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- . Terrace native Lauren oe u.won the University . of British Columbia medal as

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““r. Dubedu is a psychology .. Major, specializing in ielinical psychology.

_ = The $300 Morris Belkin ” scholarship was also granted —

'”. “= to Dubeau for her paper on

. |. ex. differences in smell _ perception. Her research | °: showed animals perceive *. ‘qdors differently depending on their sex and age. This led her todo a brief survey of .- aphrodisiacs. - She's always been a hard worker, she -attended high . “school in Terrace and- completed grade 12 in New

_. Zealand on a Rotary slicdent * 7 not'only how to heel, bit also that you are teaching him to —

_exchange program. *

’~ Dubeau is currently living

in Port Alberni and is looking

“at her options for the future,

, Buch as medical school or

_ post-graduate work in

: -psychology. - .

_. Allan Dubeau, her -father, is a pharmacist in town.

. Dempsey Bell was. sen- - _tenced to spend up to 21 " months at the Prince George

Regional Correctional

Centre. — .

Judge Darral Collins

handed out the sentence | after Bell pleaded guilty to “two charges of breaking and ‘entering. The court was told Bell broke into Polly's Cafe

twice, once on February 23

and then again on May 24.

~ Judge Collins sentenced Bell ‘to jail after hearing a report

' from, a probation officer. -Bell will serve nine months for the first charge and one — year for the second, to be served consecutively,

_Also involved in the May 24

. break in-of Polly's Cafe: is - Barry Morrison. He will . serve nine months at the

Prince .George Regional

‘. Correctional Centre. =~ _ _» Afine of $150 or 10 days in . Jal" in' default was handed . down to Peter Dowler after ~ he was' found’ guilty on a * charge of driving with more than 80 millgrams of alcohol in his blood. —

Paolo Dugaro was. also found guilty on a charge of driving over the limit of 80

' mg, Judge Collins fined him _ $850 to be paid by the end of June, or 45 days in jail.

BUCKLE UP

-Right side heeling is useful if you jog with your dog, or run - traffic,

_ HW the dog already knows how to sit, start him from there, - and finish each hee! with a sit command as you stop. If the

jerks will soon teach the dog not to get ahead of you, where he

A OUTDOOR 7 RECREATION | Lorry | Zakreski |

‘The single most useful obedience exercise you can teach your dog is to heel on leash. By heeling, we mean teaching him to walk attentively and calmly at your side, Every dog can be taught how to heel in only a few minutes. Convincing him that.he should, however, is another matter.

Regardless of your eventual plans for your dog, heeling on teagh ig one of the fundamental things he should know, A dog. trained to heel can be safely taken out in public. A dog not trained may be taken out in public, but if he is not on a leash, then he is not safe from cars, other dogs, or any other hazards the two of you might encounter, 7,

"Or, Ifhe is on a leash; and not trained to heel, chances are he is more trouble than fun, so likely he will be leftat home. A

lot. ; oy .

To teach your dog to heel properly, you need the proper equipment, and the proper mental attitude. The proper equipment is a five-foot leash, preferably of leather, and a slip (choke) training collar. Lo

The proper mental attitude is that you are teaching the dog

obey. This means that he must be attentive to you, and that he must learn to do what youtell him, Teaching him a trick is easy. Teaching him to be obedient is not always as easy, but much more rewarding. -

_ Organized obedience trials stipulate that the deg starts the heel from the sitting position, at the left side of the handler.

him along side your bike: When he is on the right he is out of

dog does not yet sit on command, start him from the standing position and finish him with the stand. Teaching him to sit is easy enough, but don’t try and combine the two exercises into one or you may confuse him. Sits on command and automatic sits on the halt are the next lesson anyhow. .

When teaching your dog to heel it is very important that the leash remain slack until an actual correction is applied. A loose leash permits the solid jerk that teaches the dog, A tight leash teaches the dog to pull against the leash; all right if you are training a dled dog, but not so good for obedience work. S, keep that leash loose until you jerk it tight for a correc-

ion, . 0

For the same reason, we use the slip (choke) -collar for training. A solid collar does not provide a firm enough correction, and encourages the dog to resist. As I sald, alright for sled dogs, but for obedience training the slip collar provides that firm correction we need to get through to the dog. And, to repeat the dog trainers favorite saying, “One

firm correction is worth a thousand timid attempts." Also, if ° -you ever jerk on a thin rope or chain leash attached toa big .

dog going in the other direction, you will soon see why serious dog trainers use a thick leather leash, With the right equipment and attitude, we can begin. . - Starting with the dog at your side, say his name, to get his attention, then say ‘heel’, in a firm voice. Immediately after giving the command to heel, step off confidently. The dog most likely will walk along with you, but if he doesn’t, walk until you get to the end of. the. leash, and with a single vigorous pull, jerk the dog to you as you continue to walk. If done properly, even the dumbest dog will soon get the idea and Jearn that he must get up and g9 when you do, or else suffer the unpleasant consequences Of a. forceful jerk-on his leash, . . ; Remember, I said a single vigorous pull, and jerk the dog to you. The more positive your corrections, the sooner the dog will

get the message. And the sooner he will learn to heel, and start learning to be obedient.

Also, once the command to heel is given do not make the °

mistake of repeating the command. We are not asking the dog to hee)-heel-heel; we are commanding him to heel. Give the command, step off confidently, and jerk vigorously if he doesn't follow. . 7

Once you have the dog moving, the next step is teaching him to pay attention to you, and to move along with you.

If the dog lage behind, the proper correction is a firm jerk ,

forward until he walks with his head approximately at your side, If he forges ahead, the correction is a quick about turn to the right, followed by a firm jerk in the new direction. A couple of these quick right about turns followed by the firm

can't watch you for thosesudden changes indirection.

Now that you have the dog starting when you start, and walking attentively at your side, you should hone his at- tentiveness.

Heel him through a series of left turns, right turns, stops, starts, figure eights, correcting him firmly every time his attention wanders from you. Watch your dog and if and when

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he isn't paying. enough altention, surprise him with a - direction change or a halt. Do not signal these changes in any

way. Merely go where and when you please, and correct the -

~ dog vigorously whenever he isn’t paying attention.

“Believe me, if done properly, any dog will quickly learn he ‘

_must.wateh his master to avoid unpleasant corrections. So, he does learn to watch his master attentively. And he does learn to heel. And he now hasa foundation for learning how to be obedient. ; ; The correction for a right turn is the same as for a right

about turn, or for forging ahead, However, for a left turn, the .

dog must be taught to get out of the way so that you won't be

tripping over him. If the dog is heeling properly, with his ~

head about even with your legs, then he has plenty of time to get out of the way. If he is a bit too far ahead, he may not see the left turn coming scon enough, If this happens, make your left turn anyway, as if he wasn't even there, Bring your leg up vigorously (no; not a kick) and bump into him hard enough that iw he unpleasant, but not harmful. ~~ - If you are doing all this properly, you can teach most dogs to heel in one half-hour session. To make sure your dog ‘remembers his lessons, however, you must repeat several times until he knows what is expected of him, A half hour a day for about a week should be sufficient to -engrave this particular exercise into your dog's brain per- manently, but you will find that if you slack off on your training, so will he. So, polish him up occasionally (like every

time you take him for a walk) and you are well on your.way to,

having an obedient dog, as well asa dog that knows how to

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