The Puppy Wizard

This is sheer idiocy:

"The goal isn't to have her free in the house--it's to have her
WITH
YOU in the house. The muzzle doesn't give her the bond to the
family that
the tethering does. You'll find that in a week or so, you can
tell when she
needs to go outside before she does. She'll start paying
attention to what
you say to her. It does so much for the bonding process that just
having
her loose in the house doesn't."

Ever hear of CHAINED DOG SYNDROME.

You can't tie a dog to your belt and handle him withHOWET pullin
on his collar. Sez so in The Puppy Wizard's FREE WWW Wits'
End Dog Training Method Manual.

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"Emily Carroll" <carrol82@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message
news:bip57u$94d$1@msunews.cl.msu.edu...
> > I don't think so. I'm trying to establish how much time
> > people spend with their puppies and what the trade-offs are.
>
> Well, it comes across as you're being defensive. Most people
are when they
> post issues and get too many "you're not doing it right"
responses. It's
> not a good response, but it could be worse and it is pretty
natural around
> here.
>
> > I'll have to check what they are doing, now, in that respect.
>
> *lol* and I had to put Rusty in his crate to get this response
done! He
> wants to be in the dining room, dangit, and I can't watch him
there.
>
>
> > Well, that's a lot of tethering. That gives us a fair amount
> > of flexibility. I take it you mean tether inside as opposed
> > to the dog run?
>
> Yes--but she should be within reach of you. If you're walking
around, tie
> her to your belt loops. If you're doing something where you're
in the same
> spot, tie her to your chair. That way you can interact with her
and keep an
> eye on her. Leave her tethered too long without supervision and
she'll chew
> the leash in half.
>
> Now, my wife saw the muzzle as an alternative
> > to tethering or outside, so that Coco can run around the
house.
> > Do you think tethering inside is definitely better?
>
> Yes. The goal isn't to have her free in the house--it's to have
her WITH
> YOU in the house. The muzzle doesn't give her the bond to the
family that
> the tethering does. You'll find that in a week or so, you can
tell when she
> needs to go outside before she does. She'll start paying
attention to what
> you say to her. It does so much for the bonding process that
just having
> her loose in the house doesn't.
>
> > If that is the case, then families with two working parents
> > should not own dogs. Is that what you mean? It seems to be
> > a concensus among respondants, here, if I read them correctly.
>
> NO. When you are home, she should be with you. That's what it
comes down
> to. Now if she will be alone 12 hours a day and not directly
interacted
> with the rest of the time, you should re-think having a dog.
But it's not
> that hard to include her in your household activities.
>
> ~Emily
>
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