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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Barbara Woodhouse - No Whispering Alowed!



Walkies anyone?

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  1. CiCiJanuary 26, 2010 at 2:29 PM

    I always enjoyed Barbara Woodhouse. I always wanted her to teach husbands and children too.

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  2. JeanJanuary 26, 2010 at 3:23 PM

    That Ridgeback next door could use a dose of Barbara. Actually, watching her train, she does do a lot of the same stuff today's "whisperers" do, you're right.

    The dogs look as if they are enjoying the experience of watching their owners get trained. *LOL*

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  3. Happy Hour...SomewhereJanuary 26, 2010 at 3:39 PM

    Oh heavens...South Park did an episode on Cesar Millan, the Dog Whisperer training Eric Cartman, the rather nasty child on that show and it is one of my favorites. Walkies and whisperer...gotta love it.

    This video made my day...thanks~!

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  4. English RiderJanuary 26, 2010 at 3:43 PM

    TechnoBabe, Oh, I suspect her husband and children would never have even thought of getting out of line.

    Jean, she became a cultural icon and her sayings were in use in every walk of life. (I guess my blog has gone to the dogs).

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  5. English RiderJanuary 26, 2010 at 5:48 PM

    Happy Hour, You are very welcome. Animal Planet and National Geographic are two of my favorite TV channels. Cesar has a charisma that is worth watching, even if you don't care about dogs.

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  6. SteveJanuary 26, 2010 at 11:10 PM

    I could never warm to Barbara. I always suspected she smelled of wee. And not dog wee either (she'd never have allowed that).

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  7. KittyJanuary 26, 2010 at 11:44 PM

    Oh! I remember that program when it came back on syndication. I'm not too sure if I agree with all her methods, since every dog has their own particular temperament. Like with children, one method doesn't 'fit all.'
    But, I did enjoy her bossing about the dog owners and the dogs seemed to mostly happily follow along.

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  8. Batteson.IndJanuary 27, 2010 at 2:01 AM

    hahahahahahaa!!!..Perfect laugh to wake up to this morning! I remember watching her when I was a kid. Fantastic!.. you just wouldn't get a character like her on the t.v any more, sadly. Thanks for the giggle :-)

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  9. DeborahJanuary 27, 2010 at 8:07 AM

    That's great!! I watch her and marvel at the fact that she seemed to care not a whit about the opinion of others - just got on with it and did what she did. I'd love to be just a bit like that.
    I sent this on to my youngest son for his Giant Malamute, a rapidly growing and untrained puppy who will only listen to his master if HE thinks its a good idea. Trouble ahead.

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  10. English RiderJanuary 27, 2010 at 10:06 AM

    Steve, patrician mature female wee?
    Bad Boy!

    Kitty, the sheer will power was impressive. Training context 2 decades ago, you don't have to agree with her to see her as an iconic personality.

    Watercats,hsppy to oblige.

    Deborah, I hope you are wrong about the prediction for your son. A malamute is a lot of dog. We had a friend malamute named Wookie. Even in her old age, when we met her, she was iffy with other dogs. Diva excepted, of course.

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  11. ArgentJanuary 30, 2010 at 1:02 PM

    Hehe - it's been ages since I've seen Barbara Woodhouse. My sister wrote to her I think about one of her loopy labs. A real character, not like the sanitised types we get now.

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  12. English RiderJanuary 30, 2010 at 1:37 PM

    Argent, she just made everyone live up to her expectations.

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