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    How Do You Teach A Grey To Sit?

    in Training and Behavior discussion

    Posted · Edited by Jackandgrey

    One real effective way to teach these guys to sit is to start with down. And then lure them up with a treat. If you start with the treat at their nose and lure them up slowly, you can do the "click" when they hit the sit position. That's how I taught Lima Bean.

     

    This would be the only way i could teach Jess. When she lies down she always goes down from the front end first not the rear so I can't mark that action. I have never seen her sit on her own naturally. Jonah either. Ever!

     

    Jilly on the other hand was easy to teach. she sat naturally and a modified hug and fold a time or two did the trick. She was so very smart though and had I known more at the time would have used a shaping with clicker method.

    Turbo

    in Remembrance

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    I'm so very sorry fro your loss of your gorgeous boy. I was so sad and shocked to see his name here. I know the hole in your heart is huge. flowers_red.gif

    Sammi

    in Remembrance

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    That was so very beautiful Teena. I'm so sorry he couldn't stay forever but what love he knew and returned in the too short a time he was with you. You both were blessed.

    Tom S Calypso

    in Remembrance

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    Calypso my former foster and my very dear friend Judy's special mama dog

     

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    Hi Everyone,

     

    Our hearts are heavy tonight with the sudden and tragic loss of Calypso

    today. She just went for a wee car ride to get those horrible corns removed

    and 4 hours later she was gone. She needed some sedation due to the size and

    depth of the corns and she was a "don't touch my feet kinda girl". She gave

    the vet and his staff a run for their money today! The corn removal and nail

    clipping went wonderful and although a little wobbly on her feet she walked

    out of the vets office and into the house when she got home. Then something

    went tragically wrong over the next few hours - she lost all her

    neurological function and went unresponsive. We rushed her off to the vet

    unconscious knowing that we had to let her go. We are all just devastated

    with such an unnecessary loss- Blaster stood guard over her while at home

    and has been out in the yard looking for her - his harem down by 1!

     

    Calypso was one of the most animated and mouthy little gals we have known -

    hence her nickname " Clip-it". She had us pegged - she would sing us " to

    her" every morning. There was never a reason for her to get out of bed or

    off the couch when she could remain comfy while she got everybody else out

    of theirs. She sang for her meals and she sang to play tug-of-war. She and I

    would serenade the household every evening, always a different song - she

    getting louder as I chimed in. She also taught Neenz to sing - lucky us :-)

    She hated M/G's but she went. She learned early on that if you lay down and

    look pretty that the people always come to you. She even went dressed up for

    the holidays. She entertained people when out walking as she would always

    start to sing when Dad was too long visiting- boredom wasn't one of her more

    polite personalities. She loved her housemates but life was mostly all about

    her :-) Fire will no longer have a nice warm bum to lie on. She and Neenz

    were inseparable maniacs when it came to riding in the car -we're down one

    travelling mate. She was the cockroach queen of the household - I'm sure she

    spent most of her life watching it upside down!

     

    She was well travelled from Canada to Florida and back - to Winnipeg and

    then back to Calgary where she spent just short of 2 years entertaining and

    blessing our household. God speed little one!

     

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    Hug your hounds for us

    Jim, Judy, Fire, Blast and Neenz

     

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