Allison Allen
Dog Training In Your Home -
COME COMMAND Hide and Seek * Using two people-play hide and seek-having one person hold the dog in the house or yard allow him to watch one of you walk away and hide within voice range. Once in hiding place give the command "________, come" (command tone) followed by, "good boy, come on boy, good boy, come on boy, good boy come on boy(Praise Tone) , _________, come" (command tone). When he reaches you, place your left hand over his hind quarters - And your right hand under his chin then gently rotate him into the sitting position......*remember, NO CORRECTION! Round Robin * Have several people stand in a large circle-with the dog on leash in the middle. One person at a time squats placing one knee on the ground, pats their knee saying "___________, come" (praise tone) While everyone else turns their back ; continue around circle until everyone has had a turn. Formal Come * Put your dog in a sit/stay while facing him from 6-10 feet away. * With the leash in your hand give the command "__________, come" (command tone), as you use your right hand to give him a hand signal; reach straight out in front of you with right hand palm down, then draw your hand toward your chest palm in. * Use the leash to guide him straight to you while coaxing him with praise. * Once he gets to you give the command, "_________, sit", then lift gently on leash as you lightly touch his hips, once he sits-lots of praise. TRAINING GOAL:__________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ *Remember, if you have any questions, please call our office at (704) 573-3647, Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm
Barking mad: Can office dogs reduce stress?
London (CNN)-- If you are wondering how to improve morale, encourage collaboration and limit stress in your workplace -- without spending too much money -- maybe you should consider getting an office dog. At an architecture practice in East
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Dogs: A medicine for mental health problems?
And the dog pulls him away from conflicts and jumps on him during anxiety attacks to calm him down. In combination with medications, Hernandez says the dog has helped his symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. "I'm alive again," says
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Study: Bringing Your Dog To Work Can Ease Stress, Increase Productivity
It's widely acknowledged that pets are good for your health. They relieve stress and boost your mood. But there are some perks to taking your pet to work with you. A new study conducted by Virginia Commonwealth University shows that dogs in the
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Dogs reduce stress in autistic children
Dogs-apart from being man's best friend-have a special role to play in the lives of children with special needs. A new study by the Universite de Montreal has suggested that specifically trained service dogs can help reduce the anxiety and
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Despite Stress and Greed, My Loving Dog
I got another bombshell today. Greed has revealed itself by virtue of my investigation. Do yourselves a favor. If a family member dies, do not allow your oldest sibling, the one who assumes some royalty status entitled to all he desires, to manage the
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Romney VP Ryan Roll Out on a Saturday Morning?
News has broken that Mitt Romney will announce his Vice Presidential running mate on Saturday morning around 9 am eastern standard time in Virginia.
First of all I have to say this is the worst roll out of a VP announcement. To do it on a Saturday at 9 am est. is a PR mistake. The Olympics are in its final weekend and half of America will be sleeping. Romney should have waited until Monday and could have received wall to wall coverage on all the major news networks. The Sunday political shows are probably scrambling to rebook, but that's about it. By Monday, it might be the third or fourth story at the beginning of the hour. So, Romney will lose any VP steam by Monday morning in our 48 hour news cycle Americans and networks have become accustomed to.
Second, if rumors are true that Romney picked Paul Ryan as his running mate Obama will have a cake walk on election day. Joe Biden will surely decimate Ryan in the VP debate(s), especially when it comes to the "Paul Ryan Budget Plan". Ryan is too inexperienced, naive, and too young to be a step away from the Presidency. He wants to raise the age of Social Security from 65 to 67 and cut Medicare. I equate him as a male version of Sarah Palin. Romney is obviously pandering to the extreme right also known as the Tea Party. Romney hopes these voters will come out and vote for him.
In turn, Romney will lose the Independents,senior citizens, and moderate Republicans. Ryan is a loose canon and Romney will be unable to control him, just like Palin. Ryan will be the yes man to everything at first, but as he gains more media attention he will act like he is the center of the show. We have seen it before folks.
Romney wants an attack dog to sick on Obama. Ryan is a good choice because he has attacked Obama plenty of times. Although, we all know that attack dogs can easily turn on their owners and that is what I foresee with Ryan. Ryan loves the limelight and pushing the President's buttons, so this will be make for great political theater and interesting headlines.
On the message boards I have read nothing but more support for Obama, especially for the Undecideds and right leaning Independents. I see maybe a two point bump for Romney for about three weeks and a few million extra dollars in fundraising, but after that you will see Obama's numbers go up. The debates will be exciting for political junkies, like myself, but the typical average American will not even waste his or her time.
