Phillyo118
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| 03/10/2010 12:12 PM |
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Hi guys!
Another new GSP owner here, still reading over a lot of these posts but thought I'd introduce you to Bentley. These are from when I first got him, he's 5 months old now bless him.
  
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"From the dog's point of view, his master is an elongated and abnormally cunning dog."
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Texas Belle
Austin, TX
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| 03/10/2010 12:21 PM |
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| Welcome to the forum. Bentley is a cutie. Post some current pictures too. I bet he has grown into a handsome young man. |
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Bev Quarles, the Pointer Sisters (Belle and Halo), the Outlaw GSP (Johnny Ringo) and the little Princess (Fauna)
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Phillyo118
UK
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| 03/10/2010 12:37 PM |
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Thank you 
I will add more photo's when I've transferred them from my laptop to this PC, but yes he is gorgeous...and MENTAL! |
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"From the dog's point of view, his master is an elongated and abnormally cunning dog."
"My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am." |
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Texas Belle
Austin, TX
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| 03/10/2010 12:41 PM |
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| You doing anything special with Bentley aside from having a wonderful dog and breed as a family member? Allot of us do lots of things with our dogs like hunting, hunt and field tests, obedience, agility, therapy dog work, tracking, etc. |
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Bev Quarles, the Pointer Sisters (Belle and Halo), the Outlaw GSP (Johnny Ringo) and the little Princess (Fauna)
Yellow Rose GSPs
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pixie bee
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| 03/10/2010 12:45 PM |
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What a beautiful scrunchy face!
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Phillyo118
UK
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| 03/10/2010 12:49 PM |
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Well I'd like to try a bit of everything, then do whatever he enjoys the most? I'd like to try hunting, and i've been watching a bit of that Flyball...that looks like a lot of fun!! I'll definitely get him well trained in obedience though then probably just decide from there
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhpysJzcU2o
Not sure if that link will work, it should do though? Just a video of him a month or so ago. |
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"From the dog's point of view, his master is an elongated and abnormally cunning dog."
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everbell
Kanata, ON
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| 03/10/2010 1:06 PM |
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So cute ...love the chubby little legs in the video -- bet they've begun to stretch out.
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Joce and Rich
Bogart and Shiraz (GSPs)
Roxane (RIP: 1995-2009) and Tiger Lily (Cats)
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TessaGA
Georgia
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| 03/10/2010 1:11 PM |
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| Hi Phil! Oh, he is cute, that Bentley. Love the video. I can't believe he knows how to roll over LOL! |
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Phillyo118
UK
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| 03/10/2010 1:14 PM |
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| Haha thanks guys. He is a little cutie, especially when he's being good...so basically when there's a treat involved!! He loves learning new tricks and picks them up SO quickly! |
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"From the dog's point of view, his master is an elongated and abnormally cunning dog."
"My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am." |
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Texas Belle
Austin, TX
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| 03/10/2010 1:21 PM |
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| He is well on his way with obedience. Where are you located? I am assuming not in the US right? I was very interested to see your success with the clicker training. I do something similar, but use a verbal reinforcer. I am not that coordinated with the clicker and timing is so important with this training. It works the same way though. He is a really cute boy and is very happy working with you. |
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Bev Quarles, the Pointer Sisters (Belle and Halo), the Outlaw GSP (Johnny Ringo) and the little Princess (Fauna)
Yellow Rose GSPs
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Phillyo118
UK
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| 03/10/2010 1:25 PM |
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Yeah I'm in Lincoln, UK...shame as it means its cold ALL YEAR!! Brrr...
He loves training, and he tests my patience though...good Lord does he! But I love him non the less |
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"From the dog's point of view, his master is an elongated and abnormally cunning dog."
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TessaGA
Georgia
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| 03/10/2010 1:28 PM |
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I have never tried clicker training and always thought clicker or voice is the same, and I used voice that way when Tessa was a pup. It did work.
However, I once watched my neighbor work her dogs with the clicker (her dogs are kinda crazy-wild-neurotic) and wow - their response was
amazing! There is something about that precise click, consistent in sound and intensity, that seems to work better than voice. Everytime I see
it in action it makes me wanna try. |
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Phillyo118
UK
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| 03/10/2010 1:34 PM |
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| You should give it a go! It's never too late to start, and it is really useful. As soon as he hears the click he is looking for the treat, knowing that what he just did was good. If he does something especially well then he gets a click and a lot of "good boy!"'s and a fuss etc so he know's that i'm really pleased with him. It seems to be working fine...mostly! I have a few issues that i'll raise in a new thread, once i've read over the forums to make sure it hasn't been addressed before. |
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"From the dog's point of view, his master is an elongated and abnormally cunning dog."
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Shelley
Bristol, UK
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| 03/10/2010 2:04 PM |
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Hey, great to see another UK person on here, I'm based in Bristol!
Loved the vid, and Bentley is lovely.
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dieterthegsp
Cape Breton, NS, Canada
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| 03/10/2010 2:48 PM |
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| ahh what a cool pup...i did a bunch of clicker training when Dieter was small like him. Brought back some memories..haha of...4 months ago. Its really amazing what you can teach your dog to do with a clicker. 1 tip tho..your clicker is a training tool. once your dog knows the command there is no need to click. You might end up confusing him with multiple commands in a row ...then again it looks like your doing great with him and having a ton of fun doing it |
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Phillyo118
UK
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| 03/10/2010 2:53 PM |
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| ahhh ha! The infamous Dieter!! Now that's a lovely dog :o) i've subscribed to your video's on youtube. Yeah I don't click for sit and down anymore, normally just the harder/newer tricks he's learning. I'm working on teaching him left and right paw, also left side and right side for when we're walking together depending which side the road is on. Dieter was one of my inspirations for getting a GSP...especially his "Has dieter been a bad boy?" trick. SO CUTE! |
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MurfsMa
Orange County, CA
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| 03/10/2010 3:11 PM |
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| Bentley is adorable! Welcome to the forum! |
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dieterthegsp
Cape Breton, NS, Canada
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| 03/10/2010 3:22 PM |
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| AHA wow...im glade i decided to post those videos to youtube! i havent used the clicker in ages..but it really is a very quick way to teach them to do some crazy things. i might break it back out soon...he is highly motivated by food..i actually just use his kibble. keep us updated with videos on your progress..i will subscribed to yours aswell |
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zodiakgsps
NW PA
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| 03/10/2010 4:13 PM |
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| Welcome aboard, very cute puppy!!! |
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Splat
Illinois (Northern)
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| 03/11/2010 5:25 AM |
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| Wow he is doing amazing in his training....I see everyones videos on training and I really need to kick it into high gear with my pups! |
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