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>>> WELCOME BACK TO KARE 11 NEWS SATURDAY.
NEWS SATURDAY. WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING POPPY
ALL ALONG.
ALL ALONG. HERE SHE IS.
KATHERINE NEWMAN IS BACK WITH
ADVICE, TIMELY FOR THIS TIME OF
YEAR AS THE WEATHER IS FINALLY
GOOD ENOUGH TO GET OUT FOR
WALKS.
WALKS.
WALKS. I
WALKS. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE
STRUGGLE WITH HOW TO WALK
APPROPRIATELY WITH YOUR DOG.
THE WALK IS FUN FOR YOU.
COMFORTABLE FOR YOU, BUT ALSO
OF COURSE GREAT FOR THE DOG.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. AND OF COURSE WE WANT OUR DOG
TO BE MANUALLY ON WALKS.
NOW WOULD BE A GREAT TIME TO DO
A SEGMENT ON PROPER ETIQUETTE.
>> WHAT ABOUT COLLAR-WISE, DO
YOU ADVISE DIFFERENT COLLARS?
>> YOU MATCH THE COLLAR TO YOUR
DOG'S PERSONALITY AND TO THE
TRAINER OR OWNER.
SOME DOGS NEED A LITTLE BIT
MORE RESTRAINT, OTHER DOGS
LESS.
LESS.
LESS. THERE'S HEAD COLLARS, AND
TRAINING COLLARS, WE START ON A
FLAT BUCKLE COLLAR AND
DEPENDING ON THE DOG'S
PERSONALITY, AND THOUSAND
ACTIVE THEY ARE, WE GO FROM
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>
THERE. >> THE FIRST THING IS JUST
PRACTICE IN PUBLIC.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE OUT
THERE PRACTICING WHERE THERE
ARE OTHER DOGS AND PEOPLE,
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? >>
RIGHT? >> CORRECT.
>> CORRECT. SO YOU'RE GOING TO DO YOUR
TEACHING IN YOUR HOME
ENVIRONMENT, OUT ON YOUR
DRIVEWAY OR IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT AT SOME POINT
IN TIME, WE NEED TO GET OUT IN
PUBLIC, AND YOU WANT TO
PRACTICE IN PUBLIC.
YOU JUST CAN'T TRAIN AT HOME,
AND EXPECT YOUR DOG TO
GENERALIZE TO A NEW LOCATION.
SO THIS VIDEO IS SHOT AT
CENTENNIAL LAKE'S, GORGEOUS
DAY, I NOTICED THAT I PICKED A
SPOT WHERE THERE AREN'T OTHER
DOGS OR DISTRACTIONS, AND WE'RE
JUST TRAINING, JUST TEACHING
POPPY THAT HEY, WHEN YOU ARE IN
A NEW LOCATION, YOU STILL NEED
TO BEHAVE YOURSELF.
>> AND SO EVERY ONCE IN A
WHILE, YOU'RE HAVING HER SIT I
NOTICE THERE HAD.
>> CORRECT, THE TWO MOST
IMPORTANT COMMANDS YOU NEED IN
PUBLIC WITH YOUR DOG ARE
HEALING, A CONTROLLED WALK AT
YOUR SIDE, AND A SIT/STAY.
YOU REALLY NEED THAT SIT/STAY
FOR CONTROL AROUND GREETING
OTHER PEOPLE OR BIKERS OR
STROLLERS OR LITTLE KIDS OR
OTHER DOGS, THOSE ARE THE TWO
THAT YOU'RE GOING TO FOCUS ON
THE MOST WHEN YOU'RE OUT IN
PUBLIC.
PUBLIC.
PUBLIC. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. AND SO OBVIOUSLY WHEN YOU'RE
OUT, THERE'S GOING TO BE
DISTRACTIONS, RIGHT?
DISTRACTIONS, RIGHT? >> YES, SO THIS IS WHERE YOU
BRING A FRIEND WITH YOU OR YOU
START TRAINING IN AREAS WHERE
THERE'S MODERATE TO MEDIUM
LEVEL DISTRACTIONS.
LEVEL DISTRACTIONS. HERE'S WALTER, SWEET WALTER.
HE IS SIX MONTHSING OLD, AND HE
IS A ST. BERNARD, AND HE IS OUR
DISTRACTION DOG.
