Woof! Bark! And also Whiiiiiiiiiine.

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Alice the Camel Mar 2016 4:46pm, 17 Mar 2016 2,608 posts	0 Alice the Camel Oh bless her! Not even cutting open her innards can keep our Bryony down!
LazyDaisy Mar 2016 4:52pm, 17 Mar 2016 13,627 posts	0 LazyDaisy You can tell spring has sprung! When I got back from a trip to Bristol this afternoon I took a cup of tea into the garden for a sit in the sun. Flossie has deposited virtually the entire contents of her toy box at my feet, and I have flung tennis balls all over the garden for her, and now I've come in she's grizzling at me to go back out. ' C'mon mum the sun's out! It's playtime!!'
D2 Mar 2016 5:45pm, 17 Mar 2016 8,665 posts	0 D2 Flossie such a lovely friend to have LD
LazyDaisy Mar 2016 7:19pm, 17 Mar 2016 13,628 posts	0 LazyDaisy Err... yes, D2, but by no means perfect ;-). We're at Lower Slaughter training tomorrow. I'm really looking forward to it but what's the betting Flossie plays the giddy goat this time, after her excellent behaviour last time we were there
Dave A Mar 2016 11:45am, 18 Mar 2016 21,276 posts	0 Dave A A recognisable breakthrough with the hounds today. One of the issues we had looked st by the behaviourist was the dogs 'answering the door'. We put a little something in place to counter that. We had a visitor earlier today. No, zip, zilch, zero reaction by the hounds to the door knock Plus comments on how well behaved they were
D2 Mar 2016 12:39pm, 18 Mar 2016 8,667 posts	0 D2 That's amazing well done D, how did you do that?
Alice the Camel Mar 2016 12:43pm, 18 Mar 2016 2,609 posts	0 Alice the Camel Do share your secret Dave
Dave A Mar 2016 12:59pm, 18 Mar 2016 21,277 posts	0 Dave A We don't let them answer the door The problem was rushing to the door in front of us, barking and jumping up at the door. Then greeting people before we could. Whenever anyone comes to the door now, we don't say a word to the dogs. If they rush up to the door we take either the light house leads or a bit of their collars. Escort them to the kitchen, then answer the door. The kitchen door being shut. The hounds can say hello when we want them to. They key is not to interact with them in any way, just remove them to the kitchen out of the wAy.
D2 Mar 2016 1:12pm, 18 Mar 2016 8,669 posts	0 D2 Interesting DA thanks
Dave A Mar 2016 1:45pm, 18 Mar 2016 21,278 posts	0 Dave A The key with the rules we were enforcing in the house was not to punish negative behaviour, but to correct it, but without rewarding them. Having a house line to control them in the house helped as it means we can move them off sofas etc without making eye contact, talking to them or touching them, which can be rewarding.