Oodles of Doodles Rescue Collective2024-03-29T09:36:10ZNancy Brewerhttp://www.doodlerescuecollective.com/profile/NancyBrewerhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1965150197?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://www.doodlerescuecollective.com/group/thedoodlewhisperers/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=3qlet3ulxuppv&feed=yes&xn_auth=no7 MISTAKES YOU'RE MAKING IN BEHAVIOR MODIFICATIONtag:www.doodlerescuecollective.com,2014-01-25:2747693:Topic:2124882014-01-25T12:38:35.670ZNancy Brewerhttp://www.doodlerescuecollective.com/profile/NancyBrewer
Let me start by saying this: I have made all of these mistakes at various points in my career. Even now, I have times when something goes wrong in a training session and upon closer examination, I will spot one of these mistakes.<br />
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There’s no such thing as a perfect training or behavior modification session. I’ve been to lectures by some of the world’s best animal trainers and they have shown videos of themselves training a dog, beluga whale, or walrus and pointed out their training errors. We…
Let me start by saying this: I have made all of these mistakes at various points in my career. Even now, I have times when something goes wrong in a training session and upon closer examination, I will spot one of these mistakes.<br />
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There’s no such thing as a perfect training or behavior modification session. I’ve been to lectures by some of the world’s best animal trainers and they have shown videos of themselves training a dog, beluga whale, or walrus and pointed out their training errors. We all make mistakes.<br />
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The difference between a good behavior modification program and a bad one is the ability to spot these mistakes and correct ourselves, rather than punish the dog.<br />
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YOU'RE TOO CLOSE<br />
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Are you afraid of spiders? Me too. But I’m not running around and screaming because of the freakishly large spiders in South America. Why? Because they’re too far away to present a threat to me.<br />
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Distance affects reactivity. The closer you get to something you fear, the greater your level of stress. Once the stress reaches a certain level, the brain tells us to react in some way that increases our chance of survival, which can include avoidance…or aggression. The other thing the brain tells us is to stop wasting energy on non-essential functions in that moment. Like eating. Or thinking.<br />
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If your dog is exhibiting any type of avoidance or aggression in the presence of a dog, person, or other trigger, you are too close (early warning sign – your normally polite dog starts painfully ripping the treats from your hand). Anything you attempt at this level is only going to amount to temporary suppression of behavior, which is not the same as changing the underlying emotion behind the behavior.<br />
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Behavior modification happens at a distance the dog is aware of the trigger but not showing any negative reaction, often referred to as under-threshold. If your dog reacts, MOVE. Get her out of the situation and to a distance that she can give you a behavior you can reward.<br />
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YOU'RE TOO LATE<br />
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So, you don’t like clickers because they seem gimmicky, and you don’t want to say “Yes!” because it sounds silly. Frankly, I don’t care what sound you use, but if you’re going to be effective, you MUST have great timing. You will never have great timing with just the treat in your pocket.<br />
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The point of a clicker (or “yes!” or a click of your tongue, or whatever) is that you have a unique sound that marks the moment of your dog’s brilliance. That sound has been consistently paired with rewards so that the moment your dog hears it, the reward centers of the brain start churning out dopamine, which feels good. So, even if you are caught digging around in the pocket of your jeans for the treat, you’ve still captured the behavior the instant it happened, increasing the chance that your dog will do it again next time.<br />
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Why not just use “good dog/boy/girl?” Well, because it’s slower but, more importantly, you probably don’t give your dog a food reward after saying it, so it doesn’t have the association needed to have that feel good effect. Worse, if you say “Good boy” before patting your dog on the head, which he hates, you could be using a marker that has a bad association.<br />
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Things can happen quickly with a reactive dog and if you don’t instantly capture that brilliant moment your dog looks at you the moment he spots a new dog, you’re going to end up rewarding the wrong thing.<br />
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YOU'RE TOO STINGY<br />
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People don’t hire me because they want to teach their dog to walk at a certain speed in a specific position at their side and look up at them when another dog passes by. They hire me because they want their dog to stop lunging and barking at other dogs on walks. They want their dogs to NOT do something.<br />
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And yet, this is where I see reinforcement break down all the time – people don’t reward the dog for NOT doing bad behavior to begin with. I see so many dog owners out walking their dogs, completely oblivious to the fact that their dog is looking up at them, seeking some form of feedback. If I had just 2% more Crazy Dog Lady in me, I would roll down my car window and shout, “REWARD THAT, for Pete’s sake!!!”<br />
