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s many of my clients know, I am bringing home a puppy this Thanksgiving week. He will be the first puppy for me in seven years! There have been a lot of puppies in this house, but all have been service dog candidates. My new puppy’s name is Kalidor. He is a nine-week-old, long-coat, black German shepherd. I want to dispel the myth that puppies will take months to house train to stop biting, and that obedience training shouldn’t start until a puppy is 6-8 months old. I thought what might be fun is for my readers to see what I do with my puppies in a weekly diary! This week, my focus will be on teaching him his name, teaching him about marker training or clicker training, house training, crate training, no jumping and no biting, socializing him with my pack, and teaching him “sit,” “down,”
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on and wait for him to look at me. When he looks up, he will surely sit. I click and treat for sit and say “sit.” When he looks up for another treat, I click/treat for looking at me and say “watch.” Then, we run outside to the place I want him to go potty. I wait for him to relieve himself. When he does, I click, name it, and wait for him to “come” running back to me for that treat. When he gets to me, I wait for him to sit, click/treat. Then I wait for him to watch me again. He gets one treat for relieving himself outdoors, sitting, watching me, and no jumping! Stay tuned for more next week! Fran Jewell is an IAABC Certified Dog Behavior Consultant, NADOI Certified Instructor and the owner of Positive Puppy Dog Training, LLC in Sun Valley. For more information, visit positivepuppy.com or call 208-578-1565.
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“come” and “watch.” Sound ambitious? Not really. Many of these things I can combine very quickly. The first thing is going to be teaching him to recognize his name and come running when he hears it. I will wait until he is hungry, put him on a leash so I have him close at hand, then simply say his name and give him food from my hand. I want him to see that his name equals food. At the same time, I will not give him food if he is jumping or biting me. As this is going on, I slip in a click with the clicker as he is taking his food for his name. As he learns that “Kalidor” means food, I back away. As I say his name, he follows the food. Then I will introduce the word “come” while he is in the process of coming toward me. This is the only time I say “come” for several weeks. It is not yet a command. When Kalidor knows click means food, I can introduce “watch” and “sit.” I take him to the door with a leash
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t’s always a tough position to be in when reviewing a kids’ animated flick. It’s best to take the temperature of the room and that’s the best way to approach Disney’s new animated sci-fi movie, “Big Hero 6.” The kids were generally entertained and I think that’s all that parents can ask for. For the adults, the movie may be a tad too long and a little short on the kind of humor that goes over the kids’ heads and keeps us grownups more entertained. Based on a Marvel Comic series that appeared in 1998, the
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story follows five brainy student-geeks that fight crime with the help of a lovable robot. “Big Hero 6” is their introduction to a movie audience and is replete with the necessary backstory. The story and artwork also has a complete Asian-fusion element as it’s set in the city of San Fransokyo. The lead is a 14-yearold genius, Hiro Hamada, who spends his time fighting robots and gambling. His older brother studies at a M.I.T.-style university where he has developed the lovable Baymax, the hero of the film who he calls a personal care companion. Hiro longs to join his brother at the university, so he develops a robot
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chip that is controlled by your mind and can take any form the heart desires. When his brother dies mysteriously, and the chip disappears, Hiro goes on an adventure with Baymax to find out the truth. Directed by Chris Williams, the movie has some thrilling sequences, among them f lying above and through the enchanting city and a wonderful car-chase sequence. I was a little lost on the entire Asian motif—maybe Disney has its eyes on the Japanese market. But none of this will matter to the little ones who will be enchanted by the whole ride. tws