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<blockquote data-quote="Lannie" data-source="post: 1718852" data-attributes="member: 8202"><p>I can work up a pretty good Mom-voice when I need to, but it's nothing compared to the bellow my husband can emit. LOL! THAT gets <em>everyone's</em> attention! So the collar has been my "voice," for sure, and it's working. No misbehaving yesterday, either. That's six days I haven't had to zap her at ALL. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Well, there was a bag, but I'm not counting bags anymore. Rich said he saw her run through the hedge yesterday when he was taking a bag of feed out for the chickens, but she wasn't actually chasing a specific chicken, just running through them. He hollered at her, and she left off immediately and ran to him, all smiles and wags. She WANTS to be a good girl, but she has a lot of energy yet.</p><p></p><p>And poor Jasper! He's been a bit more gimpy than usual the last couple days and Rich was worried about him, but I asked him how he'd feel if he'd been out rolling around on the ground, wrestling with a kid at his age? Sore? Yup, you bet. Jasper's been pretty sedentary the last couple of years, except for the occasional run to the gate to scare off the UPS guy, or the run to the fence when he sniffs a fox coming too close, so all this play is giving him some sore spots.</p><p></p><p>I've been noticing recently that when Jasper DOES bark and run at something, Maggie is puffing herself all up and going with him. Always behind him, but she's paying attention to what he's doing and why he's doing it, so she's learning her new job, slowly but surely. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I can't wait to see her long, lean, beautiful self being the one running to the gate to "scare" the UPS guy. He's not scared of her, though, he thinks she's adorable, too. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Now I have to start thinking about how to teach her to look up for big birds. Our girl Kiara was hell on hawks, crows, and small planes, but that's Jasper's one big failing. He never, ever, looks up. We haven't had many hawks around since Maggie's been here, but once they start their spring activities, I'm going to have to start pointing and yelling excitedly and see if she gets it.</p><p></p><p>If anyone else has shown their dogs how to do that, I'd appreciate some pointers. Kiara did it naturally, nobody taught her. She was amazing to watch. She could spot a bird so high up, I could hardly see it, but she'd bark and run and keep herself under it, making sure it understood it was not welcome. And if one came in low, she'd do the same thing, and "herd" it off the property, then stand at the fence yelling at it so it wouldn't come back. (It was hysterical watching her run off the neighbor's Cessna! LOL!) Man, she was a good dog. I hope Maggie can be as good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lannie, post: 1718852, member: 8202"] I can work up a pretty good Mom-voice when I need to, but it's nothing compared to the bellow my husband can emit. LOL! THAT gets [I]everyone's[/I] attention! So the collar has been my "voice," for sure, and it's working. No misbehaving yesterday, either. That's six days I haven't had to zap her at ALL. :) Well, there was a bag, but I'm not counting bags anymore. Rich said he saw her run through the hedge yesterday when he was taking a bag of feed out for the chickens, but she wasn't actually chasing a specific chicken, just running through them. He hollered at her, and she left off immediately and ran to him, all smiles and wags. She WANTS to be a good girl, but she has a lot of energy yet. And poor Jasper! He's been a bit more gimpy than usual the last couple days and Rich was worried about him, but I asked him how he'd feel if he'd been out rolling around on the ground, wrestling with a kid at his age? Sore? Yup, you bet. Jasper's been pretty sedentary the last couple of years, except for the occasional run to the gate to scare off the UPS guy, or the run to the fence when he sniffs a fox coming too close, so all this play is giving him some sore spots. I've been noticing recently that when Jasper DOES bark and run at something, Maggie is puffing herself all up and going with him. Always behind him, but she's paying attention to what he's doing and why he's doing it, so she's learning her new job, slowly but surely. :) I can't wait to see her long, lean, beautiful self being the one running to the gate to "scare" the UPS guy. He's not scared of her, though, he thinks she's adorable, too. ;) Now I have to start thinking about how to teach her to look up for big birds. Our girl Kiara was hell on hawks, crows, and small planes, but that's Jasper's one big failing. He never, ever, looks up. We haven't had many hawks around since Maggie's been here, but once they start their spring activities, I'm going to have to start pointing and yelling excitedly and see if she gets it. If anyone else has shown their dogs how to do that, I'd appreciate some pointers. Kiara did it naturally, nobody taught her. She was amazing to watch. She could spot a bird so high up, I could hardly see it, but she'd bark and run and keep herself under it, making sure it understood it was not welcome. And if one came in low, she'd do the same thing, and "herd" it off the property, then stand at the fence yelling at it so it wouldn't come back. (It was hysterical watching her run off the neighbor's Cessna! LOL!) Man, she was a good dog. I hope Maggie can be as good. [/QUOTE]
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