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What does all this have to do with being stingy? Well, if you’re only looking for perfect behavior, you’re missing opportunities to reward less-than-perfect-but-still-better-than-aggressive behaviors your dog might be displaying. I try to teach dog owners to look for two things:<br />
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Behaviors which are incompatible with the unwanted behavior (differential reinforcement of incompatible behavior – DRI). For example, looking at you is incompatible with biting a passerby. Your dog can’t do both at the same time.<br />
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Behaviors which are different than the unwanted behavior (differential reinforcement of other behavior - DRO). An example would be looking at another dog without barking. While your dog could bark, he’s not doing so in that moment.<br />
Now, technically, your dog biting YOU in the leg would be incompatible with biting a passerby in the leg. That’s why an important part of behavior modification is teaching the dog a variety of behaviors we like BEFORE we head out in search of strange dogs or people.<br />
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The higher the rate of reward, the faster your dog will start to form a pleasant association to the presence of strange dogs or people. Stingy rewards result in stingy behaviors.<br />
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YOU'RE FORCING INTERACTION<br />
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Your dog is doing really well watching kids in the playground across the street, giving you all sorts of good behaviors you can reward. So, you’ve decided you're ready to invite your neighbor and her three dog-loving children to your 800 square foot house for a play date to see how he does.<br />
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Dogs DO NOT need contact with the thing they fear in order for it to be a positive experience.<br />
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Dogs DO NOT need contact for socialization to occur.<br />
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Think of your favorite coworker. Do they hug you a lot? Snuggle up to you during meetings? Of course not! Positive associations can be formed without any physical contact at all.<br />
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Fifteen years ago, having a stranger feed your fearful dog was considered a good, positive approach to desensitization. However, we've discovered over the years that if a dog isn’t ready to approach a person on their own, the treat is only going to mask the fear. Once the treat is gone, the dog is now much closer to the person than they are comfortable with. Depending on the dog, they may decide the best way to get distance is to use aggressive behavior. Believe me. I have the torn clothing to prove it.<br />
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A far better approach is to start with the fearful dog at a distance from the stranger (and contact prevented by a leash or other management tool), with the owner dispensing all the treat rewards, just as we you do with a dog that was reactive to strange dogs on walks. This way, the dog is exposed to the new person, but at a distance that is safe for both dog and people.<br />
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YOU'RE WAITING TOO LONG<br />
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Three seconds. That’s the maximum amount of time I permit a dog to interact with a new dog or new person before calling them away. “1 – 2 – 3 - Rex, come!”<br />
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That’s because three seconds seems to be just about right for a dog that is uncertain when interacting, but it’s also not enough time for a person or dog to behave in a way that could trigger a reaction in the dog. A first meeting might consist of a dozen 3-second encounters, or it might consist of two. It all depends on the dog I’m working with and the person or dog at the other end of the meeting.<br />
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First meetings are important, especially in behavior modification. When things are going well, it can be tempting to keep going and “see how he does,” which is how many bites happen and fights start. Better the first meeting be a positive 3-second experience than a longer experience which only ends up reinforcing your dog's negative association to people or dogs.<br />
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YOU'RE TOO POLITE<br />
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You have permission to be rude. To turn your back on a perfectly nice person and walk away without a word. Why? Because every second you spend trying to explain to a well-meaning dog lover why your dog doesn’t like their dog or doesn’t want to be pet allows that person to get closer and closer.<br />
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It is better to be rude forgotten five minutes later by a stranger than to be paying their dog’s vet bills or explaining to animal control why your dog just bit someone.<br />
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Fine. You can’t be rude? Here’s one approach I teach clients which allows you to give your polite explanation, but gives your dog the distance he needs to feel safe. It also turns the sharp, pointy end toward you, just in case.<br />
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<a href="http://youtu.be/Mu4FGW1bT-0">http://youtu.be/Mu4FGW1bT-0</a><br />
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While I find ideas like the Yellow Dog Project admirable, we're still trying to teach people not to leave their dogs in the car on hot summer days while they shop at the mall, so it's going to be a while before this becomes common knowledge. In the meantime, you're still stuck with trying to explain to someone what the ribbon means. Better to give your explanations over your shoulder or not at all.<br />
