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HOWEDY Brad,

Brad wrote:
> I brought home a 5 month old puppy today.

Any three week old puppy got ALL the BRAINS
he needs to HOWEtwit the cunning of a domestic
puppy dog trainer <{); ~ ) >

> Zoe is 1/2 lab 1/2 rot, but looks like a
> black lab with a rot face.

A dog is a dog, Brad <{); ~ ) >

> Anyway,

You mean, anyHOWE, Brad <{); ~ ) >

> she has been allowed to roam around a farm unleashed
> and uncollared since she was born in March.

Good.

> When we brought her home and put a leash on her to take
> her outside she pulled back hard as if she was afraid.

Oh. THAT'S on accHOWENT of SHE'S AFRAID of the lead an
collar. You can train your dog to ACCEPT ANY THING YOU
PREFER if you study and follow the INSTRUCTIONS in your
own FREE COPY of The Amazing Puppy Wizard's FREE WWW Wits'
End Dog Training Method Manual.

LIKE THIS:

"Greg M. Silverman" <gmsNOS...@no.umn.edu> wrote in message
Hey, Mr. Wizard, or Alchemist or whatever your alias
of the day is, have to say that our dog heels much
better than she did. This is after reading and
implementing the bit in your "Wits End" treatise.

And she's a royal nutter (but then again, aren't they all?).
Cheers! Greg--

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"Hennie van Dalen" <h.vandalen11***removethis...@**chello.nl>
wrote in message news:TlsCb.2895$7U1.7896@amstwist00...

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

<snip>

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/fo **tografie/doggy-pictures/

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"Paul B" <some...@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3edc57c5@clear.net.nz...

When I trained both my dogs to "heel" or walk close
to me I ended up going to the parks and teaching
them without a lead at all, that ensured I had to use
good communication and was unable to be tempted
to use the lead to correct them.

Another part of the training I agree with is not using
the "policeman" approach, where you tell a dog "no"
or react with it in such a way that you become involved
in the behaviour (by trying to stop it), this approach
often results in a dog ceasing the behaviour when you
are about but doing it when you aren't (bin raiding,
counter surfing etc).

Basically you are taught to make your dog a good
friend who likes and wants to work for you for the
pleasure of working for you (setting the hierarchy
is included in this), teach it to recall reliably,
then to do everything else (sit, stay down etc etc).

Unwanted behaviours are addressed as they occur.
If you understand what you are trying to achieve and
are prepared to work with it you can get great results.

Paul

> We let her drag it around the house for a couple hours

That's absurd. Your dog is AFRAID of the lead an collar.
Dragging it arHOWEND behind him will make him think you
are trying to TORMENT him, Brad. You can't DO STUFF like
that to a innocent dumb critter, Brad, it'll make him
FEAR and MISTRUST you <{); ~ ) >

> to get used to it and had no problems whatsoever,

That so?

> but when either of us would pick it up she would pull back again.

You mean IT DIDN'T WORK <{): ~ ( >

> What would be the best way to get her comfortable
> with being walked on a leash?

It'll take just a few minutes to train your dog
to walk nice on OR off leash and come when called
INSTANTLY EVERY TIME, but you AIN'T GONNA DO THAT
using so called traditional trainin methods.

LIKE THIS:

"Leprechaun" <Leprech...@attglobal.net> wrote in message
news:m01Hc.20882$uK.16329@twister.tampabay.rr.com. ..

>Jerry believes he's a dog trainer.

Fortunately, I happen to believe he is too.
I took a rescued three year old beagle that
had been kept outside all of its life that didn't
even recognize or respond to its name to
Jerry's home (That ugly cinder block shack???
get real) and in just over one hour of working
with the dog, he was coming on command
(not a quickly as he does now, but still...) and
walking with us on a loose lead.

His "hot/cold" exercise and "come when called"
command and pack exercise WORK!

> and in all likelihood he's never even been near a dog.

Well, he's been near mine, and done wonders for him.

You don't have to like him. You don't have
to agree with his methods, but as far as I
am concerned, I've never seen any other
training approach that was as fast and easy.

