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Offline Jane S

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« Reply #30 on: April 21, 2003, 07:02:52 PM »
.. Lottie seemed apprehensive (no reason that we could see) and she just turned and headed back to the car at a brisk walk ::).  
We called her back...she ignored us.  We said goodbye and ran in the opposite direction....she ignored us.  She went out of sight and when I caught up with her she was stood at the boot of the car ::)  I then said goodbye again and walked off and hid......she ignored me and stayed firmly at the car >:(
Any tips to stop her ignoring us ???

I don't think this is a case of Lottie being bolshie & deliberately ignoring you for the hell of it. It sounds to me like she just got spooked & a dog that's afraid will often not be able to concentrate on you & will just want to stay where they feel safe (ie by the car in Lottie's case) It could be just her age - the teenage phase sometimes means pups get a little spooky over nothing (to us :)). Hopefully, she will soon get over this, specially if you carry on socialising her as much as poss, following the golden rules of never sympathising or getting cross with her if she seems apprehensive - just keep jollying her along using a confident, happy voice :)                    
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« Reply #31 on: April 21, 2003, 10:33:29 PM »
Mary this sounds exactly like time when Buttons did exactly the same thing :- which I know you've read before :)
I really need to work on Buttons recall alot more and I'm going to try the the liver treats and see how I go with them ??? I know you've had more success than me with Lottie and her recall...but as Jane says maybe she just got spooked ??? the day when Buttons did it I thought it was bizarre too :-X
As committed as you are, I'm sure you get there eventually with Lottie....just hope I can have the same success with Buttons ;) ;D                    

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« Reply #32 on: April 21, 2003, 11:14:08 PM »
Yes, I think you're right Jane.  She is usually good on her recall when she seems 'content'.  There didn't seem to be anything for her to be 'spooked' about but it was a place where she had never been before, it was quite high ground and very windy, so perhaps it was just the general conditions that were all too new for her. :-

I don't often let her off her lead immediatley as I like to know that we are in a totally safe enviroment and to familiarise her with her surroundings.  As it was so safe there, I suppose I took it for granted that she'd be OK ???  Her body language was telling me she wasn't quite sure but I can usually gee her on with the enthusiastic voice you mentioned ;)  We later passed some cows that unnerved her (and me, they always stare at me >:( ;D) but I did the cheery voice bit and she got past unscathed ::) ;D

Buttons will get there Gilly.  Lots of practise in a good safe enviroment ;)                    
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« Reply #33 on: April 22, 2003, 10:06:24 AM »
We use a squeaky toy if Phoebe ignores us. It means come on we've got your ball - come and play. It seems to work at the moment. :)                    
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« Reply #34 on: April 22, 2003, 04:29:09 PM »
I'm going to try Candy with a squeaky toy too.  She has improved with recall over the last couple of weeks but still not what she was before her season.  She just loves chasing birds!!  I didn't realise that cockers were such a stubborn breed, when she gets it into her mind to do something there seems to be little I can do to change.

As for the cows she just barks her head of at them!!                    
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« Reply #35 on: May 02, 2003, 11:11:22 PM »
Hi,
Penny is the fourth dog I have had and they have all learned to walk off the lead. I start off in the house at first getting them to sit down then come to me when I call their name I use treats and make a big fuss of them when they do it. Then I progress to the garden or quiet area of a field where there are no distractions for the dog. I then take my dog somewhere that I know  will be quiet ie the woods and where I will only met a few people. I am on the look out all the time trying to anticipate my dogs reactions to all the new stimulation. I always start from 14 weeks but my heart is in my mouth every time. I frequently call the dog back for praise and treats and always call her back should I see man or beast. Once the dog has found some confidence and grown abit I can relax more. I always call them back well before we hit the road when they are really young but gradually they walk unleashed to the road. By about 18mths they are trained sufficiently to walk anywhere off the lead, but you must continue to ancicpate your dogs responses to all situations to try to avoid accidents.                    
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« Reply #36 on: May 09, 2003, 07:31:40 PM »
Just been reading through people's experience re letting doggies off leads.  Apart from wanting to say hello to anything on legs (2 or 4 ;D) Bramble is very good and comes (mostly) when called.

What I really like to know is what the abbreviation "lol" means - can't work it out at all.  My daugher says "lots of love" but that doesn't seem right.  

Answers on a postcard please ;D                    

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« Reply #37 on: May 09, 2003, 08:47:27 PM »
lol - means laugh/laughing out loud - means something is funny
ROFL - means rolling on the floor laughing - even funnier
ROFPMSL - means I need clean undies it was that funny ;D                    
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« Reply #38 on: May 09, 2003, 09:21:15 PM »
Don't worry Sue.....I had to enlist Gilly's help to find out what all those abbreviations meant. She also told me some VERY rude ones that she's too much of a lady to use on the forum.  ;D Doesn't seem to mind practising them on me though ! ;)                    

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« Reply #39 on: May 09, 2003, 10:04:50 PM »
Colin thats so strange because thats not exactly how I remember the abbreviations conversation we had ;) I remember it was all you, you, you :-X now go and get that soap boyo ;D                    

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« Reply #40 on: May 09, 2003, 10:37:50 PM »
I'm resisting all temptation to use some of Gilly's abbreviations on herself here !

OK then........GSASYSM ! :o