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YOU'RE NOT LISTENING<br />
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If your dog is reacting in a way you don't like, he's telling you something. He's telling you that the environment or situation you have him in is too much, that he doesn't know how to handle it. LISTEN to what his behavior is telling you, then stop putting him in those situations where he feels the need to either escape or defend himself. That's not training. Training is about preparing your dog for those situations, teaching him behaviors that help him cope. If he's relying on escape or aggression, that means he is not prepared.<br />
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It is your job as his owner, his guardian, his leader, his hairless ape, or whatever you choose to call yourself, it is your responsibility to keep him safe. When he reacts with fear or aggression, that means that you set him up to fail. I say this not to make you feel guilty, but to encourage you to listen to your dog. If you don't, he's going to resort to instinctive behaviors designed to keep him safe.<br />
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CONCLUSION<br />
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I could probably go on, but these are the most common mistakes I see. And it's not at all uncommon to find these mistakes made among those who claim force-free methods didn’t work on their dog.<br />
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My hope is that this article will help you recognize the common mistakes we all make – not to make you feel bad, but to help you make the adjustments necessary for success. I've had to re-evaluate and make adjustments many times over the course of my career, and no doubt I will have to do it many more times.<br />
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<p>My doodle started fighting with my other dog. Advice? Suggestions? thanks! I want to teach them to get along. i love them all and had my Doodle first, about a year before the other was adopted by me. I hate to lose her but I may have to re-home the doodle.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;">My yard is basically in the woods. There are sticks and stones all over. How can I get the dogs to stop picking up sticks and eating them or running around with the rocks? I am afraid they will swallow something.</span></p>
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<tbody><tr><td>Things I would try . . .<p>Picking up more of the sticks, not allowing the dog in the garden area, spraying the sticks with bitter apple stuff, teaching the dog the "drop it" or "leave it" command. Maybe trying to teach the dog the "leave it" command to some flags and then place the flags around the garden area.</p>
<p>I wouldn't let the dog eat sticks as they could splinter and cause issues in the digestive tract although most will usually just pass through as fiber.</p>
<p>I only give my dogs <a class="iAs" href="http://www.thathomesite.com/forums/load/pets/msg041656025058.html" target="_blank">frozen</a> raw beef marrow bones to chew as raw hide can be unsafe if swallowed, and cooked or smoked bones are very unsafe and splinter easily. Bully sticks are another option, but I can't stand the smell.</p>
<p>If the marrow is too rich for the dog at first you can take some out with a spoon. The raw bones are perfect for cleaning teeth-you do need to be watching them as with anything you give a dog to chew because their still is some risk with raw bones.</p>
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<tbody><tr><td>Every dachshund that I have had over the past 50 years has tried to be a stick eater. The first command that I teach a new one is the leave it command. As soon as they show interest in the stick, I use the command. It takes longer with some, but eventually they get it. If the dog actually has the stick in its mouth, then the drop it command is used. I try hard not to let them get that far, but sometimes they are faster than I am.<p>Good luck,</p>
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<p>As owners, we must realize that eating sticks may be dangerous, they may cause an intestinal obstruction, or worse, the sticks may splinter and cause damage as they pass through the digestive system. I have witnessed my dogs painfully poop pieces of sticks mixed in theirstools and there was blood mixed in it from injuring the rectum on the way out. Not a nice thing to see!</p>
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<p>1) The squirt bottle</p>
<p>Squirting the dog every time he picks up a stick may work short term. If your dog will not get squirt for a couple of times, he will forget about it and the pleasure of chewing on a nice stick will make him go back to the habit.</p>
<p>2) The "drop it" command</p>
<p>Teaching the "drop it" command can be a life saver should your dog grab something he is not supposed to. This worked great when I caught my dogs in the act of picking up sticks, since it prevented them from ingesting the sticks. Only problem? My day was like a broken record: drop it, drop it, drop it, drop it, drop it, and drop it. Got the idea?</p>
<p>3) The "no" command</p>
<p>For some reason the drop it command worked for me only once the stick was in the mouth but not to prevent my dogs from getting the stick in the first place. I think they simply were unaware of the fact that what they were doing was something bad. They only learned that they had to drop the item several times and that when they did they got something else to chew on. No big deal! They did not have a clue that what they were doing was something I did not like. I guess in their little minds they must have thought "I can pick up this stick but then I need to spit it out on command" or in other words "my owner does not care if I pick up the stick, all that matters is that I get it out of my mouth quick" So I upgraded to "No" as soon as I saw them approach sticks. My dogs have known since a tender age that no is no. So when a no is said they stop doing what they do. And look at me for directions.</p>
