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[bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

Thanks Roxanne.  I'll get by Ace hardware and pick up a squirt trigger.  You 
have a JR terrier, so , if you imagine it on methamphetamine, you have a 
pretty good picture of my stupid dog when anyone or anything inavdes our 
territory ......................................

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--- On Sun, 1/4/09, roxann <roxann AT ancientearthwisdom.com> wrote:


> 
> It never made mine afraid of anything, i didn't do it
> maliciously or beat them with it or anything, just spray a
> short burst every time they barked when they weren't
> supposed to. if you don't do it when she barks at
> people, it shouldn't affect that bark. When you spray,
> use a word or sound you want her to equate with the
> stopping. then, once she's trained, you won't have
> to actually spray her, just say the word or sound. 
> 
> i'm having the hardest time breaking our jack russel of
> putting holes in our hose. he attacks it viciously every
> time it's turned on and he can hear the water running
> inside of it. he acts like he thinks it is a snake or
> something, but he won't even approach a real snake, lol.
> he has ruined several hoses now and i'm running out of
> ideas. a switch will stop him if i'm there to witness
> his mischeif. but the ones he's ruined has been while no
> one was looking. he chases water when it sprays, too, acts
> like it is some living thing he must hunt down and kill. 
> 
> 
> Roxann, NW AR
> http://blog.ancientearthwisdom.com (Ozark Musings from the
> homestead)