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I have found that hot dogs are an amazing motivator for Kody. They are really helping us at this stage in our training. We can go farther away from home with them and they will even work when other dogs are involved. If Kody barks, me turning away and walking in the other direction actually [...]
Missed Squirrel Opportunity
Matt
Friday, July 10th 2009 4:03pm
Training is going pretty good with Kody. Outside time is much easier with him now, and I have tools for when things happen that used to make me feel out of control. We were just outside. I was trying to use dried some beef and banana treats I had been given at the pet store [...]
Barking and Loose Leash Training Progress
Matt
Monday, July 6th 2009 7:18pm
The last couple of weeks have been busy. My mom came for a visit and I’ve had a lot of other things going on. But, the training is going great. Here’s an email I sent to the trainer. By the way, please don’t try to imply any training techniques from this because I leave out [...]
First Meeting with New Trainer
Matt
Thursday, July 2nd 2009 2:33pm
Man, this has been a busy couple of weeks. Today I had the first meeting with the trainer. It was awesome. I knew that Kody’s issues were complex, he’s not aggressive, he’s not afraid, he’s something else. It’s not like he’s doing bad behaviors, he’s just being himself. The trainer totally picked up on that, [...]
Asking for Help
Matt
Friday, June 26th 2009 9:45pm
This week has been crazy, as you can probably tell by my lack of posts. All sorts of good things have been happening in my life, but it’s very busy. I’ve been watching some movies and trying to relax. But one thing I did this week was seek help with Kody. Kody is really well [...]
I received an email from Riverdog, which is the place where Kody and I learned positive training. In the email they were advertising a new shock collar class. I was sad. I talk about that email in this post.