<p>4) The "stick party"</p>
<p>So one day I gathered a bunch of sticks and sprayed them with bitter apple spray. I placed them in my dog's favorite play area. They must have thought it was a party ..until.. they tasted them. In this case, I did not have to say no, since the flavor itself did the job, but I still said it so they would learn to associate the no with the bad flavor. I also tossed them the bitter appled sticks. They spit out the sticks as I handed them a kong with peanut butter. Now they knew that sticks were no longer good as they thought.</p>
<p>4)The overlasting impression I had to invest in a lot of bitter apple and supervision. All it takes for a dog to get back to the bad habit is getting a couple of stones or sticks with no bitter apple on them. It's like "oh, this was what I was missing.. I need to try my luck for a tasty one.." and back to their antiques they go. So try to surround your dog with only bad bitter apple sprayed sticks and good peanut butter dipped toys. Your dog will know what the right choice is, and hopefully it may work.</p>
<p>This is just a sample of what has worked for me.The steps are: dog picks up stick, dog tastes bitter apple, you say no, dog spits it out, you hand tasty toy.</p>
<p>In a dog's mind this translates to: oh a rock, yum need to eat it, oh no! It tastes awful, my owner is also saying no to alert me it is bad, better chew my toy.</p>
<p>Trial: oh a rock, I am going to give it a shot, OK tastes bad, I learned my lesson</p>
<p>Further thought: rocks taste bad, don't like them any more, no thank you!</p>
<p>Even today, one full year later, I cannot trust my dogs 100% when left alone unsupervised. All it takes is some frustration or boredome and they go back to their stick chewing antics. My personal opinion? This is a big challenge. Best shortcut? Fence a stick free area and let your dogs stick to it! Best of luck!</p>
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<p> </p> Just what is a NORMAL dog?tag:www.doodlerescuecollective.com,2010-11-21:2747693:Topic:903042010-11-21T14:19:21.911ZNancy Brewerhttp://www.doodlerescuecollective.com/profile/NancyBrewer
I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">found this great blog on "The Myth of the Normal Dog" & I thought I'd share: (Read the entire article: </span><a href="http://blogs.dogster.com/dog-training/the-myth-of-normal-dogs/2010/11/">http://blogs.dogster.com/dog-training/the-myth-of-normal-dogs/2010/11/…</a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br></br></span></div>
I <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">found this great blog on "The Myth of the Normal Dog" & I thought I'd share: (Read the entire article: </span><a href="http://blogs.dogster.com/dog-training/the-myth-of-normal-dogs/2010/11/">http://blogs.dogster.com/dog-training/the-myth-of-normal-dogs/2010/11/</a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br/></span></div>
<div><p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; margin-top: 6px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important; margin-left: 20px !important; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: skolar-1, skolar-2, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 22px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Here are some characteristics of normal dogs:</span></span></p>
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<li style="margin-top: 7px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: skolar-1, skolar-2, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">normal dogs bite</span></em></li>
<li style="margin-top: 7px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: skolar-1, skolar-2, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">normal dogs have no standards as to appropriate elimination sites with the exception of “where I sleep is out of bounds”</span></em></li>
<li style="margin-top: 7px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: skolar-1, skolar-2, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">normal dogs do not come when called if something more interesting is going on</span></em></li>
<li style="margin-top: 7px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: skolar-1, skolar-2, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">normal dogs default to responding to new stimuli in their environment fearfully. Fear is a survival adaptation and keeps a dog safe.</span></em></li>
<li style="margin-top: 7px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: skolar-1, skolar-2, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">normal dogs chew, dissect, and destroy things</span></em></li>
<li style="margin-top: 7px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: skolar-1, skolar-2, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">normal dogs resource guard</span></em></li>
<li style="margin-top: 7px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: skolar-1, skolar-2, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">normal dogs bark and growl</span></em></li>
<li style="margin-top: 7px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: skolar-1, skolar-2, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">normal dogs dig holes</span></em></li>
<li style="margin-top: 7px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: skolar-1, skolar-2, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">normal dogs hump legs<br/></span></em></li>
<li style="margin-top: 7px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: skolar-1, skolar-2, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">normal dogs vocalize when left alone</span></em></li>
<li style="margin-top: 7px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: skolar-1, skolar-2, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">normal dogs chase squirrels, deer, and cats</span></em></li>
<li style="margin-top: 7px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: skolar-1, skolar-2, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">normal dogs kill small animals</span></em></li>
