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HOWEDY caroline,

caroline wrote:

Sorry caroline, you're full of malarkey.

Puppys crying is a SYMPTOM of SUMPTHIN WRONG,
that USUALLY being that they're LOCKED IN A
BOX and deprived of food water toilet affection
and attention, not that they're separated from
their mumzie who wants nothin to do with them
as they're weaned at five weeks of age, you
ignorant simpleton.

Scott & Fuller, the most respected researchers on
dog and behavior and The Amazing Puppy Wizard agree
that pups should be taken from their litter at six
weeks and the 8th week should have NO stress such
as veterinary treatments or TRAINsportation or any
change whatsoever as that is a developemental stage.

The IDIOTS who recommend 8 weeks is the correct age
for takin a pup from the litter sez so on the MISTAKEN
NOTION that because the U.S. Department of Agriculture
restricts INTERSTATE SHIPPING till 8 weeks of age is
that they're doing so for puporses other than to protect
the lives of pups IN TRAINSI ONLY.

You're an ignorant know nuthin blowhard, caroline:

From: "caroline" <nospample...@thank.you>
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 09:14:27 +0100
Subject: Re: OT - URGENT STOLEN DOG - HELP PLEASE!

"Ruettiger Petra" wrote

rec.pets.dogs.misc
rec.pets.dogs.behaviour
rec.pets.dogs.breeds
rec.pets.dogs.activities

That should keep you busy for a day or two....

Word of warning, if/when you come across The Puppy Wizard
its advisable to just killfile him, there is absolutely no
point reasoning with him.  Its standard practice to advise
new subscribers to just kilfile him for some peace.

If you want any advice specific to JRTs, then please don't
hesitate to contact me, I breed and show them in my other
life (all IKC registered) so hopefully can answer any queries
you might have, or will be well placed to pass you onto to
someone who can. (Although I am away from home from today
until Thursday...but checking emails will be the second thing
I do when I get home) caroline_cooraclevin AT iolfree DOT ie

If you want a JRT specific forum you can visit www.swedishjrt.com
(Its very European, I seem to be the only European member not living
on mainland Europe) with a splashing of Aussies too.

Its a private forum, and very friendly.  Mainly biased towards
breeding and showing (they are a recognised breed in most kennel
club organisations across the world - just not in the UK), but
also a great place for breed-specific advice.

Cheers

Caroline (the one in Ireland)

                -------------

Now I'm gonna use YOUR OWN POSTED CASE HISTORY to
thrash bash and trash you, you miserable dog abusin
punk thug coward hoodlum:

BWEEEEEAAAHAHAHAHHAHHAAAAA!!!

HOWEsbreakin is INSTINCTIVE at four weeks, caroline.
ONLY a DOG ABUSER can FHOWEL Mother Nature's NATURAL
HOWEsbreakin plan.

Dogs GET HOWEsbreakin problems from bein
locked in boxes and denied food water
toilet area attention affection and ignored
when they CRY, caroline.

THAT'S HOWE COME dogs get SEIZURES and other
STRESS INDUCED AUTO-IMMUNE DIS-EASES aka The
Puppy Wizard's SYNDROME like CHRONIC INCURABLE
RINGWORM, carolin, you dog abusing mental case.

When ignoramuses like you lock dogs in boxes and
IGNORE their cries they have PAINICK ATTACKS which
FORCE the dog to evacuate and vomit, caroline.

Locking the successfully "crate trained" dog in
a box teaches them that their BOX is their HOWES
and YOUR HOWES is their doGgamened TOILET.

BWEEEEEEEEAAHAHAHAHHAHAAAA!!!

HOWEsbreakin problems can be CURED NEARLY INSTANTLY

That's SHEER IDIOCY, caroline. Dogs DO NOT MARK
over their own spots, caroline. FurtherMOORE, it's
HUGELY DHOWETFUL that any enzymatic cleaner is
gonna take the scent of urine and feces HOWETA
the environment sufficiently to hide it from a
DOG.

BWEEEEEEEEEAAHAHAHHAHAAA!!!

THAT'S HOWE COME YOU CAN'T HOWEsbreak your dog, you dog
abusing punk thug coward mental case hoodlum:

From: Mike (m.bidd...@ns.sympatico.ca)
Subject: Re: Info. on the puppy wizard?
Date: 2004-07-18 14:27:02 PST

It helped clear problems from my dogs in the
field using the can penny distraction technique.

Works like a charm.

My dogs get distracted easy from their jobs ie,
retrieving or training to find lost people, oh did
I mention that I am a Search and Rescue Team
Leader.

Sorry that slipped my mind.

I have read volumes of training books and don't
know where people get that Jerry copied others
work as I have NEVER come across his methods
before. I would like to see proof.

Just like Jerry outlined I eliminated problems one
at at time as they arose. I used to try and train to
the way I wanted them but this is backward, you
train out the problems leaving what you want left over.

Funny part is the second dog who had the same
problems as the other didn't need correcting for
some of his habits after I cleared it from the first
dog.

Seemed he learned through osmosis.

Nice side benefit there.

It nearly came to giving them up to a 3rd party
trainer as they were not performing well. The
VAST majority of working dog trainers are
agressive in their actions with the dogs.

I tried it and it didn't work and guess what I
was at my "Whits End" then someone I new
turned me onto Jerry and the rest is history.

I referred friends and families to Jerry's manual
and all have had great results. Starting puppies
out on the distraction technique is especially
good because they never develop the habit.

I had my sisters dog healing, sitting and down
stay reliably at 8-9 weeks. The first night home
following Jerrys advice we ditched the crate and
put the pup on the floor beside the bed and after
2 whimpers NOT A SOUND OUT OF THAT DOG
FOR 6 HRS! first night, that has never happened
in all my days.

Sorry, the man understands dogs its that simple.

Mike

From: AIMEE (countrygirl0...@yahoo.com)
Subject: House training and such...
Date: 2003-10-08 16:18:56 PST

I've been having a problem with my dog, Axel,
relieving himself in the house while I'm away
from home.

I've used TPW method's, and yesterday I was out
for 12 hours, and Axel didn't have one single "accident".

Today, I had hoped that the results would be just as
good - and they were (I was out for 11 hours).

The problem began when, as a puppy, Axel would
relieve himself in the house and I would point at the
mess and tell him "NO" or "Bad Dog".

That made him afraid to relieve himself in the house
or infront of me.

After I got TPW's training manual, I corrected my
mishandling of these instances.

When I came home to an "accident", I would simply
drop a can near the area and ask Axel "What's that?"
Then I would clean it up - with out showing him I was
the least bit upset about the mess, and when he looked
at the spot I would tell him "Good boy, you're a good dog".

This has been an ongoing problem, and thanks to the
Puppy Wizard, we've finally got it taken care of...

Also, Axel LOVES the cat's litter box...He enjoys the
"snacks" he can find in there...I followed TPW's methods
by alternating sounds and praising him while or before
he sticks his nose in it, and today, he's been going into
the room with the cat box and barking.  That's because
he's thinking about getting into the box, but he knows he
shouldn't.

Thank you, Jerry, for all you help.  You've been a
blessing to all of us.

AIMEE

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From: AIMEE (countrygirl0...@yahoo.com):

I own a black an tan coonhound.  We got him
as a puppy, and due to constant mishandling
(pulling on his lead, negative corrections, and
the occasional use of a bark collar) I ended
up with a very anxious dog.

I couldn't leave him home alone, I couldn't
crate him, I couldn't even take my dog for
walks because he feared EVERYTHING.

I was going to have to get rid of him if things
didn't turn around.

My husband and I searched the internet for
answers - AND WE FOUND THE PUPPY WIZARD.

For all of you disbeliveers out there HIS METHODS WORK!

I've followed his manual, and we now have a
dog that can be  left home  alone, that heels
on command, that can go outside and NOT
be afraid of everything he sees.

Not only have his methods helped our dog, but
our marriage has gotten better.  We had fallen
into a rut - constant bickering and tension, we
never laughed or had FUN together - but now,
with the same mindset used in THE PUPPY
WIZARDS dog training, our communications
channels have opened, and we now work
together instead of against one another.

For all the "Literalists" out there, NO WE DID
NOT TEACH EACH OTHER TO SIT, STAY,
OR HEEL.

We simply eliminated the nagging and the
acting out to get NEGATIVE attention from
one another since we weren't getting
the POSITIVE attention we wanted.

So, it's been proven - THE PUPPY WIZARDS METHODS WORK.

It's up to you to accept them.  Yes, there's alot
of blame that we have to accept, but once we
realize that we've caused these problems to
arise, we can strive to make things better.

AIMEE

She's TRYIN to TELL YOU SUMPTHIN you ignoramus.

Coprophagia is CAUSED by PUNISHING dogs for
HOWEsbreakin accidents, you dog abusing mental
case.

No, she HIDES them so YOU WON'T PUNISH HER.

She's TRYING to HIDE THE EVIDENCE so YOU DON'T
ABUSER HER somemore, you freakin imbecile.

Duh-Oh??? BWEEEEEEEEEEEAAHAHAHHAHHAAAA!!!

THAT'S INSANE!

Because her FORMER ABUSERS abused her the same as you do.

BWEEEEEEEEEEEAAHAHAHHAHAHAAAA!!!

You'll NEVER HOWEsbreak her if you continue
lockin IT in the doGgamend crate, caroline.

BWEEEEEEEAAHAHAHHHAAA!!!

You've NEVER been HONEST in your life, caroline.

AS A BACKYARD PUPPYMILLER.

Your own dogs got SEIZURE from being punished
and crated and they're sufferin from STRESS
which is HOWE COME you got an INCURABLE CASE
of RINGWORM:

From: "caroline" <nospample...@thank.you>
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 19:35:00 -0000
Subject: Re: Canine epilepsy

"ex WGS Hamm"  wrote

Looks like no one has replied to you, so I'll jump in.

I have a mixed terrier who is also epileptic.