<<<< Rest of original post deleted >>>>

Ron Flanagan
Orlando, Florida

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From: <>
To: "Jerry Howe" <jho...@bellsouth.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: Damned Family Leadership Exercise -
Re: Am I expecting to much

Hi Jerry,

When I talked to you on the phone to order to machine
for daughter's new pup, I told you that I had an older
Chessie. I rescued him at 9 years old and have had
him for 3 years.

It's funny, but I thought I'd try some of your book
training with him. Where I used to say "come" and
then say "good boy" when he obeyed, I have reversed
it with a "good boy" first.

It really does work.

He was very confused at first, wondering what he
had done to get the praise.

But it really gets the attention and distracts him from
whatever he may have going through his brain when
he hears it.

Dogs are funny, but people are too. Can't wait to get
the Doggy do Right, etc.

Thanks,
N

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ballzde...@gmail.com wrote:
> Well I am happy to reply that so far after 10
> minutes of work and the cans from mr Howes guide,

You mean

The Amazing Puppy Wizard's FREE WWW Wits'
End Dog Training Method Manual <{); ~ ) >

> I have instilled the "come" command to Riley.

Good. You mean INSTALLED the come command as
a conditional reflex. Be SHORE to perform the
EXXXORCISES four times in each of four locations.

> He is an extremley smart dog, I have never had
> to go to the third or fourth try.

Good. DON'T SKIP ANY THING

in your FREE COPY of The Amazing Puppy Wizard's FREE
WWW Wits' End Dog Training Method Manual <{); ~ ) >

> I still dont know what to do about him being scared at night.

Do the Surrogate Toy Technique ANY time you leave him alone.

> I will not let him sleep in the bedroom as he
> wil try to wedge under the bed I fear.

Good. We don't want him HIDING.

> I will let him roam the rest of the house for now.

Just do the Surrogate Toy technique where you
want him to sleep.

> I am hoping that this fear will evaporate in time.

IT'LL EVAPORATE as you follow the INSTRUCTIONS in
your FREE COPY of The Amazing Puppy Wizard's FREE
WWW Wits' End Dog Training Method Manual <{); ~ ) >

AND LIKE THIS:

"If I Knew It Would Be That Easy, I Would Have
Done This A Long Time Ago Saving Myself 5 Years
Of Dealing With A Bouncy, Over Excited Dog!"
Jenn.

Hello Jenn,

"brijen" <bri...@vennercnospams.com> wrote in message
news:397cfaa3_1@news.oanet.com...

> Hello Jerry,

> I just wanted to let you know that I am
> trying this right now.

Good.

> I am the woman who wrote to you a while
> ago about trying to walk my dog without
> the pinch collar.

I recall.

> She also goes APE when I grab the leash.
> We have been doing this technique you
> recommend for about a half an hour now
> and the results are already fantastic, as
> well as amusing!

Yeah, dog training should always be more
fun than work.

> At first, we went out and I stood there,
> and Anya kept trying to head out to the
> sidewalk. When I didn't follow, she came
> and sat beside me at heel! (Thanks to
> your help!) She'd NEVER done that before.

It's the same principle as in the Hot
And Cold Exercise.

> I rewarded that with a few steps of
> a walk, but we came in after about
> 30 seconds. She stopped and looked
> at me as if she were thinking, "What?
> But we just got out here!"

> The second and third times, she was
> even MORE eager when she saw the
> leash, and I got the same look when
> I turned around to go back in. The
> fourth time, she just bounced a bit as
> she walked to the door with me, and
> sat nicely to wait until I hooked up the
> leash, and this last time, I HAD TO CALL
> HER TO ME!!!!!!!!!!

Fine. That's because dogs learn on the basis of
four repetitions. That's not to say they can't
learn some things faster, but for breaking habits,
it usually happens the fourth time we repeat a lesson.

Then we need to repeat the lesson at three more
locations our time in each to generalize the idea.
Let's say your dog gets excited when you take her
lead and go to the front door. She would probably
do the same at the back door, but to not such a degree.

