Tag Barking

Walking Around Other Dogs, Second Walk of the Day

Matt
Tuesday, August 25th 2009 6:25pm
We went on our second walk of the day and ran into two dogs. Kody did great around the first one. I think he barked once, but not until a long time after we were looking (and clicking and treating) at the dog from a fairly close distance. I think he barked as the dog [...]

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Kody Makes Progress Around Other Dogs on Walks

Matt
Tuesday, August 25th 2009 2:40pm
Switching to hot dogs and only giving them when needed has really been a great thing for us. Today after Kody pooped I saw a neighbor dog was walking our way. We were kind of trapped, however, I could walk up the grass and into some bark, so I did. I clicked when Kody looked [...]

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Walking with my Dachshund: Meeting People

Matt
Monday, August 24th 2009 2:05pm
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This morning we had a great walk. We started off bumping into my neighbor. I clicked and treated a bit just to reinforce how good he was being. Then Kody just laid in the sun while we talked for a long time. It was awesome. Then Kody pooped and I clicked and treated so he [...]

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Graduation: A New Approach to Walking my Dachshund

Matt
Thursday, August 20th 2009 2:29pm
Kody and I have been using our trainer’s methods for over a month now and the results are really showing. Yesterday a couple of facts became clear: Kody is not that motivated by chicken much at this point. In spite of that, I can walk him peacefully around the block and accomplish most of my [...]

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Kody’s Best Walk Ever

Matt
Monday, August 17th 2009 2:32pm
Kody and I continue to make progress. One thing that amazes me is his desire for interaction which can be used as a motivational training tool. Today’s walk really showed that. When we go on a walk we often walk through a neighborhood senior center parking lot. Today, there was a trailer cooking up food [...]

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Normalcy

Matt
Friday, August 7th 2009 4:48pm
I have been loving the last couple of days. Kody seems to be back to normal, eating and pooping without concern. I’ve been trying to get some work done and he’s been really good about letting me do that. We have employed bully sticks to help out with this, and I’m glad he seems to [...]

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