Crighton: Sorry, I guess I may have misunderstood what you wrote. I took it to mean that you should only train the dog for either hand or verbal commands, not both.
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Nah, start with both, work to be able to only use one or the other as the situation calls for. I've always found that when working with both. Don't repeat the verbal command, just the hand signal.Originally posted by InexactMelissaComment
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I think unka phil has some good advice. Take the dog for a couple of weeks before you decide to keep it. Make sure you don't give it chocolate (as said before), and make sure you never let it go near coolant for cars. Clean up any spills you see. Dogs love the smell and taste of coolant and it is like poisen to them.
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good point Chris42050, you have to be a little bit careful of what cleaning products you use on surfaces your dog might lick, some can be harmfulOriginally posted by Chris42050
ie: swiffer wet jet
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Phil has some very good points. But in the event you do end up keeping the dog, here's a tip to help establish the pecking order in your household....do it with caution, especially since the dog already has a 'nipping problem', and I'm not sure how well it will work with an older dog as I've only done it with puppies.
The basic idea is that in the dog world, the guy who controls the food is in charge. Since you are the poor shmoe lugging the 50 lb bag home from Petsmart, it's your food...he gets it at your whim. Of course, food is a basic human (or canine) right, but dogs don't know that. So what you do is put the dish down for the dog to eat, then once he has eaten a bit, *carefully* take it away, and give it back later. Have all the members of your household do this. It will establish the fact that you and the other humans are in charge. But again, be especially careful about doing this with an older dog who may not know that the people are the masters and may try to bite.Comment
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