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First published: April 2005 | Mass advertising is dying. Experienced consumers couldn't care less about commercials, ads, banners and other fancy wording and imagery that is forced upon them, so let's move on to more interesting ways of igniting conversations between corporations and consumers. We recently spoke about CUSTOMER MADE and NOUVEAU NICHE as powerful alternatives to archaic marketing thinking, but those concepts don't necessarily introduce consumers to your brand or your new product. Sure, much has already been said about search-based advertising and initiating word of mouth as new (and certainly more relevant) ways to replace mass advertising, but TRENDWATCHING.COM wants to add a third alternative: TRYVERTISING, which is all about consumers becoming familiar with new products by actually trying them out.
Think of TRYVERTISING as a new breed of product placement* in the real world, integrating your goods and services into daily life in a relevant way, so that consumers can make up their minds based on their experience, not your messages.
* Mind you, this is not about increasingly sophisticated product placement in movies, TV series or games; no doubt an improvement on intrusive commercials, but it's still based on advertising, not TRYVERTISING. Also, to prevent this newsletter becoming more voluminous than the old testament, we will primarily focus on direct TRYVERTISING, i.e. activities aimed directly at end users, as opposed to indirect, viral campaigns aimed at getting celebs or influencers to try out (and talk about) new products and brands: we'll save Star Jones, The Donald, Hillary Swank and Josh Rubin for the inevitable update ;-)
So what does TRYVERTISING incorporate? Think 'obvious' activities like handing out product samples, and more subtle, integrated product placements that are part of an experience or solution. It's everything from new-style sachets containing single servings of liquid products, to hotels partnering with luxury carmakers to offer high end model test drives to guests during their stay.
First, a bit more about the 'old' TRYVERTISING that we're all familiar with: think free shampoo samples in magazines, or a point of sale promotion stand in a supermarket. The challenge here has always been a certain lack of relevance: there's no guarantee samples are tried out at the right time, in the right spot, and by the right target audience.
One clever solution to this distribution dilemma: Tremor, P&G's gargantuan TRYVERTISING project. In only two years time, this focus group cum sample/coupon dispersing network signed up 280,000 US (!) teens, ages 13 to 19, who actively promote new products to their peers, and may be asked to place coupons and product samples in living rooms, schools and any other relevant location. Next? Tremor Moms, of course!
Another distribution shift within the world of old-school TRYVERTISING: websites that enable consumers to actively get their hands on free stuff: see TheFreeSite.com, www.startsampling.com, www.freechannel.net, www.freebielist.com, www.freebiesplanet.com, www.gratis.nl, www.alles-kostenlos.de, www.yes-its-free.com and so on. Here too, the opportunity to disperse samples to a slightly more relevant audience (based on recipients' profiles) is tempting, though the current emphasis on 'free' may limit diversity within the try-out audience.
So what about more targeted, more relevant new-style TRYVERTISING? Product placements that become part of the landscape, part of the real world where consumers hang out and certainly don't mind trying something as long as it makes sense to them? Check out the following TRYVERTISERS, and how they're integrating their wares into (semi) public domains like bars/cafes, waiting rooms, events, universities and hotels.
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Which companies are already seriously into TRYVERTISING? Let's start with hotels, which are rapidly turning into the number one spot for new-style product placement. No wonder, as guests' activities mirror their domestic lives, minus, one may hope, pilfering the mini-bar (another great TRYVERTISING spot by the way!). And it's no longer just the branded Aveda toiletries in Westin bathrooms; luxury automakers, for example, are teaming up with hoteliers to introduce guests to high-end cars during their stay.
Mercedes-Benz. The Ritz Carlton offers a Key to Luxury program in cooperation with Mercedes Benz, and recently added the CLS500 to the mix. The package includes deluxe guest room accommodations on The Ritz-Carlton Club Level; the use of a CLS500 with unlimited mileage for the duration of the guest's stay; full tank of gas each morning and overnight valet parking. According to Ritz Carlton, dozens of guests decided to buy a new Merc based on these integrated test-drives.
