Re: [PyrNet-L] New soon to be owner

[Joy Mccarron <jemc@monmouth.com>]

My Maggie is a Rescue too.  She is now 6 yrs old & I've had her since she
was 10 1/2 months.  Bonded????  Or did you say ROOTED???  Train easily???
Cookies work wonders as do any other edible foodstuff.  But still they do
what they want (and mostly what you want) when they get around to it.  LOL
Happiness to you both.    Joy McCarron
-----Original Message-----
From: Michaelene Sullivan <innerpuppie@barkavenue.com>
To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org <pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org>
Date: Thursday, December 31, 1998 6:09 PM
Subject: Re: [PyrNet-L] New soon to be owner


>
>
>Catie Andrews wrote:
>
>> I am due to get a puppy in early March.
>
>Congratulations! There's nothing like puppy breath!!! I used to say, and
still
>do, there's nothing like a German Shepherd Dog...but now I have to add..."I
will
>never live without a Pyr in my home and life."  These are very special dogs
for
>very special people who will give the time and effort to raise, train and
love
>them...
>
>> How tightly do these dogs bond with their owners?  Do they want to spend
>> their time with you?
>
>I can only speak from my ex-pyr-ience...Willow, my 11 month old rescue,
wants to
>be with me and near me all of the time. When I get my coat on to go out
she's
>disappointed if I don't grab her leash, too. Wherever I go...she's
>there...whether it be in my home office, at work (I take her with me) or
just
>going from room to room around the house...she's my shadow, my friend, my
>darling, my Willow Pillow...
>
>> Are they easy to train?
>
>Willow was very easy to train not to do something, i.e., eat things around
the
>house that were inappropriate if I was gentle in my approach and used a
firm
>voice (she is very sensitive)...as far as clicker training...don't know,
never
>tried that. I do know that her recall (when in the house or fenced yard) is
very
>good if I use a happy, positive voice and reward her with a little "cookie"
when
>we get in the house...about 95% reliable.
>
>--
>Michaelene & Savannah Leigh, neighborhood busy body,
>Tony III, my companion, my protector, and
>Willow, my gentle Pyrenees girl.
>
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