<li style="margin-top: 7px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: skolar-1, skolar-2, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">normal dogs pull on the leash</span></em></li>
<li style="margin-top: 7px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: skolar-1, skolar-2, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">normal dogs often like to run around as fast as they can, even if they knock over small children or grandma in the process</span></em></li>
<li style="margin-top: 7px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: skolar-1, skolar-2, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">normal dogs lift their legs and pee on trees, even when we bring those trees into our houses and put lights and ornaments all over them</span></em></li>
<li style="margin-top: 7px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: skolar-1, skolar-2, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">normal dogs like to sniff EVERYTHING – crotches (human and canine), fire hydrants, trees, bushes, gopher holes</span></em></li>
<li style="margin-top: 7px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: skolar-1, skolar-2, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">normal dogs eat poop</span></em></li>
<li style="margin-top: 7px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: skolar-1, skolar-2, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">normal dogs tear up the garbage, counter surf, and eat expensive panties or heels</span></em></li>
<li style="margin-top: 7px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-family: skolar-1, skolar-2, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">normal dogs roll in poop and dead things</span></em></li>
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<p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; margin-top: 6px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important; margin-left: 20px !important; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-family: skolar-1, skolar-2, 'Times New Roman', serif; background-xg-p: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><em style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">What we want in a pet dog is abnormal behavior. We want a creature which has evolved for millennia as a hunter to act like prey doesn’t matter. We want dogs to learn to go potty outside the house, even when we bring doggy bathrooms (trees) into our homes as holiday decorations. We want dogs to like every dog and person they meet. We want dogs to be silent animals. We want dogs to walk politely on a loose leash, even though our walking pace is comparatively very slow. (Have you ever been caught behind someone who moves slowly when you’re in a hurry, either walking or driving? Frustrating!) We want dogs to never bite, no matter what, even when they are harassed, abused, and neglected.</span></em></p>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Dog Training and the Myth of Alpha-Male Dominance<br></br><br></br><br></br></span><div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Dogs are descended from wolves. Wolves…</span></p>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Dog Training and the Myth of Alpha-Male Dominance<br/><br/><br/></span><div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Dogs are descended from wolves. Wolves live in hierarchical packs in which the aggressive alpha male rules over everyone else. Therefore, humans need to dominate their pet dogs to get them to behave.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">This logic has dominated the canine-rearing conversation for more than five years, thanks mostly to National Geographic's award-winning show, <i>Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan</i>.<span class="see" style="font: normal normal bold 12px/155% georgia, arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(204, 0, 0); display: block;"><br/></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">But many experts say Millan's philosophy is based on now-debunked animal studies and that some of his techniques — most famously the alpha roll, in which he pins a dog on its back and holds it by the throat — are downright cruel.</p>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span>Read more: <a href="http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2007250,00.html?xid=rss-topstories#ixzz0vAEcsFaX" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); cursor: pointer; outline-style: none;">http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2007250,00.html?xid=rss-topstories#ixzz0vAEcsFaX</a></span></span></div> REHABILITATING A BITERtag:www.doodlerescuecollective.com,2010-06-30:2747693:Topic:660642010-06-30T18:12:56.095ZNancy Brewerhttp://www.doodlerescuecollective.com/profile/NancyBrewer
Ripley came to me as a foster with a bite history. He was with a family with very young children and I got the impression from talking with them, that the children were allowed to take things from him, would hit him and pull his tail. Is there any wonder he was a biter?<div><br></br></div>
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Ripley came to me as a foster with a bite history. He was with a family with very young children and I got the impression from talking with them, that the children were allowed to take things from him, would hit him and pull his tail. Is there any wonder he was a biter?<div><br/></div>
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<p style="text-align: left;">After being threatened to be put to sleep by the director of the rescue, I decided to keep him and work with him.</p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">A very sweet 11 month old doodle, Ripley needed some training, socialization to people and other dogs and to be taught no-one would hit him here. </p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">Just by being consistent, teaching him "drop it" and patience he is becoming a great dog. He has been here about three months now and although he still gets snappy every once in awhile, he has come a long way. </p>