Maybach. Mercedes-Benz's super-luxury brand Maybach has placed specially built model 62s at unidentified high-end hotels in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington. Selected guests will be allowed to take the wheel of the USD 385,000 cars. A far cry from shampoo samples, but hey, "one generation's TRYVERTISING indulgence becomes the next generation's TRYVERTISING necessity" (loosely quoting James Twitchell).
Porsche. Fairmont Hotels in the US has a partnership with Porsche to provide high-flying guests with Tour de Fairmont packages, available at The Fairmont San Francisco and The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa. Guests can choose from a Porsche Boxster or Cayenne to explore San Francisco in style, and to try out the pleasures of a 500 horsepower engine. (Source: USA TODAY.)
Mini Cooper. The Mosaic Hotel in Beverly Hills offers a Mini Cooper for USD 10 a night more than the USD 269 regular room rate. TRENDWATCHING.COM encourages European hotels to follow suit.
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Needless to say, TRYVERTISING in hotels doesn't only work for cars: furniture deals are equally popular. Witness Swedish IKEA and French Etap Hotels partnering to equip all 60 Etap budget hotels in Germany with an IKEA room and a public quiet space, also furnished by IKEA. And Radisson's deal last year with Select Comfort Corporation will mean that SLEEP NUMBER beds will available in all Radisson resorts and hotels in the US, Canada and the Caribbean.
Other examples of hotel TRYVERTISING include the Playstation bar in Brighton's Hotel Pelirocco and the Heineken room in The Winston in Amsterdam, as featured in last month's BRANDED BRANDS update.
Next step for hotels that already operate as stylish curators of other companies' products? More and more establishments are selling their OWN wares in a natural TRYVERTISING setting, from Kimpton Hotels' in-room catalogue, to Sofitel's SoBoutique collection, listing the 180 most-requested items from its 180 hotels. Why does TRENDWATCHING.COM feel we haven't seen anything yet?
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Our sister publication Springwise New Business Ideas recently reported on Swedish Vinotek and San Francisco based VinoVenue. Both combine the concepts of a wine tasting bar and self dispensing machines (basically, wine jukeboxes) in a cool setting, enticing consumers to buy a chargeable smart card which will give them access to dozens of bottles of wine including elaborate information. The machines dispense a glass of the chosen wine for a couple of bucks/euros. It's all about choice and trying before you buy: VinoVenue's automated wine stations offer more than 100 wines from around the world, all available per glass and bottle. Smart cards are not only used for payment, they also track which wines have been tasted, facilitating future purchasing decisions. Paid-for TRYVERTISING: what more could you wish for?
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Can you say 'captive audience'? One thing most semi-public spaces have in common is a captive audience, often there by their own free will. Which is where Vacations Connections comes in, peddling an organized approach to in-hut, in-room product placement of samples targeted at vacationers. In their own words: "Give your target your product sample when they are most likely to try it, and associate unforgettable memories to the experience. Your target consumer is greeted with your product sample on the first day of their vacation. At a time when they are without their "stuff" from home and will have up to 7 days to form a new habit with your brand." Carnival Cruise is a client, as is Absolut, Colgate-Palmolive, Kraft Foods and Unilever Group. Planes, trains and rental cars to follow?
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Move over event-based advertising and sponsoring and make way for empathy & relevance-inspired EVENT-TRYVERTISING? Check out Nike's Runner Lounge in Vancouver (see also our POP-UP RETAIL update below) where runners preparing for the Vancouver half marathon can rendezvous for a run, get free massages, drinks and snacks and perhaps most significantly, test-drive Nike's line of running shoes.
Or consider the TRYVERTISING circus that descended upon this year's Sundance Film Festival: Starbucks sent employees up and down Main Street with brewing coffee kegs, HP had a photo bar at their Main Street lounge where cameras and printers were set up for visitors to be photographed against a selection of faux Sundance backgrounds, and all of the services, screenings and parties around town made it very convenient for VW, Mercedes-Benz and Cadillac to showcase their newest models by offering a free shuttle service for festival VIPs to the Sundance location of their choice. (Source: TrendCentral.)
