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I was lucky, as this month's dog training article was exciting enough for me to tie into this week's e-zine problem.

On web page 36, sandwiched among the 'Professional Bass Tournament'a...

I was sitting in the waiting space of my local HMO with a sinus infection and occurred to choose up the latest situation of Outdoor Life magazine. In fact, it was the only thing to read, but that didn't bother me as most hunting publications usually contain at least one particular article on dog training.

I was lucky, as this month's dog coaching report was interesting sufficient for me to tie into this week's e-zine issue.

On page 36, sandwiched amongst the 'Professional Bass Tournament'article and the "His camo-painted truck and 'Kiss My Bass' bumper sticker are the only endorsements you'll ever require" advertisement, I located a story by veteran dog man, Larry Mueller.

Mueller recants meeting 82 year-old James Evans, of Naruna, Va. who owned an 11 year-old Lab-weimaraner cross that could allegedly multiply numbers!!!

Mueller states that, "Evans decided to teach [his] dog to count to ten... 'What's the initial number?' 1 bark. 'What comes right after one?' Two barks. And so on. [His] dog counted backward, as well, in addition to effectively answering what comes prior to or right after any quantity not exceeding ten."

As a skilled dog trainer, I hear incredible stories like this all the time. The only issues is that upon additional investigation... they Never ever turn out to be true.

Mueller writes, "Evans began to suspect that [the] dog was reading his thoughts."

Nonetheless, anyone who has studied the dog's mind (and canine behavior in basic) knows that:

1.) Dogs can not read our thoughts. They read our physique language.

two.) Dogs cannot do math. Particularly multiplication.

Mueller ought to have come to the very same conclusion as I did, simply because he decided to review several video tapes of Evans and his dog performing their multiplication trick. But it wasn't until he really met with Evans that he was capable to ascertain how the dog was figuring out the math difficulties.

"All I knew for sure was that James Evans was no trickster trying to deceive the public for gain," and that the old man had wanted to know how the dog did it, as significantly as any person.

Mueller continues, "I studied the video tape and recognized that the word, ' What's ' could be the cue to commence barking. I thought the signal to cease might be Evans withdrawing his hand from his pocket with a kibble reward. But it did not correlate, so I asked Evans if I could rig something to inform us the approximate area of the cue, if there was 1."

To make a extended story longer, Mueller located that when the dog could not see Evans, he stopped getting the answers right! Right after additional study, Mueller noted, "I observed an almost imperceptible twitch-- a reflex action like a blink occurring without conscious believed... I asked Evans to stand motionless. He located it tough, and [his] dog's barks in answer to his queries [became] random." When Evans wasn't allowed to subconsciously cue the dog, the dog was no longer able to come up with the correct answers.

In sum, the dog was relying on his owner for the answers. Which, in and of itself is a pretty outstanding feat, even if it isn't comparable to realizing your multiplication tables!

Here's two examples that most likely apply to your everyday instruction:

1.) Several owners tend to start off bending over just before telling their dog the, "Down" command. Because of this, the dog starts to cue off the owner's physique language (just as Evan's dog did) and lays down anytime the owner bends over... but not if the owner stands up straight and concerns the command!

Answer: Often give the command First, prior to bending over and producing the dog do it. This way, the dog will hyperlink the behavior with the command, rather than with your physique language.

2.) Amateur handlers tend to inform their dog "Heel," and then stroll with their shoulders angled back in the direction of their dog, so that they can search at their dog whilst they're walking.

The issue with this is that the dog reads your physique language and attempts to align himself with your shoulders, therefore lagging behind the owner, rather than walking in the heel position (aligned with your left heal.)

Answer: Preserve both shoulders straight forward as you stroll. If you want to appear at your dog (you ought to)... cock your head, with no angling your shoulders. This will hold your dog lined up appropriate alongside you.

That's all for now, people!

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