Susan and Basil 2/21/11

I was hanging out with my neighborhood friends and we were bored so we decided to walk their dogs. (If only I had one!) I asked them if I could try Cesar Millan the Dog Whisperer's techniques on their little Maltipoo (Maltese/Toy Poodle mix). They let me so I gently laid her on her side and held her there until she seemed more relaxed. Then I spent around ten minutes issuing little harmless tugs on her harness to tell her to walk next to me, but I grew quickly bored of that, so I used the leash upside down putting a slip knot around her neck. It worked very well! She hardly pulled after that, but I could tell she did not like it as much as the harness. She tried to bite it a couple times, but gave up later and walked beautifully. She was such a good dog. I did not walk Basil (some kind of hunting dog, I forget which) because he has artheritus. (How do you spell that?) After our walk, we sat down in front of their lawn. Susan (the Maltipoo) barked at every dog that passed. Everytime she did that I gently laid her on her side and "bit" her with my fingers. I held her there until she calmed down, and she showed a little progress at the end. She is such a pretty dog! I tried to get Basil to do some tricks and he responded very well! He sat when I gently lifted his chin and put a little pressure on his behind. Then I tapped his ankle and he lifted his paw to shake my hand. They were great!