I've been pondering this one for ages without any real "light bulb" moment. Firstly I wouldn't beat yourself up over it even though it was...
When we first got Lady she was 6 months old and we had no clue how to deal with her so puppy classes seemed the answer and we signed up to a group...
Yes there is definitely eau de renard in the house tonight!
Oh no! Actually we get the odd fox pooh in the garden but she never rolls in that!
Yes I have to say I feel that that is a step or two too far. I'm not averse to a few mild adversives with Lady because I think there is a fine...
Please could we have an article on positive training to not roll in fox pooh. Small Black Dog excelled herself this morning on both shoulders....
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That's it in a nutshell. Lady and I interact with each other and generally rub along fine and most of the time understand each other - she's good...
I use a combination of positives and aversives. I just can't get things to work any other way. By far the majority are positive, but the odd Ah!...
My Ah! Ah! is more of a reminder than a scold. For example if she dumps the dummy at my feet instead of sitting and delivering to hand. I just...
I use Ah! Ah! To check Lady if she's doing something I don't want her to do when we are "working". She just ignores me at other times! :rolleyes:
b) applies in my case.
I use it to attract Lady's attention without the use of either a whistle or a verbal command. It carries quite a long way without being loud.
