tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123619179975663900.post1960092447969572485..comments2023-10-25T06:31:04.161-07:00Comments on Mindful Leadership: Disposition: Busy and Bossysilvia4dogshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06754651331524490306noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123619179975663900.post-22690758285260973132018-11-08T23:39:57.660-08:002018-11-08T23:39:57.660-08:00I love your post. We adopted Suzy when she was an ...I love your post. We adopted Suzy when she was an older puppy in November 2001. She passed away August 2016. She was sweet, loveable, smart, funny and stubborn too. From the day we brought her home she would not fetch a ball. ShedS fetch a rope toy or a kong till she was about 2 1/2. After that if you threw it and told her to fetch she'd look at the ball, look at you and while snorting she'd look at the ball again. This meant, "If you wanted the ball/Kong/rope you shouldn't have thrown it. I'm not getting it for you."<br />She invented her own sign/body language. She'd try to tell us something and if we got the wording right she'd give lots of reinforce mentioned, tail wags doggy smile,dancing. If we got it wrong she'd turn her face away then look back and wait for us to try again. If we were really wrong she'd snort and turn her head sharply. She had signs for allergies, turn the light off, cover me up, yes, no, hell no, your an idiot (she had an attitude, she was cool). She also used her dog tags clicking on her water bowl for freash water or on a stair in the laundry room when she wanted out. <br />She knew a few minutes was the length of a TV commercial break. A little while was 30 minutes (we never figured out how she knew how to measure 30 minutes) and a long while was how long it takes to roast a turkey. <br />She had jobs when she was younger. But when she turned 10 she stopped being a watch dog and turned into our homes version of a Walmart Greeter. Contemporary Southwestern Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05898678298624230945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123619179975663900.post-34932544165165698662011-08-02T19:44:37.471-07:002011-08-02T19:44:37.471-07:00I'm with you--I just love those herding pups. ...I'm with you--I just love those herding pups. Wish I had known about positive training when my heeler was a young girl--but it was 15 years ago in New Mexico, so everything i heard was silly stuff about "dominating" her.<br /><br />Glad I'll know better next time I find myself with one of those high-energy, hardworking little troublemakers...thinking the next foster heeler may not be far off. Thanks for the great post.Kirsten (peacefuldog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17157607807509631485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123619179975663900.post-75760716035680253542011-07-11T16:11:25.629-07:002011-07-11T16:11:25.629-07:00Thank you Paillette and Mike. Pugs' spunk is o...Thank you Paillette and Mike. Pugs' spunk is often underestimated - great dogs as well.silvia4dogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754651331524490306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123619179975663900.post-69756542604223954892011-07-11T16:08:37.254-07:002011-07-11T16:08:37.254-07:00Even to the end Davie still wanted to do things ev...Even to the end Davie still wanted to do things even though she couldn't. I can see her now waiting for us at the rainbow bridge with a ball at her feet saying I am ready when you are ready. Aussies rule all the way. an excellent Blog.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13350495178667495599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123619179975663900.post-21542958901422223382011-07-11T13:22:48.386-07:002011-07-11T13:22:48.386-07:00Great post, as usual!
Once I was hosting an info ...Great post, as usual!<br /><br />Once I was hosting an info table at a Western horse show. A man with his daughter (showing) had an Aussie in tow. That dog was trained to the teeth, not in a friendly way, but with all the absolutes and the owner was constantly on him, too. I watched as the dog, put in a down stay bc dad had to help daughter, scootched around to sniff things. Even though he was Mr Obedience, i could see he had his own opinions! It was funny to watch.<br /><br />I have pugs, so i have had the pug herding techniques: doorstop to cut me off and bumping my heels to move me along. ;)Johanna (Paillette)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01947280836540100262noreply@blogger.com