DISTRACTION DOG. SO WE START WITH OUR
DISTRACTION BEING FAIRLY CALM
AND HE'S ON A SIT, AND SO WE
PRACTICE THAT WITH PUPPY, AND
NOW WALTER AND POPPY ARE
HEALING TOGETHER.
HEALING TOGETHER. AND AS YOU CAN SEE, NEITHER DOG
IS PERFECT IN THE BEGINNING,
BUT WE REQUIRE THEM TO PAY
ATTENTION TO US AND WALK BY OUR
SIDE.
SIDE.
SIDE. SO
SIDE. SO IT'S GREAT TO BRING A FRIEND
ALONG AND TO PRACTICE TOGETHER.
AND THEN EVENTUALLY WE USE REAL
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. REAL LIFE DISTRACTIONS.
WE RAN INTO SOME DOGS.
>> SO WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN
SOMEONE COMES UP TO YOU, AND
THEY HAVE THEIR DOG, THEIR DOG
IS REALLY WANTING TO MEET YOUR
DOG, DO YOU ALWAYS LET THAT
HAPPEN?
HAPPEN?
HAPPEN? >> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. THAT IS OUR NEXT SEGMENT COMING
UP, WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU
ENCOUNTER ANOTHER DOG.
WE SPEND SO MUCH TIME
SOCIALIZING OUR DOGS THAT WE
ASSUME EVERY DOG IS FRIENDLY.
NOT EVERY DOG IS FRIENDLY, AND
NOT EVERY PERSON LIKES YOUR DOG
RUSHING UP TO THEIR DOG.
IT CAN LEAD TO A DOG FIGHT.
YOU WANT YOUR DOG TO BE TRAINED
WELL ENOUGH THAT HE CAN GREET
ANOTHER DOG ON A SIT, AND
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH
POPPY AND WALTER.
YOU CAN USE THEM GREETING THE
OTHER DOG AS A REWARD FOR YOUR
DOG BEING GOOD, AND LISTENING
TO YOUR COMMANDS AND SITTING AT
YOUR SIDE.
YOUR SIDE. YOU KNOW, SOMETHING TO KEEP IN
MIND IS THAT, AGAIN, NOT ALL
DOGS ARE FRIENDLY.
NOT ALL DOGS ARE GOOD WITH
OTHER DOGS COMING UP TO THEM.
IF YOU SEE A YELLOW RIBBON ON A
LEASH, IT'S GENERALLY AN
INDICATION THAT THAT DOG IS
REACTIVE OR NOT GOOD AROUND
OTHER DOGS.
OTHER DOGS. >> OH, THERE'S ACTUALLY A CODE
FOR THAT?
FOR THAT?
FOR THAT? >> IT'S MORE PREVALENT IN
CITIES OUTSIDE THE TWIN CITIES.
IT'S SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO
SEE MORE IN THE CITIES.
WHEN YOU GO TO LAKE HARRIET OR
CALHOUN, SO THAT WAY THE OTHER
PEOPLE COMING WITH A DOG CAN
SAY THAT DOG IS IN TRAINING OR
MAYBE HE'S NOT FRIENDLY WITH
OTHER DOGS.
OTHER DOGS. PASS THAT DOG ON BY.
>> AND HOW OLD IS POPPY NOW?
>> POPPY IS JUST SHORT OF A
YEAR, A YEAR ON MAY 20TH, IF
YOU CAN BELIEVE IT.
>> OH, MY GOODNESS, ALMOST HER
BIRTHDAY.
BIRTHDAY.
BIRTHDAY. >> ALMOST!
>> ALMOST! AND SHE IS JUST FANTASTIC.
SHE'S AT THAT AGE AND SHE NEEDS
LOTS OF WALKS.
>> LOTS OF WALKS, LOTS OF
EXERCISE.
EXERCISE.
EXERCISE. A TIRED DOG IS A WELL BEHAVED
DOG.
DOG.
DOG. >>
DOG. >> MINE IS AGING BUT I GET HER
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. AS
OUT. AS SOON AS SHE'S DONE, SHE JUST
STOPS.
STOPS.
STOPS. AND I'M LIKE, ALL RIGHT, I
GUESS WE'RE TURNING AROUND.
>> A LOT OF TREATS, HIGH VALUE
TREATS.
TREATS.
TREATS. >> TURN AROUND AND HEAD BACK
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. >>
HOME. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
LESSONS WITH THE DOG.
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