gdp's Comments

http://mommybyday.com/ : Children\'s Books for Evil Parents

Sun, 4 Sep 2011 17:37:06 +0000

I bought a pregnant friend "All My Friends Are Dead" Have you ever read the Gashlycrumb Tinies? "A is for Albert who fell down the stairs. B is for Basil, assaulted by bears..."

http://mommybyday.com/ : How to Treat a Stye in A Two-year-old or Why Doctors Sometimes Piss Me Off

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:07:56 +0000

Dude, you didn't know about that stuff? It's great. Works on dog eyes, too, fyi!

http://ctmofo.com/ : dog afraid of someone treat retreat

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:13:46 +0000

Oh, you know, withhold rewards until they do something you like... :-p You might want to remind him that this could seriously take all of fifteen minutes. I have seen this whole process work in less than half an hour. OFTEN.

http://ctmofo.com/ : Ask The Mofo: \"My Dog Won\'t Shut Up\"

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:55:32 +0000

Poodles are actually very smart. It's a problem, because they tend to be smarter than their owners...

http://ctmofo.com/ : Dodman vs Dunbar: The Drug Debate

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:55:09 +0000

Yes, I know about that therapy. I think that dealing with, say, thunderstorm anxiety would be very similar.

http://mommybyday.com/ : My Eyes, My Eyes!

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:19:48 +0000

But so awesome in its horribleness.

http://ctmofo.com/ : Dodman vs Dunbar: The Drug Debate

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:11:23 +0000

Cats are like sheep, in that they make me wonder how they ever managed to evolve. They're so frigging delicate!

http://ctmofo.com/ : Ask The Mofo: \"My Dog Won\'t Shut Up\"

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 15:15:59 +0000

It's totally all about training the dog to stop, rather than to NEVER bark.

http://ctmofo.com/ : Ask The Mofo: \"My Dog Won\'t Shut Up\"

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 15:15:32 +0000

Barking is definitely useful at times. We frigging bred dogs to do it, and now we spend time finding ways to torture them into stopping...

http://ctmofo.com/ : Bark Off: Rip Off

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:14:55 +0000

I know, right?

http://ctmofo.com/ : martingale-collars-leash-walking

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:36:53 +0000

1. Dogs like to pull. Even when it hurts, they find it satisfying, especially if SOMETIMES it works to get them where they are going. 2. I'm not convinced a dog DOES understand the cause and effect, particularly of a chain collar. At what age does a human baby develop an understanding of how a noose works? Because a smart dog still only has the mechanical skills of a one year old. To answer this question, I made my dog's leash into a loop and fit it around my 11 month old son's wrist. He reacted by trying to pull his arm away, even though this actually tightened the loop on his hand, and the experiment was quickly ended before he became upset. This shows me that the thinking required is indeed more complex than people assume. It is actually quite counterintuitive to move towards what is making you uncomfortable. The concept of "Chinese handcuffs" proves that. With correct use (i.e. it isn't on fucking BACKWARDS) a dog will learn the cause and effect through trial and error. But that just isn't the most effective way to train your damn dog. Sure, let her lunge, and she'll learn eventually, and if she's on a flat collar it won't do her any harm unless she has a collapsing trachea or something, like a frigging chihuahua. But if it ever EVER actually gets her where she's going, that reward will have 10 times the effect of any of those punishments on her trachea.

http://ctmofo.com/ : martingale-collars-leash-walking

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 04:23:28 +0000

They are EVERYWHERE here. Because it's all kind and crap. Right. If you let your dog choke herself, it's still not okay, I don't care what kind of sensitive new age collar you're using.

The Urban Cowgirl : sigh

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:32:38 +0000

Wow. That's... a lot of missing punctuation. My recent post Because Public Opinion Is More Important Than Reality

http://mommybyday.com/ : Holy < insert expletive here >

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:01:03 +0000

That's crazy.

http://ctmofo.com/ : Your Pet is a Person, NOT A HUMAN

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:55:01 +0000

My qualifications are posted on the upper right sidebar in my profile. I'm far too lazy to type them out again for others with a similar affliction.

http://ctmofo.com/ : Your Pet is a Person, NOT A HUMAN

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:15:00 +0000

I'm glad that you and I seem to agree on this point.

http://ctmofo.com/ : Ask The Mofo: \"My Dog Is Obsessed With Food\"

Mon, 4 Jul 2011 00:33:53 +0000

She understands the food on the couch because when you walk away, you probably come back in short order. She knows, therefore, that you are likely to walk in on her in the middle of her crime. On the other hand, she probably has a history of successfully getting food off of the counter, so she knows that works.

http://ctmofo.com/ : Holy Crap, a Woman With Sense

Fri, 1 Jul 2011 17:22:53 +0000

Voila! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPV9SwCecTQ

http://ctmofo.com/ : Don\'t Reward Your Dog For Being Afraid, Dumbass

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:12:48 +0000

If you like, I can make this an "Ask The Mofo" column.

http://ctmofo.com/ : Crate Train Your Dog Or He\'ll Drink Poison

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 17:05:46 +0000

I'm pleased that things are going well!

gdp's Comments

http://mommybyday.com/ : Children\'s Books for Evil Parents

http://mommybyday.com/ : How to Treat a Stye in A Two-year-old or Why Doctors Sometimes Piss Me Off

http://ctmofo.com/ : dog afraid of someone treat retreat

http://ctmofo.com/ : Ask The Mofo: \"My Dog Won\'t Shut Up\"

http://ctmofo.com/ : Dodman vs Dunbar: The Drug Debate

http://mommybyday.com/ : My Eyes, My Eyes!

http://ctmofo.com/ : Dodman vs Dunbar: The Drug Debate

http://ctmofo.com/ : Ask The Mofo: \"My Dog Won\'t Shut Up\"

http://ctmofo.com/ : Ask The Mofo: \"My Dog Won\'t Shut Up\"

http://ctmofo.com/ : Bark Off: Rip Off

http://ctmofo.com/ : martingale-collars-leash-walking

http://ctmofo.com/ : martingale-collars-leash-walking

The Urban Cowgirl : *sigh*

http://mommybyday.com/ : Holy < insert expletive here >

http://ctmofo.com/ : Your Pet is a Person, NOT A HUMAN

http://ctmofo.com/ : Your Pet is a Person, NOT A HUMAN

http://ctmofo.com/ : Ask The Mofo: \"My Dog Is Obsessed With Food\"

http://ctmofo.com/ : Holy Crap, a Woman With Sense

http://ctmofo.com/ : Don\'t Reward Your Dog For Being Afraid, Dumbass

http://ctmofo.com/ : Crate Train Your Dog Or He\'ll Drink Poison

The Urban Cowgirl : sigh