Mike18/3/04 10:26


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Not really. Best bet is to train the dog not to - let him run around
on a long piece of string and as soon as he starts, give him a sharp
tug back and loud "NO" should work after a few tries.


This is how it is done and if required a check chain is used, similar to a
choke chain, but put on in such a way that it goes slack as soon as it is
released,

Please don't use a check chain on a really young puppy. 6 months or older
is more than early enough and then only with great caution and very gently.

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Sacha
(remove the weeds to email me)

Mike18/3/04 10:26


--
Not really. Best bet is to train the dog not to - let him run around
on a long piece of string and as soon as he starts, give him a sharp
tug back and loud "NO" should work after a few tries.


This is how it is done and if required a check chain is used, similar to a
choke chain, but put on in such a way that it goes slack as soon as it is
released,

Please don't use a check chain on a really young puppy. 6 months or older
is more than early enough and then only with great caution and very gently.

--

Sacha
(remove the weeds to email me)

Sacha wrote in message . co.uk...
Mike18/3/04 10:26


--
Not really. Best bet is to train the dog not to - let him run around
on a long piece of string and as soon as he starts, give him a sharp
tug back and loud "NO" should work after a few tries.


This is how it is done and if required a check chain is used, similar to a
choke chain, but put on in such a way that it goes slack as soon as it is
released,

Please don't use a check chain on a really young puppy. 6 months or older
is more than early enough and then only with great caution and very gently.

Perhaps you could try keeping the pup occupied while running loose -
throw a ball, play with it etc. Lots of attention and a frim No when
it starts to dig up your plants should do the trick!!
Good Luck
Annette

Sacha wrote in message . co.uk...
Mike18/3/04 10:26


--
Not really. Best bet is to train the dog not to - let him run around
on a long piece of string and as soon as he starts, give him a sharp
tug back and loud "NO" should work after a few tries.


This is how it is done and if required a check chain is used, similar to a
choke chain, but put on in such a way that it goes slack as soon as it is
released,

Please don't use a check chain on a really young puppy. 6 months or older
is more than early enough and then only with great caution and very gently.

Perhaps you could try keeping the pup occupied while running loose -
throw a ball, play with it etc. Lots of attention and a frim No when
it starts to dig up your plants should do the trick!!
Good Luck
Annette

Perhaps you could try keeping the pup occupied while running loose -
throw a ball, play with it etc. Lots of attention and a frim No when
it starts to dig up your plants should do the trick!!
Good Luck
Annette

The trouble with this Annette is that yes the dog 'will' learn to 'behave
itself' whilst at this house, but unless the owner is prepared to continue
the training at home, and on other visits, then it is a waste of time. Dog
training within the home, and outside on visits, is a continual practice.

Its the same when a dog jumps up at you, a firm hand on the bridge of the
dog's nose pushed back down, with a firm NO will cure that, but if the owner
is quite prepared for the dog to jump up all over them, then you are onto a
loser.

Sasha says that a check chain should not be put on a dog under 6 months.
Training starts from when the dog leaves the Bitch. If a sharp pull on the
lead is not doing the job after a couple of weeks training, then a check
chain it should be, BUT, please remember that there is a correct way to put
one on, and of course a small puppy should have a small chain on and under
NO circumstances should a child be allowed to walk a dog which has a check
chain on for training.

If anyone wants to know HOW to put a check chain on a dog, go to dog
training instructions. This is something which HAS to be demonstrated by a
trained instructor so that the consequences of an incorrect fitting can be
shown.

Mike

Perhaps you could try keeping the pup occupied while running loose -
throw a ball, play with it etc. Lots of attention and a frim No when
it starts to dig up your plants should do the trick!!
Good Luck
Annette

The trouble with this Annette is that yes the dog 'will' learn to 'behave
itself' whilst at this house, but unless the owner is prepared to continue
the training at home, and on other visits, then it is a waste of time. Dog
training within the home, and outside on visits, is a continual practice.

Its the same when a dog jumps up at you, a firm hand on the bridge of the
dog's nose pushed back down, with a firm NO will cure that, but if the owner
is quite prepared for the dog to jump up all over them, then you are onto a
loser.

Sasha says that a check chain should not be put on a dog under 6 months.
Training starts from when the dog leaves the Bitch. If a sharp pull on the
lead is not doing the job after a couple of weeks training, then a check
chain it should be, BUT, please remember that there is a correct way to put
one on, and of course a small puppy should have a small chain on and under
NO circumstances should a child be allowed to walk a dog which has a check
chain on for training.

If anyone wants to know HOW to put a check chain on a dog, go to dog
training instructions. This is something which HAS to be demonstrated by a
trained instructor so that the consequences of an incorrect fitting can be
shown.

Mike

Perhaps you could try keeping the pup occupied while running loose -
throw a ball, play with it etc. Lots of attention and a frim No when
it starts to dig up your plants should do the trick!!
Good Luck
Annette

The trouble with this Annette is that yes the dog 'will' learn to 'behave
itself' whilst at this house, but unless the owner is prepared to continue
the training at home, and on other visits, then it is a waste of time. Dog
training within the home, and outside on visits, is a continual practice.

Its the same when a dog jumps up at you, a firm hand on the bridge of the
dog's nose pushed back down, with a firm NO will cure that, but if the owner
is quite prepared for the dog to jump up all over them, then you are onto a
loser.

Sasha says that a check chain should not be put on a dog under 6 months.
Training starts from when the dog leaves the Bitch. If a sharp pull on the
lead is not doing the job after a couple of weeks training, then a check
chain it should be, BUT, please remember that there is a correct way to put
one on, and of course a small puppy should have a small chain on and under
NO circumstances should a child be allowed to walk a dog which has a check
chain on for training.

If anyone wants to know HOW to put a check chain on a dog, go to dog
training instructions. This is something which HAS to be demonstrated by a
trained instructor so that the consequences of an incorrect fitting can be
shown.

Mike

In article , Annette
Shewan writes

Perhaps you could try keeping the pup occupied while running loose -
throw a ball, play with it etc. Lots of attention and a frim No when
it starts to dig up your plants should do the trick!!
Good Luck
Annette



But what kind of friend stands by when his puppy is digging up his
friend's obviously well loved and tended garden?
Not much of one !

All the people who bring dogs to my garden would be horrified if they
saw them digging up a shrub or plant and would certainly step in and
check the behaviour (albeit in a gentle manner if it's a puppy)
I think the gardener's making a rod for his own back, chances are the
dog will learn that he's allowed to do this type of thing and the more
he's allowed the more reinforced the message will be.

Janet
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

I would be interested to hear from the original poster, as to what he thinks
of the contributions to this thread. I is certainly a very emotive subject.

Mike
Sitting here listening to the weather chucking it down and blowing a hooly
:-(

I would be interested to hear from the original poster, as to what he
thinks
of the contributions to this thread. I is certainly a very emotive
subject.
It

Mike
Sitting here listening to the weather chucking it down and blowing a hooly
:-(

On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 10:08:53 +0000 (UTC), "Mike" wrote:

I would be interested to hear from the original poster, as to what he thinks
of the contributions to this thread. I is certainly a very emotive subject.

I suggest you treat it the same way as you would a cat.
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Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit;
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad