Took Kimo, Hershey, Fifi to the park. Still don't see Fifi's regular leashes. So took her flexi-leash.
On the way, Dottie sees us and stops. Tell her I don't see Hoku when I pass by. She says maybe she's in the back.
Down Hala, turn at Laki. The little white dog (looks like he has mange) comes out and backs, charging as if trying to chase us away. None of the dogs react (thank goodness). After visiting with "Mr. T" for a while (the old pitbull), we head up Kealakai.
There's Siki barking at us, sort of out of control. Sort of like Kimo. The owner comes and picks him up (so not exactly like Kimo, as even I would hesitate picking up Kimo). Puts him down and Siki continues barking.
On to the park. One of the workers says something as we go up the hill. It's "pick up the dog shit." OK, I guess I understand where he's coming from. "Always" I reply.
Up the hill. Myles parents' come down, their two dogs follow them into the car.
Down the hill. To the volleyball court. After a while, Fifi starts running around. Hershey doesn't bite. But Kimo catches the energy and starts chasing. Growls as Fifi passes by. Fifi continues running. Then Fifi sort of reverses and chases Kimo briefly. And the run is still over. The growling was a little worrisome to me. But I think it's OK as they both came to me right after and sat for treats.
Later I sit down on the court. Fifi comes over and practically sits on my lap. Not necessarily good. I haven't set boundaries with her. Kimo comes over and lies down behind me. I guess that's good.
Time to go. But first Fifi wanted to go to the playground set. Kimo too. Didn't want to force Hershey up, so tied his leash to the lower railing at the bottom. After a short rest, we go home.
[Wed 3/30, posted 3/31]
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Shirley on the loose
This morning I take Kimo in the front, but he doesn't want to walk and wants to go up the steps. I make him go up the street and he poops at Tsutsui's strip.
Later I go to put away the trash cans and I see Mrs. Tsutsui out on the steps bringing in Hershey. She sees me. OK, go to walk Hershey.
Take him up the street. Fifi sees us coming back and goes up the steps. OK, retrieve her too. Ann sees me and says her schedule is changing and she'll be able to join our walks.
Kimo watches us walk and stays on the landing.
***
In the afternoon...
As usual, Keith runs down the steps and runs back and forth excitedly at the end of the flexi-leash. Can't really blame Kimo too much for reacting and running down to the landing to the railing and barking at him.
However he seems to calm down a little more quickly now when I go down to grab his leash or block him back from the railing with my legs as Keith goes running back up the sidewalk.
With Keith going up the street, I took Kimo out the other way. He pooped and made his way slowly up in front of Pat's house.
Then later more barking. It was Malia with Katarina and Petey. I come out and have Kimo go up the steps and sit by me.
Then I see Shirley loose up the street. I go up to get her but she runs over to Sanford's house who's outside sweeping.
Then she comes down and comes to me when I call her. I put on my slip leash and take her down the street. Keith and Kimo bark. I pause by my driveway, wait for Kimo's barking to subside, and slowly bring Shirley a little closer. But not too close. And I go up the street.
Shirley periodically pauses as she's probably wondering who's bringing her away from home. I wait until she stops going the "wrong" way and continue on.
I finally catch up to Malia coming back and walk back with her. She walks pretty well next to the carriage. But Petey is kind of zig zagging at the end of his leash.
Kimo and Keith still bark as we come back.
At the end, Petey comes to me and I pet him. Or at least rub his chest. Malia says he's already ten.
Later I go to put away the trash cans and I see Mrs. Tsutsui out on the steps bringing in Hershey. She sees me. OK, go to walk Hershey.
Take him up the street. Fifi sees us coming back and goes up the steps. OK, retrieve her too. Ann sees me and says her schedule is changing and she'll be able to join our walks.
Kimo watches us walk and stays on the landing.
***
In the afternoon...
As usual, Keith runs down the steps and runs back and forth excitedly at the end of the flexi-leash. Can't really blame Kimo too much for reacting and running down to the landing to the railing and barking at him.
However he seems to calm down a little more quickly now when I go down to grab his leash or block him back from the railing with my legs as Keith goes running back up the sidewalk.
With Keith going up the street, I took Kimo out the other way. He pooped and made his way slowly up in front of Pat's house.
Then later more barking. It was Malia with Katarina and Petey. I come out and have Kimo go up the steps and sit by me.
