Re: [PyrNet-L] Pyrs easy to train???? NOT

[Alison Chorney <alison_chorney@yahoo.com>]

Dave,

     I totally agree with your views on training.  I purchased a Pyr
in October and have used the same approach as you describe.  He obeys
and looks for praise when he does something right.  He is used to
getting it and likes the acknowledgement.  When we leash train, he
watches me and his eyes seem to light up when I look down and smile at
him - he knows I approve.  Tone of voice is everything and I strongly
believe in teaching by positive reinforcement.  I've trained my other
dogs (cockers) with this same approach and it works wonderfully for
training and creating a loving/trusting bond.

Alison




---BCavins303@aol.com wrote:
>
> Carol,
> I admire your training of a dog.  You're dog is living proof that
dogs want to
> please.  They are loving, trusting creatures who definitly
understand us and
> who talk back to us in the same loving way that we treat them.  
> It just goes to show that not all pyrs are difficult to train.  I
think that
> Angel behaves the way she does because she knows she is loved and
therefore
> decides to do what we ask her to do.
> I never had a problem with either Angel or Reno not coming.  Maybe
that is
> because everytime they came in from outside they were given a couple
of
> minutes of praise.  Just like a child, they need lots of praise for
doing what
> they should.  I may be very radical in my views but it has worked
for us.
> Even as pups, I have never dragged one of them over to a spot they
had messed
> in and rubbed their nose in it and tell them that they are bad dogs.
 I would
> sit down and explain to them that they should go potty outside.  We
had Angel
> and Reno housebroken after a week of having them in the house.  
> Having been one of those "abused survivors" I can only say that love
is an
> extremely powerful influence on any living creature and beatings,
and yelling
> just create fear.  I would much rather have an animal who responds
out of
> love, than fear.
> I just dont understand why anyone finds them a difficult dog to
train.  We
> used a Halti collar to train both dogs.  I hate chain collars.  Now,
both of
> them parade down the street with me one on either side and I dont
really need
> to hold them on a leash except for the fact that Denver has a leash
law.  I
> honestly felt sorry for Seamus because he probably was abused as a
pup for
> doing wrong.  The poor dog probably thought he was going to be
punished again.
> I'm not telling any of you that you are wrong, but, it seems to me
that if
> someone is having trouble training a dog then quite possibly they
are going
> about it the wrong way.  I'm sorry if I offeended anyone but I have
never seen
> an animal that wont respond to love and respect.
> Take care,
> Dave
> 
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