Comments on: Dog Trainer http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/ Mark and Nat, a married Lebanese couple who are living in Kuwait. Both are creatives, Mark works in Advertising while Nat in TV. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:26:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ayeshah Al-Humaidhi http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-144754 Ayeshah Al-Humaidhi Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:34:40 +0000 http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-144754 My name is Ayeshah Al-Humaidhi and I am the Executive Director of Animal Friends. I have been in the US for the last year apprenticing with an animal behaviorist and currently instruct many different levels of training classes. I will be moving back to Kuwait in October to continue my work with Animal Friends as well as offer dog training to the community. I will warn you that currently, there are no trainers in Kuwait that use positive methods in their training repertoire. Currently the offerings available are limited to aversive methods, which for the pet dog is not usually the best course of action because this type of training can cause relationship fallout which translates into the dogs loses trust in their handler due to fear of punishment. This is not conducive to the type of relationship we want with our pets today where they sleep by our beds and hang out on the couch with us. Working dogs and dogs that are not being kept as pets in the sense that we do can be handled differently. If you need help with walking him on leash, I would strongly recommend using a Gentle Leader which is a head halter based on the concept of how one leads a horse. It is extremely humane and without pain and offers you the control you want when walking your dog. Some dogs just hate having something on their head and can’t get use to it, if that is the case, I would recommend a harness where the d-ring that you clip the leash to is actually on the front of the chest rather than the back. Again if the leash is clipped to the front end of the body, there is no ability to pull. You can see these products at http://www.premier.com/pages.cfm?ID=29 and http://www.premier.com/pages.cfm?ID=75 which explain their use and why they work. I have five dogs of my own and all use the gentle leader except for one who uses a front clip harness and I can comfortably walk five dogs at once and they have a good time because I am not frustrated and I am not yanking a chain around their neck. What type of dog is Geo? I will be shipping these products to Kuwait in the next few weeks and will be sold through Animal Friends at this time. If you are interested, I would be happy to let you know when they become available. My name is Ayeshah Al-Humaidhi and I am the Executive Director of Animal Friends. I have been in the US for the last year apprenticing with an animal behaviorist and currently instruct many different levels of training classes. I will be moving back to Kuwait in October to continue my work with Animal Friends as well as offer dog training to the community. I will warn you that currently, there are no trainers in Kuwait that use positive methods in their training repertoire. Currently the offerings available are limited to aversive methods, which for the pet dog is not usually the best course of action because this type of training can cause relationship fallout which translates into the dogs loses trust in their handler due to fear of punishment. This is not conducive to the type of relationship we want with our pets today where they sleep by our beds and hang out on the couch with us. Working dogs and dogs that are not being kept as pets in the sense that we do can be handled differently. If you need help with walking him on leash, I would strongly recommend using a Gentle Leader which is a head halter based on the concept of how one leads a horse. It is extremely humane and without pain and offers you the control you want when walking your dog. Some dogs just hate having something on their head and can’t get use to it, if that is the case, I would recommend a harness where the d-ring that you clip the leash to is actually on the front of the chest rather than the back. Again if the leash is clipped to the front end of the body, there is no ability to pull. You can see these products at http://www.premier.com/pages.cfm?ID=29 and http://www.premier.com/pages.cfm?ID=75 which explain their use and why they work. I have five dogs of my own and all use the gentle leader except for one who uses a front clip harness and I can comfortably walk five dogs at once and they have a good time because I am not frustrated and I am not yanking a chain around their neck. What type of dog is Geo? I will be shipping these products to Kuwait in the next few weeks and will be sold through Animal Friends at this time. If you are interested, I would be happy to let you know when they become available.

]]> By: moocherx http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143496 moocherx Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:54:40 +0000 http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143496 I help out there Nat. At the moment there are 5 (I think) dogs boarding. 4 belong to a family who have moved to Australia and they will be going soon (they have been there quite a few weeks), and a small thing that came in a few days ago for a week. The money from boarding helps out with the running costs. And the staff are excellent at working out which dogs can be let out in the runs with other dogs (and which ones can't!!). I help out there Nat. At the moment there are 5 (I think) dogs boarding. 4 belong to a family who have moved to Australia and they will be going soon (they have been there quite a few weeks), and a small thing that came in a few days ago for a week. The money from boarding helps out with the running costs. And the staff are excellent at working out which dogs can be let out in the runs with other dogs (and which ones can’t!!).