Likewise for any other door.

It would behoove you to repeat the exercise with
several other doors and it would be easiest to
start with a door that had less excitement involved
with it.

> If I knew it would be that easy, I would have
> done this a long time ago saving myself 5
> years of dealing with a bouncy, over excited dog!

The non force methods work fast and easy
because we are not challenging the dog or
calling our attention to their behavior problems.

> I have to tell you how the walk is going
> though. I have a lot of problems there,
> but it is all ME.

> I have been so conditioned to "correct"
> her, that I still find myself yanking on
> her collar.

Yes, those habits are hard to break. It's easier for
me to train a person who has no experience at all
because they have no bad habits of pulling and
forcing control.

> I feel so awful! We have only been working
> in the yard without distractions, because I
> honestly don't know what will happen if she
> sees another dog and I won't have the pinch
> collar to keep her from dragging me over for
> a fight.

You know that working the dog in the back
yard is not preferable, because that causes
them some anxiety because it's their free
area. But with your dog and with the difficulty
he is to handle, I don't see any reason you
shouldn't do the Family Leadership Exercise
and the come command several times out there,
and then you'll have the control to do it in a
more neutral area.

> The upside is, when I take the leash off it's
> hook and don't take the pinch collar, her
> excitement to go for a walk is NO LONGER
> combined with the intense fear I used to see
> in her eyes at the sight of the pinch!

Our group likes to think that is EXCITEMENT
and eagerness to work. It is sheer terror. The
pinch collar works by overriding the opposition
reflex through fear and that cause tremendous
stress and anxiety that must be released through
anxiety relief mechanisms like barking, digging,
whining, chewing, self mutilation and aggression.

> That does it for me. I can't believe I instilled
> fear in my beautiful dog just for the sake that
> I didn't know how to train. Well, I still don't
> know how, but I'm learning!

That's where I was three dozen years ago. I was
ready to just quit. I wasn't going to sour any more
dogs to make them work.

> Thanks for your help. Please send more
> suggestions if you saw something I could
> be doing differently!
> Jenn & Anya

I was thinking about your difficulties with your
dog. Just getting the Hot And Cold Exercise and
the Family Leadership Exercise and the come
command installed will solve most of your
difficulty with him.

I presume you've got msn messenger. We can
speak over that if you are set up for it, and I
can demonstrate the timing and tone and tempo
for using sound distractions and praise, or we
could speak on the phone.

The most important thing to remember is to
pick up and handle the lead in a relaxed manner,
no white knuckles, keep your elbow relaxed and
your arm down at your side with the length of the
lead breaking just below the knee.

Let me know if you need further help.

Jerry.

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Your PALS here told you to bribe and jerk and choke
your dog to make IT want to do as you PREFER. Do
you PREFER to choke and bribe your dog, Brad?

DECENT PEOPLE DO NOT POST HERE abHOWETS, Brad.

Subject: Re: It doesn't work. Do it harder.

"Chris Williams" <k9ap...@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:16008-3E52F7CF-697@storefull-2171.public.lawson.webtv.net...

> Interesting question posed in this article: why do
> humans persist in doing things that are unsuccessful?

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...5/HO240381.DTL

There may be a few reasons, sometimes it's ignorance,
simply a failure to realise what you are doing is
futile and you need to adopt a different approach.

Sometimes you may be learning a new technique and need
to experiment with it to be sure it's not just the way
you are applying it that is the problem, you may need
to try slight variations of the same technique to see
if there is a different result before you dismiss it
completely.

Sometimes you are doing the only thing you can think
of, even though it's not working but you simply don't
know what else to do.

Either way as long as you are able to reflect and learn
from your experiences and move forward then a few failed
attempts are all part of the learning process.

My best example was teaching both dogs to walk to heel,
alone and together in the brace position. I was determined
to teach them without any aids (choke, prong collars or
treats etc) and without forcing the heel by jerking or
restraining them using a leash, I knew it could be done,
despite the scorn of friends and even family who "knew
better" (but had never actually trained a dog in their
lives).

