How to stop my dog from eating things off of the ground?

HOWEDY professor SCRUFF SHAKE,

"Marshall Dermer" wrote in message

> In article x RemoveThis @x.com
writes:
> > I've got a 6 month-old dachshund puppy who
> > absolutely loves eating things off of the ground.

That could get a puppy DEAD real quick.

> > When I'm walking him, he's usually got his
> > nose to the ground trying to find the nearest
> > object to stick in his mouth.

That's EZ to fix. Should be able
to break that habit in WON day.

> > I don't really care so much if he
> > eats the occasional clump of
> > cut grass or something, but he's
> > not very picky.

stan the Nazi man's dog ate garbage
while he was standin right there on
lead with him and got intestinal surgery
over it.

> Go to google and search both the web
> and usenet groups with these keywords:
> pica dog
> pica canine

A WIZE idea of curse, professor SCRUFF
SHAKE.

The OP will find many of The Amazing
Puppy Wizard's posts under pica.

> Here is one apparently valuable and scholarly
> list of recommendations:
>
>
http://www.usask.ca/wcvm/herdmed/applied-ethology/behaviourproblem
s/picabeh.html

INDEEDY. The Amazing Puppy Wizard has
copied their behavioral recommendations
below, and JERRIZED them for HOWER
readers. Another WIZE idea, of curse.

> Here is a less scholarly set of recommendations
> from a respected site:
> http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/pica.htm

They MURDER dogs there, professor.

They AIN'T GOT NO REMEDY for pica
or coprophagia BUT THEY DO recommend
using aversives which may INCREASE
anxiHOWESNESS and REINFORCE this
OCD behavior, professor SCRUFF SHAKE:

Coprophagy
Suggested Solutions: Because the cause of coprophagy isn't known,
there are no techniques or solutions that are consistently
successful. The following techniques may, or may not be, effective
in resolving the problem.

<snip aversives>

Pica
Pica can be a serious problem because items such as rubber bands,
socks, rocks and string can severely damage or block an animal's
intestines. In some instances, the items must be surgically
removed.

Because pica can be potentially life-threatening,
it's advisable to consult both your veterinarian
and an animal behavior professional for help.

<snip aversives>

BWEEEEAAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!

> --Marshall

Here's your SCHOLARLY site, professor:

>
http://www.usask.ca/wcvm/herdmed/applied-ethology/behaviourproblem
s/picabeh.html

"Behavioural Treatment and Prevention

The easiest treatment for pica behaviour is to
provide adequate exercise and active play for
the animal."

EXXXERCISE will NOT control OCD behaviors.

"Taking the dog out for a good long walk twice
a day will help tire the dog out, provide the dog
with companionship and diversion."

THAT'S SHEER IDIOCY.

"After a long run the dog will spend more time
resting, and this should help use up some energy
that was spent looking for items to pick up in its
mouth."

CAUSE HE'LL HAVE ENJOYED PICKING
EVERY THING UP AND SWALLOWING IT
ON YOUR LOVELY CALMING WALKS...

THAT'S HOWE COME the OP was ASKIN
for advice to BREAK this OCD behavior.

"For dogs with an urge to find, chew and hold
items within their mouth it is useful to orient
the dog towards an acceptable object such as
a strong nylon or rawhide bone."

BWEEEEHAHAHAHAHHAAAA!!!

IT AIN'T GONNA WORK, professor SCRUFF SHAKE.

"Teasing the dog with a bone or chew toy will help stimulate
interest in the object. Encourage the dog
to play with acceptable chew items. (Make sure the
bone or chew item is large enough so that the dog cannot swallow
it.)"

BWEEEEHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAA!!!

Seems your university behaviorist ain't
never seen a case of pica.

"In cases where it seems that the dog is
exhibiting pica behavior in order to gain attention "

Seems the recommended methods would
REINFORCE the behavior, professor.

"and the dog is performing the behaviour in your presence, it is
best to ignore the dog if it already
has something in its mouth."

BWWEEEEHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!

THAT'S SHEER IDIOCY.

"Any reaction, including an enjoyable chase, or aggressive
response, will be regarded as rewarding
by the dog. The optimum time for intervention is to
divert the dog's attention before the dog approaches
an object it intends to pick up."

You CANNOT AVOID a behavior and EXXXPECT
to EXXXTINGUISH IT, professor SCRUFF SHAKE.

FurtherMOORE, every time you FAIL to AVOID
the behavior the behavior is VARIABLY REINFORCED.

"For example, instruct the dog to perform some previously learned
command-response, and then
reward him through petting or food. This treatment generally
involves increased supervision of the dog."

Soon as the dog realizes he's gonna get a
treat for not pickin sumpthin up, he's gonna
SEARCH for stuff to pick up to elicit the
"reward."

"Other steps to help prevent pica behavior:
remove loose objects from areas around the
house within the dogs reach booby trap objects
or lace objects with taste deterrents such as
Tabasco or one of the many commercially
available sprays like Citronella spray"

Seems you bums only know to use aversives.

"reduce the dog's appetite by feeding lesser
amounts more often,"

THAT'S INSANE. Pica got NUTHIN to do
with APPETITE, professor SCRUFF SHAKE.

"and by adding fiber to the diet to
promote a feeling of fullness."

BWEEEEAHAHAHAHAHHAAAA!!!

"By not encouraging puppies to pick up and
play with objects, and providing the dog with
adequate exercise, pica problems can usually
be avoided."

THAT'S A LOAD OF CRAP, professor SCRUFF SHAKE.

You're a FRAUD a LIAR and a DOG ABUSER.

The Amazing Puppy Wizard. <{} ; ~ ) >
 >> Stay informed about: How to stop my dog from eating things off of the ground? 

HOWEDY x@x,

wrote in message

>
> I've got a 6 month-old dachshund puppy
> who absolutely loves eating things off of
> the ground.

That could be a seriHOWES problem.

> When I'm walking him, he's usually got his
> nose to the ground trying to find the nearest
> object to stick in his mouth.

You could EXXXTINGUISH that behavior
in WON DAY if you knew HOWE.

> I don't really care so much if he eats the
> occasional clump of cut grass or something,
> but he's not very picky. Discarded chicken
> bones, grass clippings, plastic bags, earthworms,
> snails, cigarette butts.. whatever's around.

stan the Nazi man's dog ate garbage while
he was standin there like a big dumb marlmaluke
and got intestinal surgery over it.

> Every time he picks something up, I give
> his leash a tug, sternly scold him with "No!
> No!" and grab the thing out of his mouth.

Oh, well THAT'S HOWE COME your dog DOES that.

> No matter how many times I do that,

You REINFORCE the BAD BEHAVIOR every
time you try to punish your dog. The Amazing
Puppy Wizard doesn't say "DECENT PEOPLE
DO NOT POST HERE abHOWETS" for no reason.

> it doesn't seem to have any effect.

No, it doesn't SEEM to, but it DOES. Or The
Amazing Puppy Wizard WOULDN'T DO IT.

> If he's doing something bad in the house
> and I say "No!" he usually stops right away..

Your dog is gonna become very ill
over your mishandling.

> but outside, he doesn't seem to care.

Perhaps you gotta punish him MOORE consistently
HOWEtside like you do inside, and then you'll see
the behavior turn to sumpthin else, like self mutilation
or a OCD like THIS:

"I posted this to rec.pets.dogs.health without
too much success. Things are beginning to
get much worse day by day and the vets seem
unable to help.
http://www.oofus.com/pix/PoorRufusMed.WMV
http://www.oofus.com/pix/PoorRufusSmall.WMV"

THAT'S AN OCD. His owner CAUSED IT by
MISHANDLING and ABUSING his dog according
to the BEST advice of HOWER Gang Of Lying
Dog Abusing Punk Thug Cowards And ACTIVE
LONG TERM INCURABLE MENTAL CASES and
ASYLUM ESCAPEES.

