Do you communicate well with your dog, and vice ve... - Page 3

feline groovy · ‎07-29-2014

@codeqn wrote:
Sometimes I think I speak better Siberian Husky than I do English. LOL C;-)

After 30+ years of cat experience, I'm pretty fluent in kittyspeak. ;-)

silkyk · ‎03-03-2011

This is a great book!

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GingerPeach · ‎03-12-2010

@silkyk wrote:
This is a great book!

I looked at this on amazon and was very troubled by what is in it. You NEVER do what is written in bold. Here are quotes from two reviewers:

. . ".but honestly, I found the approach outdated. For example: if your dog eliminates in the house she advocates dragging the dog back there, sticking his nose *near* it (not "in", at least...) and scolding him/her. This is is a seriously outdated training method that does nothing except confused the dog and give them bad associations of you. I am not opposed to corrections, don't get me wrong. However, if you don't catch the dog IN THE ACT, a correction is useless. Especially with a puppy.. they have the attention span of a gnat; they won't understand what you're correcting them about."

and

"Got to chapter five and found her methods and advice are full of dog doo-doo. Squirt dog with squirt gun. If that doesn't work then blast him with full force garden hose. This lady claims to have 35 years experience training dogs. It is clear she has never heard of positive reinforcement."

[was Homegirl] Love to be home . . . thus the screen name. Joined 2003.

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

Yes! He is extremely smart - more so than I have ever seen in a canine.

He learns words after one or two times. He's a talker. We seem to be very much 'in tune' since I've been with him 99% of the time since he was little.

feline groovy · ‎07-29-2014

@chickenbutt wrote:
Yes! He is extremely smart - more so than I have ever seen in a canine.

He learns words after one or two times. He's a talker. We seem to be very much 'in tune' since I've been with him 99% of the time since he was little.

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qualitygal · ‎10-04-2010

@GingerPeach wrote:
My little dog is a great communicator. She has trained me to respond to a simple raised paw, at which point I ask her questions such as "Potty?" or "Treat?" or "Supper?" or "Snack?" or "Walkie?" and so on.
Guess which ones get her tail wagging the most!

On the other hand, she also knows a fair amount of other words or phrases such as "Bye-bye in the car" which makes her excited. Yes, I talk to her as if she were a two-year-old child. After a while, you stop feeling silly and simply feel rewarded that the dog actually understands.

(And no, she doesn't always get something to eat when she raises her paw. I often just take her for a short walk since it's "time," and I think you know what I mean.)

I bet a lot of your dogs know a lot of words. And I do think training goes both ways. It works better that way.

Oh my golly! You have a smart dog too!! LOL

qualitygal · ‎10-04-2010

@chickenbutt wrote:
Yes! He is extremely smart - more so than I have ever seen in a canine.

He learns words after one or two times. He's a talker. We seem to be very much 'in tune' since I've been with him 99% of the time since he was little.

My dog is telepathic and speaks with her eyes. She's amazing. ROFLOL