It took me a while trying various ways to entice them
to want to walk beside me, someone else at the dog park
whose dog appeared to heel very well ( but held it's
ears back and tail down and looked very intimidated about
being at heel) suggested I give up and use a choke collar
like him, but I was obstinate.

One day like a switch it all fell into place, first one
dog then the other then both together all walked to
heel, then I tried without leads and it worked, the dogs
were happy and so was I.

I had persevered and succeeded and learnt a lot in the process.

People said "it took you long enough" but now I could
teach heel easily and quickly when I need to do it again.

And now when I walk my dogs and I see the same scornful
people with their dogs still pulling on the choke collars
saying "heel, heel" it's me who has the last laugh.

Paul

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> Thanks!

YOU AIN'T GONNA GET NO doGgamened TRAININ advice
from the Gang Of Lying Dog Abusing Punk Thug Coward
Active Acute Long Term Incurable MENTAL CASES you're
askin for advice, Brad. THESE DOG ABUSERS CHOKE SHOCK
BRIBE CRATE MUTILATE INTIMIDATE and MURDER their own
DEAD and DEATHLY ILL dogs on accHOWENT of they CAN'T
STOP JERKING CHOKING BRIBING INTIMIDATING and CRATING
their fearful HOWETA CON-TROLL dogs.

Subject: Re: Dog will not listen to anyone but me!
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 11:33:36 -0500
Message-ID: uim43blqq1h...@corp.supernews.*com

Okay, I gotta speak up here... We've been using Jerry's
methods with our dog. We had the same problem as the
original poster has with Buzz. One day working with the
family pack exercise and practicing the recall command
with the family and she'll now go out with hubby and
daughter instead of needing me to reassure her or even
refusing to go with anyone but me.

I really urge you, regardless of the negative things you
might hear about Jerry & Wits' End here, to try the method
and *judge the results for yourself*.

Let's see what other areas she's improved in... always
comes when called, not chewing stuff even if we leave
it laying around, "re"housebroken after long shelter stay,
walks perfectly on leash, doesn't try to steal food from
our plates or beg... probably a few more things I'm
forgetting to mention. *(Yeah, the kats lay off the koi
and don't wander. jh).

That's in about a week's time.

Her overall demeanor has changed. When we brought
her home she was very untrusting and ultra-submissive
(except with her area/toys where she was possessive and
nippy).

She had been abused and beaten by previous owners, then
she was in a shelter for months. They (most of them) wanted
to give up and kill her Now she's gained confidence and
trust with us.

Last night was another big breakthrough (in my eyes).
She barked! Big deal, she barked just once when she
heard the front door. Great!

Anyway, you'll be told lots of nasty stuff about Jerry
or that the Wits' End manual is culled from other sources.

In my opinion, even if it is, it takes only the good
stuff and leaves out the bad. Works for me.

(And I suppose I gotta say this... I don't know Jerry
personally. I've emailed him and instant messaged him.
I have not bought a "Doggy Do Right". He's offered help
for free.)

Ms. Mick Owen Crneckiy
http://www.crneckiy.com & http://tarot.crneckiy.com
E-mail & MSN Messenger: m...@crneckiy.com
AIM & Yahoo!: MickCrneckiy ~ ICQ: 72461227

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"Linda" <llindaleedan...@msn.com> wrote in message
news:3c317fe4.0301072210.7f7ef069@posting.google.c om...

I have been trying for the last 18 months to help my
dog who became fear aggressive at 18 month of age.
I do not know what started the problem but he came
aggressive first with dogs and then began lunging and
snapping at people. Until this time he loved everyone
and could play with any dog. He was well socialized
ad I took him with me everywhere.

At 13 months he passed the Canine Good Citizens
Test except he could let me leave him. I had used
clicker training to teach him manners and tricks but
it was not working on his aggression problem.

I took him to vets who suggested a low protein diet,
trainers who charged $800 to only make him worse.

They tried to use a prong collar and he froze, urinated
and tried to climb on my head to help him. they then
suggested a shock collar I knew this approach was not
working as he was becoming more aggressive.

