I love this quote by --

[Alberta Hanko]

This is a quote from Pat Miller (master trainer and author of really great training books whom I greatly admire and respect) when asked by someone in a group about the way to walk two dogs she replied that of course you need to work them separately until they are walking nicely and added:

(Any time you are with your dog, one of you is training the other. It
generally works best if we are the trainer more often than we're the
trainee...)


Alberta & Linus

[Melissa Brunoehler]

very true!

I haven't read the book but someone posted this on my petsitting group list and I thought it was great.

Excerpts from, "The Complete Idiots Guide to Positive Dog Training",
second edition, copyright 2005 by Pamela Dennison (author.)

Page 9: "The most notable role models for positive methods are the
trainers at SeaWorld parks. They train a killer whale to stay still
for dental work without Novocain, to urinate on cue into a paper cup,
to allow blood to be drawn, and many other behaviors needed for
animal husbandry. Use punishment on these animals and you'll see the
need for new trainers increase because all of the trainers will be
dead. So they use positive training by necessity. It only takes
nine months to train a whale, including name recognition, "Come" on
cue, and daily animal husbandry (does your dog allow grooming?), eye
contact, not eating the trainer or any other animals – even prey –
plus all of the behaviors needed for the show."

Page 10: "Why some people seem to think that a 25-pound Sheltie
needs more punishment than an 8,000-pound killer whale at SeaWorld is
beyond me."

[Alberta Hanko]

What a great quote, Melissa. I have always enjoyed reading anything by Pam Dennison, and I also love her methods.

Alberta & Linus

[Lesly Stevens]

ROFL! Good one, Alberta!


And Melissa, that about says it all! LOL

Lesly