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AverageGuy wrote:All bold puppies will thumb their nose at you when they start getting confident enough to explore. I have mine drag a light stiff homemade check cord and I only call them when I am positioned to get my foot on the check cord and reel them into me if they do not comply praising them when they arrive either way (I kneel down).
And I pick my spots as to when I call them, looking for when the puppy is not engrossed in something interesting and is instead heading back in my direction anyway. Calling them when I cannot enforce the command would only train them to ignore the command whenever they choose to do so. I would keep a young dog away from thin ice is all I have to offer on that front and I realize it sometimes happens despite our best efforts. You keeping quiet as you walk makes the puppy pay more attention to where you are which is a good habit to engrain.
As for the birds, just continue to get the puppy outside as often as possible where it can learn about birds and the terrain they live in, keep quiet and watch what goes on at this stage of the game. At this age following its nose into the scent and new birds is no indication of a problem, and rather is just the puppy's first learning experience. Walking alone, just you and the puppy is far better than in a group with other people and dogs, as I think you have figured out.
orhunter wrote:A dog isn't going to get dehydrated during a 20 minute search. Force feeding a dog water isn't going to do a darn bit of good in lowering its core temperature. Neither is dumping water on a dog and having it all run off. When I'm concerned about a dog overheating, I carry with me a wash rag in a zip-loc bag. When it's time to stop and cool down, I use the water soaked rag to swab down the hairless parts of the dog like arm pits, ears, belly etc. I make sure to rub enough of the water directly on the skin so it offers the greatest cooling effect. Water on hair does little to nothing.
orhunter wrote:A dog isn't going to get dehydrated during a 20 minute search. Force feeding a dog water isn't going to do a darn bit of good in lowering its core temperature. Neither is dumping water on a dog and having it all run off. When I'm concerned about a dog overheating, I carry with me a wash rag in a zip-loc bag. When it's time to stop and cool down, I use the water soaked rag to swab down the hairless parts of the dog like arm pits, ears, belly etc. I make sure to rub enough of the water directly on the skin so it offers the greatest cooling effect. Water on hair does little to nothing.
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