Then I see Shirley loose up the street. I go up to get her but she runs over to Sanford's house who's outside sweeping.
Then she comes down and comes to me when I call her. I put on my slip leash and take her down the street. Keith and Kimo bark. I pause by my driveway, wait for Kimo's barking to subside, and slowly bring Shirley a little closer. But not too close. And I go up the street.
Shirley periodically pauses as she's probably wondering who's bringing her away from home. I wait until she stops going the "wrong" way and continue on.
I finally catch up to Malia coming back and walk back with her. She walks pretty well next to the carriage. But Petey is kind of zig zagging at the end of his leash.
Kimo and Keith still bark as we come back.
At the end, Petey comes to me and I pet him. Or at least rub his chest. Malia says he's already ten.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Kimo's peeing
Kimo's almost eight now and still has a peeing problem.
He likes to mark frequently when going on his walks. I used to let him not mark so often and tug him along to the designated marking point. But reading about Turid (let them sniff and pee), I've become more lax about it.
More of a problem is his peeing on the lawn chairs in the back where he sleeps (he's not allowed in the house or he'd probably be peeing on real chairs).
Actually he doesn't do it all the time and more often goes to the bushes or to the side of the house by the air conditioner or the bucket with the tools in it or to the potted plants on the hothouse concrete slab.
And he rarely does it on the chair where I now put his water dish. But he still does it sometimes. And also in the garage, on the car tire, or on the railing in the front.
I normally dab it up and spray it. But that hasn't worked yet.
What have I used? I originally used (and still use) Odo Ban because that's what Donna used and she had a big jub or Odo Ban concentrate. Simple Green. Lysol spray (or generic equivalent). Oreck No Return (from Diane, Max's owner -- it worked for Max). Out! Stain and Odor Remover (from Wal-Mart). urine gone! (from Walgreen). Nature's Miracle: No More Marking (from Longs).
Now kdogspa is touting this product called Urine Away. Don't if this is just spam, but the message was allowed at dogwhispererfans. Doing a search of the group, kdogspa has been a past contributor to the group and has never touted this product before. So it might be worth a shot.
He likes to mark frequently when going on his walks. I used to let him not mark so often and tug him along to the designated marking point. But reading about Turid (let them sniff and pee), I've become more lax about it.
More of a problem is his peeing on the lawn chairs in the back where he sleeps (he's not allowed in the house or he'd probably be peeing on real chairs).
Actually he doesn't do it all the time and more often goes to the bushes or to the side of the house by the air conditioner or the bucket with the tools in it or to the potted plants on the hothouse concrete slab.
And he rarely does it on the chair where I now put his water dish. But he still does it sometimes. And also in the garage, on the car tire, or on the railing in the front.
I normally dab it up and spray it. But that hasn't worked yet.
What have I used? I originally used (and still use) Odo Ban because that's what Donna used and she had a big jub or Odo Ban concentrate. Simple Green. Lysol spray (or generic equivalent). Oreck No Return (from Diane, Max's owner -- it worked for Max). Out! Stain and Odor Remover (from Wal-Mart). urine gone! (from Walgreen). Nature's Miracle: No More Marking (from Longs).
Now kdogspa is touting this product called Urine Away. Don't if this is just spam, but the message was allowed at dogwhispererfans. Doing a search of the group, kdogspa has been a past contributor to the group and has never touted this product before. So it might be worth a shot.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Dog Whisperer leaving National Geographic Channel
and heading to Nat Geo Wild
That must mean the ratings are dropping, though I have always thought he had and has the highest rated show on NatGeo. Maybe not. [I hope they're not caving in to the "positives" criticism.] Maybe it's the beginning of the end. Well eight seasons is a really good run (currently on the seventh season).
Well that's another reason to not ditch the Digital Variety Pack. Nat Geo Wild is channel 561. Alas, Oceanic doesn't carry it in HD (yet?). Strangely, 1561 is MGM HD which is not telecast in SD.
That must mean the ratings are dropping, though I have always thought he had and has the highest rated show on NatGeo. Maybe not. [I hope they're not caving in to the "positives" criticism.] Maybe it's the beginning of the end. Well eight seasons is a really good run (currently on the seventh season).
Well that's another reason to not ditch the Digital Variety Pack. Nat Geo Wild is channel 561. Alas, Oceanic doesn't carry it in HD (yet?). Strangely, 1561 is MGM HD which is not telecast in SD.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Raymond and Lorna Coppinger
Carol Whitney @Pos-4-ReactiveDogs writes that "the traditional model of dominance and submission has been thoroughly and effectively debunked". (So has the moonlanding by the way.)
She cites the book Dogs: A Startling New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior & Evolutions by Raymond and Lorna Coppinger. Here's an excerpt of a review.
The Coppingers admit that there is "no appreciable differences" in the genetics of coyotes, dogs, jackels and wolves, and note that these species can interbreed. Still, they say, "dogs have diverged, changed, transmutated from their wolflike ancestors."
Thus, training programs that say the owner/trainer should be the "alpha wolf" and the dog a subordinate member of the pack is wrong, because dogs are not wolves.
The brains of dogs are different from the brains of wolves, just as the brains of humans are different from the brains of chimpanzees, a close relative, they argue. Dogs don’t think and react to signals as wolves do.
Ray Coppinger, who has trained hundreds of sled dogs and sheepdogs, says it is wrong to treat our best friends like wolves. "Asserting dominance over one of my favorite working dogs by pressing it on the ground and snarling at it is preposterous." He stresses that he doesn’t want his sled dogs to roll on their backs and urinate like a subordinate wolf every time he shows up.
Anyway, this interview was interesting and so are some comments at Amazon.
The first half of the book was quite enjoyable and thought-provoking. The authors describe how dogs evolved from scavenger village dogs, rather than directly from wolves. They argue that dogs are a distinct and extraordinary creature, not an inferior subspecies of wolves, with behavioral traits that are different from and often surpassing wolves.
I found the second half of the book, however, to be a bit preachy, pessimistic, and overstated. One main premise seemed to be that keeping dogs as household pets (as opposed to working dogs) is a lose-lose situation for the dog and the owner. Humans lose because pet dogs take valuable resources, time and money, away from our species, resources we should be investing in our offspring. Pet dogs rarely give back to us in terms of affection or whatever enough to make up for what they take from us. Dogs lose because they are slaves to our every whim, often subjected to inadequate care and boredom, and purebreds are being bred for appearance at the expense of their own health and genetic vitality. The author lashed out at showdog breeders.
Point taken, but I think the authors overstated their case, throwing the baby out with the bath water. I don't believe dogs tap us out of resources to an unhealthy degree. If anything the huge dog industry (food, supplies, vet care...etc.) benefits our economy. I know many families who find great joy in owning a dog as a pet, and I think dogs add to a parent-child relationship rather than detract.
I also thought it quite hypocritical, given the author's use of dogs for sled racing, when the author ripped on the use of dogs to assist people with special needs, such as people bound to a wheelchair. The author argued that it is unhealthy and unnatural for the dog, but that sled dog racing was somehow exempt from the criticism.
She cites the book Dogs: A Startling New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior & Evolutions by Raymond and Lorna Coppinger. Here's an excerpt of a review.
The Coppingers admit that there is "no appreciable differences" in the genetics of coyotes, dogs, jackels and wolves, and note that these species can interbreed. Still, they say, "dogs have diverged, changed, transmutated from their wolflike ancestors."
Thus, training programs that say the owner/trainer should be the "alpha wolf" and the dog a subordinate member of the pack is wrong, because dogs are not wolves.
The brains of dogs are different from the brains of wolves, just as the brains of humans are different from the brains of chimpanzees, a close relative, they argue. Dogs don’t think and react to signals as wolves do.
Ray Coppinger, who has trained hundreds of sled dogs and sheepdogs, says it is wrong to treat our best friends like wolves. "Asserting dominance over one of my favorite working dogs by pressing it on the ground and snarling at it is preposterous." He stresses that he doesn’t want his sled dogs to roll on their backs and urinate like a subordinate wolf every time he shows up.
Anyway, this interview was interesting and so are some comments at Amazon.
The first half of the book was quite enjoyable and thought-provoking. The authors describe how dogs evolved from scavenger village dogs, rather than directly from wolves. They argue that dogs are a distinct and extraordinary creature, not an inferior subspecies of wolves, with behavioral traits that are different from and often surpassing wolves.