> Even after I pull the thing out of his mouth,
> he still tries to pick it up again immediately after.

Yeah. You gotta learn HOWE to handle
and train your dog pupperly or he'll become
DEATHLY ILL like HOWER good professor
SCRUFF SHAKE'S little dog Maxie The
Magnificent FuriHOWESLY Obsessive
Compulsive Masturbator.

> As I said, I understand dogs will pick things
> up from time to time, but I live in the city and
> I worry about him eating dangerous stuff
> like chicken bones or something poisonous/sharp.

We've had a few dogs eat stuff and get intestinal
surgery, like janet boss's and diddler's dogs. And
let's not forget Maggie, bentcajungirl aka perry's
DEAD DOG cause she ate Gorilla Glue.

> How can I get him to stop doing this?

You'll get all the INFORMATION you need
from your FREE copy of The Amazing Puppy
Wizard's FREE WWW Wits' End Dog Training
Method Manual available for FREE at
http://www.doggydoright.com .

Just ask The Amazing Puppy Wizard if
you need any additional FREE heelp.

OR, you could follow the advice of HOWER
dog lovers who HURT and MURDER dogs
and LIE abHOWET it.


Here's HOWER professor of ANAL-ytic behaviorISM
research at UofWI marshall "SCRUFF SHAKE and
SCREAM "NO!" into ITS face for five seconds and
lock IT in a box for ten minutes contemplation" dermer:

"At this point, "No" does not have any behavioral function.
But, if you say "No,"pick up the puppy by its neck and
shake it a bit, and the frequency of the biting decreases
then you will have achieved too things.

First, the frequency of unwanted chewing has decreased;
and two, you have established "No" as a conditioned punisher.

How much neck pulling and shaking? Just the
minimum necessary to decrease the unwanted
biting.

**********IS THAT A CONSISTENT 5 SECONDS?************

When our dog was a puppy, "No" came before mild
forms of punishment (I would hold my dog's mouth
closed for a few seconds.) whereas "Bad Dog" came
before stronger punishment (the kind discussed above).

"No" is usually sufficient but sometimes I use "Bad Dog"
to stop a behavior. "Bad Dog" ALWAYS works."


"The Methods, Principles, And Philosophy Of Behavior
Never Change, Or They'd Not Be Scientific And Would
Not Obtain Consistent, Reliable, Fast, Effective Results
For All Handler's And All Dogs, As Taught In Your FREE
Copy Of The Puppy Wizard's FREE WWW Wits' End
Dog Training Method Manual."

Disciple Paulie Writes:

I've never forced my dogs to do anything, I tell them they are
good dogs and they seem to follow me, once I told them they
were bad dogs and they ran away from me, now I only ever tell
them they are good dogs and they always are, always.

Trust your dog, ask it to do your request and say "good dog"
sincerely at the end of the request and I bet you'll find your
dog thinking then responding everytime.

A bit of respect works wonders, the same rule applies
to every aspect of the relationship with your dog.

Obedience and affection are not related, if they were
everyone would have obedient dogs.

Paul.

========================

Disciple Paulie Sez: "No One Understands How Wits End
Training Really Works, They Assume It's All Nicey Nicey And
don't Realise It's A Very Disciplined Method That Deals With
Any Situation And The Foundation Is Built On Trust And
Understanding."

Two HOWETA three Pauls PREFER NOT HURTIN
DOGS as The Puppy Wizard teaches in HIS FREE
WWW Wits' End Dog Training Method Manual.

Here's two Pauls:

Date: 5/22/03 11:24:35 PM Eastern
Daylight Time
From: p.DeleteThis@cfl.rr.com
To: Witsenddog.DeleteThis@aol.com

Well, let me tell you, your Wits' End
Dog Training Method works.

My dog, Dasie, Loves to chase chameleons
around the barbecue on the patio. I
used this system on four different occasions.

