Comments on: One Problem To Solve: An Introduction to Training http://naturaldogtraining.com/book-excerpts/one-problem-to-solve-an-introduction-to-training/ Official Natural Dog Training Website Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:54:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Christine Randolph http://naturaldogtraining.com/book-excerpts/one-problem-to-solve-an-introduction-to-training/comment-page-1/#comment-900 Christine Randolph Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:50:42 +0000 http://naturaldogtraining.com/?p=228#comment-900 ha ! this lee charles kelley who sometimes comments on this website, is the guy who wrote that mystery/detective book I just finished reading.... FUN ha ! this lee charles kelley who sometimes comments on this website, is the guy who wrote that mystery/detective book I just finished reading….
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]]> By: Christine Randolph http://naturaldogtraining.com/book-excerpts/one-problem-to-solve-an-introduction-to-training/comment-page-1/#comment-898 Christine Randolph Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:16:48 +0000 http://naturaldogtraining.com/?p=228#comment-898 Hey, FUN ! and you are called Christine too ! haha, no THIs is the website that was mentioned in the book, naturaldogtraining.com.. oh the musical freestyle.. they have video competitions and such, yeah ! just google musical freestyle there are several organizations, all full of boring women who want to buy outfits for themselves and their dogs, for their dancing Routines.. haha do not tell anyone I said that. you can get all the music you could think of at youtube you can download for free a utility called audacity to slow down or speed up any music to match your dog's gait. I think a twirl is fun, all my dogs are doing one these days... I think a lot of the dog training can feel unnatural and makes me uncomfortable. I am trying to work through my discomfort with certain training techniques such as putting a cue on a behaviour etc...I like shaping behaviours but not putting them on cue. I am not sure that the dogs feel the same boredom and discomfort that we do. But if you radiate that feeling, I guess they would pick up on that to a certain extent and realize, that mom is not quite happy... I do a lot of agility, especially with my border collie... i recently bought a flyball machine, but have not had a chance to unwrap it, too much else going on ! cani cross can be good but only if your legs and feet are in top shape which mine are no longer at 45!!!!!!! I even bought those land rollers that cesar has, but they are VERY fast ! I admire how he keeps it together on those things... I have roller skis also but again, one gets too fast, especially downhill. but I mostly love my new scooter for the summer so do you live on the east coast ? I suppose most of the Kevin Behan people do ? we used to live in colorado before we went to canada. my husband has a plane so we have been all over but not much on the east coast. boston and ithaka (my husband went to cornell) and niagara falls...also florida..i always wanted to see New York (I was born in germany and have only lived on this continent since 2001, before that I lived in Australia) but have to got around to it yet.. it is tough now to yank myself away from home when that means that i will not see my dogs for a few weeks ! i started owning dogs 3 years ago, it has been a gas !!!!! love my dogs to bits... Hey,
FUN !
and you are called Christine too !

haha, no THIs is the website that was mentioned in the book, naturaldogtraining.com..

oh the musical freestyle..
they have video competitions and such, yeah !
just google musical freestyle there are several organizations, all full of boring women who want to buy outfits for themselves and their dogs, for their dancing Routines.. haha do not tell anyone I said that.

you can get all the music you could think of at youtube

you can download for free a utility called audacity to slow down or speed up any music to match your dog’s gait.

I think a twirl is fun, all my dogs are doing one these days…

I think a lot of the dog training can feel unnatural and makes me uncomfortable.

I am trying to work through my discomfort with certain training techniques such as putting a cue on a behaviour etc…I like shaping behaviours but not putting them on cue.

I am not sure that the dogs feel the same boredom and discomfort that we do. But if you radiate that feeling, I guess they would pick up on that to a certain extent and realize, that mom is not quite happy…

I do a lot of agility, especially with my border collie…

i recently bought a flyball machine, but have not had a chance to unwrap it, too much else going on !

cani cross can be good but only if your legs and feet are in top shape which mine are no longer at 45!!!!!!!

