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How to achieve
the AIMS of the NITZSCHE PEPPU
Preservation Culture
When I first became a dog ‘parent’,
I must have been the most ignorant animal owner alive. I honestly
did not have a clue. As the years went by, I observed the development
of the same lineage, ‘mentally’ evolve and ‘up-graded’,
seeing how they interrelated with one another, my curiosity into
animal welfare became stronger and stronger, to the point where I
hit the books and started going back to school, where I soon discovered
that what the piano represented to Mozart, I felt myself
becoming one with its nature and the culture of the ‘Canidae’,
canine familiaris, known to us as man’s best friend ‘The
Dog’. For those who are new at this, please have no
fear, since we all start with a first step and every person must
recognise truthfully and without hesitation, what little knowledge
one has, towards the actual PetWorld culture. There is no greater
beginning by having the courage to humbly accepting one’s own
lack of insight, ability or skills. Secondly, when learning dog culture,
the real teacher in this case is ‘the Dog’. Dog
talk appears in many different ways as every pet has its own
way of self-expression. The human parent is entirely responsible
for the comfort and happiness of his or her own pet.
Enhance better Communication Skills
To understand Dog talk, we must enter the phase
at pre-nursery level. First we need to become ‘Dog’,
think dog, feel dog and observe dog manners. A dog uses various ways
in communicating its needs, desires, likes and dislikes. To achieve
good results one has to identify, accept and become comfortable with
being ‘dog’, thus learn first, how to respect the reality
of the dog living in its own culture. Human parents when changing
baby’s nappy are the first to confirm the extraordinary overwhelming
waft coming from such a tiny little body. The same can be said for
a baby dog, known to us as a ‘puppy’. In the dog world,
until the puppy reaches 6 weeks, Mum is happy to clean everything
that is presented on the floor. In a community spirit the rest of
the family is very willing to chip in and lend a helping ‘hand’,
joining in by clearing up those crunchy snacks. From week 7 into
8, this willingness soon changes and where the ‘human’ parent
is required to stand by and be on permanent guard with mops and buckets
containing disinfectant plus endless rolls of paper kitchen rolls.
It is a heavy task when confronted with the mountainous gifts left
on the floor by 6 small toddlers on four legs. Dogs enjoy living
in a clean environment, rolling in their own poop is not their first
choice. Reinforcing bad behaviour carries many consequences and to
deprogramme bad manners requires much patience, amongst other necessary
compassionate ‘human’ skills.
Mum is not always able to feed the hungry bottomless
mouths and a helping hand from the ‘human’ parent thus
enormously appreciated. A most useful recipe is ordinary Quaker Oats
prepared human style with a pinch of salt, some butter, finished
with cold milk. Variations from time to time by adding a raw egg,
some fresh cream, single or double, even a little sugar, depending
on the seasonal tidings, fresh mince meat when they are a little
older, starting with chicken, fish, lamb and finally beef. Add raw
to the hot porridge as one can simply boil the oats with water. Chop
up some fresh vegetables and as a treat one can offer a selection
of dried fruits. Apricots a definite hit with many toddlers. It is
remarkable how many varieties of porridge one can prepare for a growing
pup. Another easy recipe is a variety of scrambled eggs. It fills
the little ‘darlings’ and allows Mum to have a break,
thus providing her with the much needed opportunity to have an extra
helping of nutritional delicacies made out of fresh ‘organic’ foods,
whilst she remains at those stages of functioning as the ‘milk
factory’. Boil an extra egg with fish or meat and add that
to her meal with ample freshly chopped vegetables and natural herbs.
By all means do not be afraid to give her very generous helpings
as she has many mouths to feed. Mum during this time also needs two
to three meals a day and plenty of water to allow the cleansing of
her inner body with all the waste she is forced to clear up. Even
though this is the healthy organic cycle in nature, Mum is not always
in favour of certain flavours.
During this stage of the life cycle we discover
the many different forms in which the family interrelate and communicate.
The contact between Mum and the little ones, the tolerance of aunties
or uncles and the protective nature of Granny is very different when
the grown-ups converse with one another and allow the human parent
to intervene for various different reasons. The most important point
at this stage is to always be aware of potential ‘dormant’ disputes
amongst the older dogs, which can flare up at any time, when the
pups start moving around and choose for the attention from one dog
over the other. Understanding dog talk is imperative and recognising
body language is crucial at this stage in the dog or dogs (pack order)
life. This prepares us for the next chapter which explains why these
early stages in the puppy’s development are so important and
leads us into the crucial part of the learning technique. This is
the basis on which the NITZSCHE PEPPU technique
is founded.
