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   From: ThePuppyWizard@EarthLink.Net   
      
   BWEEEEEEEEEEEAAHAHHAHHAHAAAA!!!   
      
   marcel is the biggest imbecile of them all.   
      
   "B Kiker" <> wrote in message   
   news:psVGd.21997$fE4.4296110@twister.southeast.rr.com...   
   > Thank you for you help.   
   >   
   >   
   > "Marcel Beaudoin"  wrote in   
   message   
   > news:Xns95E19CA1B380Cmbeausympaticoca@130.133.1.4...   
   > > "B Kiker"  wrote in   
   > > news:aWUGd.21454$fE4.4290946@twister.southeast.rr.com:   
   > >   
   > > > First of all, I am the parent.  Secondly, NO I do not want a   
   dog in my   
   > > > house.  Some people may want dogs in their house, I   
   personally do NOT.   
   > > >  I love the new puppy, she is a good dog.  As far as goals,   
   no I do   
   > > > not have a list of goals for her.  I would like for her just   
   to be a   
   > > > good dog, not to jump on people, or bite etc.. It seems that   
   I have   
   > > > hit a nerve with you "Rocky" and "Handsome Jack Morrison",   
   which I did   
   > > > not mean to, all I wanted was some advice on solving my   
   problem,   
   > > > perhaps I posted my question in the wrong news group!   
   > >   
   > > Collective wisdom (and experience) in this group is that one   
   of the basic   
   > > building blocks that are required to have a well-trained and   
   behaved dog   
   > > is to have it in close proximity to you as much as possible.   
   Thus, while   
   > > you may get comments, chances are good that they will all   
   include some   
   > > form of "the dog should be in the house" comment.   
   > >   
   > > That being said, here is how I would train the puppy to not go   
   in the   
   > > garage.   
   > >   
   > > First of all, the puppy does not know that the garage is his   
   home.   
   > > Puppies (and most dogs unless there is a medical condition)   
   will   
   > > instinctively go to the bathroom away from where they eat or   
   sleep. A   
   > > garage is large enough that it is rather simple for the dog to   
   move to   
   > > the other side and go. Until the dog is fully trained,   
   constant vigilance   
   > > is required. You need to watch the dog so that you can pick up   
   her   
   > > signals for when she is about to go to the bathroom. When you   
   see these   
   > > signals, you take her outside to the spot where you want her   
   to go, and   
   > > then wait. She will eventually go. When she goes, praise   
   praise praise   
   > > and give her a treat. Eventually she will learn that going   
   outside is a   
   > > good thing. Then you have to teach her that the dog-door is a   
   good thing   
   > > as well. I have never had one, so I don't know how you would   
   go about   
   > > training for that.   
   > >   
   > > An important point to note (and I am not saying you are doing   
   this, but   
   > > it is fairly common, so I thoughht I would be safe) is that if   
   you make a   
   > > mistake and don't watch her close enough and she goes in the   
   garage, do   
   > > not yell at her. That may cause her to do any number of things   
   which are   
   > > counter to what you want. If she accidentally goes in the   
   garage, it is   
   > > because you have not watched her close enough to catch the   
   warning   
   > > signals.   
   > >   
   > > --   
   > > Marcel and Moogli   
   >   
   >   
      
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