I even bought those land rollers that cesar has, but they are VERY fast ! I admire how he keeps it together on those things…

I have roller skis also but again, one gets too fast, especially downhill.

but I mostly love my new scooter for the summer

so do you live on the east coast ? I suppose most of the Kevin Behan people do ?

we used to live in colorado before we went to canada. my husband has a plane so we have been all over but not much on the east coast. boston and ithaka (my husband went to cornell) and niagara falls…also florida..i always wanted to see New York (I was born in germany and have only lived on this continent since 2001, before that I lived in Australia) but have to got around to it yet..

it is tough now to yank myself away from home when that means that i will not see my dogs for a few weeks !

i started owning dogs 3 years ago, it has been a gas !!!!! love my dogs to bits…

]]> By: Christine http://naturaldogtraining.com/book-excerpts/one-problem-to-solve-an-introduction-to-training/comment-page-1/#comment-891 Christine Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:15:28 +0000 http://naturaldogtraining.com/?p=228#comment-891 Hi Christine, you've mirrored a lot of my own feelings about my dogs (I have 3 as well, all large and 2 would make great sled dogs). I just want to play with my dogs and have fun. The training, for me, is a way to keep them safe around people as well as safe for people to be around. So many other training techniques just feel like work to me and I get easily bored; so if that's how I feel (I've always reasoned inside my head) that's how my dogs feel. People have always laughed at my ideas about wanting to run with my dogs (attached to me of course, so now I just use the term cani-cross) and I have yet to engage in the sport of skijooring but am working toward it. You referrenced a link to a website above; would you post the link so I can access the website? I love to play with the puppers freestyle so would appreciate the resource. Thank You! :) Hi Christine, you’ve mirrored a lot of my own feelings about my dogs (I have 3 as well, all large and 2 would make great sled dogs). I just want to play with my dogs and have fun. The training, for me, is a way to keep them safe around people as well as safe for people to be around. So many other training techniques just feel like work to me and I get easily bored; so if that’s how I feel (I’ve always reasoned inside my head) that’s how my dogs feel. People have always laughed at my ideas about wanting to run with my dogs (attached to me of course, so now I just use the term cani-cross) and I have yet to engage in the sport of skijooring but am working toward it.
You referrenced a link to a website above; would you post the link so I can access the website? I love to play with the puppers freestyle so would appreciate the resource. Thank You! :)

]]> By: Christine Randolph http://naturaldogtraining.com/book-excerpts/one-problem-to-solve-an-introduction-to-training/comment-page-1/#comment-888 Christine Randolph Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:00:50 +0000 http://naturaldogtraining.com/?p=228#comment-888 Yes a dog has to have fun and so does an owner ! I found this website through the book "how to collar a killer". I played the games described in the book (play wolf daddy, making silly enthusiastic play noises. play growls and telling them "you are the king dogs" etc) with my 3 dogs all at the same time. I have a mini-malamute, a small border collie and a large mixed breed sleddog. It was wonderful ! We have lots of snow here now so rolling around together on the trail does not make anyone dirty. my dogs came to me with enthusiasm and played a crazy game with me, about every 10 minutes during a 1 hour walk. I was happy to find this information. it is very fun. all i want to do really is play with my dogs. i want to keep them out of danger, so I train obedience and calming exercises and many other things, musical freestyle, etc. just to experiment. but mainly, I am always looking for new ways to have fun with my dogs. so this is working out very well !!!!! thank you Kevin Yes a dog has to have fun and so does an owner !

I found this website through the book “how to collar a killer”.

I played the games described in the book (play wolf daddy, making silly enthusiastic play noises. play growls and telling them “you are the king dogs” etc) with my 3 dogs all at the same time.

I have a mini-malamute, a small border collie and a large mixed breed sleddog.

It was wonderful !

We have lots of snow here now so rolling around together on the trail does not make anyone dirty.

my dogs came to me with enthusiasm and played a crazy game with me, about every 10 minutes
during a 1 hour walk.

I was happy to find this information. it is very fun.

all i want to do really is play with my dogs.

i want to keep them out of danger, so I train obedience and calming exercises and many other things, musical freestyle, etc. just to experiment. but mainly, I am always looking for new ways to have fun with my dogs.