She's on 30mg Phenobarb (epiphen) and has been for the last 5 years.

Prior to medication the frequency of fits increased
over time from every 6 mnths to twice a week. She
hasn't had a seizure now in nearly three years!

YAY!

When she was first on mediation it took a while to get
the dose right....too high and she acted heavily sedated,
too low and she had breakthrough seizures.  At first she
wasn't speyed, so the dose was increased to 45 mg during
her seasons as the hormonal changes used to trigger breakthrough
seizures.

After she was spayed she has stayed happily at 30mg.

We have the liver test done every 6 months without fail.
You could also discuss with your vet adding some milk
thistle as an occasional supplement...milk thistle can
do wonders for the liver. If your vet only wants to see
your dog every 3 or 6 months, then ask him/her to prescribe
that amount.  However, I would imagine if the medication is
a new thing your vet might want to see your dog more frequently
initially.

I'm a member of this yahoo group http://groups.yahoo.com/
group/k9epilepsy/ and have found them invaluable for advice
and support.  there are quite a few UK folks in the group,
but the majority are on the other side of the Atlantic.

This is a bonus often.  If your dog has had a seizure in the
middle of the night and you need a virtual shoulder to cry on,
or some urgent advice, the time zones can mean someone will
often reply with a supportive message pretty quickly.

Has your vet mentioned anything about keeping an epilepsy diary?

Do so! its invaluable! Record all the info, date, time duration,
activity etc of each seizure,  Write up a summary of each vet visit.

Note every change in Epiphen dose and your dog's reaction to
the change.  Note down all her blood test results. We also take
our diary to the vet everytime she goes in for a check up/bloodworks
etc.  If anything has happened since the last check-up the vet can
see your thoughts on it as it happened, rather than the faded memory
in your head.

Hope this is enough to keep you going for now.
If you have any more questions just shout ;o)

From: "caroline" <nospample...@thank.you>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 16:34:26 +0100
Subject: Re: ringworm

"Gwen & John"  wrote

Without wanting to have a willy-waving competition we
have a dog in the UK with ringworm who has been unsuccesfully
treated for over 18 months.  It simply didn't respond to
anything that was thrown at it...and, believe me, everything
*was* thrown at it....a course of one particular treatment
was costing over £50 a *week* to administer.

She is 9 yrs old, so would also be considered elderly...on
top of the fact that she is epileptic and on daily Phenobarb
until the end of her days.

You'd be pretty irresponsible to other dog owners if it is
ringworm and you're walking him in other areas where other
dogs/animals are walking/exercising.

For the sake of my dogs' health I would also avoid you.
If it is ringworm then try and find quiet areas for walking...
ones where the chances of others dogs being walked there are
minimal.

No, I would recommend you stop brushing him, and soak all
his grooming equipment in the solution your vet will most
probably have recommended for soaking his food bowls, leads,
collars and bedding in etc.

On that note, if it is ringworm....if he has a leather collar,
soak it and then bin it.  Invest in a nylon collar which can
be safely soaked and is machine-washable (I tie them into socks
for the washing machine).

Our dog is/was shaved all over regularly...if your ringworm is
persistant and shows no sign of disappearing i would recommend
this...sometimes the existence of a normal coat can serve to
continuously re-infect.

With regard to your earlier comment about him currently looking
shabby due to only having the areas affected clipped...with an
all over shave he would also look surprisingly neater, and won't
pull so many odd looks from passers-by.

We thought our girl would look awful shaved, but we're incredibly
suprised to find she looked gorgeous....we might just keep her
clipped because she looks so good.

Fortunately the last culture grown from a hair-pull for our girl
showed negative for ringworm, but now she has a skin complaint
due to her lowered immune system from all the strong medication
she has been receiving.

As such she's now on strong anti-histamines and other nice stuff...

Something which you might find interesting, if not useful, most
forms of ringowrm clear up of their own volition after a few nice
days of exposure to good old sunlight....in fact I believe in
agricultural circles it is rarely treated nowadays as it often
disappears on its own once the sun comes out in the sping/summer.

However, if you've a similar strain of ringworm to the one
we had then sunbathing with your dog probably won't help much.

I have some pictures of her at her worst...but I won't post a
link to them unless you're interested. Its not nice viewing,
especially as the ringworm was mainly on her face and muzzle.

            --------------------

IOW, you're nuthin but a KNOW NUTHIN BACKYARD PUPPYMILLER.

          The Amazing Puppy Wizard <{); ~ ) >

There's plenty more where this came from:

This link is the latest copy of my manual:

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Here's my manual in pdf format. Please open the link above
first as there's been some changes to this earlier edition:

  http://www.irishdogs.ie/Information/Wits_End_Dog_Training.pdf

From: "Dan Moore" <mooret...@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 06:22:03 GMT
Subject: Re: How to desensitize VERY sound sensitive dog?

Tracy,

What worked for me, in just one storm, was to praise
the dog after each clap of thunder, telling him he's
a Good Dog!

This is an almost 13 year old Doberman, BTW.

The next time it thundered, he did not even react at
all--you could not tell it was the same dog as before.
There was more thunder just the other day, and same
thing, nada, nothing, zilch, no cowering, whimpering,
trying to hide at all, it was that simple.

I got this idea from Jerry Howe, who might seem to be
a "wild and crazy" character, but his non-abusive way
of handling dogs WORKS.  Wonderfully. Praise.

It's that simple.

Juanita

 Chris Williams writes:

"The FREE Wits' End Dog Training Method manual
I do find valuable. Much of it I recognize as what
I've always done without thinking of it as "training".
New stuff, I've used. His anchoring technique erased
the last of Mac's fireworks trauma,"

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From: Chris Williams (k9ap...@webtv.net)
Subject: Re: Thank you Jerry Howe
Date: 2002-03-26 08:16:19 PST

Engrossing account, Anthony.  Our best to Angel
and your family.

A friend, who socializes the kittens I've taken
from a feral cat colony, is using the DDR.

She reports far fewer panic problems than
she's had before.

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Dave Cohen <coh...@total.net writes:
Re: Barking Deterrants Needed...

Hi. Please understand that I do not know Jerry and have
spoken with him briefly once by email.

I have no stake or interest in the success of  his
business.  I simply want to thank him publicly for one
of his tips, with regards to separation anxiety.

I thought it seemed far fetched to praise a stuffed
animal and then say good bye to my own dog, but
I am usually a very open minded person, so I tried it.
Well, lo and behold- the damn trick worked!

I think Jerry has some intriguing techniques, and
personally I think everyone who constantly criticizes
him is not understanding his logic. Thank you Jerry!

===================

"Just Want To Second Jerry's Method For
Dealing With This (Destructive Separation
Anxiety). I've Suggested It To Quite A Few
Clients Now And It's Worked 'EVERY TIME
The Very First Time' - marilyn, Trainer, 33
Years Experience.

"Hoku Beltz" <h...@rsphawaii.com> wrote in message
news:SN2k9.45447$V7.10868114@twister.socal.rr.com...

  Aloha Sunny,

  Just follow the training program to the letter, no matter how
  insignificant some of the step seem to be and your puppy will
  be a very well behaved dog in a few days.

  I would seriously consider backing out of the training
  classes as they will conflict with the Wit's End principles.

  I went the training route first, and still had problems until
  I found Wits' End.  Now I have two "new and improved" dogs.

  You won't be disappointed if you follow the program.

  Good luck,
  Hoku

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From: Hoku Beltz
To: The Puppy Wizard
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 6:12 PM
Subject: Mahalo

Aloha Jerry,

Just wanted to let you know that the surrogate toy
technique is working wonders.  I have not had a
shredded sheet for over a week now.  It is nice
to be able to leave the bed made and come home
to a made bed.

Your program is awesome, but you already know
that.  Keep up the good work!

Hoku

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From: Eric
To: jho...@bellsouth.net
Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 7:54 AM
Subject: just checking in..

Jerry!

You helped me with my pal Dundee about a year ago
regarding submissive peeing.  Just wanted to let you
know he's doing great- he was "cured" in about 2 days
using your techniques!

He has since become the "smartest dog in the world"!
Once I stopped thinking like a human and got inside his
head, I can teach him ANYTHING, usually in a matter
of minutes.  Makes me look like an expert dog-trainer.

I rescued two strays last week, cleaned 'em up, wormed
'em, and am getting them their shots. Time to get inside
their heads and teach them to teach themselves how to
be good dogs!

Instead of feeling like "training" is a chore, I look forward
to working with these guys a couple times a day...

Although I don't follow your instructions "to a T", I learned
from you to "think like a dog" and stimulate their brain rather
than beating a.s or pinching, or any of that nonsense.

I know damn well I would NOT be loyal to someone who beat MY a.s lol!

Well, just wanted to thank you for rattling the bushes
out there and teaching folks the RIGHT way to "train" dogs.

A horseman friend of mine uses very similar techniques in
training his horses- he calls it "natural horsemanship".  He
is hated by nearly all the local "trainers" yet somehow he
repeatedly wins at every show he attends. He rarely shows
any more, but goes now and then to rub their noses in it
(pun intended)...  Too cool....

Have a great holiday season and keep up the good work!

Eric , Dundee, Sammy, and Maynard

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 "Zack Pellers" <ZackPell...@GUESSWHERE.cc>
 wrote in message
 dlin...@towson.edu (Derek) wrote in news:
 697700b8.0405202039.5c737...@posting.google.com:

 Your dog needs to be retrained. Contact Mr. Jerry Howe.

 Http://www.DoggyDoRight.com

 You can start by downloading the free training
 manual available on the site above. I used it on
 my 4 year old Fila Brasileiro.

 When I first brought him home from rescue, he
 was similar to the way you decribed your dog.

 After using Mr. Howe's training method, the dog
 was cured within 72 hours.

 -Jack

"Estel J. Hines" <ejhi...@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:w86dna9lBfNZgbTdRVn-hA@comcast.com...

