Tuesday, August 04, 2009

The Puppy Diaries - Our Puppy Whisperer - Series - NYTimes.com

The Puppy Diaries - Our Puppy Whisperer - Series - NYTimes.com: "Pure joy is Scout at the beach, paddling in the water, her adorable head bobbing above the waves.
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The Puppy Diaries

When training your dog, do you prefer a Cesar Millan-style pack leader approach or positive reinforcement?

She is so cute it is hard to be tough.

In her mouthing during play, Scout has drawn blood on my forearm. On walks, she either pulls on the leash or refuses to budge. When a rabbit ran by us the other night, I almost landed in a ditch. Although we have had some luck teaching her to sit and come, our puppy training skills are rusty and the Monks, wise as they are, sometimes don’t have instant answers to our problems."

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