Show - MI - - The Herald - "L I JournalCache Sunday September 20 1987-- 13 from Trainer Dog Training Tips Benji's " MulWrrv photo Strain PnJurtlma In the movie "Benji the Hunted" Benji cares for four cougar cubs There are only 12 minutes of humans talking The rest is Benji acting Eleven years of training have ma de him a star Here are some tips from a real Bryan expert Benji's co-trai- ner Renfro "Training gives your dog more purpose in life It makes him happier when he does do what you want and he sees your appreciation "Show your dog what you want him to do and then reward him "The reward can be a pat on the head and a 'Good boy' 'and a bite of food "Fifteen minutes a day is all you need to train your dog "Patience is very important "The basic things are: sit lie down and stay "These are especially important when you have company You don't want your dog jumping up on everyone In that way your dog stays a pet and not a pest "In the beginning you should always have a leash on him Benji has been sitting on command for 11 years this way you can bring the dog to you and then reward him with a pat or bite of food Once he starts coming to you keep him in the enclosed area but take the leash off and call him "If he doesn't come don't get angry Just put the leash on give him a little tug and tell him to come to you You'11 need: 4 hotdogs 2 tablespoons chili sauce 4 slices dill pickle 1 slice American cheese cut into 4 strips What to do: 1 Slice hotdogs lengthwise Spread chili sauce I flying bird ice-crea- m cone inside letter Y 2 Place one pickle slice and one cheese strip in man's face each hot dog 3 Place on baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes Serves 4 flag mushroom turtle lion's face from The Mu ii "To train a dog to lie down (or sit) push him into the lying (or Stuffed Dogs word MINI basket I 1 On command Benji gives Alpha Betty a pat on a recent visit to Tne Mini Page studio Rookie Cookie’s Recipe squirrel bowler hat i i sitting) position At the same time tell him what to do Also use your hands (to give a signal) In that way the dog is learning word commands and hand signs" Mini Spy and her friends are meeting Benji See if you can find: I er "You should do the training in an enclosed area with a leash In Mini Spy letter Bryan Renfro and Benji show us how to train your dog to sit Notice now Bryan holds the leash and pushes Benji down Co-train- rl I ' '1 ''l ' ' hf by Betty Debimn quarterfreesmoon VtB7 iliweml Syndicate i t I Ia ' t I f ifi if ri r r ' "’' i |