I took him to an animal behaviorist with PhD 400 miles
away who told me to "KEEP HIM SAFE" and read a book
on the fearful canine. I tried another trainer who tried to
use a nylon chock collar but it only made him worse.

I read hundreds of books,"CULTURE CLASH", "DOGS ARE FROM NEPTUNE",
"THE OTHER END OF THE LEASH", ETC looking for help. We finally
went to Purdue University Small Animal Behavior Clinic and they
said he had fear aggression, punishment would not work, use the
gentle leader and when out walking and he got stressed have the
people stop until he could get in control using treats,and work
on clicker training.

At that point I knew more about clicker training and using the
gentle leader than they did! Nothing was working--he would
not come when I called him and would run away when I tried
to catch him. I was afraid to walk him even in the neighborhood
as we had become that "mean dog and women who hasn't
trained her dog"

I went to four trainers in both Michigan and Florida who were
trainer/specialists in aggression and the last two were so
afraid of him they could not approach him. No one said I should
give up on him and kill him but they would say

"You have to realize he is dangerous and you are responsible
for him."

As last resort I tried the internet again--I had had on going
discussions with trainers from Triple Crown and Dr Meister
with out any help-and I found the ad to Doggy Do Right and
messaged Jerry to ask if this might help my dog.

He said solving the aggression problem was EZ but I could
not believe him even when I downloaded the manual.

The name of the method was right I was at my Wits End.
I had been working for 18 months!

Using the can sound three time he came, and still comes
from anywhere with the command-"comegoodboy" Next
I tried the can when walking him--when he saw a dog three
blocks away he went off-lunging and snapping-I used the
can sound and he looked at me like uhn?

I used it three more times and we got to the other dog-
-the looked at me wagging his tail--the other person
looked at me like why are shaking that can but just walked
on by.

When ever I try to explain about the sound people look at
me like "you must be out of your mind"

The results can make a believer!!!Three weeks since
beginning the Wits End Training Manual program I walked
him without the gentle leader in a busy shopping area with
many dogs. He just seemed to not notice any one.

When people talked to him or ask his name he would
look at then and wag his tail and let then pet him.

I still can not believe the change in him--we can now
enjoy life out in public.

If I had not found the Wits End method I know there
was no hope for him and he would have hurt someone
and had to be killed. Through all this he never growled
at me, guarded his toys or food or showed any sign of
aggression with me.

My goal is to get the message out to all dog lovers that
dogs can be trained fast, easily and problems solved with
out force, pain, food or anything but sound and praise!!!!

I know most people would have given up on him a long time
ago but he was and is my life. Solving the problem was EZ
but only with the right approach-sound and praise.

I know because I tried everything else and nothing worked!!!

AND LIKE THIS:

"I Was Afraid I Would Have To Kill Him If He
Bit Someone Even Though I Loved Him So Much.," Linda

From: Linda Daniel
To: Jerry Howe
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 1:06 AM
Subject: Re: FOREVER And A DAY! - Re: dog aggression

Thanks for writing--I would be happy to do almost anything
to get your approach out to dog owners as I know it would
save so many lives. I know at times I was so frustrated I
thought of giving up on Sunshine but of course I never would
have but many people would have. The world just does not
know you can train a dog in just a few sessions and actually
solve problems.

We will be here until late April and we really have no plans-
-just to enjoy the warmth and sun of Florida, so any time
you could meet us would be great. I drive so I would be
happy to come to you anytime anywhere!

We went to Celebration today and two little poodles got
right into his face and he just sat there--I GOT a little
scared but he handled it just fine.--a couple of times people
would ask his name and want to pet him and he just went
to them tail wagging and rolled over for them rub his tummy.

He really just is not concerned about people passing, even
those on rollerblades! I have always used a gentle leader
in public but he spent most of time rubbing his face on the
grass--today I used his collar and he was so much happier!!

