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Samantha & Brian Beckman
6388 Pierless Ave
Sugar Hill, GA 30518
1-770-310-5943She teaches 3rd Grade
Son, Cole, 18 going into the Navy in June
Daughter, Alex, still in HS plays volleyball12/29/18: I spoke with Meredith about Webster biting her:
Meredith was petting and loving on him and put her face down close to him, which she says she shouldn’t have. She has a little bruise on her chin and under her lip a tiny scratch, and the main place was the right cheek. Just a little scratch. She does not want to give up Webster. And neither does Wendell. She said Wendell barely slept last night and is despondent this morning because of Webster. He’s afraid they can’t handle him. Meredith said Wendell is very capable. Too many dogs at the park and he has to turn around and come home. She went with him to petsmart and a trainer there talked to them. She took him for a walk with Wendell. She wanted to see if she could handle him. He’s very strong. The trainer asked if they planned to keep him. E fence doesn’t work.Gave them Sandy Sutton’s name and number again and advised them how to handle Webster when they’re on a walk and he sees other dogs. Put him in a sit with a treat. Teach him to focus on Wendell with the treat. Or turn and walk the other way quickly to get Webster’s attention away from the other dog. Also advised that they get a no-pull harness. They’re just using a Martingale right now.
They want to keep him.
11/15/18: George is going to be adopted by Wendell & Meredith Liemohn! JMC spoke to Wendell on 11/14/18 and he said that nothing I said scared him off. He is committed to training, loving, exercising, and caring for George. They can take him on 11/24/18, his wife’s birthday!, after their Thanksgiving family guests have left.
12/28/18: Webster bit Meredith on the cheek. Wendell says it did not break the skin but it hurt her and will leave a bruise. He says they don’t think they can keep him. I asked Wendell to take him to his vet and board him until we can figure out where he can go, but Wendell says he can stay there short-term. He is good friends with Dr. John Bihl, Volunteer Vet (who Cyn has used for years) and is going to talk to him about Webster. Maybe they can put him on some meds.
I’ve put in a call to Sandy Sutton to see what she thinks.11/15/18: George is going to be adopted by Wendell & Meredith Liemohn! JMC spoke to Wendell on 11/14/18 and he said that nothing I said scared him off. He is committed to training, loving, exercising, and caring for George. They can take him on 11/24/18, his wife’s birthday!, after their Thanksgiving family guests have left.
12/28/18: Webster bit Meredith on the cheek. Wendell says it did not break the skin but it hurt her and will leave a bruise. He says they don’t think they can keep him. I asked Wendell to take him to his vet and board him until we can figure out where he can go, but Wendell says he can stay there short-term. He is good friends with Dr. John Bihl, Volunteer Vet (who Cyn has used for years) and is going to talk to him about Webster. Maybe they can put him on some meds.
I’ve put in a call to Sandy Sutton to see what she thinks.
Jena picked up Hinkley on 12/19/18 and took him to Catherine Abramson’s home.
Catherine is boarding and training him and is not charging us!
JMC purchased an x-l airline crate for him and had it shipped to Catherine.
12/21/18: Email exchange btw Amy and Jackie
From: Jackie Cash
To: Amy McG
Date: December 21, 2018 at 7:53 AM
Subject: Re: Biscuit updateGood morning, Amy. It’s great to hear from you, but I’m sorry that Biscuit has started barking so much. I’ve copied Pat Hairston above because she is very knowledgeable on dog behavior and training and she may want to add to this.
The most likely explanation for Biscuit’s barking is that she wants ATTENTION NOW (that was in dog bark), but she has to learn that that’s not the way to get it. And you’re probably right that she’s missing playing with Sorley and that must frustrate her. (Hope he heals quickly.) The day care is a good solution to expend that energy she’s building up. Of course, on the days she doesn’t go, she still needs lots of exercise 30-45 minutes a couple of times a day. But when you and your husband are working and can’t play with her or entertain her, she needs something to stimulate her interest. Do you have a Kong for her? Stuff it with pumpkin or kibble mixed in pumpkin and freeze it, and give it to her to work on. It will keep her busy for a while. There are also lots of good interactive toys for them: puzzles where you hide treats and they have to figure out how to get the treat. It engages their mind.
Have you taught her “leave it”? It is an excellent term to teach your dog that will come to mean “whatever you’re doing now, stop.” It is easy to teach and if you use it consistently, she will learn quickly. Teaching her “wait” also will help.
I found a good article on Whole Dog Journal on stopping dog barking and I’ve directed that to be sent to you from them, so look for that email. Also, found this article on Rover.com and it looks pretty good:
https://www.rover.com/blog/surefire-ways-to-stop-dog-barking/Your giving her treats when she’s quiet is very good if she can associate that behavior with the treat. Clicker training is a good way to do that. You “mark” her good behavior immediately with a click, then a treat. You can use that with the “leave it” as well. When she “leaves it,” you immediately click and treat. You can find videos and articles on clicker training online.
And, of course, the training class will be great. Airedales love training because they love being praised for being good!
Good luck to you and let us know how she’s progressing.
Best to you and your family for the holidays and Happy New Year!
Jackie Cash | 901-438-5782
http://www.airedalerescuegroup.com
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On December 20, 2018 at 5:39 PM Amy McG < amy.mcg@live.com> wrote:Hi Jackie,
Hope you are doing well and enjoying the holiday season. We’re having an issue with Biscuit and I’d like some advice.
It seems now what she is settled in here, she’s started to do quite a bit of nuisance barking. As soon as we take her outside on a walk, almost every time she will start barking a lot and it can go on for some time. She is also barking during the day when we are working and it happens a lot when we are on business calls. We’ve been trying to take the ignore route, but that gets difficult when we need quiet to work or talk to a client.
I’ve also been trying to give her treats when she is quiet for a few seconds, but I don’t feel like I’m making much progress.
I think it’s been made worse this past few weeks since our older Airedale, Sorley, injured his knee. We’ve had to keep the two of them separated most of the time since Biscuit is a rude adolescent and gets a little rough. With his leg hurting him he isn’t up for much play right now. I’ve been taking her to doggie daycare a couple of days a week so she can work out some energy.
We plan on enrolling her in training class at the end of January, but right now that seems like a long way away! Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Amy216 east 53rd street
Savannah ga 32405
2pjlanese@gmail.com
912 677688412/20/18: Per Pat Hairston, he adopted an English Setter from a rescue. I’ll move him to Assistance.
