Re: MANDY__ Dogs and Christmas

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Mandy,

First off the owners of the dog should have taken care of this problem... But since they haven't, my suggestion is when you enter the house, do NOT look at the dog or speak to him, greet the people around you ignoring him, if you have too, hold your hand out flat facing the dogs face without looking at him or speaking... Once the dog has calmed down and you are safely seated, then love the dog but do not allow him on the couch with you, when they get excited is when they can't be controled... The least words spoken in a command for the dog, the better it is for him to understand and obey... Dogs learn by hand signals very well... We have a big 130# ian Ridgeback which lives now with our son as the dog chose him to live with when he moved out, all Rusty would do was mope around when our son wasn't here, so we tried a trial run with him living with him and that is what Rusty preferred, He sees us about every 2 weeks so it turned out alright... Our other dog is a Siberian/Lab Husky, a registered sled dog... Both are rescues, Rusty from the pound and Misty from an abusive home... Rusty gets into unwrapping presents also, he is so comical, Misty is more shy and we have to open hers as she was taught from her other home that that wasn't allowed. It took us a while to teach her how to play with toys, she doing a lot better now, she's always full of kisses ) I am by no means an expert on dogs, but that is what the obedience teacher for Rusty taught us too do and it has worked very well for us, which is good as he is Huge...

((( Puppy Hugs )))Helen

Hiya everyone

We are spending Christmas Day with Steve's family and they have got a big (my waist on all fours) puppy who loves it when we go over and he jumps up at us when we arrive or move from one room to another. This isn't usually a problem as I go in with my back against the wall so that Rodney (the dog) doesn't push me over and I stay like that until he has calmed down then Steve helps me to the sofa where Rodney jumps all over me again! lol. Rodney is adorable but he is very heavy and excitable and loves getting involved in unwrapping pressies and has a great time with the wrapping paper so he is going to go nuts on Thursday! lol

We are going to hopefully get him a doggy stocking or a toy or something which will hopefully calm him down for a few minutes.

Here's the question: Other than constantly leaning against a wall (not practical from the way my in-laws have organised the house) how can I get Rodney to calm down enough to move from room to room without knocking me over? Have any dog owners here got any tips for someone who isn't steady on her feet at the best of times please?

Thank you!

Mandy

MERRY CHRISTMASTO ALLWHOBELIEVE!!!One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Mail. Try it now.

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You are so so wise! Thank you Helen! When Rodney has calmed down he is very obedient, it's just when he's excited that he forgets what he's been taught

From: angelbear1129@...

Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 7:19 PM

Subject: Re: MANDY__ Dogs and Christmas

Mandy,

First off the owners of the dog should have taken care of this problem... But since they haven't, my suggestion is when you enter the house, do NOT look at the dog or speak to him, greet the people around you ignoring him, if you have too, hold your hand out flat facing the dogs face without looking at him or speaking... Once the dog has calmed down and you are safely seated, then love the dog but do not allow him on the couch with you, when they get excited is when they can't be controled... The least words spoken in a command for the dog, the better it is for him to understand and obey... Dogs learn by hand signals very well... We have a big 130# ian Ridgeback which lives now with our son as the dog chose him to live with when he moved out, all Rusty would do was mope around when our son wasn't here, so we tried a trial run with him living with him and that is what Rusty preferred, He sees us about every 2 weeks so it turned out alright... Our other dog is a Siberian/Lab Husky, a registered sled dog... Both are rescues, Rusty from the pound and Misty from an abusive home... Rusty gets into unwrapping presents also, he is so comical, Misty is more shy and we have to open hers as she was taught from her other home that that wasn't allowed. It took us a while to teach her how to play with toys, she doing a lot better now, she's always full of kisses ) I am by no means an expert on dogs, but that is what the obedience teacher for Rusty taught us too do and it has worked very well for us, which is good as he is Huge...

((( Puppy Hugs )))Helen

Hiya everyone

We are spending Christmas Day with Steve's family and they have got a big (my waist on all fours) puppy who loves it when we go over and he jumps up at us when we arrive or move from one room to another. This isn't usually a problem as I go in with my back against the wall so that Rodney (the dog) doesn't push me over and I stay like that until he has calmed down then Steve helps me to the sofa where Rodney jumps all over me again! lol. Rodney is adorable but he is very heavy and excitable and loves getting involved in unwrapping pressies and has a great time with the wrapping paper so he is going to go nuts on Thursday! lol

We are going to hopefully get him a doggy stocking or a toy or something which will hopefully calm him down for a few minutes.

Here's the question: Other than constantly leaning against a wall (not practical from the way my in-laws have organised the house) how can I get Rodney to calm down enough to move from room to room without knocking me over? Have any dog owners here got any tips for someone who isn't steady on her feet at the best of times please?

Thank you!

Mandy

MERRY CHRISTMASTO ALLWHOBELIEVE!!!

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