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RAMOS, who used to train rescue and search dogs is important as it tires out the dogs and they need to
in the Philippines to train Jazzie. I would say this is expend their energy to be less aggressive or restless
possibly the smartest thing that we have ever done.
inside the house. Dogs, no matter how big or small,
Jazzie is now well trained enough that she knows how need their daily exercise(s). Walking the dog also
to sit before she comes through the door, before she got her to learn about the environment and not to be
eats, and not go up the stairs and stay put if we want her paranoid when she saw cars, other dogs and other
to. She is smart enough to fetch my slippers if I give her people. As responsible dog owners, we always carry
this command (I wish I could have newspaper delivered plastic bags when we walk the dogs so that we can
in Vietnam) but she could also tear up magazines and pick up the dung and throw them away in rubbish bins.
chew up your shoes if you are not watching. When
we caught Jazzie doing naughty things like peeing o n
the carpet, we yelled NO and got her out of the house.
Apparently dogs have short memory and you need to
catch them “in the act” so to speak, so that they know
not to do it again. Do not beat your dogs up. Violence
only creates a violent dog.

A year later, we bought Jazzie a boyfriend named Max,
a black and white schnauzer, so that they can play
together when we are at work all day. Max is not as
smart as Jazzie but super loving. I always feel that he
may be a bit in-bred considering that we bought him
from the breeder and his parents have to be blackhaired also.

Jazzie was very nervous to walk when we first got him
– partly because he was locked up as a puppy inside
the cage since she was born. Now, she got excited
when she saw us picking up the leash. Walking the dog

Finally, what advice would you give to young
Vietnamese pet owners in becoming good
dog owners?
In a way, having dogs are like having kids that never
Christina Yu... (go to page 87)

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