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Who likes to wait? Help consumers overcome boredom and throw in some empathy as well! Last year, Senseo Coffee Machines installed coffee machines at a number of Dutch bus and tram stops, offering waiting passengers a cup of fresh brewed coffee. Perhaps not the most spectacular TRYVERTISING stunt ever, but ten times more relevant to consumers than a billboard trying to show the aromas.
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More Nike and TRYVERTISING: this February, the Nike Fitness Academy set up shop in the fitness room of the General William Lyon University Center for the third time, offering a series of free workout classes. The event is taught by certified instructors from the Nike Fitness Team and features classes such as Xtreme Step, Nike Rockstar Workout and Cardio Striptease. Needless to say, participants can try on the latest models and styles of shoes while they work out. (Source: Daily Trojan News.)
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We could go on and on: TRYVERTISING is starting to take off in the real world, and yet we haven't even addressed TRYVERTISING developments in the online world, where millions of consumers are telling other consumers about their real, tried and true experiences with goods and services, helping would-be customers to vicariously try out anything from kitchen appliances to financial services.
Related to this is the rise in 'preview before you buy': from iTunes 30 sec clips to Amazon.com's 'Search Inside' feature letting customers read a book's first page (before they move on to scan dozens of customer reviews). Or how about the new crop of rental firms, that let consumers enjoy, experience and thus try out everything from designer bags to Segways? Marketers operating in a TRYVERTISING mindset will find completely new 'conversation channels' for their products, if not the most unexpected partners and alliances.
As you can tell from the above, TRYVERTISING is more about mindset than science: will you continue to spend the majority of your marketing budget on disliked, message-based advertising, or will you shift considerable amounts of money to a more relevant, empathic, try-out approach? If you feel particularly creative this month, why not scan www.trendwatching.com/trends and make a case for a truly original TRYVERTISING campaign? Incorporate mega-consumer trends like GENERATION C, READY-TO-KNOW, CUSTOMER MADE, and pick the best TRYVERTISING examples from the above and from closely related marketing trends like BRANDED BRANDS, INSPERIENCES, and POP-UP RETAIL.
Then leave your desk or home office, bring a notepad/PDA and camera, and find your own new-style product placement locations that will surprise your potential customers with relevance and empathy: may we suggest that you cover (at least) bars/cafes, clubs, holiday resorts, cruise ships, events, sporting events, parks, public transport (buses, trams, subways, trains, taxis, ferries, waiting rooms), airports, lounges, cinemas, theaters, theme parks, concerts, beaches, parks, planes, shops, supermarkets, shopping malls, hospitals, schools, universities, office spaces, gyms, conference venues, restaurants, and hotels. Don't forget: if YOU won't do it, someone else will, and customer expectations are easily set. So just give it a try?;-) >> Email this trend to a friend.
Let's face it: most traditional advertising is white noise. So enabling jaded, saturated, experienced, demanding consumers to try before they buy, in innovative and above all RELEVANT ways, is gaining in popularity. Which is why we dedicated an entire newsletter to this advertising trend in April. Since then, we have received so many new spottings that an update made sense. So please re-read our initial TRYVERTISING report, then peruse the below:
Some additional TRYVERTISING insights:
• When it comes to TRYVERTISING, products that can be offered as an integrated experience will do well. Remember Nike's Runner Lounge in Vancouver, where runners preparing for the Vancouver half marathon could rendezvous for a run, get free massages, drinks and snacks and perhaps most significantly, test-drive Nike's line of running shoes? The moment you push your try-out product to a broad audience at a non-relevant moment, and/or as a stand-alone item, not much will happen. The moment you solve a problem or add to an experience, making trying-out about empathy, not about pushing sales, you're in.
• As TRYVERTISING is not about old-school sampling, but about relevance, about real-world product placements, the most ideal audience is an audience with some time on his/her hands, or one that is actually looking for something to read, listen to, master, or figure out. This works especially well for complicated products that need some time to be understood or appreciated, or expensive products where a fear of spending big on a dud needs to be over won. This is why hotels, planes, cruise ships, buses, trains, waiting lounges all make for great TRYVERTISING spaces.