I found the second half of the book, however, to be a bit preachy, pessimistic, and overstated. One main premise seemed to be that keeping dogs as household pets (as opposed to working dogs) is a lose-lose situation for the dog and the owner. Humans lose because pet dogs take valuable resources, time and money, away from our species, resources we should be investing in our offspring. Pet dogs rarely give back to us in terms of affection or whatever enough to make up for what they take from us. Dogs lose because they are slaves to our every whim, often subjected to inadequate care and boredom, and purebreds are being bred for appearance at the expense of their own health and genetic vitality. The author lashed out at showdog breeders.
Point taken, but I think the authors overstated their case, throwing the baby out with the bath water. I don't believe dogs tap us out of resources to an unhealthy degree. If anything the huge dog industry (food, supplies, vet care...etc.) benefits our economy. I know many families who find great joy in owning a dog as a pet, and I think dogs add to a parent-child relationship rather than detract.
I also thought it quite hypocritical, given the author's use of dogs for sled racing, when the author ripped on the use of dogs to assist people with special needs, such as people bound to a wheelchair. The author argued that it is unhealthy and unnatural for the dog, but that sled dog racing was somehow exempt from the criticism.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Fifi chases Hershey
Took out Kimo. Retrieve Hershey. Tuffy barks. Hear Fifi's low howl. OK, retrieve Fifi too. Slow going at first with Kimo periodically digging in, not wanting to move forward.
Lolena Place. Big Boy gets up and barks at us. Up Lolena Hill. Decide to go down Kamalii. Pit bull barks briefly then stops.
Hillcrest. Don't see the wild dog today.
Up Skyline. On to Puna. Don't see Hoku.
All the way up. Then to Ilima. Terrier barks. But the other dogs didn't bark much.
Down Aulii. Decide to cut through to Betty's backyard. Let the dogs loose briefly after checking that the gate is closed. Kimo sniffs. Fifi wants to run. This time Hershey lets Fifi chase him and around they go for a little while.
OK, that's enough. Take them out the other side and see that the gate on that side was open..
***
Later I hear Hershey howling. It's Ann and the baby. Quiet Kimo down and he seems OK. Tell her that Fifi was chasing Hershey today. Think Hershey's getting a little more comfortable with her?
Lolena Place. Big Boy gets up and barks at us. Up Lolena Hill. Decide to go down Kamalii. Pit bull barks briefly then stops.
Hillcrest. Don't see the wild dog today.
Up Skyline. On to Puna. Don't see Hoku.
All the way up. Then to Ilima. Terrier barks. But the other dogs didn't bark much.
Down Aulii. Decide to cut through to Betty's backyard. Let the dogs loose briefly after checking that the gate is closed. Kimo sniffs. Fifi wants to run. This time Hershey lets Fifi chase him and around they go for a little while.
OK, that's enough. Take them out the other side and see that the gate on that side was open..
***
Later I hear Hershey howling. It's Ann and the baby. Quiet Kimo down and he seems OK. Tell her that Fifi was chasing Hershey today. Think Hershey's getting a little more comfortable with her?
Monday, March 7, 2011
Grateful Stride videos
Grateful Stride is the pet sitting service run by Cesar adherent Lori Reynolds. She's probably the most prolific writer on the dogwhisperer fans yahoo group. (She also likes the Dog Listener Jan Fennell.)
Anyway, in a recent post she mentions she has uploaded a number of videos on youtube.
Anyway, in a recent post she mentions she has uploaded a number of videos on youtube.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Waimanalo puppy mill
The Hawaiian Humane Society removed yesterday more than 150 puppies and dogs — some in poor condition — from what the society described as a dirty puppy mill in Waimanalo.
The society also seized a litter of pups born yesterday from the commercial dog-breeding kennel, which the agency investigated but said had complied with the law. Two more litters were born at the humane society, and several dogs were pregnant.
"Their puppies may be adorable in the pet shop window, but their mothers are in hell (from bad breeding conditions)," said Pamela Burns, executive director and president of the Hawaiian Humane Society.
The agency is citing the owner for animal cruelty. Its investigators found excessive waste that affects the animals' welfare, deplorable conditions, a lack of necessary food and water, as well as health issues with some dogs associated with the poor conditions, said Jacque LeBlanc, another society spokeswoman.
