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Puppy rearing advice needed, please
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<blockquote data-quote="Abbey" data-source="post: 181715" data-attributes="member: 179"><p>I just came in from meeting my neighbors. They have a golden retriever that is tied to the most intellectual thought out chain. He can run the entire backyard with no problem. But...he has more energy than a puppy, and a puppy he is not.</p><p> </p><p>So, I was chatting with them and the dog is literally choking himself to death because he's so excited. They rescued him from the shelter. I said, "Mind if I step in a bit?" No! Go right ahead.</p><p> </p><p>So the dog basically mauls me for a few seconds until I reach his collar. He does have a spike collar on. I gave that thing a couple of sharp jolts...dog stops. Within 10 minutes he was fetching a ball, bringing it back and sitting until the next ball was thrown. He now knows sit and down. When he'd try to jump, everyone turned around and walked around the corner of the house where he couldn't see them. When he'd calm down, we'd turn back around and give him a good pet AFTER he sat down. It literally only took about 3 times for him to get the hint.</p><p> </p><p>I love dogs. I want one. And a cat. No difficult child's, though.</p><p> </p><p>Abbey</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Abbey, post: 181715, member: 179"] I just came in from meeting my neighbors. They have a golden retriever that is tied to the most intellectual thought out chain. He can run the entire backyard with no problem. But...he has more energy than a puppy, and a puppy he is not. So, I was chatting with them and the dog is literally choking himself to death because he's so excited. They rescued him from the shelter. I said, "Mind if I step in a bit?" No! Go right ahead. So the dog basically mauls me for a few seconds until I reach his collar. He does have a spike collar on. I gave that thing a couple of sharp jolts...dog stops. Within 10 minutes he was fetching a ball, bringing it back and sitting until the next ball was thrown. He now knows sit and down. When he'd try to jump, everyone turned around and walked around the corner of the house where he couldn't see them. When he'd calm down, we'd turn back around and give him a good pet AFTER he sat down. It literally only took about 3 times for him to get the hint. I love dogs. I want one. And a cat. No difficult child's, though. Abbey [/QUOTE]
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