 Until i read the Jerry method of Bark reductioon,
 it went something like this with our 11 month old
 puppy "Yoshi"

 Yoshi: Bark, bark,

 us: HUSH Youshi

 Yoshi Bark, bark......................

 us: Hush Youshi

 Yoshi BARK, BARK, BARK, .................
 it stopped when Yoshi got tired barking

 We decided to try the Jerry method:

 Yoshi:  BARK, BARK

 US: GOOD Yoshi, Good Boy, who is it?

 Yoshi Bark, Bark

 US: It's ok, good boy Yoshi, We know them.

 Yosh without fail, now stops after we say that.

 I must say, it is so much more fun, when we
 can praise him, to deal with things like this.

 Thanks Jerry

 ps: We are just starting to go thru the Jerry
 Papers, and learn how to live with our son
 "Yoshi", whom we love very much.
 --
 Best Regards,

 Estel J. Hines

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Subject: Re: Dog will not listen to anyone but me!
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 11:33:36 -0500
Message-ID: uim43blqq1h...@corp.supernews.com

Okay, I gotta speak up here... We've been using Jerry's
methods with our dog.  We had the same problem as the
original poster has with Buzz.  One day working with the
family pack exercise and practicing the recall command
with the family and she'll now go out with hubby and
daughter instead of needing me to reassure her or even
refusing to go with anyone but me.

I really urge you, regardless of the negative things you
might hear about Jerry & Wits' End here, to try the method
and *judge the results for yourself*.

Let's see what other areas she's improved in... always
comes when called, not chewing stuff even if we leave
it laying around, "re"housebroken after long shelter stay,
walks perfectly on leash, doesn't try to steal food from
our plates or beg... probably a few more things I'm
forgetting to mention. *(Yeah, the kats lay off the koi
and don't wander. jh).

That's in about a week's time.

Her overall demeanor has changed.  When we brought
 her home she was very untrusting and ultra-submissive
(except with her area/toys where she was possessive and
nippy).

She had been abused and beaten by previous owners,
then she was in a shelter for months.  They (most of them)
wanted to give up and kill her  Now she's gained confidence
and trust with us.  Last night was another big breakthrough
(in my eyes).  She barked!  Big deal, she barked just once
when she heard the front door.  Great!

Anyway, you'll be told lots of nasty stuff about Jerry or that
the Wits' End manual is culled from other sources.  In my
opinion, even if it is, it takes only the good stuff and leaves
out the bad.  Works for me.

(And I suppose I gotta say this... I don't know Jerry personally.
I've emailed him and instant messaged him.  I have not bought a
"Doggy Do Right". He's offered help for free.)

Ms. Mick Owen Crneckiy
http://www.crneckiy.com & http://tarot.crneckiy.com
E-mail & MSN Messenger: m...@crneckiy.com
AIM & Yahoo!: MickCrneckiy ~ ICQ: 72461227

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ballzde...@gmail.com wrote:

You mean The Amazing Puppy Wizard's FREE WWW Wits'
End Dog Training Method Manual <{); ~ ) >

Good. You mean INSTALLED the come command as
a conditional reflex. Be SHORE to perform the
EXXXORCISES four times in each of four locations.

"Leprechaun" <Leprech...@attglobal.net> wrote in message
news:m01Hc.20882$uK.16329@twister.tampabay.rr.com...

 > Jerry believes he's a dog trainer.

 Fortunately, I happen to believe he is too.
 I took a rescued three year old beagle that
 had been kept outside all of its life that didn't
 even recognize or respond to its name to
 Jerry's home (That ugly cinder block shack???
 get real) and in just over one hour of working
 with the dog, he was coming on command
 (not a quickly as he does now, but still...) and
 walking with us on a loose lead.

 His "hot/cold" exercise and "come when called"
 command and pack exercise WORK!

 > and in all likelihood he's never even been near a dog.

 Well, he's been near mine, and done wonders for him.

 You don't have to like him.  You don't have
  to agree with his methods, but as far as I
 am concerned, I've never seen any other
 training approach that was as fast and easy.

 <<<< Rest of original post deleted >>>>

 Ron Flanagan
 Orlando, Florida

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To: Jerry Howe
Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 2:37 PM
Subject: Re: dog aggression - Today Seemed Like A Miracle -
WELCOME TO WITS' END DOG TRAINING

Sunshine is still acting like a new dog!  Saw a dog
today and "good boy-" worked along with calling him-
came the first time every time. Not even a sound out
of him.  Think it is hard for him but he never even
seemed to think about going off-reacting.  I would
love to write a testimonial but can not seem to find
the site--please send the address--

The word come has no affect on him just the phrase-
-Sunshine come goodboy.

Hi, Jerry.

I'm not sure that I'm a 100% convert, or that I agree
with (or even understand) 100% of what you say in this
manual ... BUT ... we had "come" down pat in a few
reps and you could have knocked me down when I tried
the exercise with "drop" and, after a few reps in
different spots Darwin practically *threw* the rubber
ball at my feet on command. He's still not perfect
(just a pup, after all, and he's stubborn enough to
want to push and test me a little bit more).

For what it's worth, I can see (as no doubt you have)
how your usenet manner is likely to rankle a few
folks, but that woman who advocates ear pulling and
beating with sticks deserves everything she gets. Even
if that was the only method that would work, I'd live
with my dog not fetching rather than do any of that.
(Darwin fetches enthusiastically and instinctively,
tho').

Best, ben

===================

From: "BarbnBeau" <bdea...@cogeco.ca>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 01:52:30 -0500
Re: Puppy Wizard's Website

Hi Buzzsaw

Not a Thing to lose ...But a Lot To Gain!!

I can only speak from my experience.. I have a 8 month
old miniature poodle, and although I had done some basic
training with him we had a few barking issues  ..ugh

I am happy to tell you, I contacted Jerry at the email
addy I posted and he was so great! I wasn't following
the technique precisely but he helped me get back on track.

Beau is doing sooooo well it is really a thrill working
with him, and seeing the remarkable changes.

Now I can ask for "recall" (come) both on and off lead
and it is immediate!

the first time I ask.

Best of Luck to you,

Remember if you need help or explanation contact Jerry ..
he will be more than happy to help anyway he can.

Cheers
Barb

Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 9:06 AM
Hello.

I never posted here (or anywhere) before. I
never trained or owned a dog before this year.

I downloaded the Wit's End, read it, corresponded
with Mr. Howe and trained my dog to come and to
stop barking in a weekend.

Our dog, Jake, had been treated with kindness the
whole time we had him, about 10 months, but his
earlier life is unknown.

I worked on the hot-cold exercise for about 30
minutes when he suddenly "got it". After that
he came to me every time with no hesitation.

I used the cans filled with pennies to teach him
not to bark. If he now starts to bark, I go to the
door or window, say "Good Boy, its' alright" and
he usually calms down right away.

A couple of times I had to get the cans
out again to reinforce the behavior.

We feel a strong bond with this animal
and he isvery eager to accept our love.

So with all the vitriolic spewing going on,
I have to believe Mr. Howe is right.

His method worked for us.

I don't know if it would have been quite
as effective if we had tried another method first.

Florence
------------------------------------

"Brandy Kurtz" <KraftyKur...@wmconnect.com wrote in message

Well I just printed out the Amazing Puppy Wizard
info, so I haven't actually started to train yet.

Today a salesman knocked on the door, and Pokey was
going balisstic. I calmly go to the window to see
who it is, and off-handly say Good Boy, It's a
stranger, Good Boy. Pokey shut right up, gave me a
quizical look, and came and sat beside my feet!

OMG, I could not believe it!

I was totally floored, as this has been his behavior
since a pup. Just wanted to update, and Pokey and I
are hitting the sack...;)

Brandy

From: <BNTDO...@aol.com>
To: <jho...@bellsouth.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 7:22 PM
Subject: Re: Wits end Training

 Hi Jerry,
 Send the post to whom ever you wish to. Believe
 me I will keep you updated. I got to tell you His
 amazing progress almost makes me cry.
 Kay Pierce

From: BNTDO...@aol.com
To: jho...@bellsouth.net
Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 10:26 PM
Subject: Re: THANKS ALISON! -  "Owners Should Always
Be Given The Cold, Hard Facts: They Should NEVER FEEL
GUILTY For Having An Aggressive Dog Euthanized."

Dear Jerry,

It's Kay here. I don't know who these people are that
maligning you and your training manual but tell them
from me that it does work.

Hunter is just doing so well even the people who advocated
putting him down are impressed with him.

I even started using it with the neighbor's dog. I went over
there to help her cut his nails. She started yelling at him
for growling at me. I told her to tell him what a good boy he
is instead. Lo and behold he stopped growling and I could
do his nails. All 4 feet.

My dog Hunter was trained with the old jerk and pull method
and my other dog was trained with treats. Hunter has gotten
his enthusiasm back for his training and I couldn't be more
pleased.

He even tried to kiss a child the other day.

Major break through.

This is the dog that a few months ago tried to eat the kids
through the fence. I can now take him in the car with me
again without him trying to chase cars through the windshield.

So Jerry tell these people that the first rule of dog training is:

Do No Harm.

The 2nd rule is whatever works without breaking the first rule.

Aggressive dogs don't need to be put down. Hunter was
diagnosed aggressive and he is going to stay alive and by my
side where he belongs.

Thank you so much.
Kay

========================

From: <BNTDO...@aol.com>
To: <jho...@bellsouth.net>

Cc: <HullCr...@aol.com>; <britp...@yahoo.com>;
<cort...@thefelixfamily.com>;
<jaml...@hotmail.com>

Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 6:50 PM
Subject: Head Hunter

  Dear Jerry,

  Just thought I would write to let you know how
  well Hunter is doing. He had been trained using
  the conventional methods for obedience. He had
  gotten used to a choker and a pinch collar.

  Alot of pain and a lot of jerking around.  I had also
  tried using positive reinforcement methods that I
  had been trained in. He was so busy looking for
  the treat that he didn't really want to work.

