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by Liz Armstrong, This story is dedicated to people who own bad dogs. Our family used to have one, and for 13 unpredictable years, we put up witb ahl sorts of canine >shenanigans which, in retrospect, is probably the reason my mother's hair turned gray. She was a small terrier of the breed known as miniature Germnan Schnauzer, just the right sîze (we thought) for city living. It wouldn't be fair to say that she didn't have ber good points - - she was affectionate, handsome look- ing and a.ngelic when she slept. However, during ber waking moments <about 18 hours a day) she managed to acquire a host of bad habits. A partial list follows: __ Wheni called, she would immediately look up from the hole sife was digging in the tulip bed and break into a quick gallop - - in the opposite direction. Lurîng her into the bouse became a not-so-subtle game, though we became quite adept at using ahl manne r of underhanded tricks to coax her through the back door. The only sure-fire bait was a fresh siridin steak bone, and that got to be rather expensive. --She ate the- neighbours' garbage, no matter how securely it was tied. Those supposedly strong Glad bags were no match for her superb set of choppers. - - She barked and whined regularly, and was àlways in full voice during thunder- storms. Firecrackers drove her wild, and in the heydey of ladyfingers and big-bangers, she (and consequently we too) would go through an annual two week trauma prior to the 24th of May weekend. - - She occasionally sharpen- ed lier teeth on the mailman and-or milkman. - - When scouting out the neighiborhood, 'sbe'd walk directly along the centre of the road as if she owned it. In fact it was a common sight to see bier standing squarely in the path- of an oncoming vehicle. On all such occasions, cars came to a dead baît and ,yielded for lier. She usually took her time, gazing non- chalantly at the driver as if to suggest hie had no business being there in the first place. It's amazing that she neyer got run over, even in revenge. - - Immediately after being drîed off from a bath, she would discover -a mud puddle (or frequently a compost heap, or related pile of decomposing matter) and briskly roll in it. In hier old age, she became reasonably mellow, perhaps to atone for the sins of bier youth, and P'm sure that she barked hier way into doggie heaven with no problem at ail. In her own way she was quite persuasive, and practically everyone fell prey to ber charms (with the possible exception of the milkman and mailman.) For ahl the years of ber life, the human members of our family rationalized hier bad behaviour and coped as best we could. In reality, however, she was our master, because we satisfied bier every wbim (thinking perhaps that sbe'd eventually see the ligbt and shape up.) Looking back, it's clear that she was the smart one - - and shïe proved, it by having ahl of us wrapped pretty tightly around hier front paw. If Only We'd Known As it turns out, there are plenty of other dog owners who have experienced the samne sort of dilemma that we were caught in for 13 years. But it doesn't have to be that way at all, according to Rutb Miller, who operates Mang- dien Kennels on Queen Street. In addition to owning three beautiful Siberian Huskies and a rare French Bulldog, Mrs. Miller is also an expert on dog obedience. Eight years ago, she and bier toy poodie joined an obedience vlass, notbecause bier dog was a delinquent, but as a means of breaking away fromn the regular housewife-mother routine. When she acquired the first of several Siberian Huskies a short time later, she realized that the school could provide more than just a nigbt or two out eacb weekHle was a large, exuberant f ellow wbo needed proper training., Since that time, Rutb bad been a firm believer la obedience classes, and for the past four years (first as an assistant and then as a fully qualified instructor) she bas taught for the Oshawa Obe- dience Association school. And she's known dogs that did all of the things that ours became infamous for, plus others who cbewed furniture'1 ran away from home and Ruth Miller of Queen Street is a dog lover, and an expert on both obedience training and breeding Siberian huskies,, In addition to owning three champion Siberians, she has also acquired this rare French bulldog, which is a totally man-made breed. For both herseif and her neighbours, Mrs. Miller knows the benefits of keeping well-trained dogs, and recently she shared some of her extensive knowledge about obedience training. For the owners of dogs who have the upper hand over ail other members of the household, many of Mrs. Miller's words of advice shouldbe well taken. 