Comments on: The Morning After.

By: Susan

Susan — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:59:52 +0000

Girl! She is a pistol! Love the way her ears perk up. My toy poodle acts the same way around bigger dogs (which means most other dogs). Only some day Bella will be able to back up her chatter.

Another tip: find a different word for “treat.” I use Yahoo. I think it’s helpful to use different words for common things. Then in regular conversation you don’t have to worry about setting her off.

Also, I use “let’s go” when I mean she can come. It works on walks when we stop at corners. When I tell her “let’s go” she knows we can cross (we’re working on off-leash walking). It also works when I have the door open to go outside. Unless she hears “let’s go” she stays back from the door (even though she wants to dash outside).

Lots of patience now will equal a really terrific dog for years to come!
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By: pixielation

pixielation — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:04:29 +0000

She sounds gorgeous, and I am SO glad you did a quick google to find out how to deal with her pulling. It’s so important to train a dog the right way from the start, and many people automatically assume if they pull – YOU pull back. Which makes it a life long struggle with the dog learning a bad habit. And worse when it’s a dog who will be large and quite strong.

I am sure she’ll love being in your family, she looks adorable chasing that ball. I wish I had one!
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By: showmethemom

showmethemom — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:47:06 +0000

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