tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post4873212163500233230..comments2023-08-28T04:49:47.536-07:00Comments on Milkweed & Teasel: You win some, you lose someJennifer Monterohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003650742439806128noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-88639476679466545762010-04-12T14:08:51.076-07:002010-04-12T14:08:51.076-07:00Tamar - No, you're not repeating yourself and ...Tamar - No, you're not repeating yourself and I am grateful for the info. I try to keep up with training philosophies and yet I'd never heard of Vicki Hearne. I trust your recommendations so I'm heading over to amazon now. There's always room on the reading list!Jennifer Monterohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003650742439806128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-32747138941839926302010-04-12T07:41:04.144-07:002010-04-12T07:41:04.144-07:00Congratulations on Spud's first day! But don&...Congratulations on Spud's first day! But don't give Spud all the credit -- YOU trained him.<br /><br />There are a couple of animal training books by the late Vicki Hearne that I think are very lucid and useful. (Forgive me if I already mentioned her on your blog ... I repeat myself WAY too much.) Her approach to dogs and horses seemed smart and effective, never doctrinaire. Her basic philosophy was that you needed to make the animal understand -- clearly and unequivocally -- what was expected, and make doing it worth its while, either with something pleasant for doing it or something unpleasant for not doing it. I know your reading list is already long ...Tamar@StarvingofftheLandhttp://www.starvingofftheland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-70664003561102672442010-04-11T03:36:33.280-07:002010-04-11T03:36:33.280-07:00Colette - Sounds like you have the title for your ...Colette - Sounds like you have the title for your first book on training Goldies. Enjoy the fleece show, come back with lots of info to share with the knitting group. And I'm still keeping my eye out for a taller model for you.Jennifer Monterohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003650742439806128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-3940077088651628752010-04-10T12:21:12.790-07:002010-04-10T12:21:12.790-07:00You really should write a book Jen. (also do you ...You really should write a book Jen. (also do you want Lily to train. So far we have the 'Mummy is cross with you so roll on your back and look all lovvey dovvey. Whoops!! How did that food jump off the side onto the floor next to me look!!'<br /><br />Off to see sheep tomorrow!!!!!!!!! Things I do for a fleece!! (Shame he isn't taller and not so 'in need' if you get my drift!!)Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05918092647201479349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-53635317713932920972010-04-10T00:14:15.761-07:002010-04-10T00:14:15.761-07:00Martha - Chapter heading for a book no one should ...Martha - Chapter heading for a book no one should have to read! But I'm glad it made you laugh<br /><br />Paula - I know SO many people who've said "We got another [insert breed here] because our last one was so lovely and well trained, but THIS one..." At least you sound prepared. Rufus sounds like a very special dog.<br /><br />Karen - I certainly will check out those links, thank you. It helps to see how others with more experience approach their training programs. <br /><br />I am finding it much easier to train a pup from the beginning, rather than retrain ones with bad habits. Blame my husband for the half-trained pack!Jennifer Monterohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003650742439806128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-43290679184548181762010-04-09T13:28:39.045-07:002010-04-09T13:28:39.045-07:00I would like to invite you to take a look at some ...I would like to invite you to take a look at some of my posts at Gordon Setter Crossing. Go to the "Training" posts and also "Our Gordons". You may find a few helpful posts about training for bird dogs. Another resource would be "my favorite blogs" These in particular may be helpful: For Love of dogs and birds, Upland Equations, A Bird Hunters Thoughts, The Black and Tan Bombshell, and an Upland Odyssey, all are bird dog blogs. Hope this helps!Karen Thomason/Gordon Setter Crossinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05227448504530795035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-49599070781965254982010-04-09T12:02:09.450-07:002010-04-09T12:02:09.450-07:00You remind me that I was thinking this week, while...You remind me that I was thinking this week, while watching my extremely obedient thirteen-year-old dog come in from outside, that when he's gone, and we have to get a new dog, we're going to have to start all over in the training department, and that Rufus has us thoroughly spoiled.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16171802310115844104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884610467022224157.post-13965453519327066182010-04-09T09:42:26.455-07:002010-04-09T09:42:26.455-07:00This is very funny! Truly, I think you have the c...This is very funny! Truly, I think you have the chapter headings of a great book.martha in mobilenoreply@blogger.com