Dog Training

This is a clip from a show called The Dog Whisperer. He is an expert in dog behavior and training. Too bad it's not this easy to train kids!





Jenny and I have had this discussion that, we're journalists by training, so as a journalist when you are out at a scene you observe and you don't get in the way of things. And with that kind of a personality it is really a challenge for us to step up and impose our will on someone else, including a dog.

So you want us to kind of push back.
It's a bite. You're biting. What is lacking in the relationship is the respect. Respect comes from discipline. The respect comes because you know how to follow through. That's respect.
She's intimidated by you.
Not intimidated, submissive.
Ok.
But you do have to dominate. Dominating in the animal world is healthy. That's how they keep things balanced.
Look at this, she just laid an egg. He scared an egg out of her.
Oh, I'm the daddy.
Oh, it's warm. You're the daddy. You want that egg, Cesar. That's for you.
Oh my god.
That's a Pennsylvania egg.
That's amazing!
Thank you.
You even get our chickens to lay eggs.
We harvest eggs almost every day from them so...
That is funny. Unbelievable.

Look at Gracie sniffing her now. That's wonderful.
We want that.

And I want the sound, "Shhh!" The more of the sound...
No, you can't have the egg.
No, she can't even touch the egg either.
Anything that has belonged to the chicken, she can't touch.

See now, what I like now, even though she is pacing, she is breathing not obsessively. And that is part of like, ok, I've never done this, but it feels better not to be obsessing.

When he had Gracie sniffing the chicken's claws, I mean, I was really flabbergasted. I did not think that that was possible. And he did it within about a 3 minute window.

With tomorrow's breakfast safely chilling in the Grogan's refrigerator, Cesar bring the chicken and the Grogans back to the original scene of the crime.

Yeah, she started charging.
She's like, "This is my opportunity."
Well it's the sound that triggered. See, she's not thinking, it's just a reaction. There's no knowledge behind instinct, it's all reaction. So that's another exercise that you could do, you could make this sound over and over, "Shh!"

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Awwww

The elephant sanctuary in Tennessee is where elephants come to retire. And when they retire, most elephants seek out a companion that they will spend most of their time with. This four ton Asian elephant, Tara, bonded with a former stray dog named Bella. Soon they were spending every moment together. They were an inseparable odd couple.

For years, they were close, but no one ever knew how close until a spinal cord injury kept Bella laid up in the sanctuary office for 3 weeks. With 3,000 acres to roam, Tara never left. She spent the entire three weeks just outside the sanctuary office, keeping vigil. Eventually, the two were reunited and they now live happily together, teaching the whole world a daily lesson about unconditional love.



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Amazing African Animals

This week Shirley talks with David about the wildlife in Kenya, Africa and the some of the environmental problems. Here's an amazing video from Kruger National Park in South Africa.
This is one of the most popular videos ever posted on YouTube. Over 38,000,000 people have watched this video.



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And the winner of last week's survey is...

DOGS!

Although I like cats better than dogs, I'm not so surprised at the results. 20% preferred cats over dogs. 20% believe that cats and dogs are equally wonderful. However, a strong majority of 60% voted for dogs. Nobody admitted that they hate both cats and dogs. I guess this evidence suggests that ELLLO listeners are lovers, not haters, but many of you are allergic to cats. Achoo!



Be sure to weigh in (share your opinion) on this week's technology survey.
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Pronunciation Lesson

Here are some dogs practicing their pronunciation.


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Bow Wow

This week Lindsay and Jake talk about dogs. Can you write down all of the key phrases that you hear in this ELLLO song?

Here are a couple of hints.

1. Yeah, __________ keeps __________ me

2. ______, then ________ you’d better _______________ getting one.

3. But __________ _____ ______ ____________

4. Sometimes __________ not properly __________ __________.

Click below to check your answers.

Double click on any word to see the meaning.



1. Yeah, everyone keeps warning me

2. Well, then maybe you’d better reconsider getting one.

3. But they're so cute!

4. Sometimes they're not properly toilet trained

Now, go listen to interview #879 and listen for these key phrases.
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Wild South American Dance

I thought that flamingos only lived in Florida and the Caribbean. I wonder if Jeff saw any of these on his truck ride through the Andes.

"It's a lonely life, but that's why flamingos come here. With the place all to themselves, they have the privacy to dance.

This is how they choose their mates (partners; lovers). These are Chilean flamingos but wherever there are flamingos in the world, they do the same dance."

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