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Rain Rain Go Away

Posted 09-26-2009 at 08:21 PM by charmedwolf
Endless rain has been hitting where I leave in TN knocking out our power for days on end and then when we finally get it turned back on it gets knocked out AGAIN. So because of this I haven't been on for the better part of 2 1/2 -3 weeks, maybe?

I have however gotten to train the dogs though not outside... none of mine like the rain except for Kratos.

Isis has been mostly working on her aggression towards people with using our neighbor Bob as a target when it wasn't raining. He isn't afraid of her at all, he baby talks her from the distance She is up to allowing him to be within 10 ft of her without any reaction before he could be down the street a mile and she would react.

Jinx has realized barking at the trees moving is optional. Thank the gods for that She also realized maybe she is the reason no squirrels come into our yard anymore... and no rabbits have eaten the lettuce in the garden since we chained her under the porch.

Moose has been moping because it's raining. I literally had to force him outside and stand next to him covering him with the umbrella so the rain wouldn't get him He is also refusing to walk through the house if Kratos has been through because of the water....

Kratos has been having a blast regardless of the lack of power. He has gotten to go play with Marley and Martha (two lab pups down the street) for which their owners are grateful. They apparently sleep really well after their play dates. He also scared a kid trying to walk through our yard when he was hiding under the porch and bolted out to meet him...

And I have learned steel bowls become hazardous projectile when dogs are hungry and they know how to fling them.
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Posted 10-25-2009 at 11:48 PM by zoogal zoogal is offline
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the lesson God has been trying to hammer in my head lately is to be thankful in all circumstances, even in the rain! On one of the last projects with my dog Grizzly (the movie The Lazarous Project), Grizzly had to work in the rain and he is scared stiff of thunderstorms and of rain. However I decided to give it a try and trained in the rain every chance I got...what I did was only play with him outside in the rain and gave him no attention inside. At first he didn't want to play so what I would do is ask him to do one command and would stand out there until he did it before going in, then eventually grabbing a toy and playing was deemed easier then that lol....good rain jacket a must! It worked and he will now play outside in the rain! An added bonus is that he used to pee in the house when it rained because he would try to hold it for so long as he refused to go outside!!!!! Now he will go outside!
 
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