  So I went back to using the pinch collar on him
  and also a gentle leader when we were in public.
  Slowly by degrees his behavior got worse and
  he did deserve his reputation as a vicious dog.
  The vet had recommended that he be put down.
  I was in a panic when I found your web site.

  Thanks! He is now the happy dog that I first
  started out with 5 years ago. I am a professional
  trainer and it was distressing to me that I could not
  help my own dog. I had been told that some dogs
  don't respond to any kind of training and that a
  vicious dog can never be trusted again.

  I disagree!

  Hunter is a sight hound and now I can take him
  with me and he doesn't chase cars as much
  anymore which is one of his main problems.

  We are working on the dog aggression thing.
  And I am confident that will be successful too.
  I also have your BIOSOUND machine and that
  too is working good. I know of several rescue
  groups that would benefit from it.

  This is rather long I know but it comes from the
  heart. My Head Hunter Green and I have together
  along time and have been through so much together.

  Thank you for helping me save his life.

  Kay Pierce

========================

From: <>
To: "Jerry Howe" <jho...@bellsouth.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: Damned Family Leadership Exercise -

Re: Am I expecting to much

Hi Jerry,

When I talked to you on the phone to order to machine
for daughter's new pup, I told you that I had an older
Chessie. I rescued him at 9 years old and have had
him for 3 years.

It's funny, but I thought I'd try some of your book
training with him. Where I used to say "come" and
then say "good boy" when he obeyed, I have reversed
it with a "good boy" first.

It really does work.

He was very confused at first, wondering what he
had done to get the praise.

But it really gets the attention and distracts him from
whatever he may have going through his brain when
he hears it.

Dogs are funny, but people are too. Can't wait to get
the Doggy do Right, etc.

Thanks,
N
=========

Greg M. Silverman" <gmsNOS...@no.umn.edu> wrote in message
 Hey, Mr. Wizard, or Alchemist or whatever your alias
 of the day is, have to say that our dog heels much
 better than she did. This is after reading and
 implementing the bit in your "Wits End" treatise.

 And she's a royal nutter (but then again, aren't they all?).
 Cheers! Greg--

Date: 5/22/03 11:24:35 PM Eastern
Daylight Time
From: p...@cfl.rr.com
To: Witsend...@aol.com

Well, let me tell you, your Wits' End
Dog Training Method works.

My dog, Dasie, Loves to chase chameleons
around the barbecue on the patio. I
used this system on four different occasions.

When she went out today, she looked
everywhere else but the barbecue.
Amazing, just amazing.

I will write to Amanda about the video.

I am really excited to learn more, and
understand. Maybe just a little reassurance
that I am going about it the right way.

Thanks again
Paul

"Hennie van Dalen" <h.vandalen11***removethis...@­­chello.nl>
wrote in message news:TlsCb.2895$7U1.7896@amstwist00...

RTFM is age-old computer lingo.... It stands for "Read The
F***ing Manual" ;-) I used the manual and it works very good!

<snip>

For a fact i tought him to heel in 15min's without
beeing on a leach at-all !!! When he spotted a dog,
he used to run towards it, but now i tought him to "ask
permission" first, and to my surprise it worked!

My dogs never went to puppy-training (lucky for them),
maybe this helped too.

Manual can be found at http://www.doggydoright.com/id 3.html
-- Hennie van Dalen www.chello.nl/~h.vandalen11
www.chello.nl/~h.vandalen11/fo ­­tografie/doggy-pictures/

"my grandchildren will never ever.. ever.. feel shame or
 feel like they're not loved :)." Amanda.

  > From: Amanda [mailto:ama...@dcfwatch.com]
  > Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 7:14 PM
  > Subject: Re: Discipline

  > On Tuesday 14 January 2003 20:47, T__ wrote:

  > funny you bring this up...  i met the most wonderful
  > couple.. man and wife.. he's a dog trainer.. all his
  > life who uses a technique that is ONLY praise and
  > distraction with some family pack exercises.

  > They spent the day with us sunday helping me on
  > my two pits... one is a protective/aggressive 20 month
  > old female who is my bubby  > :) and our 7 week male
  > pup.  anyway.. not only did i nip any and all aggression
  > issues in mere minutes...he and his wife helped me with
  > my kids.

  > I was and always have been a spanker.  It is all i knew
  > how.. i never, ever wanted to be.. but i was.  my house/kids
  > were out of control.. i was always stressed.

  >  Since he and his wife came down sunday we've had a
  > HUGE change... for the first time the kids didn't destroy
  > my house before i woke up... my 3yo was in my bed
  > coloring waiting for us to wake up...  this is the first time
  >  she ever used paper :) she usually does walls, furniture.

  > Anyway..  he told me to use sound/praise.. and it works.
  > I have a 6 yo, 3.5 yo who is psycho child :) and a very
  > bad-a$$ 19 month old.

  > They are all smarter than I am and know it :)  There has
  > not been a temper tantrum in two days in my house.

  > You guys have no idea how great this is.  But best of
  > all.. this method does NOT use the evil eye or a tone
  > of that is in any way short of absolute praise.. no shouting..
  > not even a quiet Chloe!.. nada.. ONLY praise.

  > They even taught my kids not to take candy unless i say
  > so..  (my oldest will literally let you pierce her ears for
candy..
  > it's been done twice and i keep taking em out) and now the
  > bag of blow pops i forget on the floor in my closet (where we
  > keep the girl's dresses) is still there and NO ONE has eaten
  > one!

  > My 3 yo is even helping me pick up the house.. the baby
  > took my lingerie chest apart.. and she cleaned it up!  first
  > time!

  > They don't even go out the open door without my offering it!
  > they helped me sort laundry.. clean the living room... im
  > amazed.

  > The 3 yo got some yogurt from the fridge andwalked to our
  > kitchen table, sat down and ate it.. she REFUSES to sit at
  > the table and eat!  We also taught them and the dogs to sit
  > pretty so when they're climbing on my couch.. i go Can you
  > show me how you sit pretty??

  > and they ALL hop down and show me to sit pretty with their
  > feet NOT on the cofee table.. hands friggin folded.. i almost
  > fell over..

  > thanks for reminding me to share my joy!  I'm not a
  > spanker! I don't even yell! lol!  here i picked names
  > that shout well and i don't need em!!!

  > > how old is your bub amanda?  waht's the bub doing?/

  > > Hello again ladies,
  > > Amanda, I love your signature. I also do not spank my
  > > daughter, however, she is at an age where she really is
  > > asserting her independence.

  > > Can anyone help with ideas of what I can do? Blessings,
  > > T.

Subject: Re Discipline.  Also, SLEEP!
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 02:38:46 -0500
From: Amanda <ama...@dcfwatch.com>

  >  Can you go into this a little more?  How did they
  >  accomplish all this in  one day?

My learning is progressive.  I email or call him with
questions. But, i'm getting most of it myself.  Something
clicked.

How would we do it with our families?

that is kind of broad..  ask me specifics... or i'd still be
typing when your kids are in college ;)

  > I really have problems controlling my temper when I am
  > already stressed out and then C__ is hurting me:

Me too.. i was abused... my mom was psycho... and i had
problems with anger.. i took it personally when my 6 yr old
wouldn't clean her room...

i would sometimes cry is was so strung out.. i didn't wanna
spank but i didn't know what to do instead.. so i spanked..
and then spanking didn't work.. and then my dogs went nuts
and i called this trainer and he showed me how to do it.

pulling my hair, scratching me, slapping me, etc.

Mine hit me on purpose alot.. scratching.. climbing on me..
hurting me and then laughing.

Now as I post.. please don't think im trying to be a know it
all.. i simply wanna relay what i have learned...  as it is i've
only been spank free for a week now and yell free for two
days (my neighbors two streets over are happy :)

  Children, dogs, people.. they do thinks wrong because it
illicits your ultimate attention.  Does your 3 year old enjoy
fingerpainting on walls? no... do they enjoy fighting the minute
you pick up the phone?? No.

  They *know* they can command your attention.. and that's
  what they want. same reason your dogs fight.. they think it
  is controlling you.

Your kids want you watching their every move.. making sure
they eat.. dont talk to strangers.. because it means you are
watching THEM and not them watching you as it should be.

they should stay within x feet of you.. because they like
mom and she's cool and she keeps em safe... they
shouldn't run and expect you to chase them.. because
you won't always be there to chase them... that's how
kids die or get lost.

When they learn to follow you.. it's all good.

Now, take my 19 mo old.  She had this habit of sipping 4 oz
from her bottle and demanding more.  if i didn't refill it.. she
threw a hgue fit.  Now she hands me her bottle and says more.. and
i tickle her...

then i pick up her bottle and pretend im drinking it.. i offer
her a drink and snatch it back saying MY Baba!!  She wants
that bottle.. so she takes it and drinks it.. even tho i didn't
refill it.  we had a huge problem with them taking things they
cant have and when i wanted it they ran...  now i give the baby
(19mo) my finger.. and she grabs it.. and i wiggle and shout
My finger!  that's mine! Gimme it back.. playfully.. and she
resists.. and i go "Ooh.. can i have it please?" and she gives
it to me and i gleefully say Thank you! and she says you're
welcome.. and i give her the finger back... then i hand her
say a lighter... and we wrestle for a minute.. and i say... can i
have that??? and she gives it over etc.  Of course sometimes
she'll have a cool! book! and ill ask can i have that.. and shell
say No. and i say that's ok!  and tickle her or snap my fingers
and say good girl naya.. good job..

then ill start my game again and wrestle and try to take it
gently... then.. can i have that??? she gives it over.

this works with everything now.

  > Or when he's ripping up my homework or something like
  > that.

Yea... with the dog training you hide nothing.. no forced
control. you set the dog up for fail.. so you can distract
and praise and erase the thought.. same with the kids.