When she went out today, she looked
everywhere else but the barbecue.
Amazing, just amazing.

I will write to Amanda about the video.

I am really excited to learn more, and
understand. Maybe just a little reassurance
that I am going about it the right way.

Thanks again
Paul

=============================

> From: Paul B (NOSPAMpaulbousie@clear.net.nz)
> Subject: Re: Dog vs cat food (stealing cat food)
> Date: 2001-03-03 22:18:03 PST
>
> It's possible to teach a dog not to eat out of a cat bowl
> without too much difficulty.
>
> My dogs don't touch the food in the cat bowls although
> Roz licks up any bits that have been dropped around the bowls
:-)
>
> I used a can with stones in it to create a distraction
> anytime the dogs tried to eat the cats food, followed
> with immediate praise. It worked a treat.
>
> The cats bowls are down all the time, usually there is
> food left over but the dogs don't eat it, even if we go
> out and leave the dogs with access inside through a dog door.
>
> Paul
>
> --
> Obedience and affection are not related, if they
> were everyone would have obedient dogs.
>
> See the dogs, cats, us and pics of NZ etc at my homepage.....
>
> http://home.clear.net.nz/pages/paulbousie/index.html
>
> Updated regularly (last time 23 Jan 01) so keep coming back!!!
>
> ====================


Here's a couple of The Puppy Wizard's FREE
WWW Wits' End Dog Training Method Manual
Students tellin you HOWE they done it EZ GENTLY
NEARLY INSTANTLY and FOR FREE:

"The Puppy Wizard"
schreef inbericht

>
> You'll get ALL the INFORMATION you need in your
> FREE copy of The Puppy Wizard's FREE WWW
> Wits' End Dog Training Method Manual. You'll be
> taught some general exercises to calm and relax
> your dog and give him the direct attention he
> NEEDS in only a few minutes every other day, and
> you'll learn HOWE to use distraction and praise to
> EXXXTINGUISH the HABITUAL aspect of this DIS-EASE.

My dog (a 1 year old Yellow Lab) was biting his tail
at the root (Vet said his anal gland was blocked, and
was causing an itch).

After squeezing it, he still wouldn't stop biting his
tail. The vet advised a neck-funnel (don't know wat
you US-guy's call those) so he couldn't reach his butt.

I hate those things, i think they will drive a dog nuts.

I tried the wits end method. (difficult to read such a long
textfile if English is not your native language) Luckily this
is without all the "HOWE's" etc.so at least it's readable for
somebody like me.

The minute he started to bite i trew my key's
next to him on the floor, and praised him (he
stopped biting and looked up when he heard
the sound) I did this 7 times,

after that the tailbiting completely stopped.
Just give the wits end method a try.

One of the possible downloadlocations
is http://www.doggydoright.com/id3.html


Hennie van Dalen
www.chello.nl/~h.vandalen11

----------------------------

"Paul B" schreef in bericht

>
> Both my dogs at some stage have licked a spot
> somewhere on their bodies and I have always
> managed to train them to stop. In all cases there
> was nothing wrong that licking would have helped
> (Roz has had cut pads, stitches in her belly and
> skin itrritations, all tempting her to lick), none of their
> licking has been due to any allergies
>
>. When I see the dog licking more than normal I
> look at the spot to see whats there and decide if
> a vet appointment is needed or to wait and see,
> keeping a close eye.
>
>To stop the licking I distract the dog and give it
> some friendly banter, when it starts licking again
> I repeat, usually after about 4 times the dog stops,
> for the moment at least, if it starts again then repeat,
> before long the dog has no more desire to lick that
> spot at all.

The same thing worked with my lab licking/chewing
problem too. He had an itch due to blocked anal glands
and started chewing and licking his tail at the root.

After the glands were squeezed, and the itch was
gone he still wouldn't stop. (because the place he
chewed raw was itching)

After some training (roughly the same methode as
yours) he stopped.

