34 - North Shore News -— Sunday, March 5, 2000

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away, By marking the spot
where you stood with a stick
or scuff mark, vou made it
easy to identify cach starting
pomt.

You then went to get your
dog who was either in the
house or tied nearby. This
prevented your dog fron
getting the treats on his/her
own. Remember, the object
of the training is to have your

2 Netherland dwarf rabbits, 6 mos.
Males 1 black & 1 coffee colour.
Active & cheerful
WV SPCA

#1571 - Lab X Husky, 8 mos, neutered
male, red & white.
Active, shy and friendly.
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dog find the treats on your
command. This double duty
traning teaches vour dog to
follow direction as well as
self-control.

At vour first starung
point, you were to place your
leashed dog ina sit and wait
for his/her attention. As
soon as your dog looked at
you, you were to say search,
while pointing to and touch-
ing the first treat. Your dog
was to sniff the area and eat

Domestic short hair, aduit, neutered male.

Charcoal. Very mellow & friendly
& handsome.
WV SPCA

#1633 - Shepherd X Chow, 3 yrs, spay
femate. Black & tan.
Sweet, needs lots of TLC
NV SPCA

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Gradually increase the search difficulty

the treat once it was found.
You chen praed vour dog
and did the same thing for
the remaining four treats.
You were to always be pauent
saith vour dog and praise it
often.

This week we will stretch
the distance your dog will
work.

‘Take your training down
toa Jocal park, as you will
need more room. Keep away
tram other dogs, so your doy

Purebred Dalmatian, spayed,
a beauty and an absolute gem.
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can stay focused on vou.

Find tive landmarks that
are about fifteen feet apart
from each other. At your first
lindmark, stand five feet
away from it and toss in your
first treat. Mark your starting
point where you are stand:
ing.

At your second Landmark,
stand eight feet away from it
and toss in your second treat.
Mark your starting poitt.

At your third and fourth

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Purebrea Golden Persian.
Golden eyes, spayed.
Nice cat.
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landmarks, stand ten feet
away and toss in your third
and fourth treats. Again,
marking cach start pont.

At your Htth landmark,
stand four feet away and toss
in your fast treat,

By senting the training
course in this fashion, you
gradually increase the diffi-
culty, then end with an casy
find. ‘This sequence helps
build the dog’s confidence.

Step 1; Get your dog and

Bernie
Ooberman Cross?
Smattish, 4 mos, timid & sweet.
Please consider temporary fostering
of a homeless dog.
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Pups
Male & femate.

Short haired crosses. Smallish, 3 mos.
Please consider temporary fostering
of a homeless dog.
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have him/her sit at vour first
starting, point, as betore.
When your dog looks at you,
point towards the first treat
and give the search com-
mand. Allow your dag to
sniff the area and tind the
treat,

Now, have your dog sit at
the spot where the treat was,
as you praise, This, agai
teaches self controt as ¥

See Personality page 35

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Alfie - Roti
3 yss, a darling. So sweet. very
submissive, not huge. Laves other
dogs & people. Has NO aggression.
Please consider temporary fostering
of a homeless dog.
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6 months, Shaggy Shesherd czoss.
Floppy & friendly. Large.
Please consider temporary fostering
of a homeless dog.
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