Royvon Dog Training Schools Proudly Presents
"Gus"
About Me!
Hi! My name is Gus - I am a big, friendly, affectionate and loyal Weimaraner dog. I live with my best mate Ben, his parents and four cats.
I am very easy to please. I like going for walks, taking a dip in the pond and lying in the sun. I am quite adaptable, too, and my family can take me just about anywhere so I can enjoy a lazy afternoon in their company.
I don't like everything and everybody I meet, however. I don't like all dogs and I don't like the postman. But, I am doing a pretty good job of protecting the family and house, especially since the postman arrives almost everyday and I always manage to make him quickly go away. With the family safe, I can sneak in a nap, or two, and be refreshed for my master's arrival home, where my ritual is pure over-excitement (and some jumping).
When I was little I liked to chew/destroy TV handsets and mobile phones (the flip-top ones). Although I am sooooo over that now, I've now taken to selective recall and pulling on the lead (and my litttle problem with other dogs). For these reasons, I was sent to Royvon as a Pampered dog.
Barry is my Trainer and he has been teaching me to recall to a whistle. I also don't pull on the lead anymore, and he can easily distract me and control me when I approach, or am approached by another dog. He recognises the second I start thinking of having a go and he very quickly gets my attention with his voice, the gentle clink of training discs, food or my ball. Once my focus is away from the other dog, I am completely fine and he thinks that if I practise this a lot for a long time, I may be able to eventually PLAY with other dogs!-?-! He also says that it's important to stay calm around me, because I do feed off the energy of those around me (especially my family!)- and when we see other dogs together, we both get really anxious, which makes it worse. I do respond to calm authority and for this reason, he thinks that with all my new skills, I am going to continue to be shaped into a really, really good dog!!!
