Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Question-When I have my pup outside.....
I received the following question, and the timing is appropriate with the article I just wrote on teaching recall:
"Clay, when my pup and I are outside, should I be letting him chew on sticks, pine cones, etc.
Also he tends to want to chase kids on bicycles. "
Chad
Answer: I will refer you to the article I just published on here about the "Recall Command". This is simple to overcome by not going and snatching it out of his mouth, just recall the pup. Praise him when he gets to you. If he still has it in his mouth, take it away gently, do not snatch. Chewing is natural at this age and not anything to really worry about, it is a pup. But this provides a great opportunity to work on recall with the pup. Read my article on recall and it will answer this in greater detail.
Pup chasing bikes, kids, cars is a bad thing. First, I would suggest that you start taking pup outside where all of this is not a distraction. So if it occurs in the front yard, take him to the backyard. If the situation is unavoidable, then it is time to start taking pup out on a leash. I will be covering this topic in greater detail in my upcoming article this week.
Thanks for the question, and I hope my answer and articles help you out.
Happy Training
Clay Black
Yocona River Boykins
info@yoconariverboykins.com
"Clay, when my pup and I are outside, should I be letting him chew on sticks, pine cones, etc.
Also he tends to want to chase kids on bicycles. "
Chad
Answer: I will refer you to the article I just published on here about the "Recall Command". This is simple to overcome by not going and snatching it out of his mouth, just recall the pup. Praise him when he gets to you. If he still has it in his mouth, take it away gently, do not snatch. Chewing is natural at this age and not anything to really worry about, it is a pup. But this provides a great opportunity to work on recall with the pup. Read my article on recall and it will answer this in greater detail.
Pup chasing bikes, kids, cars is a bad thing. First, I would suggest that you start taking pup outside where all of this is not a distraction. So if it occurs in the front yard, take him to the backyard. If the situation is unavoidable, then it is time to start taking pup out on a leash. I will be covering this topic in greater detail in my upcoming article this week.
Thanks for the question, and I hope my answer and articles help you out.
Happy Training
Clay Black
Yocona River Boykins
info@yoconariverboykins.com
# posted by Clay Black @ 8:32 AM 
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Thanks Clay, I sent the email before I saw the new article. This blog is a good thing, it has already helped me and I am sure it will continue to help.
Chad Roten
Chad Roten
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: April 14, 2009 10:09 AM
: April 14, 2009 10:09 AM
Chad,
I am glad you are finding this helpful. Your situation is just one of many that lead me to start this blog.
Keep checking back often for new articles. Also, if you have any other problems, do as you did today and email them to me and I will post them with my answer for yours and others benefit.
Clay
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I am glad you are finding this helpful. Your situation is just one of many that lead me to start this blog.
Keep checking back often for new articles. Also, if you have any other problems, do as you did today and email them to me and I will post them with my answer for yours and others benefit.
Clay
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