German Shepherd Indy Teaching the Recall

At last Patricia has got it! I don't know how many times I have told Patricia and John: If you want me to come to you just call my name and say "Indy - Come!". Then I will come. It's that easy. Such slow learners these humans! (Oh yes - praise is also a plus).
Look at this. You can hear Patricia call me. Watch how I come and sit in front of her.

Indy - 26 November 2011

Look at us puppies socializing at our Club on 26 November 2011

 Great fun!

Wow it is tiring!

Bye - Indy

German Shepherd - Correct way to Stand

What is all this fuss about teaching me to stand "correctly"? Patricia and John just don't get it! They lift my chest to make my front legs stand straight down and then pull my one leg back. What a business! They are not good at all this positioning (both slow learners). I don't like being pulled and pushed. It cheeses me off so I put my ears back to show I am not pleased.

OK here is the truth. I already know how to stand "correctly". It is natural for me to stand this way. Have a look at this:

This is me, standing by the pool. I was not placed in this position. I just stood this way because I like it. (By the way Peter at my Club has already told John quite often that standing like this is natural for us German Shepherds. Perhaps John has at last got the message!)
(OK - I will put my back leg further back ...............  if I feel like it)
Indy

Pulling on the Walk - Using a Collar

11 June 2011 - I went to my training school this afternoon. What I expected happened. John asked for advice on stopping me pulling on my walk. You know I wear a harness for walks. He was told that my harness is for pulling and tracking and not for walks (as if I didn't know that!). Anyway. John was told to get a soft collar for walks. John was told he can control me better with a collar. We will see about that! Humans must understand that we German Shepherds are leaders. We lead the walk. We drag our owners. John is in for a shock. When he puts the collar on me I will start spinning round and round. Like when I chase my tail. That will make him put the harness back on...............Hang on........................... What if John makes it a rule: No collar and lead, no walk? I suppose that I will then have to go along with the collar plan. Hmmmmmm..... I will have to think about this one.

I like the training school. It's great meeting the other German Shepherds. It's called socialising. My sister was there this afternoon. The problem is that John is learning all sorts of things about training - that is a polite way of saying John is learning how to get me to do what he wants by making me enjoy doing it.  The joke is on him though - I see John is being trained as well! What a dumb human - he needs more training than I do.