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Posted by KDiamondDavis on March 10, 2003 at 14:29:31:

In Reply to: Re: Preparing a Puppy for Therapy Woprk posted by ada123 on March 09, 2003 at 19:10:40:

:Thank you so much for your response. I tried two bookstores today and couldn't locate your book. I will go to Barnes and Noble this week because I believe it is there.

:When he pulls I go in the other direction until he stops pulling. I have used a harness, but he was too strong for that. I just read your article on pulling. I need to be consistent with that form of training.

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:Thanks so much.
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You're very welcome! You might want to call the Barnes and Noble store in advance. If they don't have the book in stock, they'll get it for you, and then you'll only have to make one trip, to pick it up. Of course it's fun to go book-shopping, so you might enjoy going twice!

A harness really does does encourage a dog to pull, and it's great for tracking, sled-pulling and some other activities for that reason. When I have a harness on my therapy dog, I have the leash attached to the collar instead of the harness. The harness gives me an extra hand-hold, to guide the dog. After the dog passes testing to become a registered therapy dog, I attach a therapy dog patch to the top of the harness. It's cooler for the dog to wear on visits than a coat or cape would be, yet serves that same purpose of identifying the dog as a therapy dog.

Have fun training, and ask questions anytime--I love questions!

Kathy Diamond Davis, author, "Therapy Dogs: Training Your Dog to Reach Others," 2nd edition, and the free Canine Behavior Series at www.veterinarypartner.com

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