please help with leash question... Bailey HATESSSS them! What to do?

• 05-15-2008 9:20 AM

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  glenmar Joined on 09-10-2007 Northwestern Michigan Posts 11,511 Points 405

  Re: please help with leash question... Bailey HATESSSS them! What to do? Reply Contact I'm not a professional trainer, but  I do get older pups from rescue to foster, and I'm  expected to teach them manners, including walking on lead nicely.  These are german shepherds so not small pups that can be easily manuveered.  I do exactly what I suggested in my earlier post regardless of the dogs age.  And, I don't take months and months......usually in six to eight weeks my fosters are ready to move to their forever homes. To me, quick fixes are great for stuff around the house that you just don't have the time or tools to fix properly now.  But when we come to a living, breathing being, there isn't room for a quick fix.  If you do it right the first time, it's done, and just needs periodic practice to keep it done.  FWIW, I would never tie a dog to a tree or anything else to get him used to a lead.  In my personal, non professional opinion, that's cruel, creates a negative association with the lead, and just isn't necessary.  A house without fur is not a home. Glenda

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• 05-15-2008 10:44 AM

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  BTmomma Joined on 12-07-2007 Groves, Texas Posts 825 Points 320

  Re: please help with leash question... Bailey HATESSSS them! What to do? Reply Contact glenmar:   To me, quick fixes are great for stuff around the house that you just don't have the time or tools to fix properly now.  But when we come to a living, breathing being, there isn't room for a quick fix.  If you do it right the first time, it's done, and just needs periodic practice to keep it done.  I agree... This post was intended for tips on training her... not a quick fix... I obviously know with my Bailey girl, that this will not be a "quick fix."

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• 05-15-2008 11:07 AM

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  glenmar Joined on 09-10-2007 Northwestern Michigan Posts 11,511 Points 405	Re: please help with leash question... Bailey HATESSSS them! What to do? Reply Contact   I wasn't clear if you thought that comment was directed at you.  In fact, it was not.  Some of the suggestions prompted that little outburst, so my apologies if you thought I was being critical of you. A house without fur is not a home. Glenda
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• 05-15-2008 12:33 PM

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  BlackLabbie Joined on 01-27-2008 South of Boston Posts 1,138 Points 175	Re: please help with leash question... Bailey HATESSSS them! What to do? Reply Contact So...................why was the "quick fix" post directed at me? I was just offering some ideas. I never even used the words "quick fix". And I was not the one who posted about tying a dog to a tree. If hunger is not the problem, then eating is not the solution. ~Author Unknown
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• 05-15-2008 12:37 PM

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  BTmomma Joined on 12-07-2007 Groves, Texas Posts 825 Points 320

  Re: please help with leash question... Bailey HATESSSS them! What to do? Reply Contact glenmar:   I wasn't clear if you thought that comment was directed at you.  In fact, it was not.  Some of the suggestions prompted that little outburst, so my apologies if you thought I was being critical of you. Oh i didn't think that :) I just wanted everyone to know that i agree and patience is key... getting frustrated only makes things worse :)

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• 05-15-2008 12:59 PM

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  FourIsCompany Joined on 07-30-2007 Posts 4,738 Points 1,135

  Re: please help with leash question... Bailey HATESSSS them! What to do? Reply Contact BlackLabbie: So...................why was the "quick fix" post directed at me?   If you click the "In Reply To" in the upper right of a post (glenmar's post to you), you can see which post they are replying to. Glenmar's post was in reply to your last post, saying that Lowe's is a hardware store or whatever. So, I don't think she was replying to you so much as using the last post in the thread to make a general reply. I could be wrong. There is the added complication that whenever someone mentions Cesar Millan (which you did) the phrase "quick fix" flashes across some people's mind. I'm not saying that's what happened here, but it's possible. In any case, I believe that some circumstances DO allow for a quick fix. It depends on the situation, the dog, the owner and so on. I'm not sure this is one such situation, but I certainly trust the owner to figure that out.   Hope I haven't further confused the situation.   LSTM (Laughing Silently to Myself) Click Daily to Give Free Food and Care to Animals: http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3

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• 05-15-2008 2:23 PM

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  glenmar Joined on 09-10-2007 Northwestern Michigan Posts 11,511 Points 405	Re: please help with leash question... Bailey HATESSSS them! What to do? Reply Contact Actually, FIC is absolutely right, I just hit the reply and yours was the last post.  I think maybe I should give up trying to be sure that I wasn't directing my comments on them...seem to just be digging myself into a hole here. A house without fur is not a home. Glenda
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• 05-15-2008 2:33 PM

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  fuzzy_dogs_mom Joined on 09-10-2007 Davis, CA Posts 6,766 Points 200

  Re: please help with leash question... Bailey HATESSSS them! What to do? Reply Contact Not very technical here ... but when you hit "quick reply" which is what it seems most people do, doesn't your post automatically say "in reply to" whatever post was just above yours ... whether it's what you meant or not? Myself - I try not to take personally anything that wasn't obviously directed at me, such as putting my name in a post. Joyce

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• 05-15-2008 3:43 PM

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  AuroraLove Joined on 11-26-2007 Posts 1,156 Points 330	Re: please help with leash question... Bailey HATESSSS them! What to do? Reply Contact Bt- I sent you a PM
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• 05-16-2008 1:26 PM

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  BlackLabbie Joined on 01-27-2008 South of Boston Posts 1,138 Points 175	Re: please help with leash question... Bailey HATESSSS them! What to do? Reply Contact Oh, I though you were just "dogging" my comment because I mentioned CM. My bad! If hunger is not the problem, then eating is not the solution. ~Author Unknown
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• 05-16-2008 6:51 PM

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  glenmar Joined on 09-10-2007 Northwestern Michigan Posts 11,511 Points 405

  Re: please help with leash question... Bailey HATESSSS them! What to do? Reply Contact Oh heavens no.  I'm not a CM fan, but a lot of that is that I can't get past the reactions that we tend to get HERE.  I've honestly only seen him in action on TV a few times.  I truly don't "get" the devotion. Nope, your post was the last one on the page and I replied, but not to you. Now, tell me you're a Red Sox fan and we'll be friends forever................ A house without fur is not a home. Glenda

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• 05-16-2008 6:59 PM

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  BlackLabbie Joined on 01-27-2008 South of Boston Posts 1,138 Points 175	Re: please help with leash question... Bailey HATESSSS them! What to do? Reply Contact glenmar: Now, tell me you're a Red Sox fan and we'll be friends forever................ You know it   If hunger is not the problem, then eating is not the solution. ~Author Unknown
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