Dog Training~~More Show News

Got the Premium List for the "Country Music Cluster" today. It's in Franklin, TN on March 9-12, 2006. It will have Conformation, Obedience and Rally. Rally entries are limited to 132 dogs each day.

Saturday evening, the 11th, there will be three Independent Specialties for Siberian Huskies, Boxers, and Dachshunds.

Special activities going on will be:

Thursday: Lite Buffet for Exhibitors
Friday: Sperm Bank - semen collection and freezing (reservation required), Micro-chipping by request.
Friday Evening: Dinner & Dance -- Live Band
Saturday: Sperm Bank collecting, Micro-chipping and Eye Clinic
Saturday Afternoon: Junior Handling Class
Saturday Evening: Specialities noted above
Sunday: Sperm Bank collecting, Micro-chipping and Eye Clinic

This is another Onofrio offering. Online entries can be accessed through Dog Potentials or at Onofrio's site.

Sounds like it's going to be a really good show.
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Here's a tip for you:

If your puppy insists on biting your hand, try holding your hand totally still. Once it is "dead," the puppy will generally stop biting it. At the same time, you want to give a "no bite" command. Eventually, the puppy will learn that "no bite" means to stop biting you. Always praise the puppy when he complies and give him something better to chew on.

Isn't always easy to do, since those needle-sharp teeth hurt, but refrain from striking the puppy. Yes, there are many trainers that will tell you otherwise, but this is from my own experience and it will work. The hand (or, whatever) must "die" for the puppy to stop biting. Oh, and don't scream or screech, either. That becomes a reward for the puppy.

Had a client that did that with her Yorkie puppy. The rest of the family did as I suggested and let the hands "die," but the actual owner would yell, "Ow" very loudly and pull away. The dog continued to bite her until I convinced her to stop with the noise and hold her hand still. Less than two weeks later, she reported that he had stopped biting her, too.

Well, that's it for this one. If you have information for shows that you'd like to post, add a comment and I'll get it on here.

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See ya at the shows,
Chris