]]> By: Nat http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143396 Nat Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:29:54 +0000 http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143396 Marzouq I'm sure u'd like that:p Moocherex i missunderstood you in your first post. Anyway i will give them a shot. If not then boarding it is.. I didn't know that Paws also boards non-rescue animals though.. Do you work or help out there? Marzouq I’m sure u’d like that:p

Moocherex i missunderstood you in your first post. Anyway i will give them a shot. If not then boarding it is.. I didn’t know that Paws also boards non-rescue animals though..
Do you work or help out there?

]]> By: moocherx http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143250 moocherx Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:10:36 +0000 http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143250 Nat: I'm not saying that the place you mean at Chabt abuses dogs. I'm just saying that some abused dogs were handed over to PAWS from there! I don't think I constructed the sentence very well!! Incidentally, if you ever need a dog boarding, PAWS does it too, and much cheaper (4KD per day for a Geo sized dog). Plus I always pay special attention to the boarders because I know they miss their humans more. It's a bit far though, but just for future reference. The only way to know if a place is good with dogs, is to pay a visit and just see how the dogs react to the staff. At PAWS for example, all the dogs jump on the workers and try to lick them to death. Nat: I’m not saying that the place you mean at Chabt abuses dogs. I’m just saying that some abused dogs were handed over to PAWS from there! I don’t think I constructed the sentence very well!!
Incidentally, if you ever need a dog boarding, PAWS does it too, and much cheaper (4KD per day for a Geo sized dog). Plus I always pay special attention to the boarders because I know they miss their humans more. It’s a bit far though, but just for future reference.
The only way to know if a place is good with dogs, is to pay a visit and just see how the dogs react to the staff. At PAWS for example, all the dogs jump on the workers and try to lick them to death.

]]> By: Marzouq http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143223 Marzouq Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:46:41 +0000 http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143223 hahahahaha! OK I want to see that! Since I know holla can't outrun Geo! hahaha hahahahaha! OK I want to see that! Since I know holla can’t outrun Geo! hahaha

]]> By: Nat http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143204 Nat Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:05:54 +0000 http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143204 Marzouq if anything Geo will just try to mount Holla hehe.. Moocherex that Chabt place seems awful, so they actually abuse dogs over there? Im definitely not taking Geo there if that's the case.. We've already gotten a couple of dog books when we first got Geo, he's pretty much trained, like he know most commands, he's just not leash trained yet. But anyway the reason why i also want to find him a trainer is that my mother in law is going down to Leb for a month and Geo will be alone at home since she usually babysits him during the day. So anyway instead of just boarding Geo at IVH, I want to get him properly trained with a professional. Marzouq if anything Geo will just try to mount Holla hehe..

Moocherex that Chabt place seems awful, so they actually abuse dogs over there? Im definitely not taking Geo there if that’s the case.. We’ve already gotten a couple of dog books when we first got Geo, he’s pretty much trained, like he know most commands, he’s just not leash trained yet. But anyway the reason why i also want to find him a trainer is that my mother in law is going down to Leb for a month and Geo will be alone at home since she usually babysits him during the day. So anyway instead of just boarding Geo at IVH, I want to get him properly trained with a professional.

]]> By: moocherx http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143198 moocherx Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:46:43 +0000 http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143198 At PAWS the other day some of us were talking about dog behaviourists, but we concluded we don't know any. Also be careful at Chabt because a LOT of PAWS abused dogs came from there... one is so traumatised he still lets no human near him. At GEO's birthday which you posted about, I mentioned I had a present (but you ungrateful b*stard never replied). It was a dog training book... but a cool one! As my dog's too retarded to be trained, you're welcome to it... and you'd be surprised how easy it would be to train him yourself so long as you have a "clicker" and some treats he likes. So if you want the book, just let me know where to leave it. At PAWS the other day some of us were talking about dog behaviourists, but we concluded we don’t know any. Also be careful at Chabt because a LOT of PAWS abused dogs came from there… one is so traumatised he still lets no human near him.

