Comments on: doggies, dancing, deuce-age http://goddessgazette.khizmet.com/2009/06/25/doggies-dancing-deuce-age/ shake it...shake it good Sat, 19 May 2012 10:00:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: patty http://goddessgazette.khizmet.com/2009/06/25/doggies-dancing-deuce-age/#comment-15 patty Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:42:13 +0000 http://goddessgazette.khizmet.com/2009/06/25/doggies-dancing-deuce-age/#comment-15 Let's see....hmmm In a sweat trying to control a terrier in class....yes ..been there too! :) While the big dogs labs and collies etc were practically comatose in their down stays, my little guy although down was cranking his head around watching everyone else, ready to pop out of position at the drop of a hat. It amazes me how alertness and intelligence, while one of the more favorable characteristics of terriers, can sometimes make obedience training difficult. Marty McCann told me the first dog he ever trained when he was a kid was a terrier. He said he didn't know at the time that terriers tend to be difficult to train. He also said some of the big breeds will do the same thing over and over again and not get bored or distracted and because of this easier to train. His point was to cut myself some slack and not get discouraged just stick with it. I found for me that Dog School was a real learning experience for the humans. Cheers Patty Let’s see….hmmm In a sweat trying to control a terrier in class….yes ..been there too! :)
While the big dogs labs and collies etc were practically comatose in their down stays, my little guy although down was cranking his head around watching everyone else, ready to pop out of position at the drop of a hat.

It amazes me how alertness and intelligence, while one of the more favorable characteristics of terriers, can sometimes make obedience training difficult.

Marty McCann told me the first dog he ever trained when he was a kid was a terrier. He said he didn’t know at the time that terriers tend to be difficult to train.
He also said some of the big breeds will do the same thing over and over again and not get bored or distracted and because of this easier to train.
His point was to cut myself some slack and not get discouraged just stick with it.
I found for me that Dog School was a real learning experience for the humans.

Cheers
Patty

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