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| 11/05/2012 10:49 PM |
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Working on feeding time & (less)silent commands/hand signals.
It's the one thing both us humans can consistently do the same.
(http://youtu.be/Al-jzATnG9Y)
He still tends to circle a lot (0:09 mark), but not as much as before.
She, the older one on the right, lately has been the one breaking out of position!
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Texas Belle
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| 11/06/2012 9:26 AM |
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| They are doing good. That looks like my feeding time, but I have 4 shorthairs waiting. Mine have gotten to where they go to their spot at 4:30 sharp and my youngest comes and gets me if I am not in the kitchen preparing dinner. |
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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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Splat
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| 11/07/2012 7:44 AM |
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| What is up with these dogs and knowing exactly what time to wake up and what time dinner is! I will have to make a video of my kids feeding them dinner sometimes it is funny cuz they will say funny words instead of "get it" just to trick the dogs or they will leave the room to test them... |
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DuckFever
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| 11/10/2012 12:35 AM |
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| Very cool. Very disciplined dogs. |
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kpwlee
Raleigh, NC
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| 11/11/2012 4:55 PM |
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awesome  |
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It's Bugsy's world...
http://dailyzoomie.blogspot.com/ |
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Rose
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| 11/16/2012 11:52 AM |
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This time I tried tricking them with different words.
Seeing the video makes me realize I need to further streamline/cut the fat in my communication.
http://youtu.be/uBDDNQtkva0 |
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Rose
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| 11/16/2012 11:54 AM |
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| And question, is everyone's GSP this grunty/vocal? |
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Texas Belle
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| 11/16/2012 1:01 PM |
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| Mine are talkers, but they know they don't get what they want when they vocalize. They each have different noises they make. |
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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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smatulewicz
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| 11/16/2012 4:14 PM |
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| Oh my goodness...his first sass moment at the sit command just broke my heart (in the best of ways), although I know not ideal...it was so darn cute LOL. Bella is not a vocal girl. She tired grunts, and will only usually sass back at commands WHILE obeying them if places like the dog park where she is watching others run free and being forced to listen and obey for 2 seconds. She also winnies when I come home from work because she knows I won't pay an ounce of attention to her until she is sitting and calm. She winnies whilst try to calm herself down enough to maintain her sit. |
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Rose
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| 11/18/2012 12:48 AM |
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My guess is that the sass is coming from the pressure. Judging from the video, I could let up up on the tone/volume of my voice & repetition of commands. I try to stop every time he gets vocal.
He is a very sassy, yet sensitive one. |
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smatulewicz
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| 11/18/2012 7:16 AM |
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| It wouldn't take the pressure off of him, but I wonder if you walked away when he sasses the command, and continue forward only when he does the commands quietly if that would help. I'm sure he would pick up on what you expect. They are just too smart not to. So, what I mean is, if you are having him sit and wait for his dinner. If you ask him to sit, and he sasses, walk away with the bowl of food still in your hand (without giving any further commands), if he stays in that spot, which he probably will because he knows that is where he has to be to get his food, call him to you and have him walk with you back into the kitchen so you can command the sit again. If he does it quietly...reward with placing the food down so he is one step closer, and then the release command when ready. |
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kpwlee
Raleigh, NC
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| 11/18/2012 9:42 AM |
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Bugsy sez dat is aboose!!
Hahahaha great job - and I'll expose myself to be soft. I don't see the groan as sass. I think its a stress reliever. Peyton winds up yawning which is the same thing - a stress reliever.
Bugsy if being asked to demonstrate self-control under duress (ie anytime he'd rather be insane than obedient like when faced with his bird dummies, etc) will yawn and sometimes this really high-pitched sound comes with the yawn. He will also groan as he gets into a sit or a down, not all the time just when its asking for a level of self-control that is challenging
I think when they bark with an intent to command you to work faster or voice their displeasure is a demonstration of sass. But a groan or a yawn is just a stress reflex IMO
I have a few friends whose dogs bark at them because they want a piece of cheese or want some other action/item provided for them, or because they want to be let out of a crate. That is sass to me. And I wouldn't accept that at all! |
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smatulewicz
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| 11/18/2012 9:57 AM |
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Bella too has the high pitched yawn. Her escape action of choice to a command is to pretend she needs to scratch  |
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kpwlee
Raleigh, NC
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| 11/18/2012 11:32 AM |
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LOL scratching is another one - as you say it is an escape action/method of avoidance.
And to be clear I don't mean to say that they are under 'bad' stress just that they are having to do something different than what is natural.
I used to have a link to a great chart that showed when not to pet a dog (meant for kids) - it showed the signs vividly. |
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smatulewicz
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| 11/18/2012 11:47 AM |
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| As a puppy I thoughtbshenwas absurdly itchy, but quickly realized I only saw scratching happening during training sessions lol. She still does it, not nearly as much, and usually at response to too many repititions. Rose, I think they look like they handle dinner routine great. But I certainly understand knowing our dogs are capable of more. She gets so many compliments at the dog park when I myself know she actually is not listening very well at all lol. I always say "oh, you should see her at home". |
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