Eating

[Lorre Leon Mendelson]

1/6/09

Has anything changed at home over the past month or so ie holidays, new
bowls, being left alone more, new medicine or blankets, etc? Best, Lorre

-----Original Message-----
From: Tami Wassong [mailto:inte...@tamiwassong.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 4:26 PM
To: Lorre Leon Mendelson
Cc: 'Barbour'; goldens-...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Biting

Hi,

Happy New Year to all! I have been receiving all you emails and love
your photos and great advice. I have a question for you. I have a
female dood from Tilly and Crimsons litter born 9/26/2008. About a
week ago she was refusing to eat her food but if it is placed on the
floor or out of our hands she will eat it. I have picked it up after
20 minutes and she has had to wait until next feeding but she still
doesn't budge if it is in the bowl any thoughts.

Best, Tami


On Jan 6, 2009, at 4:42 PM, Lorre Leon Mendelson wrote:

> First, your dog is beautiful. Biting- yelping is good but still
> gives them attention. When your puppy bites, ignore the pup- that
> would mean all of the people in the home. It will teach them
> without being negative. Puppies that misbehave are ignored by the
> other pups and mom when they do things that are dog-inappropriate.
> It will drive your puppy to behave! It is the worst thing I can do
> for my social dood. Pat McConnel I believe recommends a week. I
> lasted 1 ½ days at her most mouthy. At that point she was crawling
> in her crate and looking desolate. I didn’t want to break her, just
> give her consequences. It is rarely after that we need to ignore
> her since then and that was at about 1-2 years old I think. Every
> once in a long while we need to ignore her but not for more than an
> hour. Hope this helps. You are getting the benefit of hundreds of
> dollars of great dog trainers we used in training her who were all
> great, but do remember, advice is what you pay for it, smile.
> Best, Lorre Mendelson and Sunshine
>
> From: goldens-...@googlegroups.com [mailto:goldens-n-
> doo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Barbour
> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 3:15 PM
> To: goldens-...@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Happy New Year
>
> I agree the cuts look good and the eyes are so expressive.
> We are so thankful to Teri and Michael for our special Christmas
> puppy. Wrigley, our goldendoodle from Delta and Cherokee's
> October, 2008 litter, is a joy! Our hope is for him to become a
> therapy dog for children with learning and cognitive disabilities.
> We have already been working on basic commands and he is a very
> quick learner. We are waiting to do a lot of the socializing with
> kids in the therapy centers until the "mouthing" time is over.
> Wrigley hasn't yet learned the bite inhibition but we are seeing
> improvements. Does anyone have any suggestions for this besides
> "yelping" as if he has hurt us and walking out of the room (if he
> isn't locked onto a pant leg)? He loves kids and people and is
> very confident and social. He is a great addition to our family.
> Thanks Teri and Michael!
> Richard and Kristin and Wrigley
>
>
> >
>

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-------------- Original message --------------
From: "Lorre Leon Mendelson" <lorr...@bellsouth.net>

>
> 1/6/09
>
> Has anything changed at home over the past month or so ie holidays, new
> bowls, being left alone more, new medicine or blankets, etc? Best, Lorre
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tami Wassong [mailto:inte...@tamiwassong.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 4:26 PM
> To: Lorre Leon Mendelson
> Cc: 'Barbour'; goldens-...@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Biting
>
> Hi,
>
> Happy New Year to all! I have been receiving all you emails and love
> your photos and great advice. I have a question for you. I have a
> female dood from Tilly and Crimsons litter born 9/26/2008. About a

> week ago she was refusing to eat her food but i f it is placed on the

> floor or out of our hands she will eat it. I have picked it up after
> 20 minutes and she has had to wait until next feeding but she still
> doesn't budge if it is in the bowl any thoughts.
>
> Best, Tami
>
>
> On Jan 6, 2009, at 4:42 PM, Lorre Leon Mendelson wrote:
>
> > First, your dog is beautiful. Biting- yelping is good but still
> > gives them attention. When your puppy bites, ignore the pup- that
> > would mean all of the people in the home. It will teach them
> > without being negative. Puppies that misbehave are ignored by the
> > other pups and mom when they do things that are dog-inappropriate.
> > It will drive your puppy to behave! It is the worst thing I can do
> > for my social dood. Pat McConnel I believe recommends a week. I
> > lasted 1 ½ days at her most mouthy. At that point she was crawling

&g t; > in her crate and looking desolate. I didn’t want to break her, just

> > give her consequences. It is rarely after that we need to ignore
> > her since then and that was at about 1-2 years old I think. Every
> > once in a long while we need to ignore her but not for more than an
> > hour. Hope this helps. You are getting the benefit of hundreds of
> > dollars of great dog trainers we used in training her who were all
> > great, but do remember, advice is what you pay for it, smile.
> > Best, Lorre Mendelson and Sunshine
> >
> > From: goldens-...@googlegroups.com [mailto:goldens-n-
> > doo...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Barbour
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 3:15 PM
> > To: goldens-...@googlegroups.com
> > Subject: Happy New Year
> >
> > I agree the cuts look good and the eyes are so expressive.

> &gt ; We are so thankful to Teri and Michael for our special Christmas

> > puppy. Wrigley, our goldendoodle from Delta and Cherokee's
> > October, 2008 litter, is a joy! Our hope is for him to become a
> > therapy dog for children with learning and cognitive disabilities.
> > We have already been working on basic commands and he is a very
> > quick learner. We are waiting to do a lot of the socializing with
> > kids in the therapy centers until the "mouthing" time is over.
> > Wrigley hasn't yet learned the bite inhibition but we are seeing
> > improvements. Does anyone have any suggestions for this besides
> > "yelping" as if he has hurt us and walking out of the room (if he
> > isn't locked onto a pant leg)? He loves kids and people and is
> > very confident and social. He is a great addition to our family.
> > Thanks Teri and Michael!

> > Richard and Kris tin and Wrigley

[Shawn Aswad]

We just had an issue where our dogs wouldn't drink the water out of a dispenser that we have always used. . .craziest thing. . .they kept going outside wanting to drink out the puddles. . .no matter what I put it in, they wouldn't drink it.  Guess what. . .I finally got a bit suspicious and called our water company.. .they immediately came out and tested our water and it was BAD!!!!!!!!!  Our dogs are so much smarter than we are sometimes!!!!

 

 

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