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I just registered today and I can only view 16 threads of recent posting. I cannot find a way to search of page through the forum threads. Please advise.
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November 1, 2009 1:48 PM
Correction to my original post. It should have read "search or page through the forum threads"
November 1, 2009 1:52 PM
GOOD LUCK! You need to use this cryptic thing called the Blogtool. If you have a question you'll do better to just ask it. Mostly everything here was written by the same regulars anyway. Me, Dawg Pro, Sandie, Tracey, Doggone, Blizzard and Meccash.
BTW: I did not send you the email. The forum sent it "as me". If you like a good mental workout then the Blogtool can be accessed through one of those links in that email or at http://ngccommunity.nationalgeographic.com/admin/mt.cgi.
Have fun!
November 2, 2009 10:47 AM
Thank you kindly K-Nine. I could not get the "Reply to this comment" link to work yesterday. It seems fine now upon me loggin in this am.
I will print your reply in case I cannot find it in the future.
November 1, 2009 1:59 PM
PS: They are revamping and supposedly IMPROVING this forum before year end to do what you want.
November 2, 2009 10:59 AM
Sure thing... Yeah, you need to be logged in for the links to work. I've never had much luck with searching even in the blogtool. It there something of special interest? Maybe I can find it for you.
November 2, 2009 11:18 AM
I hate to ask questions on any of my special interest forums until I have searched it thourogly to answer it myself. It saves time a bit of frustration to the old hands of the forum to hear the same boring request for information that has been eloquently answered many times in the past. We have just a week ago adopted an 8 month old Rhodesian Ridgeback Male. He is a high energy pup with a real will to please. He has mastered come, sit and has fully accepted his collar. Our problem is that he "freezes" on the leash and we are dying to get him to walk out of the confines of our yard on leash with us. He does not freeze if I drop the leash on the ground. He hardly notices it. However if any of us is holding it we only get 3 to 10 paces and then freeze for different time periods before another 3 to 10 paces. He does the best on a 30 foot spring retractable leash but still freezes for shorter periods at anywhere from 3 to 30 paces.A retractable leash is not our choice for our walks however.
November 2, 2009 11:27 AM
With luck Dawg Pro will see this since Ridgebacks are one of his specialities. I'll come back in a bit... the dogs are ringing the bells by the door to be let out.
November 2, 2009 12:50 PM
No Dawg Pro eh?
OK! Prior to a walk the dog collar should be positioned as high up on the neck as you can get it. This gives you control of the dog’s head and gets the collar off those strong neck muscles.
Normally we suggest keeping a short leash attached all the time until the dog ignores or at least accepts it. If the leash can get snagged on stuff then tuck the hand loop under its collar so it doesn’t drag. Also you can play games in the yard while it’s on the long leash. It works better if it’s tied to a stake and you keep the games within leash range so the dog doesn’t reach the end and choke itself.
On the walk, make sure there isn’t some object or something else that is making the dog stop. Maybe there is something it is afraid of or timid over.
Change directions frequently especially at the signs of a stopping strike. The walking pace can be varied too but keep it mostly brisk and energetic so the dog must pay attention and can’t really look around and get distracted.
Pay attention to how much you are talking to the dog. It may be that TOO much encouragement is TOO much stimulation. Try being both energetic and completely silent and just make the dog follow you.
Tethering is a favorite by both Dawg and myself for new dogs. You tie the leash to your waist and go about your business. It makes for a very attentive dog and often the outside walks become a piece of cake. Previously tether trained dogs can usually be trained to walk off leash very quickly. This training definitely makes you the parent type or pack leader in the dog’s eyes. You don’t talk to the dog when doing this. It either moves when you move or it will get a good leash correction for not paying attention.
Making a fuss over the dog when it stops can work against you because you are giving it all kinds of attention for stopping. It doesn’t matter if the attention isn’t good, it’s attention. This is how dogs learn to train their owners to get their own way. They hold out until you make a fuss or give up. Either way they got something they wanted out of it and you didn’t. The looser is the one being trained!!!
I think it’s great that you have already been doing so much training and having such good success!!! COOL!!!
DOWN (lay down) is a critical command to train too because it’s a command of giving submission. You can use it as a discipline and just before you introduce your dog to other people and dogs.
The other safe and trustworthy advisors on this forum are Tracey, Blizzard, Sandie, Dawg Pro and Doggone.
Be Well and Train Well.
November 2, 2009 3:46 PM
K-Nine, your reply is such an informative point of view on the Freezing Leash Syndrome it should be available to others in a STICKY POST at the top of the heap like I have seen in other forums. Why reinvent the wheel every time this topic comes up.
November 2, 2009 3:40 PM
Thank you K-Nine for your detailed and comprehesive reply. We incorporated many of your suggestion into our morning training and we felt comfortable enough with Curry's response to venture out the front gate. He did a good job only stopping for a sniff or two, a garbage truck passing by and two pedestrians. The walk was only 200 yards however. I think we got past our frezzing leash hurdle that had us stopped dead.
We will attempt to add DOWN to his repertoire soon.
He is getting so much work out of us because we are retired and trying to get past the sorrow of losing our 9 year old Rhodesian named TULI a few months ago.
Thsnk you so much
November 2, 2009 5:02 PM
You’re VERY welcome!!!
Well… for Pack Leadership training I don’t reinvent the wheel. There is a topic called “BASIC TRAINING: For Humans And Their Dogs” located here at,
http://ngccommunity.nationalgeographic.com/ngcforums/dog-whisperer/2009/11/basic-training-for-humans-and-their-dogs.html,
which I refer folks to often. From time to time I do push it the top with that Blogtool thing I mentioned. It has allot of stuff with step by step instructions and explanations about how and why things work and would also be good to use on your new dog.
I am so sorry to hear about Tuli! We lost a dog last year and now have 2 new family members. If you want a pick me up you can see one of my dogs doing stuff on a homemade agility course. Maybe it will give your hubby a fun project for the dog or at least some ideas?!
As for your immediate success this am you must be great trainers because I know that my advice didn’t work THAT FAST. I’m not one to look a gift horse in the mouth though :-))
Be Well and Train Well.
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