Put some unimportant paper all over.. when he goes to
touch it.. make a sound and distract him.. then good
boy, that's a nice baby!... then repeat.. the minute he goes
for the paper and breaks the thgougth you throw him in the
air and praise like mad!

  > How would I apply this in those situations?  Also, what do
  > you do in 'danger' situations (until you're close enough to
  > distract them) - climbing on things, sticking metal objects
  > into electrical outlets, trying to get into the oven, etc.?

Use your judgement.. if you have the distance/time to
distract... do it.. if you don't... pick them up and away..
but act like it's to throw em in the air.. so they don't know
youre forcing control by phsycially removing them... c

uz when you force control.. with the come command
when you want your dog away from something... or
when you pull a dirty shoe from your baby's mouth..
you put value on it.

Like when your kid puts a penny in its mouth.. youll try to
pry its mouth open to get it... and he'll clamp right down..
you gave that penny VALUE!  it's not just a piece of crap..
mom WANTS IT!

so.. instead you make a game.. say you want em to smit it
out... walk somewhere else... attract their attention.. be
kinda sneaky... odds are the thing in their mought will get
annoying and they'll spit it out when they walk toward you...
if all else fails.. pry it outta their smiling jaws... snatch em
up away from falling down...  but only when you have
to.. then work realy hard to overcome that forced control.

Also don't make a big deal about it.. or else theyll learn not
only to command your attention, but also mom will always
catch me so she is watching me.. not me watching her.

  > I never realized how spirited C__ was until I started
  >  tending other kids.

those are my kids.  I have had social workers with their
degrees in child development stop offering me services
cuz they couldn't handle my kids... my friends call mine
the obstinate kids.

  > They're docile kittens compared to C__!  This brings
  > up another question - what do you do when YOUR
  > child is the bully?

if you catch it before it happens.. loud sound.. big
distraction and PRAISE. if you catch it afterward...
distract and say oh my goodness! and pay attention
to the other kid...  he wont get the attention... then
explain how that hurts.  odds are your kid won't hurt
another kid if he truly understands its not nice.

  > C__ is always beating the other boy over the head
  > when he comes over. We don't hit in anger in our family

i have.. everyone does in my family... i did it a few times
over 4 years... but that is because i didn't know how not to.
i know now.. and i wanna tell everyone i can.. so someone
else doesn't spank their kids due to a lack of knowledge.

  > (we do it playfully sometimes, so we are curtailing that
  > in case it is giving him ideas)

my kids, 6yo, 3yo and 19 month old, favorite game is
chasing around the house (all 4 of us) with wooden
spools yelling at the top of our lungs "I'm gonna beat
your a$$.. HA HA HA... no IM gonna beat YOUR
a$$ MU HA HA HA"  my neighbors prolly think im nuts..
but the kids love it dog even plays too

  > but I admit that after I have been trying to get him to go
  > to sleep for 45 minutes, I  get a little rough sometimes.
  >  It's really frustrating.  He'll be dead tired - eyes bright
  > red, fussy, eyes almost closing every 5 seconds.

It gets worse... they all do it around that time.. they don't
want to sleep.. andyou know what?  they don't grow out
of it until they're parents :)  it's one of those times you
have to use your patience and keep distracting and praising.

  > So I'll take him into the bedroom, and lay down to nurse
  > him.  He'll nurse for about 5 seconds and then jump up
  > and run to the window and start bending the blinds.

he wants you upset.. he wants your undivided attention.  you
have to refuse it.. no evil eye.. no "conner" quiet or not.. no
anger.. complete nonchalance.. they have to have a total complete
entire lack fo negative attention.. and all they'll
be able to do is sit back and enjoy the positive!

One shout.. one name call.. one No! and it takes awhile to
work up to the positive only.

  >  So I gently pick him up and lay him back down.

try not to.. but if you have to ok

   > And we repeat the process over 10000 times.

when he goes to sit up.. when yous see the thought on his
face.. distract with sound and follow with praise or a song or
giggle.

   > Then I get frustrated and lay him down less gently.

better than my method of plop em in the crib and let em cry.
No anger.. stay calm.. meditate, pray.. breath..  try to
remember they will not always be this small.. and youll
never, ever for anything get it back. it's what im using

   > That makes him cry, which is the last straw that
   > FINALLY gets him to nurse to sleep.

He got you riled up.. what he wanted.. time to sleep.

  > Writing it out, I thought of something.  He must have a
  > lot of excess tension he needs to release before sleeping,
  > and finally crying releases it for him.

  no way... crying isn't a release.. sometimes.. maybe for
  some people.. crying is frustration, pain, hunger, sadness...
  sometimes joy.. sometimes tension.. but not because of his
  life..  because he's insecure... their dealing with negative and
  positive.. and thats what makes em insecure.

  > Any good ways to do this that don't involve crying?

distraction and praise.. if all else fails get up and dance..
fast for day.. slow rocking at night.

  > Turning on soft music and swaying in the sling used to
  > work  for us, but now he either grabs at everything he can
  > reach or bends over backwards until he's hanging upside
  > down.

cuzhe knows what you're doing.  hold him instead.. or
sit him in your lap on the bed and rock

 >  Putting the sling over his shoulders to prevent that
 >  doesn't work  either.  He acts like he is being tortured
 > and screams and fights to get out.

becuase it is forced control.

 > Katie

Amanda
-----------------

From: Amanda@DCFWatch.com (Ama...@dcfwatch.com)

Subject: Re: we're so frigging happy and calm.. thank you
thank you thank you thank you thank you!

Re: [Jerry] Re: Please, discontinue discussions
with our dog abusers...NINNYBOY
Date: 2003-01-13 06:20:45 PST

Yup.. we did.  She did get on it once in the middle of the
night.. but i woke up.. and did the d/p while walking out
of the room and outstanding praise when she complied.
She's got it :)

That's tricky.. but we'll set it up today :)

She went to her spot.. under the kids bed.. and i did the
come/praise and she came right out and we did some
lovin...  i think she's just all sorts of confused.. this is
brand new.. although familiar with d/p.. she's not used
to me GETTIN it PERFECT

We'll set that up today too.  But i think she got it
yesterday.. lol.

I think i do.. do you think i do?

I was so nervous i wouldn't know. Not anymore :)

So let them approach eachother?  i'm worried about a bite
getting in before i see the build up.. and im worried about
d/ping when there isn't going to be a bite.. make sense?

That's the baby.

Lol... they're one and the same! lol

It was the 19 month old.. so we'll work on them with that
today.

Not in my house!

CHloe is the 3yo.. jasmine is the 6yo

Was a first in this house!

Dinner usually consists of me running around making sure
dinner is not on the walls and the baby  isn't dive bombing
from her high chair!

Nope.. we're calm and happy :)

I think i'm getting there.. i felt by the last hour when i was
d/ping while you spoke i was getting it.  like slow motion..
i could see everyone going for something and i was just
getting it all out in perfect timing... with the kids too.. by
the end of the night we had moo sleeping with kelly on
the floor.. first time ever.. we praised him out of howling..
and we actually slept great!

i think we'll have it awhile.. certain things i wanna break..
running out the door.. front door... etc

Yup.. we set kelly up for the pizza delivery man last night.
she barked and we did sound/distraction... she left the front
door altogether when chris called her.. first time for that
too.

Sounds good to me!

Lol.. well i don't think i can say it enough either.

You want me to give out the link to all of the pics??

Yup...  it will be a month or two for the card.. between busy
and shopping for the right card at the right price... but we
can have the tape done i think easy.

lol... watch out... we might build a statue in the park!

She's so cool about it though :)

Yup :)

I always did.. i just needed to check my vision :)

Amanda.

                 Punishment Deranges Behavior.
         "NO!" Does NOT Have Any Behavioral Function
                         EXCEPT
                   To DERANGE Behaviors.

Here's professor dermer pryor:

From: Marshall Dermer (der...@alpha1.csd.uwm.edu)
Subject: Re: Jerry's Dog Training Manual
Date: 2001-07-12 06:49:13 PST

     And how do we know this aspect of his
     advice is right?

     Jerry is not God and his manual is not the Bible.
     His advice could be subject to an empirical analysis.

     (Also, it is best to killfile posts from the
     few regulars here who are either ill-tempered,
     ill-mannered, or just plain ill.­),

     --Marshall

"At this point, "No" does not have any behavioral function.
But, if you say "No,"pick up the puppy by its neck and
shake it a bit, and the frequency of the biting decreases
then you will have achieved too things.

First, the frequency of unwanted chewing has decreased;
and two, you have established "No" as a conditioned punisher.

How much neck pulling and shaking? Just the
minimum necessary to decrease the unwanted
biting.

**********IS THAT A CONSISTENT 5 SECONDS?************

When our dog was a puppy, "No" came before mild
forms of punishment (I would hold my dog's mouth
closed for a few seconds.) whereas "Bad Dog" came
before stronger punishement (the kind discussed above).

"No" is usually sufficient but sometimes I use "Bad Dog"
to stop a behavior. "Bad Dog" ALWAYS works," marshall
dermer, research professor of ANAL-ytic behaviorISM at
UofWI. For MOORE animal abuse, please visit dr p.

BWAHAHAHHAHAAAA!!!!!

That's INSANE. Ain't it.

Here's professor dermer AFTER gettin JERRYIZED:

    "We Are Lucky To Have You, And More People Should
    Come To Their Senses And Support Your Valuable Work.
    God Bless The Puppy Wizard," Professor Marshall Dermer,
    Dept Of ANAL-ytic Behavior, UofWI.

 From: "Marshall Dermer" <der...@csd.uwm.edu>
 To: "The Puppy Wizard"
 <ThePuppyWiz...@earthlink.net>
 Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 2:53 PM

 Subject: God Bless The Puppy Wizard
 Dear Mr. Puppy Wizard,

 I have, of late, come to recognize your genius
 and now must applaud your attempts to save
 animals from painful training procedures.

