Comments on: Our Personal “Dog Whisperer”

By: Donna B.

Donna B. — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:00:22 +0000

Haha! Good luck with that Kate!

By: Venomous Kate

Venomous Kate — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:13:08 +0000

Sign me up for a cat trainer. Mine has recently become utterly unmanageable, so I’m thinking about renaming him “Slippers.” You know, just to remind him of what’s ahead if he doesn’t straighten his cat butt out.

By: Donna B.

Donna B. — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:11:01 +0000

A cat trainer. That would be an interesting career. Did Oscar get put in jail again?

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:08:55 +0000

I, too, have a contestant for the obedience training showdown…. but it’s our cat, who insists on burglarizing other people’s houses and terrorizing their pets and small children… Do they have a trainer for that?

By: Donna B.

Donna B. — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:54:26 +0000

“Sir Maverick” sounds good. I have no idea what the ‘titling’ is. I very much wanted to take pictures, but the trainer insisted on no distractions.

Lori, the number of lessons is limited only by how many you can afford! We’ve bought four.

By: LittleSister

LittleSister — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:43:45 +0000

“We have also titled dogs in the past and if you desire we can help you title your dog as well after you complete the basic obedience course.”

Am I gonna have to call this dog “Sir” when I get over there? And is there a sword and kneeling involved when he gets titled?

I am really, really sorry you didn’t wait until March to do this, because I would have paid good money to watch you and Larr… er, I mean, Maverick, complete the basic obedience course!

By: Lori

Lori — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:42:14 +0000

I look forward to hearing how it progresses! How many lessons are there,. or I guess it would be different for every dog/owner.

By: Donna B.

Donna B. — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:53:49 +0000

Maverick, the Great Pyrenees spends the night with us in the house on a regular basis… and that does eliminate the barking problem. However, there are days when he is just too durned dirty and wet to come inside. Another drawback to this breed is the coat — it’s a magnet for everything and mats easily. We do brush and groom him regularly.

Both dogs have outgrown the crate we have, but neither have problems with bladder/bowel control overnight. Jack, the Husky/Lab mix just literally hates it inside the house. He’s not happy inside for more than 5 minutes. Maverick is quite happy indoors.

What we are faced with where Maverick is concerned is a dog who could easily physically overwhelm us. While he is sweetly affectionate, he is also stubborn. I have no trouble with him inside the house, but I can’t take him outside on a leash without extreme difficulty. He is physically more powerful than me (and my husband) and he must learn to be submissive to us… hopefully.

By: Krystal

Krystal — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:39:58 +0000

When you get you dog and husband trained, can you send your trainer to my house? I have 2 little boy, a wild cat, and a husband that needs training too! haha
But truely, it’s awesome that your invesing in your dog! Hope everything works out for you!
Good luck in training you hubby!

By: Talina

Talina — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 01:09:51 +0000

Okay, our dog does the barking thing too! Someone told us it is a breed thing and that if she feels like she has a job to do she’ll chill on the barking and other unruly behaviors. Also, crate training has helped us a ton.

Why not crate train your dog so it can be locked up, indoors and out of trouble at night and let it run free during the day?