Promote Greater knowledge into physical
well being or general welfare
Puppies brought up in an organic family environment,
will be better at accepting others and develop greater social skills.
Their level of intelligence is much higher than the pup removed from
its biological Mum at 6 weeks, as the trauma of separation at all
ages works hand in glove with shock. Pups should really not be allowed
to leave the mother before 8 weeks. In a perfect world, 10 to 12
weeks this is most preferable. However, poor ‘human’ parent,
6 puppies in a protected safe environment where cleanliness is of
the utmost importance, ends up with tennis elbows, sore knees and
a very tired back from scrubbing floors and washing unwanted dirty
toddlers. It is a full time job, including the feeding, followed
by prep-school ‘training’. Puppies relieve themselves,
immediately after drinking or eating and from 6 weeks the waste becomes
stronger, bigger and more difficult to handle. Every pup, whether
one or 12 from one litter, perform the exact same actions and the
waste comes in many different sizes, colours, odours, not forgetting
substance. At this stage Mum invariably stays clear from her clean
up duty, hence puppy nappies or papers leading to the door are a
great addition to start ‘house training’. Pups eat all
day, with hollow legs there is an equal need to relieve themselves
as many times. This hard work is well rewarded though, when play
time arrives and with a litter, the ‘human’ parent has
the opportunity to properly clean the ‘nest’, whilst
Mum has time for a rest, although with one eye firmly fixed on the
little ‘tykes’.
For now all play is part and parcel for the mature
dog’s ‘hunt’ instinctive training, since in the
wild they need to catch their own food. All experienced dog handlers
know this to be the golden opportunity to
familiarise the young playful furry four legged child with the first
stages of re-enforced reward training or clicker award training.
Food treats are not required when this young as voice reward is highly
effective with very young pups. The clicker becomes a tool which
brings confidence with lots of praise. From instinctive behaviours
we gently draw the young pup into the pleasures of intelligence,
by introducing an entirely new world which can lead to many avenues,
depending on performance and response towards controlled activity
behaviour. Learning the A-Z from as early as possible provides an
opportunity to allow the Dog to adapt and apply good habit performing
attitudes. Let us see in the next chapter where this can take us.
Protect Pet Cultural Social Behaviours,
whether single or pack attitudes as in play time and working skills
Before we start ‘educating’ the Dog,
it is necessary, even at 8 weeks to check the general condition of
the dog. The coat combined with sparkling bright eyes is an excellent
give away as to the health of the pup. One needs to make allowances
for character variations. Some pups are extremely enthusiastic to
explore the world and learn new things; others take things a little
slower. This is no sign of apathy or lower intelligence. They may
need a little more time to grow out of the baby phase. Like with
us humans, animals also have their good days and their bad days,
their high and their low moments. A dog that is not hungry or tired
is less likely to respond to training to a dog which is starving
and energetic, thus very responsive towards the treat reward. This
is a good time to start slowly with correct behaviour reinforcement.
Training must remain a ‘fun’ activity, when the dog
is bored after performing 20 sits, without a treat or any praise,
it soon loses interest. When the dog is not in top form it may become
tired quickly and refuses to cooperate because it needs a nap. One
can try changing over to a simple behaviour, but if the Dog digs
its heels, it is telling you, please leave me alone and it is time
to allow the Dog to have a rest. Never force the Dog against its
natural response, for they will reject the most important opportunity
of the tool in the trade. The clicker! This is a small oblong object
with a metal tongue and which is pressed only at the precise moment
when the Dog performs the behaviour we eventually put on ‘cue’.
Behaviour on ‘cue’ is understood by
the dog and performed only as and when the trainer asks the dog to
offer the specific behaviour it understands. We have now taught the
Dog its first task in the A-Z of Dog intelligence that is useful
in human society. Whether obedience training or controlled manipulation,
this is the beginning of teaching the Dog how to function in our
human world, yet remaining the keeper of its own identity. As
soon as the training is completed the Dog reverts back to concentrating
on its own performance, ability and skill.
Young Dogs, who have had a happy start in life,
not only respond better, but are far more observant and the results
are 100%. A puppy in training will learn new behaviours in seconds,
as they equally forget in seconds. Their attention span later in
life slows down and unless one keeps up the training, they do forget.
The difference being, unlike an untrained dog who starts at the age
of 2, a trained puppy like with swimming, the moment the clicker
comes out, a refresher course is most effective and the Dog now more
mature will remember from childhood memory.
