training Max

Max is so CUUUTE! and he's kinda big- or is he just fluffy? Where did you get him? I want to glom on him! Does he shed? I could get you a furminator for Xmas :-)

And of course Tyson is charming, too, in a slightly less fluffy way :- ) A friend of mine has a 4-lb dog named Tyson, they would make a great pair.

FYI- my housemate Sydney is a dog trainer, and she was telling me that Ceasar Milan's methods are actually outdated and considered to be unnecessarily frightening for the dog. There are more effective and humane ways (even Oprah doesn't use him anymore). Sydney loaned me a training video that I am mailing to you today, so try it out. Basically it is clicker-training, and you can research that on the intertubes (what Lolcats calls the internet :-) one of the best being Karen Pryor. That lady on "Me or the Dog" is pretty good too, but I don't remember what she uses for training.Clickers are not the only way to go, but they are simple and effective and positive.