In a message dated 8/9/2006 11:43:56 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, frontiergsd@xxxxxxx writes: I have a friend who has a pup who was just returned to her. People moved from a acre yard to no yard and decided they weren't going to spend any time with him anyway. They didn't do much if any praising, but they did do A LOT of HARD disciplining. He likes to bark at people before he meets them. Then he snuggles them. It is a little unnerving for non-dog people - and REALLY bad for showing. In a group with no one paying attention to him he doesn't do anything. I told her he probably doesn't have a real distinction of good and bad and he thinks he is getting praise for boofing. Thoughts? Alycia Take him out and about with a model citizen. Set them up w/ "strangers" who have pockets full of really good goodies, and when the model citizen acts like the model citizen it is, he gets the all the goodies and lovin'. (Since this baby has been reprimanded inappropriately before, I'd refrain from any corrections). The mouthy youngster gets some ONLY when he is acting appropriately. The mouthy youngster will realize lickity-split his carrying on is keeping him from his share of the bounty. Kathy member GSDCA, DVGSDC three generations of Dual Titled Champions live here! visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ (http://www.geocities.com/pinehill gsds/) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================