Whether in Obedience or Conformation, all my dogs' best treat was my smile or laugh. A Frown made them cast their eyes down and away. :-) Not they always minded with precision. I truly gave up on DreamerDog. He was fine for everything except the Long sit or Down. I turn away to walk back, and he waited the pause of a breath, and followed right behind me. Frown or not! Storm On Oct 13, 2011, at 9:08 AM, Dorathy Jenkins wrote: > reading your post caused me to remember working my favorite male > years ago. > His response depended on the tone of voice I used; particularly on a > recall. > If I used an authorative voice, he would take his good old time and > walk in > slow motion back to me giving dirty looks. If I sounded happy, he > would run > and practically knock me over. What he responded best to was a > command that > was half way between stern and happy. Gotta luv 'em. I learned > that all > dogs are individuals, and what works for some doesn't work for others. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx> > To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 11:49 AM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] OB commands... > > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================