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<p style="text-align: left;">A biter can be rehabilitated but it takes a lot of time, patience and commitment by everyone in the home. Everyone needs to be on the same page, use the same words and be consistent with working with the dog. Every interaction with the dog should aimed at teaching him the lesson until he "gets it." </p>
</div> CHANGING UNWANTED BEHAVIOR - TIPS & TRICKStag:www.doodlerescuecollective.com,2009-11-01:2747693:Topic:471812009-11-01T12:32:01.913ZNancy Brewerhttp://www.doodlerescuecollective.com/profile/NancyBrewer
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<b>"I really need help,,, how do i teach our 2 year old cockapoo not to jump on people when they come in our door. He is so excited and happy but it is annoying, thanks"</b><br />
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Hi Joan, jumping up is one of those actions doggies do that really drive people crazy. I have never been big on training but many people have gone to training classes to address unwanted behavior. You need to be consistent and not allow the behavior, ever. It might take some time but in a 2 yr old, she is past…
Joan asked:<br />
<b>"I really need help,,, how do i teach our 2 year old cockapoo not to jump on people when they come in our door. He is so excited and happy but it is annoying, thanks"</b><br />
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Hi Joan, jumping up is one of those actions doggies do that really drive people crazy. I have never been big on training but many people have gone to training classes to address unwanted behavior. You need to be consistent and not allow the behavior, ever. It might take some time but in a 2 yr old, she is past the puppy & teen stage and should be easier to train. I am not a big trainer person and if you are persistent & consistent, she will get the message.<br />
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Find something she goes nuts for, like cubes of chicken or beef or cheese and work with a partner who can come in & out of your house, and start putting her in a stay or sit position, give her the treat& good girl, keep saying your command and when the person comes in and she goes to jump, put her back in the stay & have the person leave again. Keep repeating it until she makes the connection to the treat and the wanted behavior. Give much praise and tell your partner to turn his back to her if she goes to jump.<br />
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When a guest gives pets and hugs when the dogs are jumping, they are reinforcing bad behavior. Change the behavior by using something she likes better. If she is not food motivated, you can make her food motivated with real liver, chicken, cheese or beef cubes. Use these only for training and give only when the desired behavior is displayed. It really only takes a few hours for them to get them message but then you have to do it every time after.<br />
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Good luck and let us know how it goes. Overwhelmedtag:www.doodlerescuecollective.com,2009-10-14:2747693:Topic:455542009-10-14T21:16:54.589ZNancy Brewerhttp://www.doodlerescuecollective.com/profile/NancyBrewer
Hello. I am feeling overwhelmed today and am hoping to find some new ideas. We adopted a 3 month old Golden Doodle from craigslist (I see that is not accepted by this group, but please don't blast me on it). Admittedly, I did not do enough research into Doodles. At 80 pounds, Murphy is about 15 pounds bigger than I expected. He is very loving and thinks he is a lap dog. In closed quarters, he is a good playmate for our 20 pound miniature schnauzer, Renzi. However, outside, Murphy runs full…
Hello. I am feeling overwhelmed today and am hoping to find some new ideas. We adopted a 3 month old Golden Doodle from craigslist (I see that is not accepted by this group, but please don't blast me on it). Admittedly, I did not do enough research into Doodles. At 80 pounds, Murphy is about 15 pounds bigger than I expected. He is very loving and thinks he is a lap dog. In closed quarters, he is a good playmate for our 20 pound miniature schnauzer, Renzi. However, outside, Murphy runs full speed and barrels over Renzi.<br />
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My daughter and I have allergies and asthma. Murphy doesn't shed, and his dander doesn't seem to bother us. However, between the dirt he wears in and the dust he and Renzi pound out of the rug when wrestling, having Murphy has quadrupled the dust in the house. That does affect our allergies.<br />
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We have a large fenced yard (split rail and wire). If someone is not outside with him, Murphy digs out of the yard every chance he gets. The first time, he came back with a child's stuffed animal. That turned out okay (fortunately, the neighbor's grandson was used to big dogs), but I worry. There's also a very busy road just across a little stream behind our house. This afternoon, Murphy dug out, and now he is covered in burrs and something (he likes to roll in feces and dead birds).<br />
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We're working on the jumping. He walks pretty well with a Gentle Leader head lead, but I cannot walk both dogs at the same time. The trainers at the obedience course we took didn't have any suggestions for his counter cruising. Everything is in his reach. He has a crate, and both dogs are gated in a large laundry/mud room whenever they're not supervised. Renzi no longer chews up things (well, he still loves tissues), but Murphy chews up whatever he can (like the rug and pad). I'm hoping that he will outgrow some of his puppy behavior within the next year.<br />
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I'm trying to deal with all the challenges. Murphy is a sweet dog, and Renzi likes having a brother. The kids enjoy him most of the time, but the escaping and allergies are serious issues. On days like today, I wonder if I can see through all the stuggles. How do we make it work?