 You are indeed a hero, a man of exceptional talent­,
 who tirelessly devotes his days to crafting posts ­to
 alert the world to animal abuse.

 We are lucky to have you, and more people should
 come to their senses and support your valuable
 work.

 Have you thought of establishing a nonprofit
 charity to fund your important work?
 Have you thought about holding a press conference
 so others can learn of your highly worthwhile
 and significant work?

 In closing, my only suggestion is that you
 try to keep your messages short for most
 readers may refuse to read a long message
 even if it is from the wise, heroic Puppy Wizard.
 I wish you well in your endeavors.

 --Marshall Dermer

Subject: < BEFORE ->  "Jerry, You filthy, Unctuous,
                      No Good Charlatan,"

< AFTER ->  "Thank You Jerry For Putting Up With
            A Constant Barrage Of Really Infantile
            Crap At The Hands Of Supposedly Adult
            Dog Lovers.

           'Naive' Is Believing You Can Terrorize
           A Dog Into Good Behavior," Robert Crim.

Hey, Howe, you really are a wacko, eh?

Crim wrote this about *YOU,* you insipid piece of cow dung!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
--
Dogman
mailto:dog...@i1.net
http://www.i1.net/~dogman

=====================

<"Terri"@cyberhighway> Wrote:>

Robert Crim writes:

I assume that I and my wife are those two naive childs
since I freely admit to having read and, I hope,
understood enough of the manual and it's counterparts by
John Fisher and the posts of Marilyn Rammell to believe
and use it.

This naive child would like to say thank you to both
Jerry and Marilyn for putting up with a constant barrage
of really infantile crap at the hands of supposedly
adult dog lovers.

The other naive child (LSW) has to put up with the
nagging idea that if people like them had been posting
earlier, maybe we would not have had to hold the head
of a really magnificent animal in our arms while he was
given the needle and having to hug him and wait until he
gasped his last gasp.

To my mind, "naive" is believing you can terrorize a dog.

 Naive is believing that people that hide behind fake
names are more honest than people that use their real
names.  Naive is thinking that dilettante  dog breeders
and amateur "trainers" like Joey  (lyingdogDUMMY, j.h.)
are the equal or better than those that have studied and
lived by their craft for decades.

"Stupid" is believing that people do not see kindergarten
level insults for what they are. Really stupid is believing
that people like Jerry Howe and Marilyn Rammell are
going to just go away because you people act like fools.

Why do you act like fools?  I really have no idea, and I
don't really care.

I think I'm going to get one myself for Father's day and
take it down to the Animal Shelter for their use and
testing. You would never believe the results, so you'll
never know.

I don't see a "scam man", so I guess I and Longsuffering
Wife and Rollei will just have to get what we deserve,
eh? As Joey (Dogman) says, "poor Rollei.".......right.

Yes it was, and that is sad.

Robert, Longsuffering Wife and Rollei (do I get to
listen to the box first?)

===========

Crim wrote THAT about *YOU,* tommy, "you
insipid piece of cow dung!"

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

From: "George von Hilsheimer, Ph.D." <drv...@mindspring.com>
To: "Jerry Howe" <theamazingpuppywiz...@mail.com>
Subject: Alleged Professors of Animal Behavior
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 12:50:51 -0400

Dear Jerry,  I paged through some of the "dog business"
and was astonished at the low quality of opinions arising
from professors of behavior analysis.

I had the very great privilege of meeting Sam Corson
(Pavlov's last Ph.D. student) and his dogs at Ohio
University.  I even got to spend a night at Sam's house.

There is no question but that you are a spiritual brother
to Corson and to Pavlov, both of whom knew that the dog's
great capacity for love was the key to shaping doggie behavior.

Paradoxical reward and paradoxical fixing of attention are
both well documented Pavlovian techniques.  Even so humorless
a chap as B.F. Skinner taught students like the Breland's whose
"The Misbehavior of Organisms" demonstrate the utility of your
methods and their deep roots in scientific (as opposed to
commercial) psychology.

George von Hilsheimer, Ph.D., F.R.S.H.
you may find my resume in Who's Who in
Science and Technology

From: "The Puppy Wizard" <ThePuppyWiz...@EarthLink.Net>
Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2004 17:26:31 GMT

Subject: Dr. George VonHilshimer Writes:
           "No Loving, No Learning."

HOWEDY People,

Perhaps the PROBLEM is "TOO MANY WORDS?"

From: "The Puppy Wizard" <ThePuppyWiz...@EarthLink.Net>
To: "George von Hilsheimer, Ph.D." <drv...@mindspring.com>
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 4:40 AM
Subject: Fw: Counter Cruising must stop

Jerry, I don't know where you find these folk who can't read.

This is not negative reinforcement.  Negative means no.

Positive reinforcement = behavior emitted by dog,
reward emitted immediately by trainer;

Negative reinforcement = behavior emitted by dog,
no response by trainer;

Aversive reinforcement = behavior emitted by dog,
aversive stimuli emitted immediately by trainer;

The term "reinforcement is used only tentatively with
"aversion" because aversive stimuli (aka punishment)
typically derange learning and are not followed by clean
learning curves equivalent to those which follow reward
or positive reinforcement;

Escape conditioning = dog has an aversive stimulus
applied without any dog related reason and when
behavior is emitted aversive stim is immediately turned off .

There is some indication that Escape Conditioning
works in a manner closely approximating reward;
but, ear pinch? --  too aversive.

I remind you that you should beat them over the head
with "The Misbehavior of Organisms" by Breland and
Breland, published in B.F. Skinner's CUMULATIVE
RECORD.  Ignored by most profs of psychology, but
the distillation of his work.

NO PUNISHMENT.

Must pay attention to who is the animal?

His evolution, his development, and his personal history -
cannot train without respect for who is the dog?  So says
the BIG TIME operant conditioning guru - and you can also
refer back to MARY COVER JONES (mother of scientific
systematic psychology), no loving, no learning.

I suppose I could wire up a dog so that his brain was
badly interrupted and the loving method of puppy training
might not work well - but it would still work better than
the methods used by dominatrix and their ilk.

Lovingly applied ethological techniques like the one
espoused by the Wizard of ALL puppies work for all
dogs, for that matter for all mammals higher than cat.

Indeed, they will work for cats if trainer is warmly competent.

You can see this in Key West on any sunny day.
Housecats performing quite happily.

Fondly, Dr. Von

Larry is a scientist who studied various training
methods and spoke personally with as many of the
best trainers and behaviorists he could find,
including the wonderful but little known Dr. Dare
Miller:

      From: TooCool (larrym...@hotmail.com)
   The Puppy Wizard's Wits End Training Method

I have studied canine behavior and dog training for
years. I have a huge library that covers every system
of training.

The Puppy Wizard's (Jerry Howe's) Wits' End Training
Method is by far the most scientific, the most advanced,
the kindest, the quickest and the most effective training
method yet discovered.

It is not an assortment of training tips and tricks; it is
a logically consistent system. Every behavior problem
and every obedience skill is treated in the same logically
consistent manner.

Please study his manual carefully. Please endeavor to
understand the basis of his system and please follow
his directions exactly. His manual is a masterpiece.
It is dense with theory, with explanation, with detailed
descriptions about why behavior problems occur and
how their solution should be approached.

One should not pick and choose from among his methods
based upon what you personally like or dislike. His is
not a bag of tricks but a complete and integrated system
for not only training a dog but for raising a loving companion.

When I once said to Jerry that his system creates for
you the dog of your dreams, his response was that it
produces for your dog the owner of his dreams.

You see, Jerry has discovered that if you are gentle
with your dog then he will be gentle with you, if you
praise your dog every time he looks at you, then you
will become the center of your dogs world, if you use
Jerry's sound distraction with praise, then it takes
just minutes-sometimes merely seconds-to train your
dog to not misbehave (even in your absence) (Just 15
seconds this morning to train my 10 week old puppy to
lie quietly and let me clip his nails).

Using Jerry's scientific method (sound distraction /
praise / alteration / variation) it takes just minutes to
train you dog to respond to your commands.

What a pleasure it was for me to see my 6 week old
puppy running as fast has his wobbly little legs would
carry him in response to my recall command-and he
comes running every time I call no matter where we are
or what he is doing.

At ten weeks old now, my puppy never strains upon
his leash thanks to Jerry's hot & cold exercises and
his Family Pack Leadership exercises.

Jerry has discovered that if you scold your dog, if you
scream at him, if you intimidate him, if you hurt him,
if you force him then his natural response is to oppose
you.

Is Jerry a nut?

It doesn't make any difference to me whether he is or not.
It is a logical fallacy to judge a person's ideas based
upon their personality. As far as dogs are concerned, Jerry
wears his heart upon his sleeve. It touches him deeply when
he hears of trainers forcing, intimidating, scolding or
hurting dogs.

More than that, he knows that force is not effective
and that it will certainly lead to behavior problems;
sometime problems so severe that people put their
dogs down because of those problems.

I believe that it is natural for humans to want to control
their dog by force. Jerry knows this too. We have all been
at our wits' end, haven't we?

Dogs have a natural tendency to mimic. In scientific
literature it is referred to allelomimetic behavior. Dogs
respond in like kind to force; they respond in like kind
to praise.

Don't bribe your dog with treats; give him what he
wants most-your kind attention. Give him your praise.
You will be astonished at how your dog 's anxiety will
dissipate and how their behavior problems will dissipate
along with their anxiety.

Treat Jerry Howe's (The Puppy Wizard) Wits' End
Training Method as a scientific principle just as you
would the law of gravity and you will have astounding
success.

Dog behavior is just as scientific as is gravity.

If you follow Jerry's puppy rules you will get a sweet
little Magwai; if you don't you will surely get a little
gremlin (anyone see The Gremlins?). --Larry

"Just Want To Second Jerry's Method For
Dealing With This (Destructive Separation
Anxiety). I've Suggested It To Quite A Few
Clients Now And It's Worked 'EVERY TIME The
Very First Time' - marilyn, Trainer, 33
Years Experience.

