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felixone123
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Tell us about yourself: Rescued our first DS male on Dec 27, 2011. Approx 4 yrs. Rescued from NADSR. His name is Odin. Adopted a 2nd DS from NADSR June 27, 2012. Kai - 6 months.
Location: Fishkill, NY

We have improvement

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It’s minor improvement, but improvement none the less. Odin is crate trained and when he would hear one of the cat’s meows, he would go semi ballistic in his crate. Now…he hears them and 98% of the time he does not make a sound. YAY!!!!! :stickman: For now, his crate is where he cannot see kitties, but can only hear them. He can see us, but the cats know where he is and they stay away from the dining room. Slowly, we will move his crate so he can see them, but for now getting him use to their meows is enough and it is working well.

When he is on leash in house and comes upon a kitty, we are being very firm with him to ignore. He does listen well, so it's just going to take time and patience.
Barbara, Odin & Kai
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Tell us about yourself: I adopted a Dutch Shepherd mix (without knowing what she was) from the SPCA here in Victoria BC and am now trying to learn everything I can about this breed. My husband and I work from home most of the time so I thought it was time to get a puppy! We have his 2 boys here half the time and we wanted a nice family dog.

Sugar looks like a miniature Dutch Shepherd with floppy ears, and has every ounce of DS traits in her little body!

I hope to learn from other DS owners and share doggy experiences.
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Ya!!!
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Great progress! Golod job! (mark/reward!)

I hope you're giving him TONS of high value treats for his great behavior! A good time to reinforce, "good quiet!" (It also helps to make the crate a very high value place :mrgreen: )
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Excellent!! just go Slow!! Even if he is doing super, dont rush it!!! I dont want to see a "reward" picture of Odin with kitty fur hanging out of his mouth
Lisa, Thalie CGC & Sadie, Cookie the Basset, CT
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felixone123
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Tell us about yourself: Rescued our first DS male on Dec 27, 2011. Approx 4 yrs. Rescued from NADSR. His name is Odin. Adopted a 2nd DS from NADSR June 27, 2012. Kai - 6 months.
Location: Fishkill, NY

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Dutchringgirl wrote:Excellent!! just go Slow!! Even if he is doing super, dont rush it!!! I dont want to see a "reward" picture of Odin with kitty fur hanging out of his mouth
:lol: :lol: :lol: me neither!!!
Barbara, Odin & Kai
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Oh, Marco would give him a "high five" for it and make me vote for the picture :oops:
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Congrats and good luck. Praise the positives as much or more than punishing the negatives.

Patience and more patience will gain you a great friend.
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yay! sounds good, patience is the thing yes :D
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felixone123
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Tell us about yourself: Rescued our first DS male on Dec 27, 2011. Approx 4 yrs. Rescued from NADSR. His name is Odin. Adopted a 2nd DS from NADSR June 27, 2012. Kai - 6 months.
Location: Fishkill, NY

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oh yes guys - he is getting really big praises!!! He's such a ham and loving all this attention.
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