Comments on: Training Your Dog To Do Tricks http://doggiewoggie.com/a/training-your-dog-to-do-tricks/ It's all about dogs Fri, 31 Mar 2006 20:39:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Gigolo Kitty http://doggiewoggie.com/a/training-your-dog-to-do-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-201 Gigolo Kitty Tue, 07 Mar 2006 13:10:01 +0000 http://doggiewoggie.com/2006/02/23/training-your-dog-to-do-tricks/#comment-201 But what about the saying "You can't teach an old dog new tricks?":) But what about the saying “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks?”:)

]]> By: Pat http://doggiewoggie.com/a/training-your-dog-to-do-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-198 Pat Sat, 04 Mar 2006 19:06:22 +0000 http://doggiewoggie.com/2006/02/23/training-your-dog-to-do-tricks/#comment-198 Kirsten, thanks for the comment. I never thought about the problems of too much exercise. I can see where that could be a problem. I have heard that too much exercise is not good for humans either (only if you go way overboard). I myself am too lazy to ever be in danger of this! Kirsten, thanks for the comment. I never thought about the problems of too much exercise. I can see where that could be a problem. I have heard that too much exercise is not good for humans either (only if you go way overboard). I myself am too lazy to ever be in danger of this!

]]> By: KirstenMortensen.com » Blog Archive » Pet tricks: good and good for you http://doggiewoggie.com/a/training-your-dog-to-do-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-197 KirstenMortensen.com » Blog Archive » Pet tricks: good and good for you Sat, 04 Mar 2006 13:03:58 +0000 http://doggiewoggie.com/2006/02/23/training-your-dog-to-do-tricks/#comment-197 [...] Pat, at Doggiewoggie.com, found an article on Kentucky.com (reprint from Newsday) about teaching your dog or cat to do tricks. [...] [...] Pat, at Doggiewoggie.com, found an article on Kentucky.com (reprint from Newsday) about teaching your dog or cat to do tricks. [...]

]]> By: Kirsten http://doggiewoggie.com/a/training-your-dog-to-do-tricks/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Kirsten Sat, 04 Mar 2006 12:16:29 +0000 http://doggiewoggie.com/2006/02/23/training-your-dog-to-do-tricks/#comment-196 I've lurked about during discussions, on the Yahoo Clicker Solutions forum, about whether tiring a dog out through hard exercise alone is a good idea. Some trainer/behaviorist types think that too much exercise can actually cause stress -- it can raise levels of stress hormones in a dog's system, with various undesirable consequences. Giving the dog "mental work," otoh, is also tiring, but less stressful. Tricks definitely falls into that second category! I’ve lurked about during discussions, on the Yahoo Clicker Solutions forum, about whether tiring a dog out through hard exercise alone is a good idea. Some trainer/behaviorist types think that too much exercise can actually cause stress — it can raise levels of stress hormones in a dog’s system, with various undesirable consequences. Giving the dog “mental work,” otoh, is also tiring, but less stressful.

Tricks definitely falls into that second category!

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