have to be very careful. Another bright note, my twelve year old daughter has proven to have a gift for dog training. |
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Update on biting lab mix
Mac Cool said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:
Polly is doing great. We have to curtail rough play otherwise it quickly gets out of control but she seems happy enough to play tug-o-war instead although she tends to go for your hand and you have to be very careful. That's really good news. I know a lot of Labs who think with their play before they engage their brains - the hand stuff may come from natural Lab exuberance. Another bright note, my twelve year old daughter has proven to have a gift for dog training. That's also good news. Speaking as someone who's experienced nipped hands, until Polly has control over her playfulness I'd watch her with your daughter. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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"Mac Cool" wrote in message ... Polly is doing great. We have to curtail rough play otherwise it quickly gets out of control but she seems happy enough to play tug-o-war instead although she tends to go for your hand and you have to be very careful. Another bright note, my twelve year old daughter has proven to have a gift for dog training. I hope things really have improved and you can really trust and enjoy your dog. I was wary for a long time after Muttley's one human bite incident and his dog aggression in class, but after many good experiences with people and other dogs, I feel much more confident. He also really seems more settled, now that he is past his adolescence. He was about two years old when those things happened, and about six months later he really seemed to settle down a lot more. Of course, I also finally officially adopted him and bonded more strongly with him, which made a big difference. But it concerns me that Polly still sometimes "goes for your hand", and you have to be so careful with playing. Maybe it is still the fact that she is less than a year old, and has a lot more to learn, but my experience with Muttley (and also Lucky) was without any worry of either of them actually biting me. Even testing them by removing their food while they were eating, and hand feeding them small pieces of meat or cheese held in my fingers, resulted in nothing more than just feeling their teeth with no attempt at biting. Today, when my friend delivered some firewood, I had Muttley tied outside, and he played rather roughly with him, but he never acted in any way aggressive. He never even barked or growled or showed his teeth. He did jump up on my friend, but that was pretty much at his invitation, and he even threw some snowballs at Muttley, which just caused him to bounce around and eat some snow. Sometimes he would run up on the porch with me, and then he would run back to play some more. When the play ended, Muttley just sat or walked around in the snow, keeping watch on things. When Muttley is in bed with me, I can push him around or touch him anywhere without any sign of protest, and usually if I want him to get off the bed I just have to ask him. If I have food I am sharing with him, he carefully licks it off the plate or the wrapper, and gently licks any residue off my fingers. He is a little bit more aggressive when I am playing "fetch the stick", because he wants to chew on it when it is in his mouth. When I take it from him, he initially resists, and then just lets it go without trying to grab it again, and he will only take it back very carefully when I hand it to him. If I throw it, he will gleefully pounce on it and bring it back, but I am still working on having him hand it to to me. Usually he drops it, or I have to take it from him while he is still carrying it. I've also had kids hug him and pet him, with no sign of annoyance or dangerous behavior. Until you can be assured of that in many situations, I think you still need to be careful, and you probably still have a lot of work to do. But I am glad that you have made such good progress! Paul and Muttley |
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Update on biting lab mix
Mac Cool wrote:
Polly is doing great. We have to curtail rough play otherwise it quickly gets out of control but she seems happy enough to play tug-o-war instead although she tends to go for your hand and you have to be very careful. Great Another bright note, my twelve year old daughter has proven to have a gift for dog training. Get them into 4H. My daughters loved it at that age, and still do. |
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Update on biting lab mix
William Clodius:
Get them into 4H. My daughters loved it at that age, and still do. I know she would love 4H but unfortunately we can't keep livestock where we live. |
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"Mac Cool" wrote in message
... I know she would love 4H but unfortunately we can't keep livestock where we live. 4H is not just for livestock! Have you ever checked out the 4H exhibits at your local county fair? I think they're some of the most fun parts of the fair. Kids do scientific research, arts and crafts, and *dog training*. I don't know where you live, but if there is a 4H group near you, it's worth checking out. -- Shelly http://www.cat-sidh.net (the Mother Ship) http://esther.cat-sidh.net (Letters to Esther) |
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Update on biting lab mix
Shelly wrote:
"Mac Cool" wrote in message ... I know she would love 4H but unfortunately we can't keep livestock where we live. 4H is not just for livestock! Have you ever checked out the 4H exhibits at your local county fair? I think they're some of the most fun parts of the fair. Kids do scientific research, arts and crafts, and *dog training*. I don't know where you live, but if there is a 4H group near you, it's worth checking out. In Missouri, 4H does Obedience, Agility, Rally, and Junior Showmanship. We have a HUGE group in Boone County, with often 50-60 kids every Thursday night. They learn dog care, grooming, handling, training. They get to show at the State Fair if they qualify. Last year at the State Fair Eddie Dziuk judged Juniors. He's doing Westminster's Juniors finals next week and is one of Uno's owners. He gave it to a little girl with a mix who was impeccable in her preparation and gaiting, over several Ch dogs. |
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Robin Nuttall said in
rec.pets.dogs.behavior: In Missouri, 4H does Obedience, Agility, Rally, and Junior Showmanship. In Calgary, too. I was once asked to judge a 4H agility graduation - when I got there, I found I was supposed to judge obedience, too. The organisers covered for me and it was a lot of fun. It is so cool to watch kids compete with dogs - they combine seriousness and fun in a unique way. AAC has an agility title path where the accomplishments follow the kid, not the dog. Unfortunately, it's not popular locally, but 4H bridges the gap. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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Mac Cool wrote:
William Clodius: Get them into 4H. My daughters loved it at that age, and still do. I know she would love 4H but unfortunately we can't keep livestock where we live. I thought the context implied 4H dog competitions. 4H does a lot of different things, not just livestock, as befits an organization with over 5.9 million youth members. It claims to be the largest youth organization in the US. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4-H http://4-h.org/ While I was the one who saw the 4H poster at the dog obediance club and suggested that it was a good idea to participate, I have left the details up to my daughters. If your daughter is interested I suggest contacting either your local 4H council or your local county extension service to find out how to get involved with dogs in 4H. Our community, while not large, ~20,000 people, has an active dog obediance club which helps the youth find knowledgeable adults to supervise them. The youth learn not only dog obedience, but also showmansh, agility, and rally-o. However on the state get togethers: a dog school in mid spring and the state fair in early fall, they meet with kids from the big Albuquerque clubs, and others from farm communities learning dog training on their own. In addition to their involvement with dog training, my daughters have become involved in the 4H council. They particularly enjoy the 4H leadership get together in late winter. A chance to meet young preppies from Albuquerque, nerds from Los Alamos, Hispanic farmers from Hatch, cowboys from near Ruidoso, and Indian shepherds from near Grants with a central common interest in 4H gives them a better view of what some of the rest of the world was like. FWIW I have recently rescued from my wife's old computer some photos taken during the spring dog school |
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Shelly:
4H is not just for livestock! I had no idea. Every person I've ever known in 4H raised livestock so I never knew they did anything else. I'll check it out, thanks. |
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