A dog that feels safe and is allowed to gain confidence
without interruption, not only appears a keen student, but provides
much entertainment because they become quite creative and often invent
their own behaviours which can come in handy. Isadora, taught herself
to open doors and windows, including the swivel lever which opens
a sunroof window of a car. Izzy loved going to school and one day
she refused to stay in the car, through the sunroof she managed to
get out and marched up to the door, where she knocked during another
class session, demanding to join in. What a sight that was, when
one opens the door expecting to see a person and there she stood,
the ‘Bitch’, very determined. She also raised the alarm
when someone was attacked and thus saving people’s lives. Her
training did not start till she was 5 years old yet she advanced
to Masters/Professionals at a very steady pace. Faithful, the brightest
of them all, passed her basic exams before 6 months with flying colours
and understood from an early age that a cheerful soul is very catchy,
thus she transmits her confidence to the other dogs that may not
feel especially confident and display snappy behaviours. She never
goes to bed without giving me the wagging tail sign.
We have now reached the stages where the Dog is
ready to prepare for a career of their own choice or based on their
ability and skills.
Understanding the natural body and the need
for pharmaceutical veterinary intervention
The Dog remains in ‘puppy mood’ until
they are 18 months old, they then enter the adolescent stages and
at 30 months or 2 and half years old the dog has reached adulthood.
From 18 months to adulthood is the most important time to complete
the A-Z in Dog communication. This is a basic alphabet consisting
of 150 behaviours on cue. To achieve high Awards, requires dedication,
effort, consistency and a good relationship between dog and trainer.
First and foremost the trainer needs to grasp the
true reality of a healthy body and recognise the slightest discomfort
a dog may feel. Dogs get headaches; suddenly can develop allergic
reactions for no apparent reason and even go into an epileptic fit.
Dogs may suffer from genetically transmitted deficiencies and it
requires a trained eye to recognise and understand the aura around
the animal, be they dog, cat or otherwise. A closed mind is unable
to train a dog in shock. An animal seeking for attention, constantly
pushed away, will not perform, no matter how hard you try. We must
understand the basis of the animal’s state of happiness and
sense of contentment, which in essence affects the level of confidence
and thus performance.
A dog showing its teeth can do so for a variety
of reasons, just as a cat biting can do so depending on its circumstantial
reality. Dogs at play are all about teeth and a lot of noise, which
to the human ear may appear anti-social, when in fact they are having
a fun time. A growling dog may simply state, I am tired.
It is within the nature of a dog however to be on
guard and protect their territory. No different to humans who fence
off their belongings. A barking dog rarely bites, unless a dog has
been provoked, deliberately, with spite and the intention to hurt,
it will not forget the lack of respect from its attacker. No different
to a human putting their fingers into an electric socket and experiencing
the shock of electricity. It hurts and the mind remembers. When a
dog feels threatened it responds no different to a human and protects
its dignity, its value to live in peace and at other times it may
react on the energy of its owner. People, who are very nervous, often
find this is transmitted to the dog. Equally a person with a vivacious
personality will encourage a dog to express a lively and enthusiastic
character.
Unless a dog is sick and this can often be seen
when the coat of a dog is oily with a heavy odour clinging to its
body. When touching the animal you feel you need to wash your hands
as it feels dirty. If the fur is flat on one side and dull, it usually
shows the animal is stressed out and nervous due to circumstances
it feels threatened or unable to handle life. An animal with dull
eyes shows a total state of apathy and obviously feels completely
ignored. Maybe it has been rejected many times and lost its sense
of direction, experiencing the trauma of loss and feeling helpless.
To bring an animal back into a world of joy, in such cases may require
much effort with a lot of disappointments in between. Animals that
are confident and happy do not smell.
The requirements of a healthy animal, means regular
exercise, clean facilities, a comfortable bed. Dogs do not like sleeping
on bare cold floors, alone in the kitchen. Regular company, natural
foods, happy activities, lots of laughter, participation in whatever
human activity is taking place as long as this is within the boundaries
of nature. Animals do not like fireworks! A human shouting at one
another or other negative energies as it disturbs the natural source
and vibrations of life. People, who do not like animals, ignore them
and they will ignore you also. Fear activates the ‘hunt’ instinct.
It is a known fact that people, who fear the Dog, usually fear their
own natural reality. Animals after all are part of our natural environment,
much like a plant, you nurture it, appreciate its beauty and show
it respect. It is the way how human beings need to treat one another,
thus creating a better society living in harmony side by side. This
is the world of the Supernatural as intended, since Cause and Effect
applies to all living beings.
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