Comments on: Firsts http://donutszenmom.com/2009/05/19/firsts/ ashtanga yoga. zen. life. words. Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:04:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: karen http://donutszenmom.com/2009/05/19/firsts/comment-page-1/#comment-3565 karen Sat, 23 May 2009 19:11:12 +0000 http://donutszenmom.com/?p=2173#comment-3565 Hi Tami, Right now, we're at a puppy class at PetsMart. I like it for the socialization mostly. Then we'll go to Jamie DeBenedetto (http://www.mydog8az.com/MDAIhome.html). Her classes are a bit of a drive to get to, so that's why I start with the local puppy class. Jamie's the trainer I took Ty to. She's awesome. I'll look into the lead. Honestly, though, both Ty and Waylon were really good with a choke chain (maybe it's the name that makes it seem so awful?). Both of them immediately figured out that it was more comfortable to walk close and not forge ahead. It didn't take any strangling, either! Waylon walks on a loose leash already -- so I can switch over to a buckle collar and it won't make much difference. It always seemed like he and Ty liked the chain because they would walk on a loose leash and the chain was super slack -- I figured it felt more like they had no collar at all. Hi Tami,

Right now, we’re at a puppy class at PetsMart. I like it for the socialization mostly. Then we’ll go to Jamie DeBenedetto (http://www.mydog8az.com/MDAIhome.html). Her classes are a bit of a drive to get to, so that’s why I start with the local puppy class. Jamie’s the trainer I took Ty to. She’s awesome.

I’ll look into the lead. Honestly, though, both Ty and Waylon were really good with a choke chain (maybe it’s the name that makes it seem so awful?). Both of them immediately figured out that it was more comfortable to walk close and not forge ahead. It didn’t take any strangling, either! Waylon walks on a loose leash already — so I can switch over to a buckle collar and it won’t make much difference. It always seemed like he and Ty liked the chain because they would walk on a loose leash and the chain was super slack — I figured it felt more like they had no collar at all.

]]> By: Tami http://donutszenmom.com/2009/05/19/firsts/comment-page-1/#comment-3564 Tami Sat, 23 May 2009 11:26:50 +0000 http://donutszenmom.com/?p=2173#comment-3564 I agree with your teacher:) hate choke collars.....try a Gentle Leader, you will never use a choke again :) Who does your training? I agree with your teacher:) hate choke collars…..try a Gentle Leader, you will never use a choke again :) Who does your training?

]]> By: LI Ashtangini http://donutszenmom.com/2009/05/19/firsts/comment-page-1/#comment-3561 LI Ashtangini Fri, 22 May 2009 13:25:39 +0000 http://donutszenmom.com/?p=2173#comment-3561 LOL, doggies are good yoga partners. I've already taught the boys to down long ago. Your way might work with Rufus, who doesn't move too quickly but that might not work for Rocky. Maybe I'll try it with the next dog. My method sounds like I'm forcing or shoving them but it's more like a gentle lean. I think they figured it out in about a week. Probably the most important command, and the most-used around our house, other than leave it or wait. LOL, doggies are good yoga partners.

I’ve already taught the boys to down long ago. Your way might work with Rufus, who doesn’t move too quickly but that might not work for Rocky. Maybe I’ll try it with the next dog. My method sounds like I’m forcing or shoving them but it’s more like a gentle lean. I think they figured it out in about a week. Probably the most important command, and the most-used around our house, other than leave it or wait.

]]> By: karen http://donutszenmom.com/2009/05/19/firsts/comment-page-1/#comment-3554 karen Thu, 21 May 2009 12:32:35 +0000 http://donutszenmom.com/?p=2173#comment-3554 Haha! Yes! An assist in supta vajrasana! I will have to explain how that'd work to the dog trainer and ask her to help me train him to do it. Can you imagine the look on her face? :-) Haha! Yes! An assist in supta vajrasana! I will have to explain how that’d work to the dog trainer and ask her to help me train him to do it. Can you imagine the look on her face? :-)

]]> By: Liz http://donutszenmom.com/2009/05/19/firsts/comment-page-1/#comment-3553 Liz Thu, 21 May 2009 05:09:03 +0000 http://donutszenmom.com/?p=2173#comment-3553 I love Waylon stories! He sounds so sweet (even the forearm nibbling). I think you should teach him to sit on you for Supta Vajrasana and then after backbends (he could drape over you, giving you a doggie squish). I love Waylon stories!
He sounds so sweet (even the forearm nibbling).
I think you should teach him to sit on you for Supta Vajrasana and then after backbends (he could drape over you, giving you a doggie squish).

