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Q-Collar Updates
This archived discussion is "read only". « Previous 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Next » » thurlow - Interesting Development This has been an interesting week for the "girls." Rowdy has taken her position as benevolent leader of the dog pack. Her behaviors seem very appropriate even though she can be a bit cranky when attacked by the brat. Fergie, on the other hand, is not taking to her training as well as I had hoped. She seems, in human terms, to be a little ADHD-having problems concentrating on what she needs to do.I believe that she needs more serious training. We will make the effort this Saturday.Unfortunately, our schedule has meant that she does not get as much steady training as she should. Hopefully, the weekend refreshers will help her. Right now she is just being a nut! Pat, I think we will try the tandem training you demonstrated with Jammer, unless you think it is too soon to try her out with Rowdy. Sue -- posted by thurlow » LMcCain - Gille's almost ready to go... On Saturday, Gille had a visitor...a potential adopter. We had a mini-class in the back yard with one of my Airedale pups, Summer, and her owner, Lyn.This is sad to say, but Gille was MUCH better behaved than Summer! Gille walked on a loose lead, came when called, settled on command, waited perfectly, did remote sits, downed on command, gave up toys with a "mine"...you name it - every drill we did, he did it just as asked! The whole time, his tail was wagging and he was in a happy, playful mood. Gille has had trouble with people hugging me - he thinks they are going to hurt me. So, Lyn and I acted silly and hugged...after I told Gille to settle and wait. He was perfect! He watched intently, but never moved. He greeted Summer appropriately and sat next to me as calm as could be. One time, he was playing with Donna and got tangled in her legs. I thought, "Oh no!" I was afraid she was going to get bitten. Gille struggled a bit to get untangled, but never acted out aggressively at all - no growling, no posturing - nothing. Just a dog wanting to get untangled. Then he was just fine. Donna worked well with him - she had the appropriate amount of authority in her voice - she told him what to do - she didn't ask him. She corrected him appropriately when needed. She had a tendancy to hold him on too short of a lead (he was fine with it), but I was able to get her to loosen up on it (old habits die hard, you know!). She is bringing her husband with her this weekend. After working with him, I'm going to have them take him for a couple hours to a park, then bring him back. I need to see how he is going to react without me being there. If all goes well, he may be going to his new home a week later. Gille has really turned into a sweetheart! I like that dog!! Lynn -- posted by LMcCain » LMcCain - Re: Gille's almost ready to go... In response to message posted by LMcCain:Well, the husband was a "no-show" this weekend, but one of her dogs did come along - Murphy. Murphy is an extremely spoiled "momma's dog". He has very poor rear conformation so he has to hop along in the rear to move. Because of this, she has really babied him and has never insisted that he walks with her. I worked him for quite a while. He understood the settle quickly and did that ok. We did the with me...He would have none of it! He wouldn't pay attention at all and wouldn't walk with me no matter what! Finally, after a good 25 minutes or more, he reluctantly agreed to walk along with me. FINALLY!! After he agreed to walk along with me, I pulled out the hot dogs. After that, he had absolutely no trouble keeping up with me...hmmm...funny how he just "can't" walk like that unless hot dogs are present... hmmm... To his mom's credit, when he then walked with her and decided to quit, she gave him a good pop and told him "with me" again and didn't give in to him. He decided to walk along. We both worked Gille for a bit, then I sent her to the park down the street with Gille - I kept Murphy at my house. She was gone for about 1 1/2 hours, then brought him back. She said he was pretty distracted at the park, but did what she told him to do - except for the wait. She had to tell him 3 times before he waited for her. Once he decided he had to wait, he was fine. In the car on the way to the park, he was very anxious. However, after she worked him at the park and was on her way back, he settled just fine on command. Meanwhile...I worked with Murphy and taught him to walk with ME! I also taught the boy what down meant and reinforced the settle with him. It is obvious that he isn't used to being forced to do anything. This adopter really is trying hard