• TRYVERTISING and the internet: vicariously trying out products through online reviews (written by other consumers) will get much more sophisticated: it's where TRYVERTISING meets Word of Mouth. Keep an eye on Buzz companies like www.buzzoodle.com, www.bzzagent.com, and buzzer.nl. Add some TWINSUMERISM, and you may end up with WORM: Word of Relevant Mouth!
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And an active day was had by all (picture courtesy of Argus).
This August, as part of a bid to reduce STDs, 300 taxi drivers from Sussex's largest taxi firm Radio Cabs handed out free Trojan condoms. The 60,000 condoms were handed out in pairs, in discreet black envelopes, offered to passengers at a time when they were most likely to (almost ;-) need them. Due to the campaign's success, Trojan now wants to roll out the campaign nationally, in cities like Newcastle, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Bristol, Blackpool, and Cardiff. They're also considering targeting holiday makers. Trying out has never been more fun!
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On April 21, Gillette Australia gave away 2.2 million samples of its new disposable Brush-Ups teeth cleaners, making it Australia's largest one day sampling ever. However, true TRYVERTISING took place when the same product was distributed to KLM Airlines passengers (for a number of months) after their in-flight meals. Textured teeth-wipes and airline meals: a match made in heaven?
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Sony this summer launched its new range of DVD handy-cams, teaming up with London Zoo for 11 days in June to offer consumers the chance to borrow DVD handy-cams for one hour, free of charge. After a two minute demonstration, families were free to roam the zoo and record all their favourite family moments. After their visit, the DVD handy-cam obviously had to be returned, but participants could keep their DVD (with pre-recorded product & purchase details).
Says Sony: "We had an amazingly successful time at the zoo. Around 95% of visitors who trialled the DVD handy-cam said that they had never seen or heard of any promotional activity quite like this; they were astonished that we were actually going to lend them a handy-cam totally free of charge". Families, zoos, equipment: if this doesn't get you going, we're afraid nothing TRYVERTISING-related ever will.
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More from the world of lodging (and audio-visual equipment), a more than excellent environment to try out some TRYVERTISING of your own: take a cue from Kodak and Hyatt who are encouraging vacationing family photographers to try out EasyShare, the world's first wi-fi consumer digital camera, at select U.S. Hyatt properties.
The program will debut at thirteen Hyatt properties this November, and will continue through the end of the year to coincide with the holiday travel season. Hyatt Regency Club guests – those staying on VIP floors offering premium club services with a concierge – may check out an EasyShare-One camera for 48 hours on a first-come, first-served basis. A designated Hyatt associate will be on site to assist. Each Hyatt Regency Club will also house a Kodak EasyShare Printer Dock Plus Series 3, so that guests can print their Kodak pictures, too.
As the Kodak camera is equipped with e-mail and online picture sharing, Hyatt guests, using resorts' T-Mobile HotSpots, don't need a computer to report back to friends and family back home. So they'll literally be spreading the news, which gives the whole campaign a nice additional viral buzz.
And as a follow-up to the very smart 'rent a Mini Cooper for the weekend for only 10 USD per night' scheme at Beverly Hill's Mosaic Hotel, The Crowne Plaza hotel in Parramatta (Sydney) now offers corporate travelers an Audi TT or one of the new Audi A-series as part of the room rate. In general, test-drives consistently occupy the number one spot for consumers' favorite try-out activities, so offering test-drives as an integrated experience is a guaranteed winner. Time to partner with a hotel chain, to TRYVERTISE your products to vacationing consumers, or moneyed business travelers.
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How about ogling the quality of cameraphone pics and DIY photo prints? To convince sceptical consumers that their cameraphones (with Carl Zeiss optics) can deliver top quality pics, Nokia recently attached hundreds of thousands of real, shiny picture TRYVERTISING prints, shot with a Nokia N-series camphone, in publications like Newsweek and BusinessWeek.