Nobody wants to go back to the George W. Bush era or the 1950's for that matter. This country wants to move forward and only Obama and Biden can do that.
As for me, I will be sleeping at 6 am pacific standard time. My eyes might slightly open when my phone buzzes like crazy with push notifications from all the news apps I follow, but will quickly drift back to sleep and have sweet dreams of Obama's reelection.
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Treating dog bites
Susan Hendricks tells us what to do and how to get treatment if you get bit by a dog.
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NYC Engagement in Peacock Alley at the Waldorf Astoria
We spent the afternoon going to Rockerfella Plaza to see the Tree, quickly walking into Michael Kors store (because I am obsessed) & walking throughout Central Park. Chad even treated me to a hot chocolate, hot dog & pretzel (what a gentleman). Oh yea, and Chad somehow got hog dog condiments all down his nice peacoat. After a couple of hours, we were over it & wanted to head back to the hotel to rest and get ready before meeting my friends for “holiday cocktails” at the Waldorf Astoria hotel. I would like to thank my iPhone (& Geni’s directions) for successfully getting Chad & I back to the hotel via the subway (maps subway app).
We had plans to meet up with my friends Joey & Geni at 6pm. Joey’s email earlier in the week said, “YESSS! let’s plan for 6pm on saturday at waldorf. we can all dress up, take pics having cocktails and then drunk skating later in the night! ” I had called Geni an hour before leaving the hotel to see if she wanted to share a cab to the hotel since she lived 5 blocks away (little did i know she was apart of operation proposal)…..Geni told me she had a last minute conference call about some athlete & social media (totally believable in the marketing world) so we were just going to meet her there.
Chad and I made our way downstairs to grab a cab (after Chad told me to not wear the weird dress I packed because it didn’t look like “me”..what does that mean anyways). There were no cabs nearby but we did catch a ride to the Waldorf Astoria by car service….best kind of transportation! VIP Style
We arrived at the Waldorf on-time & to my surprise Joey & his boyfriend-Jove were already there! After walking through the GORGEOUS lobby (decorated with flowers and christmas trees) we found them sitting at a center table at the Peacock Alley lounge. Joey immedientely grabbed me to go take photos (photo shoot) by the tree so we could “tweet” & Instagram them! We left the boys at the table
****This is when Chad would tell you he was like WTF, way to pick a table in the middle of the lounge/restaurant for everyone to see my upcoming proposal. Chad & Jove also had to be alone to give the ring over to the wait staff (uninsured ring at the time!)
Joey & I got back to the table 20 minutes later. We met some sweet southern friends in the lobby who wanted us to take their photos too. Back at the table, the 4 of us ordered drinks promptly…..Champagne, Gingerbread & Girl Scout Martini’s and some kind of Jamison drink. The 4 of us were catching up on life, work, whatever for 15 minutes (i was wondering where Geni was at one point). At some point, Jove excused himself to go to the bathroom & shortly later Joey took a “pretend” phone call from his boss (my former boss) so he excused himself as well.
And then there were two I am not sure what Chad and I were talking about but all of sudden I saw the waitress/waiter bring over a Creme Brûlée desert towards our table. I saw it out of the corner of my eye. #1, i love dessert! #2, I was starving! Then inches away from the table (as I am thinking…umm, idiot we did not order this), I saw this gorgeous sparkling diamond ring! I was beyond confused (thinking again wrong table) & looked to Chad on my right. Chad had the biggest smile on his face….and I think i may have said out loud, OMG, what are you doing (there might of been a curse word in there)?! I was shaking, still confused, anxious, nervous, all those feelings….Next thing I know, Chad is down on one knee with the ring in his hand.
“Stephanie, will you marry me?”
I said “YES” & sealed it with a kiss…still overwhelmed with nerves & my hand shaking. Everyone around us started clapping!! (why is everyone still looking at us!!) Joey, Jove & Geni (miss papparazzi captured our entire engagement on camera–thank you Pink Owl Photography) popped out to say surprise & congratulations! Chad got me! I honestly did not expect or know he was popping the question. I mean clearly, my nails were unpainted & disgusting! After calling our families to tell them the amazing news (lots of screaming & excitment), the 4 of us celebrated our engagement with a complimentary bottle of champagne from the Waldorf.
I could not be more excited to become Stephanie Minix & marry my best friend!
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