Most people we know couldn’t wait that long to hork down a slice, let alone a dog. Impressive skills, Woodsie!
“At six months old, she’s gentle. She’s fantastic with kids. She’s great with patients. She’s already providing therapy to hurting patients,” Kent Hill said. <3
The prisoners and the dogs who are selected undergo an intensive screening process to ensure that their temperaments will be suitable for the program. <3
Everyone knows that German shepherds are some of the smartest dogs in the world, but this pup might be up there with THE smartest!
“I’m really excited about this, and maybe someday he’ll save a dog,” Randi told Life With Dogs. “Maybe someday he’ll be a tool and an asset for rescue.”
Dogs don’t learn through punishment, because if they’re yelled at or hit, it’s very damaging to them, and they’re not being shown what you want them to do.
Arrow and Giant are two of the dogs on the front lines as far as combating the poaching problem in Africa. There are about 200 other dogs enrolled in the program as well, and training is underway.
“We use sensors in custom dog harnesses to monitor a dog’s posture, and the computer reinforces the correct behavior quickly and with near-perfect consistency,” said Roberts.
You can get a lot of information about dogs online. Some can be quite good, some can be very poor and it may be difficult to ferret out what is the best method. What it really comes down to is simple. You need to understand your dog.