--
Hennie van Dalen
www.chello.nl/~h.vandalen11
www.chello.nl/~h.vandalen11/fotografie/doggy-pictures/

--------------------------------------


"Hennie van Dalen"
wrote in message

RTFM is age-old computer lingo.... It stands for "Read The
F***ing Manual" ;-) I used the manual and it works very good!

But it is a long text to read (76 pages printed on A4-size
paper) My lab is 1year old now, and teaching him something
new takes about 30minutes (depending on what to teach offcourse)

My other dog (a 7year old staffordshire terrier-mix) is a bit
slower in learning, but he is used to me calling him a "bad
dog"whenever he did something i didn't want him to do, or
it might be the age.

Sometimes it looks like Sam (the lab) WANTS to learn
something new: he wants me to bring along the can
filled with washers whenever we go for a walk. It is a
very "humane" way of teaching: the dog is allways a
"good dog", and never a "bad dog"

There is nu punishment or prong-collars involved.

For a fact i tought him to heel in 15min's without
beeing on a leach at-all !!! When he spotted a dog,
he used to run towards it, but now i tought him to "ask
permission" first, and to my surprise it worked!

My dogs never went to puppy-training (lucky for them),
maybe this helped too.

Manual can be found at http://www.doggydoright.com/id3.html

-- Hennie van Dalen www.chello.nl/~h.vandalen11
www.chello.nl/~h.vandalen11/fotografie/doggy-pictures/


"Ted Rumple" wrote in message

>
> Jerry, I am forever in your debt. The system you have
> created for training dogs is absolutely amazing!
>
> I can't wait until the new version is available for human
> children!
>
> Thank you for your service to humanity!
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HOWEDY jim,

"Jim Davis" wrote in message

> On 14 May 2004 18:13:17 -0500, x DeleteThis @x.com wrote/replied to:
>
> > I've got a 6 month-old dachshund puppy who
> > absolutely loves eating things off of the ground.
> > When I'm walking him, he's usually got his nose
> > to the ground trying to find the nearest object to
> > stick in his mouth. I don't really care so much if
> > he eats the occasional clump of cut grass or
> > something, but he's not very picky. Discarded
> > chicken bones, grass clippings, plastic bags,
> > earthworms, snails, cigarette butts.. whatever's
> > around.
>
> > Every time he picks something up, I give
> > his leash a tug, sternly scold him with "No!
> > No!" and grab the thing out of his mouth.
>
> > No matter how many times I do that, it doesn't
> > seem to have any effect.
>
> > If he's doing something bad in the house and I
> > say "No!" he usually stops right away.. but outside,
> > he doesn't seem to care. Even after I pull the thing
> > out of his mouth, he still tries to pick it up again
> > immediately after.
>
> > As I said, I understand dogs will pick things
> > up from time to time, but I live in the city and
> > I worry about him eating dangerous stuff like
> > chicken bones or something poisonous/sharp.
>
> > How can I get him to stop doing this?
>
> Train him not to.

You mean do MOORE of what hasn't worked?

> It might take a million 'leave it's

You mean do MOORE of what hasn't
worked, harder and faster.

> but he will learn.

That so?

> Meanwhile, steer him away from such stuff
> on the ground.

You mean aviod situations that you don't
have the intellect to train?

> It sounds like you're not being firm enough
> with your commands.

That so?

You think the OP should jerk and choke
and scold his dog MOORE than he does?

Perhaps THAT'S HOWE COME the dog
has OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER?

It's called pica.

It's CAUSED by jerking and choking an
tellin IT "NO!" and competing for STUFF
the dog compulsively puts in his MHOWETH
to satisfy the emotional needs that ain't bein
met cause his owner is only jerking and choking
and scolding him for STUFF he puts in his
mHOWETH cause the dog is anxiHOWES
cause he's always getting jerked and choked
and told "NO!" for seeking comfort.

