My grandfather had a standard poodle that would carry the payroll every Friday to the boat shop.
Baumbie and My Grandfather
He never got lost and understood the instructions my grandparents gave him. I only saw my grandfather in the summer and winter when we went to Maine for the holidays, so I never saw how he trained Baumbie. In my younger years, I’d watch my grandfather and Baumbie together and just loved the relationship they had. My grandfather had a loving respect for Baumbie and Baumbie knew he was loved. It was an awesome relationship. It was from watching my grandfather and Baumbie that I learned to respect all animals.
It is from my experience with my grandfather and Baumbie, that I decided to get a miniature poodle, for I like small dogs. I went looking for a reputable breeder and found Chester. Here was this tiny little chocolate brown curly fur ball with so much energy with great temperament! I learned after a little bit that his likes toes! He loves to lick toes!
I get Chester home and thought that puppy potty training would be a piece of cake! Boy, was I ever wrong! I’d take him out, say “go potty” and he would just look at me. Would not do anything, get him inside and I would turn my back and he would pee! I could not understand why I was having such problems, for my grandfather made is look so easy to have a dog. I guess I never really understood as a child the effort that he put into puppy potty training Baumbie. I decided that I needed a trainer, so I asked around about dog trainers. While searching for a dog trainer, I continued to work on the potty issue.
Chester with his favorite toy.
I would clean it up and take him back outside, repeat the phrase ”go potty”. Then he pooped! I was so excited, I have him a treat! I figured he is getting it. I don’t need the pen anymore, he pooped outside, right? Wrong! I found he would go potty both inside and outside. Either he was not getting it or I expected to much or I was moving too fast or all those reasons. I would sit on the floor with my head in my hands and Chester would jump on my lap and give me dogie kisses. I realized that I moved too fast and was not watching what he was telling me! Then somebody told me that training small dogs is harder than larger dogs I don’t know if that is true or not. I just knew I had a problem. I finally found a positive dog trainerand registered for class! In the meantime, I had to keep working on the puppy potty training issue.
I then learned about Poochie Bells
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The Chewber
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Adding to our dog tool box is always a great! It gives us more tools to us for training our dogs and keeping their brain challenged. During one of our many conversations, Teresa Lewin from Doggone Safe told me about the Chewber. I went investigating and spoke with Kathrine Persall, the president of Chewber Inc.
You can train your dog using the Chewber with the following games/exercises:
What about tug games?
In talking with Teresa, tug can be a dangerous game when there are no rules! Dogs are opportunist and given the opportunity they will win. It is exciting for them to pull and tug and dogs will re-grip over and over. A beginner can get bitten when the dog re-grips when adjusting his mouth to get the best leverage to hold the toy and pull. He can do this over and over. When a dog re-adjusts their grip that may cause you to lose your balance. By teaching your dog the rules of the game using “off” and “get it” will lay the foundation for a safe, fun and exciting game.
Puppy Training Classes
There are dog trainers incorporating the Chewber into their classes. They are incorporating it with the clicker. It enables them to add a variation on the “Sit”, “Stay” and other training exercises. Teresa will be adding the Chewber into her puppy training classes in Canada, so I am sure we will get feedback from the puppy owners. When using the Chewber as a training tool, the clicker can be incorporated, too. Her clients will just need to bring the Chewber to class and not a lot of equipment or training supplies.
When training your puppy teaching your dog games, makes training fun and exciting for your dog and you.
The video shows how to divert a barker before you open a door to let your guest in. You can lay the foundation for this neat trick as follows:
After your puppy knows how to “get it” you can take this game to the door. Practice knocking on the door, then produce the Chewber. Toss the Chewber, so that the puppy will chase after it. Practice with family members, then friends. The cue is knock on the door, have the puppy go get the Chewber. You can then tug with the puppy for a few seconds, then have them go to their crate or bed while you entertain your guest. Try and let us know how you did.
Let us know what games you are playing with your dog using the Chewber! We are offering 15% off the Chewber when you enter coupon code chewber when checking out.