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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple">My previous girls were all taught the following commands that I found VERY helpful, so I will be teaching these to the little ones:
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Go left or go right (VERY helpful when Madden went blind! People were really impressed when I was walking 5 bassets on-leash and they all went left or right when a bicyclist was coming up the path!)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:purple;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Left turn and right turn (for when we’re driving so they know which way to lean),
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Wait (especially useful when leaving the house OR the BUV!),
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Step up or step down (when going up or down steps – VERY helpful after Madden went blind),
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Curb (when going down a curb – again, VERY helpful after Madden went blind),
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Up and at ‘em (when they were hesitant going up the dog ramp into the BUV),
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Far enough (really helpful when hiking off-leash!),
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Timeout! (all my girls knew when I said timeout that they were to stop whatever they were doing, chasing another dog or being too rough, it didn’t matter. With Sasha, she actually got timeout’s where
she would have to lay down and wait for me to tell her OK and then she could go back to playing);
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Leash (that means come get your leash on)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:purple;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Slow down (Madden used to walk WAY faster than Casper, so I taught her slow down. It was so funny to see her literally slow her pace!)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:purple;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Oops – I dropped something (that means I need someone to come clean up the food I just spilled on the floor! The new babies already know this one!)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:purple;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">That’s the momma’s (don’t touch it, it’s mine! VERY helpful when I drop my medicine or something I don’t want them to have on the floor!!)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple">We are currently trying to teach the puppies Leave it and Drop it. I think they’ll pick those up quicker than using the piddle pads! :O} Actually, Sundae is a champ,
missing the paper by millimeters if she hasn’t gone outside, but Marshmallow still goes whenever the urge strikes, which is why I refuse to let her have free roam of the house! They already know to sit before they’re fed and they’re learning to go to their
spots where they are fed. I’d like them to go there when told, even when not being fed, but it’s apparently too soon for that…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple">Anyways, these commands have really worked well for us in the past and we’ll continue using them with the new herd!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple">Jessica, we are thrilled that Sassy is doing better! Julie we’re happy that Gallagher is doing better, too! Diana, Frank and Susan, we were sorry to read about Rooney
and Boe! And finally, healing drool to Gus and Nigel and all those in need! We hope they get well soon!! Sorry if we missed anyone!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:purple">Hugs!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"ParkAvenue BT";color:purple">~Gwen, Sasha, Sundae & Marshmallow~</span><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:purple">
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