I like that idea. It sounds like you would also enjoy it too. Lynda and Neema ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martha Harris" <latinanewschic@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 10:44 PM Subject: (VICT) other dogs question > Hi everyone, > I am a college student, and I joined a community service fraternity, alpha > fi omega. We need 30 service hours for our group, and one of the places we > go is the local SPCA. Most of these dogs have no training. They don't know > sit or down, and they definitely don't know how to walk nicely on leash > because all of the people who went yesterday gave up after 15 minutes and > just let the dogs run because their arms hurt from their pulling. > I was thinking of doing clicker training with the dogs to teach them, sit, > down, heal on leash and maybe some other basic obedience stuff, so their > new people won't have a hard time and the pvolunteers can walk easier. Do > you think this would help, or is it a bad idea? > Thanks, > Martha > >