At GEO’s birthday which you posted about, I mentioned I had a present (but you ungrateful b*stard never replied). It was a dog training book… but a cool one! As my dog’s too retarded to be trained, you’re welcome to it… and you’d be surprised how easy it would be to train him yourself so long as you have a “clicker” and some treats he likes.

So if you want the book, just let me know where to leave it.

]]> By: Marzouq http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143169 Marzouq Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:25:24 +0000 http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143169 I was going to recommend Holla, but it seems you guys found a better solution! hehehe I was going to recommend Holla, but it seems you guys found a better solution! hehehe

]]> By: roro http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143111 roro Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:40:06 +0000 http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143111 more of a cat lover myself. Dunno trainers in the area. My sis loves books and shows by Cesar Milan. You read up on him? I dunno if theory is harder to put into practice... Thought i'd throw it out there though. more of a cat lover myself. Dunno trainers in the area. My sis loves books and shows by Cesar Milan. You read up on him? I dunno if theory is harder to put into practice… Thought i’d throw it out there though.

]]> By: Nat http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143110 Nat Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:36:37 +0000 http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143110 There's a post about it in the forum, today is the last day for registrations. http://248am.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2241 There’s a post about it in the forum, today is the last day for registrations.
http://248am.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2241

]]> By: Joudz http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143108 Joudz Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:30:43 +0000 http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143108 Hey nat..there is a dog show? plz can u tell me where it will be?? I would love to go there Hey nat..there is a dog show? plz can u tell me where it will be?? I would love to go there

]]> By: Nat http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143090 Nat Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:01:27 +0000 http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143090 yo-ghurt I'm taking Geo to the dog show this friday so will probably ask someone there about that. yo-ghurt I’m taking Geo to the dog show this friday so will probably ask someone there about that.

]]> By: Nat http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143089 Nat Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:00:06 +0000 http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143089 hey Joudz thanks alot for the info. It is also important for me that Geo will be treatd firmely but nicely there. It's crucial that the owner of the farm and trainer are dog lovers and not abusive. Anyway I will give them a call to see if the trainer is still available and will probably go check it out with Mark when he comes back:) H2o i asked my Vet in Wafra if he knew any good dog trainers in Kuwait but they coudln't provide me with any helpful info. Will see i i an get a hold of this guy though.Thanks.. hey Joudz thanks alot for the info. It is also important for me that Geo will be treatd firmely but nicely there. It’s crucial that the owner of the farm and trainer are dog lovers and not abusive. Anyway I will give them a call to see if the trainer is still available and will probably go check it out with Mark when he comes back:)

H2o i asked my Vet in Wafra if he knew any good dog trainers in Kuwait but they coudln’t provide me with any helpful info. Will see i i an get a hold of this guy though.Thanks..

]]> By: yo_ghurt http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143086 yo_ghurt Mon, 12 Mar 2007 08:56:57 +0000 http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143086 Maybe check with PAWS. They might be able to recommend some classes: pawsq8@yahoo.com Maybe check with PAWS. They might be able to recommend some classes: pawsq8@yahoo.com

]]> By: h2o http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143083 h2o Mon, 12 Mar 2007 08:48:32 +0000 http://www.248am.com/nat/kuwait/dog-trainer/#comment-143083 One of the best trainers in kuwait is a guy called Mohammed Al-Nobi. tried looking up his contact info and all i found was an interview but you can ask @ the vet. http://2zoo.com/home/m/m1/mohamad_alnobi/mohamad_alnobi.htm One of the best trainers in kuwait is a guy called Mohammed Al-Nobi. tried looking up his contact info and all i found was an interview but you can ask @ the vet.

http://2zoo.com/home/m/m1/mohamad_alnobi/mohamad_alnobi.htm

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