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You're Grounded!
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 SW845 |
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Posts: 21504 11/04/05 1:01 PM Professional Trainer/Owns Board |
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ldogsx2 |
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Posts: 1574 11/04/05 2:41 PM |
Thanks for locking this up here, Sarah! I know I can never find it when I want to re-read it!
 I have to constantly remind myself that the dog is not dying or mistreated if I don't give her all the attention she seems to crave! Lisa, Duncan and Tess
"Whoever said you can't buy love forgot about puppies" |
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SW845 |
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Posts: 21504 11/04/05 3:00 PM Professional Trainer/Owns Board |
Quote: Quite the opposite, actually.  Hang in there! |
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beastdog |
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Posts: 783 11/04/05 3:12 PM |
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I need this constant reminder of what Riley and I need to be doing every day! Peggy, Max and Riley |
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Joanne Hess |
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Posts: 2592 11/04/05 4:51 PM Senior Member
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Thanks so much for posting this where we can refer to our "bible" every day!
Good suggestion of Karen Christe's. Joanne |
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kchriste |
Thank you, Sarah. | #5 | ||
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Posts: 7863 11/05/05 12:25 PM Trainer/Senior Member |
"You're Grounded" is a great method for dealing with so many doggy issues.
--Karen C |
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roachflower |
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Posts: 3879 11/05/05 8:00 PM |
2 days we have been focusing on LOT'S of downs with praise, doing NO 'comming up and randomly loving on the dog' and commanding a down or a sit anytime he comes up for attention. There is no emoticon for fingers crossed but I am feeling more like a 'leader' than a 'coper' so that's got to be good! Thanks Sarah!
Edited to add: Less attention is HARD! I always snug up on Shakespeare's cushion with him at night. I think this is harder on me than him. Sigh. Stay strong. This is for his good. Edited to add again(man I am a rambler )There should be a support group for owner's who love their dogs too much and need to ground them! Wow! Everytime Shakespeare is lying still I want to lie down with him. Every time he comes near me I want to stroke him. I am seeing results of grounding already in that when I ignore him for an hour and then make him down-stay and praise him with a little ear massage and long strokes HIS TAIL THUMPS WILDLY,EVERY TIME I TOUCH HIM. My nonfood attention is becomming more valuable so quickly. Right now he is sleeping and I am literally aching to touch him.I am sticking to the grounded thing though. Having him see me as a leader and want to please me will allow him to keep comming everywhere with me and have a very full life. It would be selfish of me to lay and 'loe on him' for 1/2 hour. Sigh. He looks like an angel, his face all soft with sleep...
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doggmom |
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Posts: 528 11/06/05 8:31 PM |
Thanks, I need this. Maybe I can convince the rest of my family to do this too!
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Amy |
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Posts: 2702 11/07/05 9:00 AM |
Excellent!! been having some issues with Bailey lately and had started her back on lead in the apt again & already see a change in attitude. Doesn't take long for her to get the idea who's really in charge!
 Amy
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 finnsmydog |
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Posts: 11043 11/07/05 11:54 AM Senior Member
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I found doing this really really hard when I first got Finn.
But it was so great because I have a dog that needs rules ---- otherwise he makes up his own. (And it goes something like this: "I rule the world and don't come near my Mom or I'll kick your butt") Some rules have relaxed a little but this is a way of life for Finn...I think it has made the world of difference. He is a completely different dog now (OK, so it took a year and a half)! |
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Jean H |
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Posts: 387 11/08/05 2:27 PM |
Printed it out and put it on my refrigerator for daily reflection (and basically my "marching orders").
BTW, I agree, it is SOOO hard not to "swamp" them with hugs and kisses. They're SO cute especially when they're sleeping. (My husband has to issue "leave her" to me!) |
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NYCM0M |
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Posts: 5 01/07/06 9:57 PM |
Hi there! I was recomended to post on this section of the board for some advise regarding our shih tzu that is about 2 yrs. old.
We rescued him from a shelter just minutes from him being there. The one thing I don't like is that he is growling at my husband and 8 yr. old son. We have had him for 3 months already and have fallen in love with him. He is very needy for affection, he always wants to be by my side even if he is just in the same room with me. When he growls at the kids it's when they try to pet him. Just gently. He will also growl when someones comes and visits. They are petting him and he is growling as if he's talking to them. It's a site! My husband says to just give him time to get used to us, and show him affection we are think that he might have been abuse by some a male in his previous home. I'm hoping we will realize that he is here to stay and that we would never treat him that way. We already have bought him clothes to wear. Thanks for listening. P.S. I've already groomed him several times and he's fine with it. He wears t-shirts sometimes and is also fine it it. He sits and comes and it's pretty well mannered if it wasn't for the growling |
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Nydalin |
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Posts: 63 01/25/06 12:41 PM |
looking forward to trying this with Cleo, and having my roomates try this too
(see post about trouble with roomates)
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karinaboo |
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Posts: 306 05/18/06 2:13 PM |
Just wanted to chime in with thanks. I'm using this as a good guideline for how much attention to give our new dog Ringo. We're working out a schedule and it's good to have an idea of how much time is too much or too little, for attention, working a what-not. A great reference. I figure having a good structure will help him feel more a part of things and feel more secure as he eases into our lives. We'll loosen things up as we all get to know each other better.
Instead of crating him we have him on our patio. He usually does just go into his crate and go to sleep though. For now I'm happy for that to be his choice, I think that's a positive thing.  "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." - attibuted to Plato out of context
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Lance111 |
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Posts: 87 06/10/06 12:55 PM |
Good topic! Two questions?
If you dog is playing up (bitting your ankles) when your outside, how do you complete the grounding techneque....? Also when you let the dog back in after being grounded, do you praise him, or just open the crate and let him out? |
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kchriste |
Did you go to | #15 | ||
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Posts: 7863 06/16/06 12:36 PM Trainer/Senior Member |
the link on the first posting on this thread?
You will see that "you're grounded" is a way of life. It is not a punishment to a specific act on the dog's part. |
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msheidi63 |
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Posts: 2 06/19/06 11:51 PM |
Wow, this helps a lot. Thanks for the ideas. I posted a question regarding chewing. I think this is going to help me out a lot.
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BasiaMH |
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Posts: 3771 07/05/06 9:35 PM Senior Member
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Quote: Think of it as "working for a living" or something like that if it helps. It's even allowed to be fun .
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sue2006 |
please join...it's new | #18 | ||
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Posts: 1 11/13/06 6:19 PM |
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You're on a universal ban for spamming other boards - so we should not see you again. |
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aricha |
tip | #19 | ||
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Posts: 249 03/18/07 5:38 PM |
Just a tip for anyone who has a hard time walking through the room without passing out pats... My dogs responded to my sudden lack of "free love" by helping themselves... they would walk over and nudge my hands or rub themselves past my hands. So I started keeping my hands in my pockets or my arms crossed across my chest when I was passing by. If the dog headed my way, I could chose to either ignore him/her or to ask for a sit or down before I started petting. Two of the dogs actually started to think me crossing my arms was a cue to sit...
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SW845 |
Re: tip | #20 | ||
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Posts: 21504 03/20/07 5:12 AM Professional Trainer/Owns Board |
Quote: Smart dogs.... Sarah
Dogs can change, but we have to change first. |
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