tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post2752187843279441818..comments2024-03-26T22:16:26.572-04:00Comments on Terrierman's Daily Dose: Are Useful Tools Ever Out of Date?PBurnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-4078304597713314872014-12-16T20:50:17.307-05:002014-12-16T20:50:17.307-05:00Years ago, remember being at a lake house in NC an...Years ago, remember being at a lake house in NC and seeing Robin Williams on the cover of AARP - and I realized I was getting older to see "Mork" getting older - lol - <br />anyhow, I wanted to come back and leave a note (because I read your posts from my inbox and I am not always able to get here to leave a comment)<br /><br />but I love the points you make here!<br /><br />And in 2006-7ish - my boys and I used to watch The Dog Whisperer all the time - and sometimes I would phase the show and tell them how his principles and tips applied to childrearing - or applied to people. Well this was different from the actual psychology he would give to the dog owners - because that was straight forward and spot on - but I would point out to them how adults who work with children need to take notes from Milan.<br /><br />Like this:<br />Does this person think exercise is outdated? It's not.<br /><br />Does this person think consequences are outdated? They aren't. <br /><br />because so often the problems that our children are having is related to unclear boundaries, not enough physical exercise to clean the blood and clear the brain, appropriate consequences to teach, calm and cool, affectionate, etc.<br /><br />I actually tuned into a show last month to see if I would still find the same connections - you know - child rearing tips from the amazing dog whisperer - and the episode (think it was called a family affair) I watched seemed a little "produced" (compared to the earlier, longer ones we enjoyed) - but there it was again - the wisdom for not just kids - but for all ages.<br /><br />"Some dogs display aggressive behavior when they are nervous or fearful"<br /><br />"Exercising your dog's mind and body can great decrease stress and greatly enrich both of your lives"<br />and then in this quote he actually mentions it applies to humans:<br />"Dehydration is a lack of water in the body, and can cause heath issues for pets and humans"<br /><br />yeah dog whisperer - and yeah terrierman = because not only are these bits of truth not outdated - they are effective and classic because they work - and our modern culture would do well to not overlook the things that look too simple or passé!!<br /><br />:) have a nice dayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-2758246102023582102010-03-11T16:53:08.094-05:002010-03-11T16:53:08.094-05:00Don't you just love people that know what to d...Don't you just love people that know what to do that is right or wrong that have never done anything well let alone trained a dog. I worked with a gentlemen that trained a method different from mine it was easy for him and I thought hard on the dog but if he tried my method it was hard on him and the dog so I learned that not everyone can use the same method and get the same results. There is something to be said for live and let live especially when it comes to how people work, train, and learn. There is a science to everything but sometimes there is art that baffles science and becomes a science of its own. Idiots come from a tribe of people called the idiota's therefore they keep reproducing them selves and know amount of talk or training will change them. I just had two e collars taken off my dogs im sure because someone imagined poor training or abuse. Im lucky the dogs were not killed on the road and were finally found after an extended deer chase. Idiots are sometimes thieves also. Thanks for your site. David with pointers and beagles in TNjdghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00391849159900878655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-54901120446578252612010-03-09T11:30:29.640-05:002010-03-09T11:30:29.640-05:00AARP - yeah, I got stuff from them when I turned 5...AARP - yeah, I got stuff from them when I turned 50. That didn't bother me nearly as much as the mailing I got on pre-paid funeral packages I received several weeks later!2CatMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695294049755017075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-36510648234820671022010-03-07T12:32:36.755-05:002010-03-07T12:32:36.755-05:00The first incoming phone call at our new house whe...The first incoming phone call at our new house when we moved to Pittsburgh was from the local mega-acreage "memorial park" -- trying to sell us plots.<br /><br />I was 27 years old.<br /><br />I told them I planned to be composted.<br /><br />Silence.<br /><br />AARP is like AAA. They lure "members" with tangible group benefits, then claim to "represent" those people who just want hotel discounts or flat tires changed on issues of public policy.<br /><br />As for nothing is new --<br /><br />When I put together a suggested taming protocol for the volunteers who were working with the neglected/abused/feral dogs seized on our Montana rescue, I was cobbling together a lot experience, both direct and from published sources.<br /><br />The oldest source was a book about circus wild animal trainers from the mid-19th century. And its author was clear that the process he described was part of an ancient oral tradition.<br /><br />I bet it goes back to the pharoahs' menageries.Heather Houlahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-27350211476141940062010-03-06T22:42:19.805-05:002010-03-06T22:42:19.805-05:00Dammit, Patrick, I was boo-hoo-hoo-ing reading abo...Dammit, Patrick, I was boo-hoo-hoo-ing reading about Sailor's passing (for about the tenth time) just as my husband came in to say goodnight. Good thing we're already married, or he'd likely think twice after walking in on me like this. I blame you, you AARP bait! LOL...sheeeet.....<br /><br />SeahorseSeahorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133454380103294333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-59604132466968515562010-03-06T21:34:16.619-05:002010-03-06T21:34:16.619-05:00It's not 'the world didn't begin the d...It's not 'the world didn't begin the day I was born'.<br /><br />Rather, it's 'my times are UNIQUE because *I* happen to live in them.'<br /><br />Do try to keep up, won't you. ;)Prairie K9https://www.blogger.com/profile/16016703547583138470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-76195747297872373522010-03-06T19:54:30.850-05:002010-03-06T19:54:30.850-05:00My high school government teacher called it the Am...My high school government teacher called it the American Association of Retired Parasites. I can't help but think of him every time we get sent one of those AARP magazines in the mail.<br /><br />It's interesting how slip and pinch collars have hardly changed throughout history: you can see the pinch collars in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsBi0PehfAM" rel="nofollow">this 1936 Schutzhund</a> footage. (Let's give thanks for our dogs' sakes that e-collars have evolved from the first one-stim-fits-all model!) While I can condemn the yank-n-crank model, I do have to wonder why the tools that made a well-trained dog in the past are all of a sudden "cruel."Viateciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523551407472141202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-49853550607026199162010-03-06T10:24:21.934-05:002010-03-06T10:24:21.934-05:00Aside from their antics with health care what good...Aside from their antics with health care what good are they? You get to carry another ID card. 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