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Old January 12th 04, 11:26 PM
Shelley
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Default 2 dog family for a while...

Well, we have graduated from our 1 dog family now to 2 for a couple months.
My hubby's 85 year old grandparents have decided to escape the Iowa winter
and drive down to TX for 2 months. They'll be doing lots of traveling and
thought that Pixie, their 1 1/2 year old mini-doxie pup would be happier
playing with Rusty (our 3 year old standard dachshund) for the 2 months
instead of hanging out with them. They dropped her off yesterday with all
of her toys, kennel, bed, etc. but not a leash. That situation was fixed
quickly, since to keep myself sane I need to take them for a walk each day
to work out some of the energy.

Because this dog is going to be with us for the next 2 months, I'd like to
teach her some commands - mostly stay, come, sit, bed (to lay in her bed)
and kennel (since she is kenneled when we're at work so that Rusty can have
some time alone in his house). How do you go about doing that when there
are two dogs? I spend lots of time praising Rusty for doing what he knows
how to do, but when I am trying to correct (verbally only) Pixie for not
doing what he's told, Rusty looks nervous. I don't want him thinking I'm
correcting him but I need to follow through with Pixie... How do you
multiple dog households do this?

Thanks and I'll take some pics of the two of them later this week when life
is a bit more sane so you can see her - she is opposite from Rusty in every
way. Rusty's got stubby little doxie legs, is large boned (for a
Dachshund), and is very dominant. Pixie is dainty, has long-ish legs, and
is very submissive.
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Shelley & Rusty
http://www.bump.us/rusty




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Old January 13th 04, 07:14 AM
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Shelley said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

Because this dog is going to be with us for the next 2
months, I'd like to teach her some commands - mostly stay,
come, sit, bed (to lay in her bed) and kennel (since she is
kenneled when we're at work so that Rusty can have some
time alone in his house). How do you go about doing that
when there are two dogs?


Two words: One-on-one training.

Your husband can have some quality time with Rusty while you're
somewhere else training Pixie. I spend a lot of time
interacting with both of my dogs -- and all interaction is
training of sorts -- but basic *anything* needs to be taught
with no distractions.

To go a step further - why don't you take Pixie to a basic
obedience class during your time with her?

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.
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Old January 13th 04, 07:14 AM
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Shelley said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

Because this dog is going to be with us for the next 2
months, I'd like to teach her some commands - mostly stay,
come, sit, bed (to lay in her bed) and kennel (since she is
kenneled when we're at work so that Rusty can have some
time alone in his house). How do you go about doing that
when there are two dogs?


Two words: One-on-one training.

Your husband can have some quality time with Rusty while you're
somewhere else training Pixie. I spend a lot of time
interacting with both of my dogs -- and all interaction is
training of sorts -- but basic *anything* needs to be taught
with no distractions.

To go a step further - why don't you take Pixie to a basic
obedience class during your time with her?

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.
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Old January 13th 04, 07:14 AM
Rocky
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Shelley said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

Because this dog is going to be with us for the next 2
months, I'd like to teach her some commands - mostly stay,
come, sit, bed (to lay in her bed) and kennel (since she is
kenneled when we're at work so that Rusty can have some
time alone in his house). How do you go about doing that
when there are two dogs?


Two words: One-on-one training.

Your husband can have some quality time with Rusty while you're
somewhere else training Pixie. I spend a lot of time
interacting with both of my dogs -- and all interaction is
training of sorts -- but basic *anything* needs to be taught
with no distractions.

To go a step further - why don't you take Pixie to a basic
obedience class during your time with her?

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.
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Old January 13th 04, 01:57 PM
montana
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In article RaFMb.37287$xy6.91396@attbi_s02,
"Shelley" wrote:

I don't want him thinking I'm
correcting him but I need to follow through with Pixie... How do you
multiple dog households do this?


Try to work with Pixie in a separate room, or have somebody take Rusty
for a walk while you work with her. It took our dogs a while to get used
to having a puppy in the house and get used to the fact that we were
talking to her and not to them. We also had all the dogs take turns in
doing things, but we had more success keeping the dogs apart while we
work with one.
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Old January 13th 04, 01:57 PM
montana
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In article RaFMb.37287$xy6.91396@attbi_s02,
"Shelley" wrote:

I don't want him thinking I'm
correcting him but I need to follow through with Pixie... How do you
multiple dog households do this?


Try to work with Pixie in a separate room, or have somebody take Rusty
for a walk while you work with her. It took our dogs a while to get used
to having a puppy in the house and get used to the fact that we were
talking to her and not to them. We also had all the dogs take turns in
doing things, but we had more success keeping the dogs apart while we
work with one.
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Old January 13th 04, 01:57 PM
montana
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In article RaFMb.37287$xy6.91396@attbi_s02,
"Shelley" wrote:

I don't want him thinking I'm
correcting him but I need to follow through with Pixie... How do you
multiple dog households do this?