Only problem is he will stop to smell and I can not get
stopped soon enough to keep the leash loose. He never
pulled ahead of me but when he gets into smelling I have
a hard time getting him going--at times I think he could
smell a blade of grass for 10 minutes.

I can never thank you enough for giving Sunshine back!!!!!

I wrote to Purdue and told them about him being able to
walk in a crowd with out the /gentle leader and not having
a problem with other people and dogs.

I told them their advice did not work. Their advice was
to use the gentle leader at all times and when he was
around people or dogs to have him sit and reward with
treats--one really good suggestions was to have people
coming toward us stop when he got stressed or aroused
and not move until we backed away-

- can you just see me yelling at people to stop on the
street until I get his attention with treats.

They also suggested the possibility of using drugs-prozac-
but thought he was too dangerous as the drug would make
him less fearful and then he might attack or become more
sure of himself and become dominate aggressive. Just had
to share their great advice with you but I am sure you have
heard it all--even I am becoming an expert on bad advice.

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

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Hi, Jerry.

I'm not sure that I'm a 100% convert, or that I agree
with (or even understand) 100% of what you say in this
manual ... BUT ... we had "come" down pat in a few
reps and you could have knocked me down when I tried
the exercise with "drop" and, after a few reps in
different spots Darwin practically *threw* the rubber
ball at my feet on command. He's still not perfect
(just a pup, after all, and he's stubborn enough to
want to push and test me a little bit more).

For what it's worth, I can see (as no doubt you have)
how your usenet manner is likely to rankle a few
folks, but that woman who advocates ear pulling and
beating with sticks deserves everything she gets. Even
if that was the only method that would work, I'd live
with my dog not fetching rather than do any of that.
(Darwin fetches enthusiastically and instinctively,
tho').

Best, ben

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From: "BarbnBeau" <bdea...@cogeco.ca>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 01:52:30 -0500
Re: Puppy Wizard's Website

Hi Buzzsaw

Not a Thing to lose ...But a Lot To Gain!!

I can only speak from my experience.. I have a 8 month
old miniature poodle, and although I had done some basic
training with him we had a few barking issues ..ugh

I am happy to tell you, I contacted Jerry at the email
addy I posted and he was so great! I wasn't following
the technique precisely but he helped me get back on track.

Beau is doing sooooo well it is really a thrill working
with him, and seeing the remarkable changes.

Now I can ask for "recall" (come) both on and off lead
and it is immediate!

the first time I ask.

Best of Luck to you,

Remember if you need help or explanation contact Jerry ..
he will be more than happy to help anyway he can.

Cheers
Barb


Subject: Re: New to this Group..Heaven Help me Now!
[ninnyboy] [jerry]

Gees.... I feel like I just flew over the cuckoo's nest
OR perhaps gained access to the asylum )(smiling)

I must admit I am thoroughly amused, I never imagined one
single little post expressing a newcomers point of view or
perspective would prove to be so controversial and threatening.

* Jerry, I assume that is you, sharing archives of conversations
well ahead of my posting, or time I may have spent here..WTMI (way
to much information) I truly have no interest in that war of words,
your manual makes much more sense and is of far greater value.

Imagine I could have just sat here and read, put my hands in
my pocket and never let my fingers loose on the keyboard... but
oh no not this Canuk.( these blonde moments of mine do take a
toll -sigh)

The first thing I did was RTFM( read the frigging manual)"Wits
End Dog Training Manual."

The second thing I did was comment on the fact that "it was
working for me and more importantly Beau..my dog"

Upon reflection I could have been more tactful expressing my
view on some of the comments folks make to each other here.

What's that quote: "Tact, the ability to describe others as
they see themselves." Strange how easy it seems to be to make
smart ass comments... to anyone, but not so easy to look at
ourselves.

Not so easy to look in the mirror and question or admit error
about self, choose to change self's approach, or learn a new
lesson.

There have been too many times in my life, I stayed silent,
not stood up for what was right or wrong.... heck people like
silence so much better, it's so none threatening to everyone.

It also shouts acceptance!

Who is Jerry "The Puppy Wizard" don't know him only know of him,
I have never talked or typed to him personally.

