system: You are Patrick E. Snyder, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Dogs message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Raymond Cool about "Meet Buster!".

They wrote:
>  PES> Puppies wil chew. They are supposed to. I have heard that bones
> are not
>  PES> good, as for some oscure reason they may cause drooling, but that >
> be
>  PES> myth.
>
>  Cause Drooling?   I've already learned no chew things on my bed.
> <grin>
> I want him to not jump on the door.  I don't want him to hollar either.
>  He
> is a great dog and I have him in the house or with me most of the time
> and
> when he is outside it's because I WANT him to be outside, whether it be >
> we're cleaning house or having company or just want him to get used to
> the
> idea of getting along alone outside.   I'd like him to accept being
> outside
> and to wait paitiently for me to let him back in.  Eventually he will
> spend
> nights outside and I'm trying to get him used to the idea over time
> instead of hitting him with it hard.
> I agree.  So far I've found that he does not respond well to negative
> reinforcment.    It was suggested that I call him, and if he does not
> come to run away.It works. He comes. Last night on rounds I entered a
> building
> and he would NOT come with me inside. So I went inside and closed the
> door,
> did my checks and came out another door 100 feet away about 2 minutes
> later.
> There was Buster sitting, waiting paitently at the first door, afraid
> I'd
> left him.   He ran to me whan I called and we loved all over each other >
> he stuck very close with me the rest of the trip.
>  PES> Your dog sounds like it would react very good to #1. #2 is
> usually used
>  PES> on the type of dog that shows no interest or likes to buzz by
> you.
>
>  PES> BTW, there are several types of praise (or reward)
>
>  PES> 1. Verbal
>  PES> 2. Physical (petting, scratching)
>  PES> 3. Verbal/physical
>  PES> 4. Food
>  PES> 5. Prey (a ball, or pull toy)
>
> Okay, these are simple.   What types of punishment should I use?  I
> whacked
> him on the butt the other night for pooping in the hallway (I caught
> him in
> the act) and I don't think it worked.   I think perhaps I should have
> stuck
> just with yelling and taking him outside.
> I don't think he associated the
> whack with the poop, I think he just associated it with the fact that I >
> house.
> This time I just yelled at him and put him outside.   He seemed just as >
> excited about something, so I'm wondering if this is just a "puppy"
> lack of
> of control thing that I need not spend too much time worrying about?
> This morning I put him out and in short order he peed and pooped and I
> let
> him back in and praised him profusely and we went back to bed.  It was
> the first time he went straight out, did his bussiness and came straigh >

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assistant: may
Like I said, may be a myth. But my Brother-in-law gave his Chessie cow
bones (Thighs) and it drools like crazy. My Bull Mastiff mix drools not a
whit. Rarely got bones.
while
Hmmm. I don't know. I always either had my dogs kenneled or they came in.
My GUESS is to crate train, then move the crate outside.
and
It was a very good suggestion. We play hide-and-seek with our dog while
walking if she strays. She keeps close enough to make sure we stay out
of mischief.
Like I said, a paniced 'no" (Rhymes with Homer Simpsons 'Doh!')
whacked him and he DIDN'T like it. He did it again yesterday in the
repentant.   All three times he's pooped inside it's been while he was
back in.
He probably didn't associate it. If you are using a negative
reinforcementalways use the minimun necessary. So far as a whack, I only use
that as
a wake up, more a tap on the shoulder. I never tap them hard enough to
cause pain You can tell this by the lack of a flinch by my dog when I
akelike
I am going to hit her. Usaully her tail wags. It sounds like he
responds well to verbal. Keep it calm for this. Low key, not angry. A
little annoyed maybe.
I use a choke chain on rare occasions. A quick jerk. I find it is not
usually that necessary to use it as a correction on a non-attack trained
dog.
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