Big Words

[Criquetpas]

They learned to spell down there.... and use big words! One of my favorite words is "Pontificate".... you can see many fine examples of it on RTF as of late.

I still like my definition, meathead, my Southern born/bred Dad used that endearing term to describe his first born, me. It was well deserved at the time.

[Howard N]

They learned to spell down there.... and use big words! One of my favorite words is "Pontificate".... you can see many fine examples of it on RTF as of late.

Jeez Susan, what's the pope have to do with retriever training?

[Marvin S]

get in here now, or I'm putting a marble on your behind, he came right away. Yep. I think that sling shot thingy and marble can really do the trick.

U have rubber marbles .

[JusticeDog]

U have rubber marbles .

sarcasm was intended Marv..... but it's better than having no marbles, small marbles, etc.

I really think training has evolved over time, and our pedigrees have evolved... haven't really heard a definitive response as to why it is even a necessary part of a force program except maybe someone feels their dogs is recalcitrant. I still think there is a geographic acceptance of this method. The one dog i own that was marble fetched was trained in Texas. Or maybe it's based on the style of dog... certain pros do attract dogs of a certain style. It could have been an interesting discussion.

But, it's hard to have a discussion when certain people only want to be agreed with, and if you don't, disparaging comments are made. Pontificate. Yes, that's the word.

[HPL]

in my description of the "catapult", i was confident you would consider hand-held and diminutive to be redundant.

would a hand-held catapult not also already be a diminutive catapult? i think the way i said it one would picture a very small sling shot held between the thumb and forefinger. what i described to the reader might not even be capable of shooting a marble. that, and the shift key has always eluded me?

Don't know how big you are. You might have hands the size of hams, in which case "hand held" might be nearly full sized for normal folks.

[JusticeDog]

Jeez Susan, what's the pope have to do with retriever training?

Dog spelled backwards????