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"Training is more than just sit and stay. It's also learning
about dog behavior and the canine-human relationship. Once the owner has been initiated into this way of thinking, we
are ready to train the dog. First, you must get a sense of the dog's temperament. Dogs, like people, have their
own personalities and need to be treated individually. A brash, tough dog must be trained much differently than a shy,
timid dog. " ~ Shelby Marlo New Art of Dog Training"
I
hope you will enjoy my blog I've written below about my own personal "family"; My dogs Gracie and Kelly. My
cats Roy Rogers and Tutu and my bird Albert. These are my musings about them. For those of you who have written
emails to any of them - they work for food!!! Marlo
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Talking to your pets!
The other day I saw a man on the street with his dog. He was jerking him around like he was some sort
of a "rock" or toy. No real communication was going on - this was a possession not a family member. Someday science will
catch up to us ordinary everyday pet owners who know that our pets for sure talk to us and we to them. Just try giving
your dog one cookie when you have more in your pocket! No way my dog Kelly will not try and get that other cookie!!
Mollee was amazing when she wanted to communicate to me about something she wanted. She would "stare" at me
with a certain "look" then when she didn't get what she wanted she would stare at me with ANOTHER "look"
and on and on from being sweet and cute to darn right antagonism!! Sometimes she even became a "thief".
Oh she would hang her beagle head and act like she knew she was wrong and when I wasn't looking she would trot off, tail
wagging and quite content with herself. I'm sure she thought "mommy bought it again" which of course I
did. She had me trained well. There was so much love between Mollee and I and anyone could see that "communication"
when they were around us. It was touchable. It would be nice to see everyone at least treating their pets as if
they too were 5 year olds who could understand when they were being treated like an object rather then a sentient animal.
Marlo
Kinship with All Life by J. Allen Boone
In my last blog I talked about
my dog Mollee and how I discovered her "looking up at the stars" one
evening before she died. This haunted me for quite some time. The manner in which she was looking - really looked
at "something" in the night sky. I had the feeling there was really something out there among the stars that
she was looking at. Then I got a book by J. Allen Boone. It's
out of print but I bought it thru Amazon.com. Mr. Boone speaks about "Strongheart" - an incredible German Shepard and the first real "actor/dog" movie star. I recommend this
book to all animal lovers. Mr. Boone speaks of this experience one evening in the hills of California - On one of their many walks they reached a favorite area of that Strongheart loved.
"Strongheart sat on the ledge as though
carved out of granite. He was motionles but intensely alert, with his ears straight
up in a listening position and his eyes and nose aimed forward. For a long time I watched him, trying to discover the
focal point of his interest. I moved until I reached a place where I could watch the front part of him and see his field
of vision. To my amazement, Strongheart was not watching anything before him at
all. His gaze was focused on a point in the sky considerably above the horizon line. He was staring off into fathomless
space. Out there beyond the ability of my human senses to identify what it was, something was holding the big dog's
attention like a magnet! And it was giving him great satisfaction, great contentment, great peace of mind. That fact
was not only written all over him; it was permeating the atmosphere like a perfume. I had watched human pilgrims
in such medatative poses on sacred mountains in the Orient. I wondered.... and wondered... and wondered..."
This then was my answer to my experience with my Mollee when I watched
her looking up at the stars. She too was like Strongheart. She too was
getting great satisfaction, contentment and seemed somehow experiencing peace of mind. That beautiful haunting
gesture of Strongheart's in the 1920's was now my answer to my own haunting
memories of Mollee's. There is truly a Kinship with all life. Now I know
...... don't you???
11:23 am edt
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Mollie and I welcome you to our website.
Mollie is my wonderful Walker Hound dog, saved from the Georgia floods. She has given me 16 years of
joy and happiness. She has also been a fantastic teacher for me. I learned that a dog at any age can learn
new tricks. Mollie was 15 when she learned to "crawl". She enjoyed learning her "back from death
routine". She would play dead and then I'd pretend to resuscitate her and after the 3rd chest compression she'd
spring back to life!! She loved performing for "cookies" and would not work for anything BUT food. I'm
sure all of you out there can relate with your own pets. Mollie died in February of 2006. We had a 16th birthday party for her.
She got tons of emails and calls from her friends. She got any and all food she wanted that day - 2 McDonalds cheeseburgers,
Chinese food, cakes and cookies. She left her body peacefully surrounded by my other pets and her closest friends.
I had taught Mollie to "go to her mark"
which is what a person or dog must be able to do when they are on a movie set and preparing for a scene. I felt so happy
I'd taught her that because I know she is now on her "mark" in life. Providing good service means taking the time to listen and work with you every step
of the way to make sure you receive the services you need. I maintain strict confidentiality.
I hope you'll find the information you need on this site about the products
and services I provide. I look forward to working with you.
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