Try to work with Pixie in a separate room, or have somebody take Rusty
for a walk while you work with her. It took our dogs a while to get used
to having a puppy in the house and get used to the fact that we were
talking to her and not to them. We also had all the dogs take turns in
doing things, but we had more success keeping the dogs apart while we
work with one.
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Old January 13th 04, 02:54 PM
Shelley
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Thank you both of you for the advice. My hubby is traveling for the next 2
weeks for work, but when I'm working with Pixie I will make sure that
Rusty's got a good chew in a different room when I'm training Pixie. She
sure is a sharp little dog - I've already got her going to her bed when I
tell her to. Smart little thing.

I have also thought about taking her to a training class. The ones I've
called at (Rusty's trainer quit after we finished with Rusty so that he
could focus on breeding - he breeds GSDs for schutzhund and police officers)
have had a waiting list and we wouldn't have gotten one in... I'll continue
calling and continue kicking myself for not doing it sooner since we've
known about her coming for a few months now. Oh well. We'll get her
trained, whether we get her into a class or not... Thanks for the advice.

--
Shelley & Rusty
http://www.bump.us/rusty



"Rocky" wrote in message
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Shelley said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

Because this dog is going to be with us for the next 2
months, I'd like to teach her some commands - mostly stay,
come, sit, bed (to lay in her bed) and kennel (since she is
kenneled when we're at work so that Rusty can have some
time alone in his house). How do you go about doing that
when there are two dogs?


Two words: One-on-one training.

Your husband can have some quality time with Rusty while you're
somewhere else training Pixie. I spend a lot of time
interacting with both of my dogs -- and all interaction is
training of sorts -- but basic *anything* needs to be taught
with no distractions.

To go a step further - why don't you take Pixie to a basic
obedience class during your time with her?

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.



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Old January 13th 04, 02:54 PM
Shelley
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Thank you both of you for the advice. My hubby is traveling for the next 2
weeks for work, but when I'm working with Pixie I will make sure that
Rusty's got a good chew in a different room when I'm training Pixie. She
sure is a sharp little dog - I've already got her going to her bed when I
tell her to. Smart little thing.

I have also thought about taking her to a training class. The ones I've
called at (Rusty's trainer quit after we finished with Rusty so that he
could focus on breeding - he breeds GSDs for schutzhund and police officers)
have had a waiting list and we wouldn't have gotten one in... I'll continue
calling and continue kicking myself for not doing it sooner since we've
known about her coming for a few months now. Oh well. We'll get her
trained, whether we get her into a class or not... Thanks for the advice.

--
Shelley & Rusty
http://www.bump.us/rusty



"Rocky" wrote in message
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Shelley said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

Because this dog is going to be with us for the next 2
months, I'd like to teach her some commands - mostly stay,
come, sit, bed (to lay in her bed) and kennel (since she is
kenneled when we're at work so that Rusty can have some
time alone in his house). How do you go about doing that
when there are two dogs?


Two words: One-on-one training.

Your husband can have some quality time with Rusty while you're
somewhere else training Pixie. I spend a lot of time
interacting with both of my dogs -- and all interaction is
training of sorts -- but basic *anything* needs to be taught
with no distractions.

To go a step further - why don't you take Pixie to a basic
obedience class during your time with her?

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.



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Old January 13th 04, 02:54 PM
Shelley
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Thank you both of you for the advice. My hubby is traveling for the next 2
weeks for work, but when I'm working with Pixie I will make sure that
Rusty's got a good chew in a different room when I'm training Pixie. She
sure is a sharp little dog - I've already got her going to her bed when I
tell her to. Smart little thing.

I have also thought about taking her to a training class. The ones I've
called at (Rusty's trainer quit after we finished with Rusty so that he
could focus on breeding - he breeds GSDs for schutzhund and police officers)
have had a waiting list and we wouldn't have gotten one in... I'll continue
calling and continue kicking myself for not doing it sooner since we've
known about her coming for a few months now. Oh well. We'll get her
trained, whether we get her into a class or not... Thanks for the advice.

--
Shelley & Rusty
http://www.bump.us/rusty



"Rocky" wrote in message
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Shelley said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

Because this dog is going to be with us for the next 2
months, I'd like to teach her some commands - mostly stay,
come, sit, bed (to lay in her bed) and kennel (since she is
kenneled when we're at work so that Rusty can have some
time alone in his house). How do you go about doing that
when there are two dogs?


Two words: One-on-one training.

Your husband can have some quality time with Rusty while you're
somewhere else training Pixie. I spend a lot of time
interacting with both of my dogs -- and all interaction is
training of sorts -- but basic *anything* needs to be taught
with no distractions.

To go a step further - why don't you take Pixie to a basic
obedience class during your time with her?

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.



 




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