The land on which the kennel sits is owned by a woman who owns The Pet Spot at Pearl Highlands Center, according to city and state records. Calls to the pet shop yesterday were not answered.
The manager of the Waimanalo kennel declined an interview.
At 9 a.m. today, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear Senate Bill 1522 on regulating and licensing large-scale breeders to cap the number of breeding animals to 50 and limiting the number of breeding to twice in an 18-month period.
***
The timing could not have been better to give a nudge to necessary state legislation to improve regulations for the large-scale breeding of dogs in what have been called puppy mills. Police were called Monday morning about a barking dog in Waimanalo, and the Hawaiian Humane Society came to the rescue of more than 150 puppies and dogs at a commercial dog-breeding kennel.
They would be required to provide each dog under their care with basic food and water, shelter, veterinary care and enough space to turn around and stretch their legs, based on the dog's size.
A licensee would be limited to no more than 50 dogs over the age of six months.
The issue was hotly fought last year in Missouri, the birthplace of more than one-third of dogs in pet stores nationwide. That state's law was made at the November polls, with about 52 percent of the vote, and legislators now are arguing over a proposal to repeal the voter-approved restrictions.
The effort is being pushed by the Missouri Republican majority whip, whose mother happens to own one of what the Humane Society branded the "Dirty Dozen" puppy mills in Missouri.
Legislation has been proposed in Congress to set minimal standards of care for breeding dogs in puppy mills, which too often are forced to live their entire lives in small cages. The Humane Society notes that those dogs have little if any opportunity for exercise, socialization and human interaction.
The inspector general of the U.S. Agriculture Department issued a report last year criticizing the department's inadequate oversight of dog dealers under the Animal Welfare Act.
Hawaii has been graded as one of the nation's cruelest states to animals. It has the weakest penalties of all states for dog-fighting, and is one of the few states that have yet to classify cockfighting as a felony.
The society also seized a litter of pups born yesterday from the commercial dog-breeding kennel, which the agency investigated but said had complied with the law. Two more litters were born at the humane society, and several dogs were pregnant.
"Their puppies may be adorable in the pet shop window, but their mothers are in hell (from bad breeding conditions)," said Pamela Burns, executive director and president of the Hawaiian Humane Society.
The agency is citing the owner for animal cruelty. Its investigators found excessive waste that affects the animals' welfare, deplorable conditions, a lack of necessary food and water, as well as health issues with some dogs associated with the poor conditions, said Jacque LeBlanc, another society spokeswoman.
The land on which the kennel sits is owned by a woman who owns The Pet Spot at Pearl Highlands Center, according to city and state records. Calls to the pet shop yesterday were not answered.
The manager of the Waimanalo kennel declined an interview.
At 9 a.m. today, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear Senate Bill 1522 on regulating and licensing large-scale breeders to cap the number of breeding animals to 50 and limiting the number of breeding to twice in an 18-month period.
***
The timing could not have been better to give a nudge to necessary state legislation to improve regulations for the large-scale breeding of dogs in what have been called puppy mills. Police were called Monday morning about a barking dog in Waimanalo, and the Hawaiian Humane Society came to the rescue of more than 150 puppies and dogs at a commercial dog-breeding kennel.
They would be required to provide each dog under their care with basic food and water, shelter, veterinary care and enough space to turn around and stretch their legs, based on the dog's size.
A licensee would be limited to no more than 50 dogs over the age of six months.
The issue was hotly fought last year in Missouri, the birthplace of more than one-third of dogs in pet stores nationwide. That state's law was made at the November polls, with about 52 percent of the vote, and legislators now are arguing over a proposal to repeal the voter-approved restrictions.
The effort is being pushed by the Missouri Republican majority whip, whose mother happens to own one of what the Humane Society branded the "Dirty Dozen" puppy mills in Missouri.
Legislation has been proposed in Congress to set minimal standards of care for breeding dogs in puppy mills, which too often are forced to live their entire lives in small cages. The Humane Society notes that those dogs have little if any opportunity for exercise, socialization and human interaction.
The inspector general of the U.S. Agriculture Department issued a report last year criticizing the department's inadequate oversight of dog dealers under the Animal Welfare Act.
Hawaii has been graded as one of the nation's cruelest states to animals. It has the weakest penalties of all states for dog-fighting, and is one of the few states that have yet to classify cockfighting as a felony.
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