Aristotle thought,"There was never a genius without a tincture
of madness." Is Jerry a "wonder trainer"? Could be. Does he
express himself HERE tactfully? Nope... doesn't seem to play
nice with people.

Is he a Whacko or Savant? hmmm haven't a clue, perhaps he runs
the asylum, and frankly I don't give a damn!

As Abraham Lincoln once said "Whatever you are, be a good one."

He has a method, a systematic humane approach, he wrote and shares
a fine piece of work in the form of a manual.

I have read, tried and worked the system as written...(ok breathe
everyone or close your eyes for the rest..) IT WORKS!!.... imagine
that.

"The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing."

You are welcome to put me in "killfiles" or forward a scarlet
letter, perhaps just a rock around my neck.. whatever.

"You have to do your own growing, no matter how tall your
grandfather was."I will attempt to contact Jerry privately
for any further help..perhaps he will answer, perhaps not.

He has helped me get Beau's undivided attention, and get to
his heart, and that is more than I could possibly repay!

My truth, my thoughts in black and white, imagine .."Pleasure
in the job puts perfection in the work"

Do bullets travel as an attachment? Just thought I'd ask

Cheers All
Barb n Beau

From: Eric To: ThePuppyWiz...@EarthLink.Net
Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002
Subject: just checking in..

Jerry!

You helped me with my pal Dundee about a year ago regarding
submissive peeing. Just wanted to let you know he's doing
great- he was "cured" in about 2 days using your techniques!

He has since become the "smartest dog in the world"! Once I
stopped thinking like a human and got inside his head, I can
teach him ANYTHING, usually in a matter of minutes. Makes me
look like an expert dog-trainer.

I rescued two strays last week, cleaned 'em up, wormed 'em,
and am getting them their shots. Time to get inside their
heads and teach them to teach themselves how to be good dogs!

Instead of feeling like "training" is a chore, I look forward
to working with these guys a couple times a day...

Although I don't follow your instructions "to a T", I learned
from you to "think like a dog" and stimulate their brain
rather than beating ass or pinching, or any of that nonsense.

I know damn well I would NOT be loyal to someone who beat MY
ass lol!

Well, just wanted to thank you for rattling the bushes out
there and teaching folks the RIGHT way to "train" dogs.

A horseman friend of mine uses very similar techniques in
training his horses- he calls it "natural horsemanship". He
is hated by nearly all the local "trainers" yet somehow he
repeatedly wins at every show he attends. He rarely shows any
more, but goes now and then to rub their noses in it (pun
intended)... Too cool....

Have a great holiday season and keep up the good work!

Eric , Dundee, Sammy, and Maynard

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From: BNTDO...@aol.com To:
jho...@bellsouth.net Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 10:26 PM
Subject: Re: THANKS ALISON! - "Owners Should Always Be Given
The Cold, Hard Facts: They Should NEVER FEEL GUILTY For Having
An Aggressive Dog Euthanized."

Dear Jerry,

It's Kay here. I don't know who these people are that
maligning you and your training manual but tell them from me
that it does work.

Hunter is just doing so well even the people who advocated
putting him down are impressed with him.

I even started using it with the neighbor's dog. I went over
there to help her cut his nails. She started yelling at him
for growling at me. I told her to tell him what a good boy he
is instead. Lo and behold he stopped growling and I could do
his nails. All 4 feet.

My dog Hunter was trained with the old jerk and pull method
and my other dog was trained with treats. Hunter has gotten
his enthusiasm back for his training and I couldn't be more
pleased.

He even tried to kiss a child the other day.

Major break through.

This is the dog that a few months ago tried to eat the kids
through the fence. I can now take him in the car with me again
without him trying to chase cars through the windshield.

So Jerry tell these people that the first rule of dog training
is:

Do No Harm.

The 2nd rule is whatever works without breaking the first
rule.

Aggressive dogs don't need to be put down. Hunter was
diagnosed aggressive and he is going to stay alive and by my
side where he belongs.

Thank you so much. Kay

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