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How to involve more in helping with the solution
Or stopping Gassing and Pound Seizure would be nice

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:04 pm Post subject:

I think pet loss would be an excellent topic. It is just so hard when you lose a pet. You lose a part of your family and the grieving process is so difficult.

Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2009 6:04 pm Post subject:

I'd like to see information on legal aspects happening all over the country. What we can do to become involved both on our local and national level. Updates on pending or purposed legislation in topics like puppy mills, gassing, breed specific laws, spay and nuetering , animal rights etc. And private sector animal related issues like Vick and Nike so we can keep abreast and ahead of the insanity. Get everyone up and active for the right causes by exposure. Yahoo!!

Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 11:07 pm Post subject:

Since I'm dealing with this at the moment- long term, progressive, degenerative diseases, and coping with them daily. When to make the final decision, when to draw the line with treatment, making peace every day with who your pet is becoming/ letting go of who they used to be. Heavy and sad stuff, I suppose. I am not sure what kind of expert could speak to those issues, though!

Posted Tue May 17, 2011 11:08 pm:

Oh, and cat aggression. What a mysterious and hard to address issue that is! As in, an aggressive cat.

Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 8:42 am Post subject:

Thanks, we will look into a possible topic to include dealing with degenerative diseases. As for cat aggression, we will have a cat expert next month that can address behavioral issues!

Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2012 11:33 am Post subject:

Hi Dogs Bark, Thanks for your inquiry. "Down Rover" is intended to be used in a controlled setting, for training purposes. The function of it, is to block the landing spot, while simultaneously giving the command; no, down, off, etc., so that you redirect the dog's attention to you and your command, where it should be. Jumping is a particularly difficult behavior to manage, particularly when the dog is overly excited and does not obey verbal commands. This is the aid you use to "get thru to them". It interrupts the behavior, defuses the activity and redirects their attention. As far as outdoors is concerned, the intention is for the dog to be obedient to your command, so that they know "Off means Off", when they attempt to jump. I would not allow the dog to get close enough to a passerby until he obeys the command.

The alternate training techniques are as follows; 1)Ignore the dog until it stops jumping, and then reward them when they stop. This is NOT an option for the out of control overly rambunctious and dangerous jumpers. It certainly cannot be used on strangers while out on a walk. 2) Squeeze their paws when they jump (this video has nearly 1/2 a million views on
YouTube!) The problems with this are obvious -- dogs don't trust you, become afraid of having their paws handled, dogs may bite you for doing it, and it's probably not something you want to ask friends or strangers to do. 3) Step on their leash -- I have never tried this. If I put my dog's leash on, he is expecting to go for a walk. I would not confuse him with this technique as a training method, nor can I comment on how effective it is, except to say that it doesn't seem like a great idea. 4) Squirt them with a spray bottle. I am not a big fan of the spray bottle, but it can have it's place. If the dog responds, it should only be used on a very limited basis. 5) Use canned air with a loud sound -- not something I would do with the type dogs I have worked with. I would never do anything to startle a dog. 6) Tie them up while teaching them command -- useless 7) when guests come over -- put them in another room, or a crate, or outside, or at someones house -- yes, I have seen this advice by "professional" dog trainers. Cool

Believe it or not, there is a company marketing a "Catch Pole" as a training device!!! This is also on YouTube. Everything above, aside from "ignoring" them, are techniques that cause the dog to develop a "learned helplessness" much like Cesar Milan does by overwhelming the dog with dominance. So, those are the current options. I've worked with hundreds of rescue dogs. Over the past two years, this is the only product that has worked perfectly for me with every dog.

Dogs have a huge range of personalities, and "history", both by breed and past experience. Some are bold and confident, and fairly unflappable, and others are timid and shy, and easily spooked. Not every dog will respond the same way to every technique.

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