Comments on: He Works Hard for His Chicken http://www.wilddingo.com/2010/03/01/he-works-hard-for-his-chicken/ It started with a dingo...committed to quadrapeds who are not evil, just misunderstood. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:20:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Honey the Great Dane http://www.wilddingo.com/2010/03/01/he-works-hard-for-his-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-8630 Honey the Great Dane Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:32:01 +0000 http://www.wilddingo.com/?p=4635#comment-8630 Oh MY GOD! I can't believe it! I just spent 20mins typing you this loooooong comment and when I clicked submit it just disappeared!! AAAAAaaaaaaaaarrrrggghhhhh!! I can't face typing it all again now! Sorry - will come back tomorrow and retype it then. AAAaaaaaarrrggghhh!! Want to kill someone! :evil: Hsin-Yi Oh MY GOD! I can’t believe it! I just spent 20mins typing you this loooooong comment and when I clicked submit it just disappeared!! AAAAAaaaaaaaaarrrrggghhhhh!! I can’t face typing it all again now! Sorry – will come back tomorrow and retype it then. AAAaaaaaarrrggghhh!! Want to kill someone! :evil:

Hsin-Yi

]]> By: achieve1dream http://www.wilddingo.com/2010/03/01/he-works-hard-for-his-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-8503 achieve1dream Sat, 06 Mar 2010 13:35:48 +0000 http://www.wilddingo.com/?p=4635#comment-8503 Great videos!! Sorry it has taken me so long to watch them. I got up an hour early today so it's the first thing I did. :) I love how he's finally putting it all together. When he took his hurdle with the toy in his mouth I love how you just stood there and said nothing like you were speechless. :D Loki is such a good boy! Now I'll go watch Juno's video. Great videos!! Sorry it has taken me so long to watch them. I got up an hour early today so it’s the first thing I did. :) I love how he’s finally putting it all together. When he took his hurdle with the toy in his mouth I love how you just stood there and said nothing like you were speechless. :D Loki is such a good boy! Now I’ll go watch Juno’s video.

]]> By: Twinkietinydog http://www.wilddingo.com/2010/03/01/he-works-hard-for-his-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-8413 Twinkietinydog Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:27:20 +0000 http://www.wilddingo.com/?p=4635#comment-8413 Ooops, I almost missed this post. Now that I've seen what you can do, Loki, I feel more silly for not having you accompany me to France. Question, is there a tradition to update our headers in March? Twink! Ooops, I almost missed this post. Now that I’ve seen what you can do, Loki, I feel more silly for not having you accompany me to France.
Question, is there a tradition to update our headers in March?
Twink!

]]> By: KB http://www.wilddingo.com/2010/03/01/he-works-hard-for-his-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-8399 KB Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:39:21 +0000 http://www.wilddingo.com/?p=4635#comment-8399 As I watched your video, I started thinking that it would be fun if all of us in the dog blog world who are into training new 'tricks' got together and chose a trick that we'd all teach simultaneously. Then, we could compare notes, share tricks, etc. Loki is a champ. I spent a lot of time with K teaching her to pick up *anything* before I had my lumbar region fused. After that surgery, I couldn't reach the ground for more than 3 months. It all paid off... on the very first day that my husband dared leave me home alone, I dropped my reacher within the first five minutes (and cell phones don't work here so I couldn't just call him to come back). A reacher is a metal shafted thing with graspers on the end that lets you pick up stuff from the ground without bending. At that moment, all my training with K seemed totally worth it. No problem, she said, and she picked up the icky metal tool in her mouth, delivering it to my hand. I used super high value treats (tiny pieces of steak) to train her to pick up icky stuff like my keys, spoons, pill bottles, etc. My trainer is convinced that I should have K certified as a service dog. It would make sense. I can't even go to the library by myself right now because I can't lift more than 5 lbs. She could wear packs and carry stuff for me... But, the certification process feels like more than I can handle right now. Anyway, I love the training videos and the happy body language of you and your dogs! It's awesome! Fun is what training is all about. As I watched your video, I started thinking that it would be fun if all of us in the dog blog world who are into training new ‘tricks’ got together and chose a trick that we’d all teach simultaneously. Then, we could compare notes, share tricks, etc.

Loki is a champ. I spent a lot of time with K teaching her to pick up *anything* before I had my lumbar region fused. After that surgery, I couldn’t reach the ground for more than 3 months. It all paid off… on the very first day that my husband dared leave me home alone, I dropped my reacher within the first five minutes (and cell phones don’t work here so I couldn’t just call him to come back). A reacher is a metal shafted thing with graspers on the end that lets you pick up stuff from the ground without bending.

At that moment, all my training with K seemed totally worth it. No problem, she said, and she picked up the icky metal tool in her mouth, delivering it to my hand. I used super high value treats (tiny pieces of steak) to train her to pick up icky stuff like my keys, spoons, pill bottles, etc.

