yes, but how do you train a dog that already lives outside. Our German Shepherd leaves Elephant sized poop right in the middle of the yard. He refuses to go to the side of the house (fenced yard -- perfect spot for private poops). The poo is always right in the way ... mowing makes me gag ... and living in the heat of the south, we deal with moth sized flies all summer from the excrement. You can only pooper-scoop so much before you scream "It's either the dog going to the pound, or we concrete the whole yard so we can spray it down a drain!" HELP!
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I would love to be there to see the two of you barking up a storm. My German Shepherd, Jake, was a barker from day one. He sometimes mistakes Sit for Speak, so we have had to change both commands. You have to realize that you are not dealing with a human, they don't understand the vocabulary, just the movements and tones we use when saying the words. That is why it is helpful to use both physical and verbal commands. Sit is now Bottom. Speak is now Talk to Me. These sound nothing alike. They sound kinda crazy as commands, but it works for us. Also, when using verbal commands, it is important to say the word the same each time. Just like when you are programming your cellphone to dial mom ... when you say momma (changing the recorded voice) you might not get the response you were after. Oh, and if Mom does all the training, pup might not mind dad as well.
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