| I was sitting in the waiting room of my
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| | barking. I thought the signal to stop
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| local HMO with a sinus infection and
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| | might be Evans withdrawing his hand from
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| happened to pick up the recent issue of
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| | his pocket with a kibble reward. But it
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| Outdoor Life magazine. Actually, it was
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| | didn't correlate, so I asked Evans if I
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| the only thing to read, but that didn't
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| | could rig something to tell us the
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| bother me as most hunting publications
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| | approximate location of the cue, if there
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| usually include at least one article on
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| | was one."
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| dog training.
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| | To make a long story longer, Mueller
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| I was lucky, as this month's dog training
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| | found that when the dog could not see
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| article was interesting enough for me to
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| | Evans, he stopped getting the answers
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| tie into this week's e-zine issue.
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| | right! After further study, Mueller
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| On page 36, sandwiched between the
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| | noted, "I noticed an almost imperceptible
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| 'Professional Bass Tournament'article and
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| | twitch-- a reflex action like a blink
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| the "His camo-painted truck and 'Kiss My
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| | occurring without conscious thought... I
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| Bass' bumper sticker are the only
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| | asked Evans to stand motionless. He found
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| endorsements you'll ever need"
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| | it difficult, and [his] dog's barks in
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| advertisement, I found a story by veteran
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| | answer to his questions [became] random."
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| dog man, Larry Mueller.
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| | When Evans wasn't allowed to
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| Mueller recants meeting 82 year-old James
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| | subconsciously cue the dog, the dog was
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| Evans, of Naruna, Va. who owned an 11
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| | no longer able to come up with the
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| year-old Lab-weimaraner cross that could
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| | correct answers.
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| allegedly multiply numbers!!!
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| | In sum, the dog was relying on his owner
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| Mueller states that, "Evans decided to
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| | for the answers. Which, in and of itself
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| teach [his] dog to count to 10... 'What's
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| | is a pretty impressive feat, even if it
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| the first number?' One bark. 'What comes
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| | isn't comparable to knowing your
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| after one?' Two barks. And so on. [His]
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| | multiplication tables!
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| dog counted backward, too, in addition to
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| | Here's two examples that probably apply
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| correctly answering what comes before or
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| | to your daily training:
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| after any number not exceeding 10."
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| | 1.) Many owners tend to start bending
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| As a professional dog trainer, I hear
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| | over before telling their dog the, "Down"
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| amazing stories like this all the time.
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| | command. Because of this, the dog starts
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| The only problems is that upon further
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| | to cue off the owner's body language
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| investigation... they NEVER turn out to
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| | (just as Evan's dog did) and lays down
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| be true.
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| | anytime the owner bends over... but not
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| Mueller writes, "Evans began to suspect
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| | if the owner stands up straight and
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| that [the] dog was reading his mind."
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| | issues the command!
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| However, anyone who has studied the dog's
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| | Solution: Always give the command FIRST,
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| mind (and canine behavior in general)
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| | before bending over and making the dog do
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| knows that:
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| | it. This way, the dog will link the
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| 1.) Dogs can't read our mind. They read
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| | behavior with the command, rather than
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| our body language.
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| | with your body language.
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| 2.) Dogs can't do math. Especially
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| | 2.) Amateur handlers tend to tell their
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| multiplication.
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| | dog "Heel," and then walk with their
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| Mueller must have come to the same
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| | shoulders angled back towards their dog,
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| conclusion as I did, because he decided
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| | so that they can look at their dog while
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| to review several video tapes of Evans
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| | they're walking.
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| and his dog performing their
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| | The problem with this is that the dog
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| multiplication trick. But it wasn't until
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| | reads your body language and attempts to
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| he actually met with Evans that he was
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| | align himself with your shoulders, thus
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| able to ascertain how the dog was
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| | lagging behind the owner, rather than
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| figuring out the math problems.
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| | walking in the heel position (aligned
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| "All I knew for sure was that James Evans
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| | with your left heal.)
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| was no trickster trying to deceive the
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| | Solution: Keep both shoulders straight
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| public for gain," and that the old man
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| | forward as you walk. If you need to look
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| had wanted to know how the dog did it, as
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| | at your dog (you should)... cock your
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| much as anyone.
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| | head, without angling your shoulders.
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| Mueller continues, "I studied the video
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| | This will keep your dog lined up right
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| tape and recognized that the word, '
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| | alongside you.
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| What's ' could be the cue to start
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| | That's all for now, folks!
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