"His Amazing Progress Almost Makes Me Cry.
Your Method Takes Positive Training To The
Next Level And Should Really Be Used By All
Trainers Who Call Themselves Trainers. Thank
You For Helping Me Save His Life," Kay Pierce,
professional trainer, 30 years experience.

Date: 2001-11-14 09:13:21 PST

"Yves Dussault" <ydussa...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3b1110ff.3798143@news1.on.sympatico.ca...

Yves,

I for one have tried it... in fact I use this all the time.  I
just used it last evening while my husband and I went
out to see "The Mummy Returns" (a horrible turkey of
a movie, but at least the house wasn't chewed from
end to end in the meantime).

Yes, it really works.  :-)  So do the other
distraction/praise techniques described therein.

If you are interested in the manual, you will
probably want to begin the exercises as well.

Regards,
Lisa

From: Mike (m.bidd...@ns.sympatico.ca)
Subject: Re: Info. on the puppy wizard?
Date: 2004-07-18 14:27:02 PST

It helped clear problems from my dogs in the
field using the can penny distraction technique.

Works like a charm.

My dogs get distracted easy from their jobs ie,
retrieving or training to find lost people, oh did
I mention that I am a Search and Rescue Team
Leader.

Sorry that slipped my mind.

I have read volumes of training books and don't
know where people get that Jerry copied others
work as I have NEVER come across his methods
before. I would like to see proof.

Just like Jerry outlined I eliminated problems one
at at time as they arose. I used to try and train to
the way I wanted them but this is backward, you
train out the problems leaving what you want left over.

Funny part is the second dog who had the same
problems as the other didn't need correcting for
some of his habits after I cleared it from the first
dog.

Seemed he learned through osmosis.

Nice side benefit there.

It nearly came to giving them up to a 3rd party
trainer as they were not performing well. The
VAST majority of working dog trainers are
agressive in their actions with the dogs.

I tried it and it didn't work and guess what I
was at my "Whits End" then someone I new
turned me onto Jerry and the rest is history.

I referred friends and families to Jerry's manual
and all have had great results. Starting puppies
out on the distraction technique is especially
good because they never develop the habit.

I had my sisters dog healing, sitting and down
stay reliably at 8-9 weeks. The first night home
following Jerrys advice we ditched the crate and
put the pup on the floor beside the bed and after
2 whimpers NOT A SOUND OUT OF THAT DOG
FOR 6 HRS! first night, that has never happened
in all my days.

Sorry, the man understands dogs its that simple.

Mike

"Ama...@DCFWatch.com" wrote:

No, the dog learned that I would hold still
the second she began to pull.  She would pull
to go where *she* wanted.

Well if she wanted to stop and go in another
direction.. say to sniff my neighbors yard..

she learned if she wanted to do it I would stop
walking and she could go.. and if there wasn't
enough slack on her lead she would just pull me.

Then when she got done doing *her* thing, she woudl
heel.. smile at me and wait for me to say "let's go"
and finish *my* thing.  I would refuse to move .. i
looked like an idiot.. freezing mid walk for minutes
waiting for *my* dog to heel and give *me* permission
to go again.

I did the treats and the let's go... she got to do her
stuff and get a cookie.. if she even wanted the cookie.

I wound up calling Jerry.. as I have a half red nose
pit and half amstaff.. who is incredibly protective..

we had a new pup on the way.. and i needed help.. i
followed petsmarts trainnign guides.. memorized them...
and they *did* work, don't get me wrong.. but only
when my pet wanted a cookie or felt the cookie was
better than what she wanted.. which was not often.

She quickly learned to ignore my commands if she
could see my hands were empty.  So I called Jerry...
he chatted me for about an hour and a half.. gave me
his link... and even when i had probs intro'ing the
pup he called me withn i5 mins of my email for help
at 10pm on a sunday night.

One.. singular.. uno family pack exercise after
the hot and cold exercise and i could zig zag
down my street.. about face .. whatever.. and
never had tension.

two men were acrossed the street and she walked right
by them... ordinarily she'd snarl and protect us.

And in two days.. my dog.. who bit the puppy if he
even looked like he was going near my husband or kids..
is nursing him every hour.. cleaning him.. rough housing
gently.. and teaching him to go potty outside..

actually watches him to make sure he doesn't go in
the house... and has milk.. which is awesome since
she's 19 months old and has never had a litter.

She also has stopped barking non stop at our neighbor's
dogs and pig.. does not bark at eveyr car that drives by
and has stopped jumping on people.  she's even starting
to ignore our cat who has lived on her dome litter box
and our window sill (literally) for over a year and a half.

She also does her commands on cue..  and doesn't look for a treat.

 "Anthony Testa" <testa52...@aol.com> wrote in message
 news:c603fe9c.0203260607.77c283ce@posting.google.com...

 I moved to Jacksonville, Florida about a year ago with
 my lovely wife

 snip horror story >

 Listen to this...My wife wrote one of the so called know it all of
 pets. His response to the exact letter we initially wrote to
 Jerry..."Get rid of the dog, bring her back" I'll save this person
 embarrassment by not saying the name. However, you know who you are
 and I have this to say to you. Go pump gas or bus tables because you
 sir, do not belong working with animals!

 Jerry, after reading some of the threads in the news group, I can't
 for the life of me understand why this many people are so dang blind
 or ignorant.

 You just keep plugging away at what you do, because you my friend are
 a life saver!!!

 Anytime you need someone to speak about the results of your product,
 you have my number. We would gladly talk to them.

 Thank you very much for all your help. God bless you...

 Anthony & Linda Testa
 Jacksonville, Florida

==============

From: "George von Hilsheimer, Ph.D." <drv...@mindspring.com
To: <d...@arcane-computing.com
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 5:38 PM
Subject: Doggy advice

Scott, Jerry Howe forwarded me the letter below.
I'm glad that you referred negatively to Jerry's
habit of CAPITALIZING and HOWEING everything.

I personally hate this habit of his. I think it is his
way of diluting his authority - IME he is a very modest
fellow. However, contrary to your sneer, he is very
competent at living with dogs.

I thought I'd list a series of actions which I found
on the list, folk asking advice on what to do about
dogs doing this and that, for example:

whining,
humping, hunching,
pacing,
self mutilation - paw licking, side sucking,
spinning,
prolonged barking, barking at shadows,
overstimulated barking,
fighting, bullying other dogs,
compulsive digging,
compulsive scratching,
compulsive chewing,
frantic behavior,
chasing light, chasing shadow,
stealing food,
digging in garbage can,
loosing house (toilet) training.
inappropriate fearfulness
aggression.

The thing that is fascinating to me, as an ethologist who
graduated from college 50 years ago and has spent all of
the intervening time working with animals (including the
human animal), is that you never see any of these behaviors
in wild dingoes, jackals, coyotes or wolves, you don't even
see these behaviors in hyenas (who aren't dog related).

You see these behaviors in human managed animals, especially
animals who live with neurotic hysterical humans.

As Sam Corson (Pavlov's last student) demonstrated for
nearly 50 years at Ohio University (Oxford, O.) there
is no treatment more useful for dogs than tender loving
care.

George von Hilsheimer, Ph. D., F. R. S. H., Diplomate,
Academy of Behavioral Medicine

        "Linda" <llindaleedan...@msn.com wrote in message
        news:

        I have been trying for the last 18 months to help my
        dog who became fear aggressive at 18 month of age.
        I do not know what started the problem but he came
        aggressive first with dogs and then began lunging and
        snapping at people. Until this time he loved everyone
        and could play with any dog. He was well socialized
        ad I took him with me everywhere.

        At 13 months he passed the Canine Good Citizens
        Test except he could let me leave him. I had used
        clicker training to teach him manners and tricks but
        it was not working on his aggression problem.

        I took him to vets who suggested a low protein diet,
        trainers who charged $800 to only make him worse.
        They tried to use a prong collar and he froze, urinated
        and tried to climb on my head to help him. they then
        suggested a shock collar I knew this approach was not
        working as he was becoming more aggressive.

        I took him to an animal behaviorist with Ph. D. 400 miles
        away who told me to "KEEP HIM SAFE" and read a book
        on the fearful canine. I tried another trainer who tried to
        use a nylon chock collar but it only made him worse.

        I read hundreds of books,"CULTURE CLASH", "DOG
        ARE FROM NEPTUNE", "THE OTHER END OF THE
        LEASH", ETC looking for help. We finally went to Purdue
        University Small Animal Behavior Clinic and they said he
        had fear aggression, punishment would not work, use the
        gentle leader and when out walking and he got stressed
        have the people stop until he could get in control using
        treats, and work on clicker training.

        At that point I knew more about clicker training and using
        the gentle leader than they did! Nothing was working--he
        would not come when I called him and would run away when
        I tried to catch him. I was afraid to walk him even in the
        neighborhood as we had become that "mean dog and women who
        hasn't trained her dog"

        I went to four trainers in both Michigan and Florida who
        were trainer/specialists in aggression and the last two
        were so afraid of him they could not approach him. No one
        said I should give up on him and kill him but they would
        say "You have to realize he is dangerous and you are
        responsible for him."

        *(You got LUCKY, Linda... They coulda got Sunshine
        DEAD on us. Damned near did... too.)

        As last resort I tried the internet again--I had had on
        going discussions with trainers from Triple Crown and Dr
        Meister with out any help-and I found the ad to Doggy Do
        Right and messaged Jerry to ask if this might help my dog.
        He said solving the aggression problem was EZ but I could
        not believe him even when I downloaded the manual.

        The name of the method was right I was at my Wits End.
        I had been working for 18 months!

        Using the can sound three time he came, and still comes
        from anywhere with the command-"comegoodboy" Next
        I tried the can when walking him--when he saw a dog three
        blocks away he went off-lunging and snapping-I used the
        can sound and he looked at me like uhn?

