(VICT) Re: Dog breeds
- From: Jill Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 03:18:55 -0400 (EDT)
Hi AnnaLisa,
I wish I had known about clicker training in years gone by. During my
college days, I managed to pay some bills at times by training dogs for
basic obedience. Of ocurse I used a lot of the traditional methods which
never felt right to me. I think some of the owners needed leash
corrections, but the dogs sure didn't.
My comments about chocolate labs were based on a few people I know who own
boarding kennels. Due to some very bad experiences, they had stopped
accepting GSD's and chocolate labs. I, personally, have not had any
problem with chocolates. And, also, keep in mind that the schools are
generally getting chocolates from their own lines, not from the gene pool
of pets that have been so heavily bred.
Jill
On Mon, 23 Apr 2007, AnnaLisa Anderson wrote:
> Hi Jill and All,
> I'm pretty behind here, but I just wanted to respond to Jilll's comment
> about chocolate labs. All the chocolates I have met have been very sweet
> and gentle. My last guide named Megan, who was also my first, was a
> chocolate lab, and you could not have asked for a sweeter, smarter dog. She
> didn't have a mean bone in her body; she was very good with all animals and
> young kids, and she even had a sense of humor. She was a licker though; I
> liked to say she was the lickinest dog I ever knew. She would lick anything
> she could get her tongue on, but she also gave the gentlest little kisses.
> I used to call them warm velvet, because that is what it felt like. I was
> very fortunate to have her as my first guide. My trainer at the time told
> me she was one of his favorites, and he had a very hard time parting with
> her. I wish I'd known about clicker training when I had her; she would have
> been great at it.
>
> AnnaLisa and Sundance
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