so this is working out very well !!!!!
thank you Kevin

]]> By: Christine http://naturaldogtraining.com/book-excerpts/one-problem-to-solve-an-introduction-to-training/comment-page-1/#comment-722 Christine Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:14:01 +0000 http://naturaldogtraining.com/?p=228#comment-722 Interesting....many of the "games" you suggest are all things that I have done with my 1st dog, Bodie, because they were fun for both of us. I played hide n' seek with him, tug-of-war, having him chase a training dummy on a rope, etc. Unfortunately, I've never played any of those games with the next 2 dogs as it becomes a logistical impossibility with all 3. I am working on Pushing and push-of-war with them, one-on-one, and I have seen a noticeable difference in Duncan's demeanor. His face is open and I see a great deal more relaxed, supple body language in him when we are outside playing. The intensity of his interactions with Bodie have lessened considerably. I ordered your book from LuLu today and am looking forward to having it as a reference tool and guide. One quick question: A few weeks ago I gave Duncan the oppurtunity to eat as much as he wanted, uninterrupted. I put the food bin in the back yard and let him eat while I played with Bodie and Diva. That day was the first time I had ever seen Duncan with an open-mouthed, relaxed face EVER that I can remember. Is there an explanation for this change? I'd appreciate hearing your thoughts on this. Thanks, as always, for your input Kevin. Interesting….many of the “games” you suggest are all things that I have done with my 1st dog, Bodie, because they were fun for both of us. I played hide n’ seek with him, tug-of-war, having him chase a training dummy on a rope, etc. Unfortunately, I’ve never played any of those games with the next 2 dogs as it becomes a logistical impossibility with all 3. I am working on Pushing and push-of-war with them, one-on-one, and I have seen a noticeable difference in Duncan’s demeanor. His face is open and I see a great deal more relaxed, supple body language in him when we are outside playing. The intensity of his interactions with Bodie have lessened considerably. I ordered your book from LuLu today and am looking forward to having it as a reference tool and guide.

One quick question: A few weeks ago I gave Duncan the oppurtunity to eat as much as he wanted, uninterrupted. I put the food bin in the back yard and let him eat while I played with Bodie and Diva. That day was the first time I had ever seen Duncan with an open-mouthed, relaxed face EVER that I can remember. Is there an explanation for this change? I’d appreciate hearing your thoughts on this. Thanks, as always, for your input Kevin.

]]> By: kbehan http://naturaldogtraining.com/book-excerpts/one-problem-to-solve-an-introduction-to-training/comment-page-1/#comment-402 kbehan Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:06:52 +0000 http://naturaldogtraining.com/?p=228#comment-402 The more energy that goes through a feeling, the stronger the feeling grows and the more bonded a dog feels with its owner, if that is, the owner is "in" the same feeling. So if you're dog is positively aware of you in an intense situation, then you are getting emotional credit for the resolution of that situation. This is what I mean by "be the ground." You can also think of it this way. A drop of water etches a tiny rivulet or circuit, through a bit of dust. If the succeeding drops of water are slowly administered, then that original track grows deeper and more able to handle an increasing volume of water. At some point the channel can be so deep that it can successfully handle a downpour. So the owner must position themself to become the ground, so that over the course of the relationship they become the ocean into which all their dogs' rivers of emotion can flow. This is the point of pushing, hide 'n seek games, push-of-war and so on. The more energy that goes through a feeling, the stronger the feeling grows and the more bonded a dog feels with its owner, if that is, the owner is “in” the same feeling. So if you’re dog is positively aware of you in an intense situation, then you are getting emotional credit for the resolution of that situation. This is what I mean by “be the ground.”
You can also think of it this way. A drop of water etches a tiny rivulet or circuit, through a bit of dust. If the succeeding drops of water are slowly administered, then that original track grows deeper and more able to handle an increasing volume of water. At some point the channel can be so deep that it can successfully handle a downpour. So the owner must position themself to become the ground, so that over the course of the relationship they become the ocean into which all their dogs’ rivers of emotion can flow. This is the point of pushing, hide ‘n seek games, push-of-war and so on.

]]> By: April Hannon http://naturaldogtraining.com/book-excerpts/one-problem-to-solve-an-introduction-to-training/comment-page-1/#comment-399 April Hannon Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:21:50 +0000 http://naturaldogtraining.com/?p=228#comment-399 This is a great book excerpt Kevin, and I am looking forward to purchasing your book very soon. I don't quite understand what you mean about the owner deepening the group mood through praise and constructive obedience work, What exactly does that mean? This is a great book excerpt Kevin, and I am looking forward to purchasing your book very soon. I don’t quite understand what you mean about the owner deepening the group mood through praise and constructive obedience work, What exactly does that mean?

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