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Meanwhile, for more than two years, Canon has been inviting anyone in the EU to upload a digital picture to their website, pick a Canon printer they would like to try out, and fill in their address; a real photo print will then arrive in the mail the following day. Canon-owned online photo service Fotango fulfils and delivers. Due to ongoing success, the service has recently been expanded, increasing the range of Canon printers on trial. Seeing IS believing.
New Try-Out billboards and kiosks: remember the Senseo coffee machine in Dutch bus stops? There's more...
• Position a Bose Try&Buy retail kiosk in crowded airports, where frequent flyers about to embark on a noisy flight are most likely to give Bose's noise-cancelling headphones a try, if not buy them straight away.
• Place a larger-than-life, working version of an SonyEricsson walkman phone (like the one above, in London) in a bus stop, playing actual videos, so that bored to death people waiting for their bus have something to watch. (Source: digital-examples.blogspot.com.)
• Dell is rolling out kiosks in GameStop stores nationwide, letting gamers try out what Dell bills as a "deluxe gaming" platform, consisting of an XPS 600 with a massive LCD display. (Source: Engadget.)
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This summer, Best Buy teamed up with 10 universities around the United States to show off the latest in technology for dorm rooms, at special campus demonstrations. Along with a back-to-school promotion, Best Buy emphasized different products tailored for college students through a mock residence hall built inside mobile vehicles. Think chairs, lamps, rugs and thousands of dollars worth of electronics, with sales people encouraging shoppers to kick off their shoes and watch satellite TV on wide-screen plasma monitors.
This way, students could not only see the individual products, but get a feeling of how these would fit and work in cramped dorms. Additionally, Best Buy's newest team member, Geek Squad, was on hand offering students help with their laptops, digital cameras, MP3 players, and much more.
Also of interest: a new breed of try-out stores popping up around the world. They differ from experience and lifestyle stores (think Apple, Nike, Prada) in that they try to mirror consumers' domestic settings. Even though they don't fully fit the TRYVERTISING bill, since consumers actually have to go to these stores instead of the store and try-out products coming to them, they do explore interesting 'post-advertising' models. Check out the following spottings from the world of cooking, cleaning and bathing:
In the Netherlands, Villeroy Boch Bubble Shops let consumers experience bubble bath sessions in two secluded luxury rooms, and one private outdoor area for open air spas, so they can try out the various Aqua & Air systems or steam shower cabins first hand. Free, no strings attached try-out sessions in the Utrecht store can last up to an hour. The store can currently handle four to six appointments a day, running at 80% occupancy. Expansion is planned for the HQ store in Mettlach, Germany, and possibly other countries where Villeroy has experience stores. (spotted by Hermieke Lorwa, Springspotter Network.)
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Zanussi Turkey recently launched the Zanussi Culinary Event Center in Istanbul, where visitors can test Zanussi products and scrutinize kitchen equipment. (Spotted by Ozgur Alaz, Springspotter Network.)
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Maytag, the American appliance manufacturer, is beckoning consumers to literally test-drive products before making a choice. Try-out stores, owned by independent dealers, display Maytag merchandise in "vignettes" of home kitchens and laundry rooms. Potential buyers of washers and dryers can do a load of laundry, bake a sheet of cookies, or listen to a dishwasher in action to see whether it really is quiet.
The stores are about the size of a department store appliance section (on average 6,000 square foot), but the atmosphere is more like a mom-and-pop shop. Maytag says the "try-before-you-buy" concept is helping to close sales, and plans call for 60 Maytag stores by year's end, and another 30 to 40 locations next year. (Source: Denver Post, Appliance Magazine.)
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And on it goes: situated in the heart of Buckhead in Atlanta, Whirlpool's 12,000 square foot Insperience Store offers visitors fully equipped kitchens and family studios, so they can try out the latest Whirlpool and KitchenAid brand home appliances. Shoppers spend an average of two hours "smelling the fresh scent of delicate clothing kept ready-to-wear in the Personal Valet Clothes Vitalizing System", "touching the chilled interior of a Polara range, feeling how it will keep food cool up to 24 hours until a preset cooking time" and "turning up the heat on a high-powered cooktop". According to the company, 90 percent of visitors buy a Whirlpool appliance (source: Washington Post).
