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  • QuercusQ

    I usually just respond by saying something like 'yeah, he makes it look easy in a half hour TV show, in real life it is usually a little more complicated'

    Andrea Walters

    Quercus Basenjis

    NW Ohio

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  • agilebasenjiA

    Leslie McDivett is the author of CU
    I just talked someone else into reading it; but I do not recieve
    any royalties ;-)

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  • khanisK

    Koehler is SOOOOOO old school.
    Just burn the book, you will get far more out of it _.

    There is nothing positive about Koehler… yuk yuk and yuk!_

    Kathy Britton

    Khani's Basenjis

    Portland, Oregon

    ….."You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me!"

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  • N

    Hahaha! I would burn it…the only thing is that the book belongs to the Public Library, so I don't know if I should...:)

    I am glad that I am not the only one who thinks that a TV show is just far away from real life, thank you for your responses and tips. I will look for Leslie Mcdivett's Control Unleashed.

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  • lvossL

    Most people seem to forget how much editing goes into producing a TV show. With the right editing, I am sure my basenijs could be made to look nearly perfect. It might be a very short video but I'm sure some clever producer could make it work.

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  • S

    @lvoss:

    With the right editing, I am sure my basenijs could be made to look nearly perfect. It might be a very short video but I'm sure some clever producer could make it work.

    The shorter the video, the more space for commercials - a Basenji obedience training video would be perfect for producers trying to sell advertising space on video :D

    Seriously though, I've found Patricia McConnell's book "The Other End of the Leash" useful when working with Rocky and Roxy, along with "My Dog Pulls. What Do I Do?" and "On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals", both by Turid Rugaas

    Steven Harrison

    Currently owned by:

    Roxy, aged 7

    Rocky, aged 11

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  • N

    You are very right, everything is about cut and paste and results will be just perfect, altought I would need a lot of "delete" with my bsj…:)

    Thank you for the suggested readings

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  • P

    A good idea Ivoss, we could all have perfect Basenjis (or seem to) - mind you they'd be very boring in my opinion! LOL

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  • DebraDownSouthD

    Because I believe Kohler and some are abusive, and Milan abusive and well dangerous, I don't try to be diplomatic. I tell them to go to veterinary behaviorists sites and see what they say and that they will find what I said is true. I then talk about building relationships with a PARTNER, not man-handling or dominating. I tell them if I put a shock collar on a toddler or husband I could teach them fast… but all trust and relationship are gone. That there are positive ways to train. Of course i also tell them I have 20 yrs experience with Rotties and chows and rehab for aggression and if I can do those with positive training, so can they. And I offer to give them a few free hours if they need help.

    That said, have I ever used force? Yes. I had a dog go after someone in my house (actually the rescuer who brought the dog to me to evaluate and try to "fix"). If I had to kill a dog, even my own, to stop it hurting a person, I would. But I don't share that with non-dog people. I tell them if they have a dog that the ONLY way they can handle it is with force, they need professional help and fast. I am 54 years old in 2 weeks, and the number of times I have really had to use any kind of domination much less physical corrections has vastly decreased as I learned more.

    Basenji and chows have a common trait... you want to train, make them think it is fun and their idea. :)

    And Linda, I share your pain. My first Rottie, not Koehler... but I used a newspaper on her and some harsh tones. She was the softest of dogs, never ever should I have had to correct her. I was young, I didn't know. But I looked at her and literally used to cry thinking of how much damage I did for no reason other than my inexperience. She never learned to think for herself, she always had to check with me. I did all sorts of confidence building, but she was confident except about ME. :( I just hope I have helped enough other people to make up for it.

    Debra

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  • agilebasenjiA

    @smharr4:

    "On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals", both by Turid Rugaas

    I am 100% certain that without Calming Signals, Jet the try-ing would never have finished his Open or Excellent agility titles.

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  • DebraDownSouthD

    Bumping for new folks

    Debra

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