tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post5129154194797989771..comments2024-01-26T01:49:56.783-06:00Comments on Lagniappe's Lair: It's been a week now.Murphy's Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-23692785362162859242013-12-10T04:35:04.298-06:002013-12-10T04:35:04.298-06:00god, recall is so hard to train in a high prey dri...god, recall is so hard to train in a high prey drive dog. our previous dobe WOULD NOT respond when he was stalking something. he was only a puppy, but Ripley's recall is a bit better at half his age at the time. she just has no prey drive whatsoever. it makes life a lot easier, letmetellyousir! :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13826932635166933072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-6440084877167011982013-12-08T22:07:05.792-06:002013-12-08T22:07:05.792-06:00I am betting it was Murphy bouncing off of the she...I am betting it was Murphy bouncing off of the sheet metalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-61552040573565965862013-12-08T19:54:24.189-06:002013-12-08T19:54:24.189-06:00@ Laura: Yeah, and with any luck, some of it will ...@ Laura: Yeah, and with any luck, some of it will rub off on Murphy. His recall sucks, especially when his prey drive is engaged.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-74161398427054703572013-12-08T18:30:48.856-06:002013-12-08T18:30:48.856-06:00DAMN good recall for a dog you barely know. reinf...DAMN good recall for a dog you barely know. reinforce the hell out of it, toss in a "down" command, and you'll have a response envied by most Schutzhund and French Ring handlers.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13826932635166933072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-4608345188590298162013-12-08T09:13:03.464-06:002013-12-08T09:13:03.464-06:00@ James: Yeah, Murphy was kinda like that when I f...@ James: Yeah, Murphy was kinda like that when I first took him in, too. Now I hardly see him unless he wants something. But it is annoying sometimes to have a dog that big always breathing on you.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-63046171399276350012013-12-08T08:30:41.233-06:002013-12-08T08:30:41.233-06:00Now that they are getting along, think of all the ...Now that they are getting along, think of all the tricks Belle is gonna learn from Murphy.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14188650874375595590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-26687839436411968032013-12-08T08:29:06.262-06:002013-12-08T08:29:06.262-06:00My daughter and I each have a rescue dog. They bot...My daughter and I each have a rescue dog. They both had that needy behavior at first, but it does get better.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15005152935241167959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-27592074385408277372013-12-08T08:18:28.903-06:002013-12-08T08:18:28.903-06:00Great to hear - not that I had any doubt...
gfaGreat to hear - not that I had any doubt...<br /><br />gfaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-61029432235127817362013-12-08T08:01:26.316-06:002013-12-08T08:01:26.316-06:00@ Old NFO: One can hope, but one of her first corr...@ Old NFO: One can hope, but one of her first corrections came when I caught her doing it.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-49888949925563625652013-12-08T07:46:27.179-06:002013-12-08T07:46:27.179-06:00That's good news... Now if 'she' could...That's good news... Now if 'she' could just break him of counter surfing... :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com