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Mrs R
Joined: 15 Aug 2008 Posts: 7202
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 11 11:56 am Post subject: Brave Dog. |
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Chester (my dog) is so utterly desperate to please, he never does actually please because he's concentrating on wanting to please rather than learning or doing as asked, so he just ends up in a squirming mess. He is very intimidated by livestock, particularly cows.
BUT, I did manage to teach him one thing - to go mental when I say 'get 'em'. I figured because he looks like a scrapyard dog, even though he's soft as mush he would look the part were I ever to get mugged/carjacked/etc. and barking would help that. It works really well, he goes from a cringing coward to the bravest dog, jumping around barking, even taking on the dreaded geese if I give the word - but I didn't expect it would work on cows!
Well just now we had a bunch of limi calves from next door turn up, aiming through the yard and out to the fields, so I thought I'd get round them and use Chester barking to turn them back. When I told him to 'get them' he really did! This dog, who is pertrified of cows, ran up barking furiously and launched himself at the nearest animal, latching onto it's belly while it leapt 8ft in the air, thrashing with it's back legs, and he hung on! Just because I said so, bless him.
No damage to the beast; they all legged it back next door, tails in the air! |
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12Bore
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Mrs R
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Mrs R
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sgt.colon
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Mrs R
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Mrs R
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chez
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Mrs R
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