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More Muttley Video Clips
Here are the latest clips of Muttley's adventures. Enjoy!
Muttley in the fenced area and a 360 degree pan of the woods around the meadow at the top of the hill behind my house, about 60 feet above the road: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SNhWe7v_Lw Muttley the Canine Weed Whacker. Enjoying a salad of grass and weeds along the fence. He is also telling me that he wants to continue our walk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmFV38OhV64 Muttley Eats Poison Ivy. "Never Kiss A Dog On The Lips!" This was shot today, and he was wearing the Anti-pull harness I got from Walmart for about $10. At least it helps keep the leash from getting tangled under his legs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD6D3AhGDIo Muttley Barfs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt-b4gEqS_k Muttley and the Utility Crew. We watch the BGE crew finish installation of the steel guy wire pole next to my big old White Oak tree: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFA6Hr8-s-g Muttley and Uphill Pull. From the bottom section of the property, I ask Muttley to go up the steep access road, and he does so eagerly. Then at my direction we take a side path into the woods by the stream, and back to the access road, where he stops to scratch an itch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfQR5hZfrlk In this final clip, Muttley and I go down the upper access road and take a shortcut to the lower access road. Muttley is very interested in the BGE crew who are walking on the main road, and he stops often to check them out. He does a good job as a watchdog, but defers to me as I assure him there is no need to be concerned. He will often bark and try to lunge at people on the road, but not in this instance. Then we finish our walk as I go to check my mail: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XkZPE1Lp6c Paul and Muttley www.muttleydog.com PS: Dogman, try to keep it civil, and maybe your BP won't spike so much. Or even better, don't post at all, or put me in your bozo bin (please!). You just cause arguments, which is NOT a valid way to rejuvenate RPDB. Quality trumps quantity... |
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I added two more clips which are taken with my hard-hat-cam as I first made
it with a camera mount on the visor. I have since put the mount on top where it has a better angle and may be better balanced. Here are the latest clips: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex36VFrH5RI Warning: Bad Barbershop singing! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ik65__sgRY Or just go to my YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/PaulAndMuttley Paul and Muttley www.muttleydog.com |
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On Wed, 5 May 2010 17:42:35 -0400, "Paul E. Schoen"
wrote: Here are the latest clips of Muttley's adventures. Enjoy! Muttley Barfs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt-b4gEqS_k And here I edited *out* the footage of Oksana taking a dump on her snow fun video. Sheesh. |
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"Paul E. Schoen" said in
rec.pets.dogs.behavior: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XkZPE1Lp6c Good negative example of attention work. Towards the end (2:40), Muttley doesn't respond to Paul's "c'mon, Muttley, c'mon". Paul says "Hey" and Muttley pays attention. But no reward or praise. I'd be doing handstands and playing with my dog at this point. Paul, it's not a big deal to praise your dog and to get silly with him. Like many others, you seem to have difficulty recognising at which points you should reward. -- --Matt. |
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On Fri, 07 May 2010 14:43:08 -0400, Dogman wrote:
On 7 May 2010 17:53:36 GMT, Rocky wrote: "Paul E. Schoen" said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XkZPE1Lp6c Good negative example of attention work. Towards the end (2:40), Muttley doesn't respond to Paul's "c'mon, Muttley, c'mon". Paul says "Hey" and Muttley pays attention. But no reward or praise. I'd be doing handstands and playing with my dog at this point. Paul, it's not a big deal to praise your dog and to get silly with him. Like many others, you seem to have difficulty recognising at which points you should reward. I think it was Phyrie, or maybe Sally, who first said that Muttley seemed "disconnected," and I agreed. Phyrie said it first and I agreed; I think it's an excellent description. I can't recall having seen a dog that fails to respond to his name to that degree. |
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On Fri, 07 May 2010 16:54:32 -0400, Dogman wrote:
On Fri, 07 May 2010 16:34:45 -0400, sighthounds & siberians wrote: Phyrie said it first and I agreed; I think it's an excellent description. I can't recall having seen a dog that fails to respond to his name to that degree. In Muttley's defense, and if those videos are any indication, over the past 4 years, there's probably no dog that's heard his name as often as Muttley has. Whenever a dog hears his name, it should connote something special, and serve as a cue to look at his owner, otherwise it eventually becomes just another word. Certainly it's not Muttley's fault. I said in my initial comments on the videos that I routinely chat to my dogs, so they might ignore the "blah blah blah" from me, but they don't ignore their names or command words. Heck, even the newest rescue, who's only been here 6 weeks, doesn't ignore her name. My hope is that Paul is not just posting all this video so he can show us all the stuff he knows he's doing wrong but doesn't care enough to correct. I hope he will actually take some advice. |