----- Original Message -----

From: George von Hilsheimer,
Ph.D. To: Biofeedback Yahoo Sent:
Monday, January 05, 2004 1:11 PM
Subject: doggydoright

Shucks, I mentioned how Jerry Howe, The Puppy
Wizard, teaches how to eliminate the need for
punishment, including time out, and forgot to give
Jerry's website
http://www.doggydoright.com

Jerry is a perfect example of teaching using fun, humor,
and effective methods. Pedantic, Jerry is not.

If your neighbors' animals are driving you crazy, his
ultrasonic device is amazingly effective.

George von Hilsheimer, Ph.D., F.R.S.H.

=============

> > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2004 09:41:01 -0500
> > From: "George von Hilsheimer, Ph.D."
> > Subject: "time-out"
> >
> > Dan, my own firm hatred of punishment has
> > recently been intensified by meeting The Puppy
> > Wizard, Jerry Howe, whose work with dogs is
> > marvelous.
>
> > There is a literature on harms caused by time
> > out, and perhaps you'd like to look at
> > http://www.dogydoright.com
>
> > George von Hilsheimer,
> > Ph.D., F.R.S.H.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "psylist"
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 6:36 PM
> Subject: [biofeedback] re: time out
>
> > Many recent posts have make me ever
> > so grateful that I listened carefully in my
> > Classical Conditioning and Instrumental
> > Learning class as an undergraduate (and
> > ditto for Harry Harlow's Primate Behavior
> > class). If there's one area in psychology
> > where the definitions are solid and the
> > science is well-defined, this is it.
>
> > This has given me days of guilt-free use
> > of the delete key. BTW - George I looked
> > at the site mentioned below for more information.
>
> > Is the bearded guy in the picture holding a
> > bong or is this possibly the "automagick" trainer?
> >
> > For well-grounded practical animal and human
> > training procedures also see "Don't Shoot the
> > Dog" by Karen Pryor.
>
> > Later ;-} Dave Giffen
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
>From: "George von Hilsheimer,
Ph.D."
To:
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 10:01 AM
Subject: www.doggydoright.com

> Dave, anyone who knows me knows I am enormously
> skeptical of all folk who chose to present themselves
> as Merlin, oops, I mean Jerry Howe does.
>
> Well, you can't tell the book by the cover! I wonder if
> any of you are old enough to remember Moondog?
>
> Jerry, free of the influence of any psychology courses,
> may be the most effective practical psychologist there
> is!
>
> Not only does Jerry's wonderful device calm dogs so
> that your neighbors' canines stop barking all night, I
> am accumulating evidence that your abusive angry
> husband or wife calms down, too.
>
> Shucks, Jerry may just put us all out of business.
>
> I'm awaiting an opinion as to the ethics of putting the
> device on a pole outside a school. Since official
> psychology ignores the device, and all the opinions from
> professors I've derived (except for several who used it to
> shut up their neighbors' dogs) is that "it can't work"
>
> doing nothing ought to be ethical, right?
>
> George
>
> P.S., knowing Jerry its probably a bong.


================

>----- Original Message -----
> From: George von Hilsheimer,
>Ph.D. To: Michaelasitar DeleteThis @cs.com
> Cc: Jerry Howe Sent: Sunday,
>November 30, 2003 10:48 AM
> Subject: Re: "puppy wizard"? -----
>
>Original Message -----
>From: Michaelasitar DeleteThis @cs.com
> To: drvonh DeleteThis @mindspring.com
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 5:42 PM
>Subject: "puppy wizard"?
>
>>Geo., who is that? mike
>
> Michael, You don't know the Puppy Wizard?
> Inventor of device which causes dogs not to
> bark, nor to leap and widdle on you? Author
> of humane training methods and concepts.
>
> Perennial pest to fascist animal trainers,
> enemy of choke chains and friend to all loving life?
>
>His e-mail is above, for some reason I don't have his
> websitein my address file. Lemme see.

