> His method: fill the hole full of water. Bring the dog to the hole and > literally hold their head in and under the water until they are gasping > (may take 2 determined people with a GSD). Strong NO in order when they come > up. Then dunk them again and repeat. If they even go near the hole, do > it again. Before anyone tries this method on their dog, have someone do it toYOU first. (It may take several strong, determined individuals to hold you down.) Then, decide if you want to train your dog not to dig by the dunking("waterboarding") method. Paulette McGuirt, GSDCA Member Wellborn-Allemande German Shepherds Qui Me Amat, Amat et Canem Meam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maureen" <murk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:18 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: was Dog Whisperer now Koehler, digging????? Dear Lord! Is it just me.........or isn't this "method" the same thing as "waterboarding" that is considered torture? Mo > His method: fill the hole full of water. Bring the dog to the hole and > literally hold their head in and under the water until they are gasping > (may > take 2 determined people with a GSD). Strong NO in order when they come > up. Then dunk them again and repeat. If they even go near the hole, do > it > again. Do not fill the hole in. Next day, do it again, and repeat on > the > 3rd day. Fill the hole almost full when the dog cannot watch you do > it. > Then for several days after that, all you have to do is put water in the > remaining small hole and they nearly run for their lives. > My bitch did attempt to dig 1 more hole after that and I immediately > filled it with water and pulled her to it for the treatment. I filled > that hole > with water the next day only and that was it for her. She never dug > again. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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. 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================