Re: thanks! that's relief

[Ilene Cook <asorosgd@ameritech.net>]

"Lyn L. Nelson" wrote:
 > Quite frankly, just from the stories exchanged and the pictures
shared, I'm
> raising Monza differently than others.  I can't help but think of how
> similar this is to the variances on raising children, or in the very least
> how you, yourself, were raised.

Lyn,
 You hit the nail on the head! We are all mothers and we all are going
to raise our children a little different. Plus, all children are a
little different. Take my son, please take him! Just kidding, He is a
keeper now. But he wasn't as a little one. Hyper, and ill behaved. There
was nothing I could do but do my best! I did all I could do, and even
though I didn't think at the time it was good enough, he turned out
better than great! I just did what we said earlier, constant
encouragement for better behavior.
 Now Brandon is not a dog, I know that. But the theory is the same.
Monza is different then Rocket, and we as mothers will raise them
different. 

Now Debbie wrote:> Ahhhh... I'm so glad you are sharing about the young
boys Ilene! and reading
> that you do wait until these boys are 1 to begin any kind of formal
> obedience very much supports what I was coming around to thinking on my own
> here. With Rosie we were in classes from the time she was 4 months old until
> I burned her out at 1 1/2 :( and it took another year to recover before she
> would even begin to accept more training towards her CD.

This is true! I have had this drilled into my head by the best trainers.
Goldens are easy to train because they are sensitive. If we are too
pushy and hard on them too early, we will either burn them or break
them. Debbie, when I train, I train. I am not a mean. But I don't take
no shit either. If I say down, and the dog doesn't go down, it looks
like WWF! He will go down, if not on his own, he will with a little bit
of loving "help". He will get praise and a treat either way. I don't
care how he got down, he gets a treat because he is down instead of up
where he wanted to stay. I use this as an example so as you can see why
I do not train young puppies. I can have a dog trained solid in a month
or sometimes a bit longer if they are real soft. This method has always
worked for me. It may sound harsh to some, but it isn't really! It is
just demanding. I NEVER ask, I ORDER! And most Goldens obey without any
need for more then a couple of snaps from the lead. Notice I said most.
We definitely have some that need a "bit" more. So, now that I have said
that, I bet no one signs up for Ilene's Obedience Class!

                               Ilene
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