Jan Lewandowski

[RubyRoo]

Hi my first visit to this forum.

I live in rural Lincolnshire, UK and at the moment have one chocolate labrador bitch, who is from a rescue shelter. She was picked up by the dog warden having been abandoned.

I have been involved in training dogs for over 25 years now, and only ever use positive reward based techniques. I have run two training clubs, one was in a prison and for the use of prison officers and their pet dogs.

I am happy to have found more people that are proud to use positive reward based techniques on their dogs, and that shun punitive and aggressive forms of training.

[Bill]

Welcome, Jan. I'm sure you will be a valuable member here with much knowledge to share.

[Syn]

Yes, welcome!

Different ideas and information about teaching your dog or helping someone else is what it's all about. Plus have some fun doing it.

I also work with my horses (my big dogs) and sometimes what works for one dog does not work for another.
A look of "huh... I don't get it" comes across that sweet face, so you try asking a different way. This is a great place to ask for help on different ways.

[Stephanie]

Hello and a very warm welcome to you, your work sounds so interesting. What do you call your girl and do you have a picture of her please?

[RubyRoo]

Hi and thanks to everybody. You all sound really friendly and welcoming.

My Lab is called Ruby. Well she has never objected to that, and as long as there was a piece of sausage when this name was mentioned she was happy to learn and answer to it!

I also do animal healing and Reiki, so if anybody needs any healing for them or their animal friends, then get in touch, and I will send healing your way.

I used to have Golden Retrievers which I worked in competitive obedience, not sure if there is anybody else out there that has or does compete in this sport. All trained using FUN, and they always went into the ring thinking it was a game, and I think for that reason did really well. Also interested in Rally O training, but no rally's in this part of the world, unfortunately.

I would love to have another dog (hankering after another Goldie), but the other half doesn't want one. When I used to work I would just book my puppy, as I payed for the pup myself, but now retired can't really do that. Oh well, I can always hope to win the lottery.

Many regards
Jan

[Stephanie]

Hi again Jan, my boxer is called Ruby too - great name - lol! Reiki and animal healing sounds interesting too, I'd love to know more about it. I wish I'd known about you doing healing last week - my Ruby ran into a tree chasing after a squirrel, she forgot to put the brakes on, and came off worse. We had her limping for 3-4 days and had to keep her queit for a few days - no walks or anything strenuous, very hard with boxers, they are not known for being queit. She is fine now thank goodness. I hear you about rally-o, it looks like such fun, but nowhere near by me does it either....

[Syn]

Aww...Poor Ruby, Those squirrels are so tricky. I'm glad she's better and it was not to serious.

A lady was working with Buster when his tummy was sooo upset. That's when we found out about the bird wings he got into. The healing is a wonderful thing.

[RubyRoo]

Hi

Pleased that Ruby was not seriously hurt, though don't suppose that it will stop her chasing squirrells again. Bet she had a splitting headache after that.

Reiki is amazing though since moving to Lincolnshire not done much for other people except distant healing and some animals, usually dogs, but have done a chicken.

Wanted to ask how to upload a photo on here please?

[Stephanie]

Hi

Pleased that Ruby was not seriously hurt, though don't suppose that it will stop her chasing squirrells again. Bet she had a splitting headache after that.

It was so weird, she went charging up to the tree, got her head out of the way but hit it with her shoulder. The force of it literally knocked her sideways and she kind of twisted as she fell and scraped her back leg against the tree too resulting in a couple of gashes. If she had hit it head-on she would have done some serious damage I think. & you are completely right, it hasn't made any difference to her lust for squirrels, since being allowed off-lead again she still charges around trying to get at them...........

Wanted to ask how to upload a photo on here please?

Have a look at this thread, hopefully the instructions are still the same - http://www.dog-obedience-training-re...-pictures.html

[RubyRoo]

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Hi Thanks for that, hopefully this will have worked.

Jan