Recent content by BeckyG

I don't think I'll be making this one. My family is in town for the weekend. We might stop by the park, but we might not either. I hope you all have fun! :D

Congratulations, Vasha! :D What a cutie she is! :D Can't wait to see her around the park! Maybe this weekend!

:D Thanks, I appreciate it! We're definitely going to the park more often, and hopefully we'll see you all out there! I'm going to stay on BW because of all the great training advice, so I'll probably make it to one or two bashes. ;)

It was so nice to see all the Boxer babies! Seeing them I realized that Ruthie doesn't have as much Boxer in her as I thought. But that's ok, she's a sweetie. And hubby was saying how much it made him want a full Boxer baby. :D I didn't actually get to meet a lot of you, by the time...

Ok. In the front by the haybales, 1-1:30. Check. :lol: Mud isn't going to stop us this weekend, darn it! Ruthie needs a bath anyway. :D

Poor Kaiser! I can't believe that guy! Wow, so is anyone going to be at the park at 12? If not, why don't we just make the meeting time 1? Where do you all meet again? Like I won't be able to see a bunch of boxers playing around. :D NO RAIN!!!

Thank you SO much Vasha and sjamskids! I'm pretty sure that I can find the park now! :rolleyes: We're going to try again this Saturday, and hopefully make it this time around. :D Is this the big bash this weekend?

Thank you, Vasha! Now I'm going to hope REALLY HARD that the weather is good again next Saturday so we can try again. :lol:

You know, that sounds more natural. Also, I've kind of pulled Ruthie down onto my lap before, on her side, and she doesn't mind that as long as she gets belly rubs. :D She just hates the position of being held up on her back. Not that I really blame her, it doesn't look particularly...

Ok, I feel like an idiot... :o We tried to meet you all Saturday at 1 like we planned... I couldn't find the darn park! smashicon I thought I had the directions down, but evidently I was sadly mistaken. We drove around for about an hour and then went back home and played in the...

:D Thanks Vasha! If it would ever stop raining...

Thanks, Dan! :D I'll go ahead and do that search. I think I will talk to the trainer about not doing that technique, because it just doesn't seem to work well with her. Actually, it's strange, because Ruthie actually obeys me MORE than she obeys Jack. Although she's getting better with...

Ooh, sensitive subject huh? :o Well, I don't want to start a debate either. I'd really like to know if anyone else has any experience with this kind of hold, and what might be going on.

There's a place in Garland called Top Dog Obedience class. I called around and they seemed compatible with positive reinforcement... They do use training choke collars, though, which I'm still not sure about.

We signed up Ruthie for puppy classes, and her first class was last week. The trainer spent the whole hour on quiet time, two different ways. The first one, you sit in a chair with the puppy on a leash, and basically ignore them. Don't talk to them, don't look at them. Just gently push...