        I used it three more times and we got to the other dog-
        -the looked at me wagging his tail--the other person
        looked at me like why are shaking that can but just walked
        on by.

        When ever I try to explain about the sound people look at
        me like "you must be out of your mind"

        The results can make a believer!!!

        Three weeks since beginning the Wits End Training
        Manual program I walked him without the gentle leader
        in a busy shopping area with many dogs.

        He just seemed to not notice any one.

        When people talked to him or ask his name he would
        look at then and wag his tail and let then pet him.

        I still can not believe the change in him--we can now
        enjoy life out in public.

        If I had not found the Wits End method I know there
        was no hope for him and he would have hurt someone
        Through all this he never growled at me, guarded his
        toys or food or showed any sign of aggression with me.

        My goal is to get the message out to all dog lovers that
        dogs can be trained fast, easily and problems solved with
        out force, pain, food or anything but sound and praise!!!!

        I know most people would have given up on him a long time
        ago but he was and is my life. Solving the problem was EZ
        but only with the right approach-sound and praise.

        I know because I tried everything else and nothing worked!!!

        ================================

        From: Linda Daniel
        To: Jerry Howe
        Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 1:06 AM
        Subject: Re: - Re: dog aggression

        Thanks for writing--I would be happy to do almost anything
        to get your approach out to dog owners as I know it would
        save so many lives.  I know at times I was so frustrated I
        thought of giving up on Sunshine but of course I never would
        have but many people would have.  The world just does not
        know you can train a dog in just a few sessions and actually
        solve problems.

        We will be here until late April and we really have no plans-
        -just to enjoy the warmth and sun of Florida, so any time
        you could meet us would be great.  I drive so I would be
        happy to come to you anytime anywhere!

        We went to Celebration today and two little poodles got
        right into his face and he just sat there--I GOT a little
        scared but he handled it just fine.--a couple of times people
        would ask his name and want to pet him and he just went
        to them tail wagging and rolled over for them rub his tummy.

        He really just is not concerned about people passing, even
        those on rollerblades!  I have always used a gentle leader
        in public but he spent most of time rubbing his face on the
        grass--today I used his collar and he was so much happier!!

        Only problem is he will stop to smell and I can not get
        stopped soon enough to keep the leash loose.  He never
        pulled ahead of me but when he gets into smelling I have
        a hard time getting him going--at times  I think he could
        smell a blade of grass for 10 minutes.

        I can never thank you enough for giving Sunshine back!!!!!

        I wrote to Purdue and told them about him being able to
        walk in a crowd with out the /gentle leader and not having
        a problem with other people and dogs.

        I told them their advice did not work. Their advice was
        to use the gentle leader at all times and when he was
        around people or dogs to have him sit and reward with
        treats--one really good suggestions was to have people
        coming toward us stop when he got stressed or aroused
        and not move until we backed away-

        - can you just see me yelling at people to stop on the street
        until I get his attention with treats.

        They also suggested the possibility of using drugs-prozac-
        but thought he was too dangerous as the drug would make
        him less fearful and then he might attack or become more
        sure of himself and become dominate aggressive. Just had
        to share their great advice with you but I am sure you have
        heard it all--even I am becoming an expert on bad advice.

        ----------------------------------

From: AIMEE (countrygirl0...@yahoo.com)
Subject: House training and such...
Date: 2003-10-08 16:18:56 PST

I've been having a problem with my dog, Axel,
relieving himself in the house while I'm away
from home.

I've used TPW method's, and yesterday I was out
for 12 hours, and Axel didn't have one single "accident".

Today, I had hoped that the results would be just as
good - and they were (I was out for 11 hours).

The problem began when, as a puppy, Axel would
relieve himself in the house and I would point at the
mess and tell him "NO" or "Bad Dog".

That made him afraid to relieve himself in the house
or infront of me.

After I got TPW's training manual, I corrected my
mishandling of these instances.

When I came home to an "accident", I would simply
drop a can near the area and ask Axel "What's that?"
Then I would clean it up - with out showing him I was
the least bit upset about the mess, and when he looked
at the spot I would tell him "Good boy, you're a good dog".

This has been an ongoing problem, and thanks to the
Puppy Wizard, we've finally got it taken care of...

Also, Axel LOVES the cat's litter box...He enjoys the
"snacks" he can find in there...I followed TPW's methods
by alternating sounds and praising him while or before
he sticks his nose in it, and today, he's been going into
the room with the cat box and barking.  That's because
he's thinking about getting into the box, but he knows he
shouldn't.

Thank you, Jerry, for all you help.  You've been a
blessing to all of us.

AIMEE

===================

From: AIMEE (countrygirl0...@yahoo.com):

I own a black an tan coonhound.  We got him
as a puppy, and due to constant mishandling
(pulling on his lead, negative corrections, and
the occasional use of a bark collar) I ended
up with a very anxious dog.

I couldn't leave him home alone, I couldn't
crate him, I couldn't even take my dog for
walks because he feared EVERYTHING.

I was going to have to get rid of him if things
didn't turn around.

My husband and I searched the internet for
answers - AND WE FOUND THE PUPPY WIZARD.

For all of you disbeliveers out there HIS METHODS WORK!

I've followed his manual, and we now have a
dog that can be  left home  alone, that heels
on command, that can go outside and NOT
be afraid of everything he sees.

Not only have his methods helped our dog, but
our marriage has gotten better.  We had fallen
into a rut - constant bickering and tension, we
never laughed or had FUN together - but now,
with the same mindset used in THE PUPPY
WIZARDS dog training, our communications
channels have opened, and we now work
together instead of against one another.

For all the "Literalists" out there, NO WE DID
NOT TEACH EACH OTHER TO SIT, STAY,
OR HEEL.

We simply eliminated the nagging and the
acting out to get NEGATIVE attention from
one another since we weren't getting
the POSITIVE attention we wanted.

So, it's been proven - THE PUPPY WIZARDS METHODS WORK.

It's up to you to accept them.  Yes, there's alot
of blame that we have to accept, but once we
realize that we've caused these problems to
arise, we can strive to make things better.

AIMEE

From: "The Puppy Wizard" <ThePuppyWiz...@earthlink.net>
Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2004 22:29:04 GMT
Subject: Re: House training and such...

HOWEDY culprit,

"culprit" <culp...@flashmail.com> wrote in message
news:bm30da$hmbrc$1@ID-58739.news.uni-berlin.de...

HOWEDY kelly,

"culprit" <culpri...@msn.com> wrote in message
news:bl22ho$76rdi$1@ID-58739.news.uni-berlin.de...

INDEEDY.

The Puppy Wizard doesn't approve of violence.

NOT AT ALL, kelly.

INDEEDY.

GUARANTEED.

DONE THAT.

GUARANTEED.

DONE THAT.

INDEEDY. You're missing HUMAN DECENCY,
MORALS, ETHICS, PRINCIPLES, and ALL REASON.

And that ain't all The Puppy Wizard SPECIALIZES in, kelly.

NO PROBLEMO! You're inscribed in the book
of eternal death. You're a liar and a dog abuser
and a MENTAL CASE.

lyingdogDUMMY wrote:

Your reply doesn't even pertain to the subject...

Why don't we discuss why you feel you need hurt
animals to "train" them?

I've actually met TPW.  I called him a few times with
questions about the training method, and he realized
that there were some underlying problems. Axel (my dog)
had a special situation.  So, TPW met with us in our home.
The first thing he noticed was that Axel's collar was too tight.
We loosened it, and immediately Axel calmed down quite a bit.

We went outside and worked on the HOT AND COLD
HANDLING EXERCISE and THE FAMILY PACK
LEADERSHIP EXERCIZE.  That seemed to get us
headed in the right direction, but we were still having
a few problems with Axel's anxiety.

The main reason TPW visited our home - I found this
our recently during one of our conversations- was to
see how my husband and I interacted with one another.

I had been following the methods precisely, but Axel
was still having difficulty.

TPW's assumptions were correct - we were causing
alot of Axel's anxiety with our arguments and tension.
TPW told me that Axel has been one of his most difficult
dogs to work with.

Axel had his anxieties from mishandling and
from my husband and myself.

We had a few problems because I was unwilling to
accept the fact that I needed to be "nice" eventhough
I wasn't being treated "nicely", but once I realized that
was the only way I could really get Axel past his anxiety,
I worked on being a loving wife (eventhough I didn't really
want to be).

AND GUESS WHAT?  My husband saw the difference,
and he followed suit. Now, we have a stress free dog,
and a good marriage.

Can you tell me how forcing someone (dog, person, cat)
to do what YOU want them to do, is going to improve a
situation?  I tried that with my husband and with my dog,
and it didn't work with either of them.

Your methods have an 85% success rate - and my
dog was one of the 15% that doesn't accept your methods.

TPW has 100% success rate.  You do the math.

If TPW hadn't helped us, Axel wouldn't be where he is today.

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Subject: Ask The Puppy Wizard

HOWEDY Aimee,

Well, for ME it IS... it's a dream come true. I got to ask
the Mrs. to keep pinchin me to believe it myself. My
DDR works like an AUTOMAGICK bio feeback trainer.
It uses a gentle sound, a beat, to entrain the brain,
like as if you was humming your favorite song. When
the critter is faced with a stressor, he AUTOMAGICKALLY
reflexes to that comfortable state of mind, to "hide"
from his fears. With repetition, the fears are "collapsed"
or over ridden, by the pleasant "tune."

There's a child psychologist currently testin DDR on
his hyperactive and learning disabled patients.

Absolutely not. I've tested it on HUNDREDS of dogs
and kats whom I've known well and closely observed
over many years before offering my DDR for sale. It's
giving me better reports from users than I'd ever
imagined possible. It even stops cows from "bellowing."

O.K., that's the problem! The crate in itself causes fear in
a twofold manner. Many dogs fear the crate because they
can't go to relieve themselves or have water, or become
anxious because it's a safe haven, a refuge he can run to
in order to hide from THINGS that scare him, like loud
noises,