to change the way she deals with the dogs. She is listening to what I say and following through with it. Lynn -- posted by LMcCain » LMcCain - Gille update Well, Gille isn't going with his prospective adopter. Apparently, hubby didn't want Gille which is why he didn't come for training. When I told her that hubby had to come or Gille wouldn't go, she confessed that her hubby didn't want him. I told her that Gille couldn't go with her if her husband didn't want him.So, now Gille is looking for a new home. Hopefully, I will be able to find the right home for him soon. He has become such a delightful little dog! Even my son has started to pet him - and my son won't even pet our own dogs. Gille really has a way of worming his way into your heart! This is sad to say, but Gille is a better behaved dog now than my own dogs are! I wonder whose fault that is???? Gille hasn't been aggressive at all in a while. He growled softly at me a couple weeks ago when I was manhandling him a bit. He stopped quickly and said he was VERY sorry, whatever could he have been thinking? Other than that, he has been just fine. Lynn -- posted by LMcCain » LisaInCal - Re: Gille update Lynn,Gille is fortunate that you found out that the woman's husband didn't want the dog *before* he went. There is a difference between a person in the household who won't be actively involved with the dog vs. a person who does not want the dog at all. Benign indifference vs. active "doesn't want". As you, Pat, and Traci told me a few months back, the right home will come along! Sounds like Gille is really a nice dog. Lisa -- posted by LisaInCal » PatM_6 - Serious Candidates Lynn, I have done enough rescues and rehabs that I do not match people with a dog until I have spent time with the dog.I have 3 VERY nice families that are waiting for a dog. I have not talked to any of them about a Scottie, but they all want a trained dog. We are also getting another rescue Lakeland tomorrow or the next day. I would have no problem at all placing Gille in an appropriate home. Come on over! Bring a dog, we'll do some training. -- posted by PatM_6 » PatM_6 - This has been 1 great week. I have been smiling all week long.The Q-collar has been purchased by people from all parts of the country. This week we have gotten calls from West Virginia, New York, Texas, and California. This was not to order a collar, it was to tell us just how happy they are with the Q-collar they have been using for a couple of months now. This is exactly what I was expecting to hear from almost everyone that has tried a Q-collar. I knew there would be those that would not be willing to change some of their handling practices. However, those people that try to consistently follow the Manners in Minutes training directions are having great success. These calls were music to my ears. I love to hear reports like these. I can't wait to go to California for the seminar in Feb. -- posted by PatM_6 » LMcCain - Gille's progress Well, last night I decided it was time to do nails again. The first time I tried to do front nails, he almost ate me! The 2nd time I tried to do front nails, he was still nasty. I decided to wait a bit before doing nails again to firm up some of the other behavioral things first.Well, we did nails last night. No growling, no fussing, no pulling away - nothing! He was perfect! I also scissored his furnishings down a bit, brushed him all out. Not one problem at all. I had my daughter hold the 2nd line while I groomed him, just in case, but he was as good as gold - except he kept wanting to sit down on the table...but considering where we started from...this is major progress! Later that evening, however, he did get a bit grumbly. He was obviously teed off that I put him outside alone and left him out longer than he wanted to be out. I forgot he was outside and he was out for almost an hour! When he came in, he walked past me grumbling/growling and went to a blanket and curled up in it. He stayed there a little bit, then got up and came back toward my chair and sat next to my chair grumbling/growling. I corrected him and told him to knock it off. He stopped, but when Scott went past, he started telling Scott off too. So he got a correction again. I haven't had to give him a correction in several days. He was just really mad and letting us know that he did not appreciate being outside like that! You could see that he knew he shouldn't be mouthing off at us like that, cuz he had his face turned away from us when he growled/grumbled. He is one opinionated little boy! He wasn't attempting to bite or threaten or anything like that - it was obvious in his body language. He was just grumbling. 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