48" high 11/2" Green Vinyl 60" high 11/2" Green Vinyl mesh 1;5 er Ff. m esh Cash and Carry mesh 1c: er Ff. Csh and Carry Complete with galvanized rail, line posts and fittings, corner, gate and end posts extra. Gates extra Savings on Other Styles WHITE'S FENCI MG 576-5606 Section Two 'The Canadian Statesmnan, Bowmanville, August 18, 1976 7 '76 Goodyear Profits Dôwn, Sales Up OverLstYr Doggie Problems of All Sorts Can Be Cured With Proper Obedience Tann "Most of our plants are now operating at a higher level of utilization, witb expansions and conversions virtually completed, " he said. - Wingfoot Clan The consolidated net income of Goodyear Canada' mc. for the three months ended June 30, 1976 was $2,044,009, equiva- lent, to 78 cents -per, common share. This compgres witha profit of $2,475,000, or 95 cents per share, earned - in the corresponding period last year. Second quarter sales were $100,891,000, an incèrease of 15.4 per cent over the $87,411,000 recorded in 1975. Net income for the six months was $1,608,000, or 60 cents per share of common stock, versus $5,461,000,ý,or $2.10 per share, dturing the same period for 1975. J. Robert Hicks, president and chief executîve officer, called the improvement over the first quarter encouraging., Six months' sales were $177,515,000, up 7.3 per centý from the $165,381,000 for the first haîf of 1975. like a potential disaster, but Ruth says that the chaos only lasts about 15 minutes. By that time, the owners have effecý- tively learned the initial steps in controlling their animais. Dogs and their handiers attend classes twice weekly for a period of 10 weeks, and upon successful complétion of the novice course (the equiva- lent of a child's elementary scbooling), the dog will have learned the following skills - - to heel on leash, stand for examination, heel off leash, sit, lie down, stay and corne wben he's called. Following that, one mi ore week of polishing his exercises will generally be enough to get him ready for a licensed obedience trial. Duringtheeighth week of classes, one evening is set aside to help clear up 'spec ial problems' but, as Ruth point- ed out, by that time most of the dogs, are already well ünder control. Higher Education For, those who want to continue, tbere's a canine equivalent of, secondary school and unîversity too. In the 'open class' dogs learn to retrieve dumbells, leap over a broad jump, and drop on recaîl. Ahl of this work must be done wben the dog is off the leash. For truly sophisticated dogs, the ultimate in obe- dience training is fthe 'utility class', which requires the handler to put bis dog through an elaborate set of paces, develop bis powers of'scent discrimination, and teach him to stay and stand for a five minute examination by a judge. There's even more on this advanced curriculum, -but most people reading this account are probable interest- ed in basic survival. And you can teach an old dog new tricks. Despite his age, he'l1 respond if you'reÀ willing and able to train hirn. September is almost here, and furtber information about the obedience scbool will soon1 appear in local newspaperg advertisements. Wben the time cornes, just make sure you get to your copy of the Statesman before the dog does. ~ITho~c ~a~y - ~ka~y ~ û~ ~umrn~k On a command from Mrs. Miller, this five-year-old Siberian husky named Kody. Ieaps over a jump, retrieves a dumbbell and then returns it to her master. Mrs.* Miller has owned more than one dog for the past eight years and disagrees with Newcastle Council's recent decision to up the cost of a licence for a fourth dog to $50 to discourage people fromowning more than three in a residential area. "1've,-neyer had any'problems with my dogs," Mrs. Miller says,, "and neither have my neighbours." Licences for her dogs cost $32 this year, but with the expected addition of a new Siberian maie in December and the'increase in licence fees, she'll pay welI over $100 next year. - Photos by Liz Armstrong stained the broadioom. She sbudders to tbink that at one time ber own dogs ran loose - - not the best way to win popuiarity contests witb' the neigbbours. Ruth explains tbat the key to training a dog properiy lies witb tbe owner, not with the animal. Tbnuab eacb indivi- dual dog bas a different temperament, it's essentiai in ail cases tbat the handiers be more dominant, than their pets. In- other words, "the bouseboider must be top dog. " Ruth notes that wben dog bandlers first attend obe- dience scbool, they generaily suffer one of two main weaknesses. There are tbose (like our famiiy) wbo are too soft witb their, animais and tbose wbo put a lîttie too'mucb pressure on tbeir dogs. It takes a firm and consis- tent hand to train a dog properiy. Tbougb the ultimate goal is to break a dog's bad habits, it's equaily important for a bandler to deveiop the art of praising him weli wben he responds to commands. Ruth says that praising is an art, and many people baye to be taugbt the proper way of doing it. Presentiy, the Osbawa Obedience Association bolds its classes at tbe Oshawa North Cornmunity Centre, and the new terra starts in September. Enroliment is limited to 25, and tbe instruc- tors and their assistants teach by demonstration. W itb 25 bad dogs and their barassed uwners ail in the same room at once, it sounds Fl FRESH SWEET CORN- and nail VEGETABLES APPLES HONEY RESH BEANS MAPLE SYRUP îE NOW HAVE PEACHES - APRICOTS jand PLUS 75 IL.Bag of Potatoes Field Tomatoes by Basket ait F R ED'S Fruit Markpetý Hwy. 115 1/2 Mile South of Orono Phone 983-5628 Pl Cash and Curry FmmENCI NG Chain Link Vinyl Wire Lions Club of Bowmanville thank ail who supported our carnival August l4th, 1976. Draw for the Monte Corlo was won by Mike Anderson of Oshawa, Ontario. Cornival Committee k SWMMING Corner of Taunton and'Wilson Road 4Ab Oshawa P hone - - 576-5139 Hours: Mon.'- Thurs. 9:00,a.m. - 5:00 p.mn. 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CANADIAN FORCES RECRUITING CENTRE 25 St. Clair Avenue East Toronto, M4T 1 M2 Telephone: (416) 966-6564 NOýTICE: The Mobile Recruiting Team will be in Oshawa on Wednesday, August 25, 1976 at the Canada Manpower Centre between 10 a.m. and 3 p. m.