Copyright 8/24/2002
ThePuppyWizard DeleteThis @Earthlink.net
Phone: 1-407-425-5092
www.doggydoright.com

>George

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----- Original Message -----

From: George von Hilsheimer, Ph. D.
To: Jerry Howe
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 10:25 AM

INTRO TO WITS' END DOG TRAINING MANUAL George von Hilsheimer,
Ph. D. F. R. S. H.

Several years ago one of my old students telephoned
to me and asked me what I knew about Doggie Do
Right, a device to cause your neighbor's dog to stop
barking.

I had not heard of the device, nor its inventor, Jerry
Howe, but I telephoned, read his website, and told
my graduate that I thought the device was worth a
trial - indeed I shut up the dogs in my neighborhood
by turning on Jerry's supersonic device.

After all we all know that dogs respond to whistles
humans cannot hear, so why not respond to "attaboy"
sounds which humans cannot hear. My student lived
far from my Florida homestead, so he tried it on the
three incredibly savage, hyperactive and noisy dogs
who lived behind a tall fence just 3 feet back of his
bedroom.

Hot rats! The device worked, Andy got his sleep and I
didn't think much of the matter again. A few months ago
I had new neighbors on each side of my house, four of
them, all with noisy unshuttupable dogs. Argh!

So I foned Andrew in Virgina, received the intelligence
that his neighbors dogs were still quiet, and then I foned
Jerry Howe, the inventor of Doggie Do Right, who came
to visit me.

Merlin walked into my office. Jerry is a slender fellow
with a belly button lenghth grey beard tapering down
his chest. I liked him immediately, and I applied his
instrument to the neighborhood again which again
became silent.

It occured to me that if this ultrasonic field worked with
dogs that we ought at least to ask the question, what
happens to humans in range of the device???

I asked Jerry to give me a list of customers and began
inquiring among them. One thing became immediately
evident.

The Doggie Do Right not only shuts up your neighbors'
dogs, it calms and modifies your husband's behavior.

Holey Moley, Captain Marvel, this device has major potential.

In the meantime Jerry gave me a copy of his Wits
End Dog Training Manual. I was delighted. He also
introduced me to the world of professional dog trainers
some of whom even have Ph. D. s in psychology.

This was not such a delight as it appeared that
none of these luminaries had actually read Skinner,
Lazarus or other fountains of wisdom in psychology.

Indeed, it seemed as though they knew very little
about the laws of behavior at all!

Punishment and confrontation seemed to be their
major stock in trade. Well, if you go to my website,
www. drbiofeedback. com you can read of the career
of Sam Corson, I. P. Pavlov's last student.

Sam demonstrated that rehabilitation of hyperactive
dogs can easily and readily be done using TLC, tender
loving care is at the root of the scientific management
of doggies.

Pavlov told us so 100 years ago. So what are these
degreed morons doing punishing dogs, and shouting
"NO" into their doggie faces?

If you pick up B. F. Skinner's last book, CUMULATIVE RECORD,
included in it is an essay by Keller Breland
and Maryann Breland entitled THE MISBEHAVIOR OF
ORGANISMS.

Skinner deliberately included his students' chapter to
emphasize that you cannot manage the behavior of
animals unless you take into consideration 1. the
animal's evolutionary niche (who is the animal?);

2. the animal's personal history (who is the animal?)
and 3, the instinctive repetoire of the animal (who is
the animal?) and 4. the personality of the animal
(who is the animal?).

The Brelands moved far from the white rat. "Thirty-eight
species, totaling over 6,000 individual animals, have been
conditioned, and we have dared to tackle such unlikely
subjects asreindeer, cockatoos, raccoons, porpoises, and
whales. "

Jerry Howe spends most of his times with dogs,
but he has learned Pavlov's lesson well. Dogs are
individuals, they are individual DOGS, and they
respond most directly and immediately to love and
tender loving care.

Read with pleasure, and then go love your dog.

George von Hilsheimer, Ph. D., F. R. S. H. Who's Who Honoree since
1983
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