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"Dogman" wrote
sighthounds & siberians wrote: Phyrie said it first and I agreed; I think it's an excellent description. I can't recall having seen a dog that fails to respond to his name to that degree. In Muttley's defense, and if those videos are any indication, over the past 4 years, there's probably no dog that's heard his name as often as Muttley has. Whenever a dog hears his name, it should connote something special, and serve as a cue to look at his owner, otherwise it eventually becomes just another word. Humm! I hadn't thought of that. |
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"Dogman" wrote in message ... On Fri, 07 May 2010 17:02:35 -0400, sighthounds & siberians wrote: My hope is that Paul is not just posting all this video so he can show us all the stuff he knows he's doing wrong but doesn't care enough to correct. I hope he will actually take some advice. Schoen doesn't know enough to know what he doesn't know, and I don't think he's a bad person. He's just clueless, stubborn, and lazy, a deadly cocktail. And then there's his craving for attention. Poor Muttley. Well, at least you're not jumping all over me, and the point about Muttley not responding to his name is somewhat valid, at least. That has really been a major problem since the beginning, and there are training exercises that are introduced by some instructors in beginning obedience school that strive to build name recognition and response. Some of these are "the name game", "look at me", and "touch", which are often reinforced with treats and "shaped" using a clicker. Muttley certainly knows his name and responds, but not immediately, especially if he is distracted and busy doing something more rewarding. He does pay attention, even when not looking at me, and he gets excited if I get up or say something that gives him a cue that it means something good, like a walk, car ride, or food. I admit that my motivation for training him is pretty low. Call that lazy if you wish, but I am not aiming at a high level of obedience as most people here seem to require from their dogs. I know a lot more about training than the "average" dog owner, but my knowledge comes from many sources, some of which are contradictory in their approaches, and I don't have very good timing, or the "calm assertive energy" that Cesar Millan preaches as a "sine qua non". The videos I have taken at least show the current status of the PaulAndMuttley team, and I really don't think things are as bad as many people make them to be. "Poor Muttley", indeed! He has a good life, and we have adapted to a peaceful coexistence that may not be particularly exciting, but yet is mutually acceptable and beneficial. My next step may be to shoot some "training" videos that show how Muttley responds to commands in a less distracting environment than being off-leash in a meadow surrounded by new smells and sounds of wildlife and other attractive things to investigate. So, as long as people are willing to be supportive and patient, I may be motivated to make more progress with what I still consider "optional" training for Muttley. Constructive criticism is always welcome, but nagging and derision and rude comments do nothing to help, and may have the opposite effect. So, let's see where we can go from here. Paul and Muttley http://www.youtube.com/user/PaulAndMuttley |
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On 5/7/2010 4:34 PM, sighthounds & siberians wrote:
On Fri, 07 May 2010 14:43:08 -0400, wrote: On 7 May 2010 17:53:36 GMT, wrote: "Paul E. said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XkZPE1Lp6c Good negative example of attention work. Towards the end (2:40), Muttley doesn't respond to Paul's "c'mon, Muttley, c'mon". Paul says "Hey" and Muttley pays attention. But no reward or praise. I'd be doing handstands and playing with my dog at this point. Paul, it's not a big deal to praise your dog and to get silly with him. Like many others, you seem to have difficulty recognising at which points you should reward. I think it was Phyrie, or maybe Sally, who first said that Muttley seemed "disconnected," and I agreed. Phyrie said it first and I agreed; I think it's an excellent description. I can't recall having seen a dog that fails to respond to his name to that degree. Yeah, lets make up some fake problems to beat Paul over the head with! |
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"Dogman" wrote in message ... On Fri, 07 May 2010 18:48:01 -0400, Char wrote: Yeah, lets make up some fake problems to beat Paul over the head with! Well, if anyone knows anything about "fake problems," it would be you, Char-latan, eh? But Schoen himself basically admits to them, so you probably need to take it up with him. They may be problems for some, and simply situations and challenges for others. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". And definitions of "broke[n]" vary widely. For those with OCD, the whole world is broken, and it will never be good enough for them. Fake problems? Yup! Just to create a bone of contention! Paul and Muttley |
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