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Comment by Sarah, Sadie & Dexter on April 20, 2009 at 2:52pm

in the main picture..where did you get that bus costume, that is hilarious!!

Comment by Sondra on March 16, 2009 at 11:41am

I'll be the last one to comment on 'potty trainng'. Corie was 6 mo old before I got her house broke. My husband who is retired and home with her 24/7 just let her do her thing. Things finally came together and I put in a doggie door and now she can go out side and do her thing .. even the cat uses the door!

I bought Corie a 'gentle leader' and while it worked, she hates it and can work it off her nose, which tells me I don't have it on correctly or its not tight enough. I just bought the gentle walker? its a harness, but the leash attaches to the front,so when they pull, it pulls them around. She did really well with that. I may have to put the gentle leader back on her and get it adjusted so she can't get it off ...

Comment by Ryan and Darwin on March 15, 2009 at 12:17pm

Puppy Potty Training Help:
Hi all! Okay, so this is not an inquiry simply about how to get Darwin to go outside, it's more about how to get him adjusted to just going out say 5 times a day vs. 35. Over the past two weeks he has done great. Almost every day other day is a 100% outside potty day (the days in between result in one pee on the floor). Right now I am a student, so I am at home most of the day, and then my partner comes home when I go off to school. On Fridays we are both gone. Monday-Thursday, I find that I am taking him out almost every half hour on his request, and if I don't he will go on the floor. The odd thing is that on Friday, when he is his crate for 6 hours straight, no accidents. How do I get him to go, perhaps 4 times a day vs. every commercial break? (additionally, I don't know if this matters, but he goes on at least two walks a day, and we live on the third floor of our condo with no elevators- so he walks down- with some reluctance- and up the stairs). Any thoughts?

Comment by Ketura, Shalom and Destro on March 13, 2009 at 10:45pm

Also we take Destro out now for about an hour or two before company comes over. There's a great 7 acre dog park in Petaluma (if anyone's from Sonoma County, CA) and he just runs and runs. Then when company comes over, he's tired and plays by himself in his big crate. (We use an x-pen for a crate, it's very convenient.) - This is in reference to Allison Musick's comment back to me.

Comment by Ketura, Shalom and Destro on March 13, 2009 at 10:44pm

Oh my goodness, we just bought Destro this new lead called gentle leader, it's roughly $17 depending on where you get it. I don't know about you guys but our 8 month old is the worst puller! I never rave about random products but this actually does what it says it's going to and you see immediate results. We've already put him through puppy training (which he excelled except for walking) and we were thinking about getting a personal trainer for him just for walking. I was comparing a choke collar (which I don't like the idea) or this other harness that is supposed to be "at the center of control" but these two women at pestmart said "NOOO put those down get the gentle leader". Let me tell you.. it works! Normally I leave happy and come home mad because of how horrible he is on his walks, but today I was mad at my hubby but when I came home I was soooo happy and SO proud (even though it's the lead not Destro doing the work)! I'm telling you, go get it if you're having pulling problems!

Comment by Wendt Worth Corgi's on December 17, 2008 at 1:47am

Comment by Allison Musick on December 2, 2008 at 2:26pm

Ketura, I like using some of Cesar Millan's methods, if you're familiar w/ him. I think his site is cesarmillaninc.com. I'm guessing he'd say to put your dog in the sitting position, correcting him when he moves from that spot, and then have your guests totally ignore the dog until they've been greeted and gotten comfortable. There's probably some very similar questions like that on his site.

Comment by Allison Musick on December 2, 2008 at 2:22pm

My problem with sit and down is that it's so darn hard to tell the difference between those and when she's standing...the height doesn't change that much... ;)

Comment by Laura Jones on December 1, 2008 at 6:30pm

I have a problem with KC and the come command, I tend to use here instead of come but same thing different word. She doesn't like to do it. I have tried treats. But she isn't doing it consistently and I am still terrifeid to let her out off her leash. In fact just a couple of weeks ago she escaped while my kids were headed out the door and we spent 20 minutes getting her back and the kids were late for school.

Comment by Wendt Worth Corgi's on December 1, 2008 at 1:44am

When I work w/my young ones to sit I start w/sitting on the floor w/them and as I go to pet them I say sit putting just a little pressure on their behinds. I don't expect them to sit for any length of time. Then as time progresses and they go to jump up to you hold your hand out and say down, many times they will go into a sitting position and then I say sit as they have done and congratulate them calmly. They say if you over congratulate them you distract them w/all the excitement but a simple good boy and petting is the attention they are looking for to begin w/. Then before giving a treat hold the treat and say sit...this is just being consistent and persistent. After a while you will see them listening to your command. Once you see that then start making them stay in that position and learn patience. There will be times the you will have to be demanding and you never walk away til you get the sit as you have asked. Don't think this is something that is very hard. It really isn't..its just being persistent, patient, and consistent. Don't need to drill the pup for 1/2 hr a day..thats to reputitious for a young pup. Just try it and you'll notice progress.

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