My trainer is convinced that I should have K certified as a service dog. It would make sense. I can’t even go to the library by myself right now because I can’t lift more than 5 lbs. She could wear packs and carry stuff for me… But, the certification process feels like more than I can handle right now.

Anyway, I love the training videos and the happy body language of you and your dogs! It’s awesome! Fun is what training is all about.

]]> By: Steve & Kat http://www.wilddingo.com/2010/03/01/he-works-hard-for-his-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-8389 Steve & Kat Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:18:21 +0000 http://www.wilddingo.com/?p=4635#comment-8389 Mom says it's nice that you can say whatever you want to a dog as long as you say it in a happy voice. Like sometimes she says to Steve, "Stevie, your butt smells like poop!" But Steve isn't insulted because he thinks she is saying, "Stevie, you are the bestest boy in the world." I'm not so stupid and I would guess that Juno isn't either. Those tricks just work for boys. So even though you told Loki that you guessed he wasn't so stupid after all, he heard, "Loki you're wonderful!" Juno would know what you were really saying though and eat your shoes later. Kat PS. Your comment on the leash walking video made us giggle and giggle!! And you're right, I'm the boss of Steve and he knows it. I will drag him around by his tail if he tries to ignore me. Mom says it’s nice that you can say whatever you want to a dog as long as you say it in a happy voice. Like sometimes she says to Steve, “Stevie, your butt smells like poop!” But Steve isn’t insulted because he thinks she is saying, “Stevie, you are the bestest boy in the world.” I’m not so stupid and I would guess that Juno isn’t either. Those tricks just work for boys. So even though you told Loki that you guessed he wasn’t so stupid after all, he heard, “Loki you’re wonderful!” Juno would know what you were really saying though and eat your shoes later.

Kat

PS. Your comment on the leash walking video made us giggle and giggle!! And you’re right, I’m the boss of Steve and he knows it. I will drag him around by his tail if he tries to ignore me.

]]> By: The OP Pack http://www.wilddingo.com/2010/03/01/he-works-hard-for-his-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-8385 The OP Pack Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:25:09 +0000 http://www.wilddingo.com/?p=4635#comment-8385 Wow, we are so impressed. Are you sure we can't talk you into to moving to OP, KS instead of over the big pond so you can work with the OP Pack? Awesome work on everyone's part. Woos, Phantom, Thunder, and Ciara Pee Ess, Mom just loves your house. Wow, we are so impressed. Are you sure we can’t talk you into to moving to OP, KS instead of over the big pond so you can work with the OP Pack? Awesome work on everyone’s part.

Woos, Phantom, Thunder, and Ciara

Pee Ess, Mom just loves your house.

]]> By: Khyra http://www.wilddingo.com/2010/03/01/he-works-hard-for-his-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-8378 Khyra Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:47:05 +0000 http://www.wilddingo.com/?p=4635#comment-8378 I still ofFUR Juno a safe haven! Pantyloons&Jodhpurs, Khyra PeeEssWoo: FT up on the purple imbed! I still ofFUR Juno a safe haven!

Pantyloons&Jodhpurs,
Khyra
PeeEssWoo: FT up on the purple imbed!

]]> By: Mango http://www.wilddingo.com/2010/03/01/he-works-hard-for-his-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-8375 Mango Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:55:09 +0000 http://www.wilddingo.com/?p=4635#comment-8375 Eeesh! From your internet to mine! Mine is choking on those movies (bet my neighbor is hogging the bandwidth again). I will have to check back on your movies. I think that if you have been spending all your time learning cool stuff with mom that is even better than blogging. Yup. Slobbers, Mango Eeesh! From your internet to mine! Mine is choking on those movies (bet my neighbor is hogging the bandwidth again). I will have to check back on your movies.

I think that if you have been spending all your time learning cool stuff with mom that is even better than blogging. Yup.

Slobbers,
Mango

]]> By: Houndstooth http://www.wilddingo.com/2010/03/01/he-works-hard-for-his-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-8374 Houndstooth Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:51:45 +0000 http://www.wilddingo.com/?p=4635#comment-8374 Loki, you really take that work thing seriously! Now that I've watched that, I'm heading to the couch for a nap! Bunny Loki, you really take that work thing seriously! Now that I’ve watched that, I’m heading to the couch for a nap!

Bunny

]]> By: Frankie Furter http://www.wilddingo.com/2010/03/01/he-works-hard-for-his-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-8372 Frankie Furter Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:22:43 +0000 http://www.wilddingo.com/?p=4635#comment-8372 I am most impressed with the level of ability and braveness. I guess I'm just a slug. I am most impressed with the level of ability and braveness. I guess I’m just a slug.

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