]]> By: arturo http://donutszenmom.com/2009/05/19/firsts/comment-page-1/#comment-3552 arturo Thu, 21 May 2009 00:31:57 +0000 http://donutszenmom.com/?p=2173#comment-3552 hi Karen i can now see other blogs but i can't access my own. i may travel this weekend and see if that solves the problem temporarily. i will look into a local blog host, although it would be in Chinese, so i'm not sure how everyone would read it. another alternative would be to look for an internet service provider locally which offers blogging capabilities. i may have to wait a month to investigate those other options since i'm studying for something work related. yesterday i received my residency. things are going well. i seem to be expressing myself all over the cybershala since i can't do it chez moi. hugs arturo hi Karen
i can now see other blogs but i can’t access my own. i may travel this weekend and see if that solves the problem temporarily. i will look into a local blog host, although it would be in Chinese, so i’m not sure how everyone would read it. another alternative would be to look for an internet service provider locally which offers blogging capabilities. i may have to wait a month to investigate those other options since i’m studying for something work related. yesterday i received my residency. things are going well. i seem to be expressing myself all over the cybershala since i can’t do it chez moi.
hugs
arturo

]]> By: karen http://donutszenmom.com/2009/05/19/firsts/comment-page-1/#comment-3551 karen Wed, 20 May 2009 23:58:45 +0000 http://donutszenmom.com/?p=2173#comment-3551 First off, I use a food treat. I put him in a "sit," then take the treat and bring it down from his face to between his feet, keeping the treat close to his body so he keeps sitting and looking at it. As the treat moves, he leans down to get it, at which point I move the treat out away from him slowly -- essentially "luring" him so that he has to lie down to get closer to it. Once he's down, he gets the treat. It works for big dogs, who tend to be slower than little dogs. No idea how it works for little dogs who move around a lot. Want to try and report back? First off, I use a food treat. I put him in a “sit,” then take the treat and bring it down from his face to between his feet, keeping the treat close to his body so he keeps sitting and looking at it. As the treat moves, he leans down to get it, at which point I move the treat out away from him slowly — essentially “luring” him so that he has to lie down to get closer to it. Once he’s down, he gets the treat.

It works for big dogs, who tend to be slower than little dogs. No idea how it works for little dogs who move around a lot. Want to try and report back?

]]> By: LI Ashtangini http://donutszenmom.com/2009/05/19/firsts/comment-page-1/#comment-3550 LI Ashtangini Wed, 20 May 2009 21:08:03 +0000 http://donutszenmom.com/?p=2173#comment-3550 That's so cute! Wow, I can't believe he's 50 lbs already. He's a big boy! How do you teach 'down'? I learned to teach it by putting them into a sit and then you kind of take the weight off one of their front legs and shift their shoulders toward that leg until they lie down. From the Brian Kilcommons books. That’s so cute! Wow, I can’t believe he’s 50 lbs already. He’s a big boy! How do you teach ‘down’? I learned to teach it by putting them into a sit and then you kind of take the weight off one of their front legs and shift their shoulders toward that leg until they lie down. From the Brian Kilcommons books.

]]> By: karen http://donutszenmom.com/2009/05/19/firsts/comment-page-1/#comment-3549 karen Wed, 20 May 2009 19:31:06 +0000 http://donutszenmom.com/?p=2173#comment-3549 It's actually pretty funny, Arturo. You can tell he's just a big baby who is gnawing because his teeth are coming in. Still no luck seeing other blogs, Arturo? Do you know why you've lost access to them? It’s actually pretty funny, Arturo. You can tell he’s just a big baby who is gnawing because his teeth are coming in.

Still no luck seeing other blogs, Arturo? Do you know why you’ve lost access to them?

]]> By: arturo http://donutszenmom.com/2009/05/19/firsts/comment-page-1/#comment-3548 arturo Wed, 20 May 2009 12:20:39 +0000 http://donutszenmom.com/?p=2173#comment-3548 hi Karen love the story. i'd have to see what Waylon does when chewing your forearm to see if i wouldn't be afraid of the idea. hugs Arturo hi Karen
love the story. i’d have to see what Waylon does when chewing your forearm to see if i wouldn’t be afraid of the idea.
hugs
Arturo

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