On Mon, 14 May 2001 Weaver in Training

On Mon, 14 May 2001 14:37:33 -0400, Marilyn Hubley
wrote:

>Today I decided the Articlight Special puppy I received at Christmas was
>going to learn some basic leash training. So I got him all geared up and
>stuffed my pockets full of treats and set off.
>
>Now I let him do his own business for awhile to get the hyper ness out of
>him and then hopefully he would listen better. Now this isn't bad if he
>just wants to drag me but he likes to Weave around me and lean on my leg
>when walking, hence his name WEAVER.
>
>So after a while I decided he's going to learn to walk beside me and heel a
>bit. He didn't think so, where upon he dives on the ground with the end of
>the choke chain in his mouth and rolls over and over while screaming at the
>top of his lungs :) I just smiled at the passing traffic praying none of
>these people had seen any of my other incidents. He stops rolling, lays on
>his back and looks at me. I asked him if he was finished and up he got.
So
>now he's sort of doing what I asked of him and is walking beside me without
>all the pulling. Unfortunately, he feels its best if he leans on my legs
as
>we walk, WHY? I can't fathom an answer. So we continue on, rewarding good
>behaviour and letting him know whats bad behaviour.
>
>Now the whole time he has his NOSE to the ground and he started to leap
into
>the grass chasing things. Well I didn't mind but after a while I'd say
>Weaver come and we'd move on. Unfortunately, with him being so low to the
>ground he'd see things before me and there were a few times I was almost
>ditch diving after him. Keep in mind I repeat in my head the WHOLE time I
>LOVE MY DOGS, I LOVE MY DOGS, I LOVE MY DOGS.
>
>Well we made it home :) yahooooooooo I meet my neighbour and stopped for a
>chat, Weaver sits at my feet like a good boy and proceeds to voice his
>displeasure at stopping. Not a grumble mind you a full out episode of
>scream and crying. My neighbour asked me, is he okay? why is he doing
this?
>does he do that all the time? is that normal? How exactly do you explain
>Siberians in one sentence? I couldn't and moved on by. Well we are in the
>driveway, I'm safe, I thought, of course I didn't see the red squirrel
make
>a break for it, Weaver did. Yes my right arm is now an inch longer than
the
>left.
>
>Did I tell you Jayke doesn't mind the vacuum?? Well that's what I thought
>but apparently the Central Vacuum is a different bird of prey. No sireeeee
>bob howdy was she happy about that one, she attacked it over and over
>grabbing the motorized head in her jaws and stopping the brush, and jumping
>on it. I gave up after about 2 minutes and turned it off but it was still
>hissing through the hose so it needed to be barked at for 1/2 an hour so it
>knew who boss was. I gave up and put it away.
>
>Marilyn & The Hubley Hooligans