Kaleb124

I bought a dremel for Kaleb 3 weeks ago....I got a couple of hot dogs and cut them up (nickel sized) and started there. I put hotdogs on the dremel box and let him eat them off, then on the case and let him eat them off, then inside the case, then on the dremmel, touched a nail with it another hotdog,...then i turned it on...another hotdog,... then I trimmed one nail and ended it with a handfull of hotdogs. Now when you turn the dremel on he comes running with drool hanging from his mouth! It all took about 30 minutes and he lets me trim them with no complaint at all. :D

Since we are creating new breeds, I want to be the person known for creating the "axen" (pronounced oxen).... It would be a cross between an akita and a dachsund. :lol: Just kidding of course.

WOW! How beautiful!

Kaleb is bot microchipped and tatooed. He was tatooed when he was neutered so it was no problem.

My husband must be a staff...When I use the cattle prod on him, he just gives me a dirty look. :-?

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My baby is 5 months old this past Monday. My is mostly brown tipped with black but he has white on the tips of all his feet, the tip of his tail, and his belly. He sleeps in his crate at the end of our bed. He is very sweet, loves people, is ok with other dogs as long as they are friendly. He is teething right now, but I have discovered beef knuckle bones (soup bones) and HE LOVES THEM. AND almost every time he gets one, another tooth comes out. He does look like a little old man though. :-? We are going to a personal trainer for basic obedience and to get his CGC. We are doing so well and having so much fun that I want to learn more about dog training. I want to learn how to teach people to train their own dogs. I am also interested in pet education. I my area you often hear, "awww it's just a cat", or "it's just a dog". Few people respect other people much less animals. Anyway that's us. We look forward to getting to know you all.

oh i see.....

Horsefeathers -- I think you misinterpreted my post. The site that I posted teaches people who have a problem dog how to give the dog a correction in a way that the dog understands. It is not a purely positive site. I do, however, train my dog using positive methods, BUT when he decides to question me he gets a correction. The correction may be a mild as me saying "ahah.." or it may be a harsh and a strong pop with the leash...and he does wear a prong collar. Knowing myself, I knew I wanted a dog in the house, I wanted a dog that would go to work with me every day, and I also knew that there was a lot that I would not tolerate. Having an akita before, I also know that akitas are very strong willed, determined, intelligent, dominant, and even aggressing given the right circumstances. I knew that if I wanted my new puppy to be able to do all of the things that I wanted, I had to begin training him the day I got him. So, I did. However, it was not long that he began to question my authority (for lack of a better word). So I began to research about dog behavior and body language. I also began to use corrections. When he did something wrong (like tackle the cat and began biting and chewing) he got a harsh correction. So he learned that biting and chewing the cat was not fun. This is how and why he knows how to behave. I corrected him for the things I would not allow, and I praised / treated him for the things I wanted. Please don't misunderstand me and think that I bought this puppy and immediately fitted him with a prong collar because I did not. In the beginning, my angry voice was enough to scare the begeeses out of him. As he has gotten older though my corrections have had to get tougher. He is a proud, confident puppy (53 pound puppy) but he looks to me to guidance and he obeys. He of course will make a lier out of me, turn into a little monster, and I will be begging you all for answers. Today, however, is a good day. :bday:

New to board, been lurking a lot, and felt the need to post on this one. [url]http://www.dogproblems.com/[/url] This site offers no-nonsense (not for the faint of heart) information on how to teach the dog to behave properly. Now I am sure that I will start out getting flamed for this, but I feel that the Site has a bunch of good information and dozens of professional trainers that will give you advice. I have a 5 month old akita puppy that I have trained using purely positive methods and supplimenting with these methods when problems arose...(like when the akita decided to ask "Why should I..."). Everyone compliments his perfect manners and obedience.