If old advertising is about slogans and pretty pictures, including the shallowness that automatically comes with it, the new 'advertising', targeting wary consumers, will increasingly revolve around honesty and performance. And what could be more honest than introducing oneself and one's products by letting people experience and try them out first, just to get the conversation started, at a relevant moment?
Next? As always, the biggest impact will come from how something like TRYVERTISING will change consumer expectations. Ask yourself what will soon be expected from YOU, as TRYVERTISING-trained consumers will increasingly demand extensive product information, sampling, and the opportunity to first try out *ANYTHING*.
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In American culture, marking the New Year often means parties, champagne and resolutions to lose weight. It's an all-out festive occasion, marking the end of the holiday season that began with Thanksgiving.
In the Jewish faith, things are a little different.
Starting this year at sundown on Sunday, Sept. 16, the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah (literally, the Head of the Year), is both the celebratory kickoff to an entire month of holidays and a solemn opportunity to reflect on the past year. Prayers and teachings related to the holiday frequently refer to a Book of Life, in which all those who will enjoy Divine favor in the coming year are written. Each person has the opportunity to improve his/her fate by engaging in teshuvah, repentance for sins and indiscretions and by working to improve.
"Rosh Hashanah is the Day of Judgment, as mentioned in the Talmud and incorporated in the liturgy" explained Rabbi Yeheskel Lebovic of Congregation Ahavath Zion in Maplewood. "The upcoming year is dependent on the outcome of said Judgment, and repentance, which has the ability to elicit (divine) forgiveness and wipe the slate clear."
For many Jews, Rosh Hashanah and teshuvah are annual reminders of the possibility to renew relationships with God and with each other.
"Teshuvah literally means 'return' versus repent; and repent connotes a drastic, complete turnover from a preceding 'sinful state' to a newly developed repentant state," said Lebovic. "Judaism believes in the pure original state of every soul, only subsequently tainted by bad personal choices. Teshuvah permits one to return."
Repentance is a key element for Jews in getting to wherever they are going and classic Jewish texts list five steps for individuals to complete in order to achieve it: recognize the sin, show remorse, stop the sinful act, make restitution where possible and confess to the sin. Teshuvah takes on a more tangible form with the tradition of tashlich wherein Jews gather near a body of water during the Rosh Hashanah holiday and literally cast away their sins by throwing small pieces of bread into the water.
"All these practices together are the process by which we can return to our best selves," said Rabbi Mark Cooper of Oheb Shalom Congregation in South Orange. "We acknowledge that we are each endowed with a soul and we strive to live in harmony with other beings in our world."
During the past year, anyone may have gossiped, been unkind to a friend or spouse, closed oneself off to the suffering of others, or lied. Yet with the coming of the New Year on Rosh Hashanah, every person gets a new chance to confront those behaviors and resolve to change for the better. It can be a bit overwhelming and some rabbis recommend looking at each category of one's life separately – love relationships, relationships with parents and children, honesty in business or learning – and finding one small way to improve in each. Then, check in every three or six months to see if real change has happened and if not, to try again.
Given all of the problems in today's world including ongoing financial uncertainty, war, violence and corruption, it can be difficult for people to remember that Rosh Hashanah is still a joyous time and that the process of teshuvah can play a positive role. For some, the act of repentance refocuses attention and affirms the power within us.
"The human spirit is very resilient," Cooper said. "We are capable of enduring dark times but we also celebrate life."
Family and friends can be powerful inspirations for repentance, provided individuals focus not on perfection, but on forgiveness and appreciation for what is good in each person.
"I'm inspired by the season of the year and all the new beginnings," said Cooper. "Every day is an opportunity to turn around and every day we can do teshuvah. We are not always at our best, but Rosh Hashanah reminds us to reset our clocks and try again."


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The brewery will be open to all on Saturday, May 14, 2011 from morning till evening.
Plzeň, May 9, 2011 - The youngest of Plzeň's breweries, Gambrinus, prepared a Day of Open Doors. And the doors will be wide open the entire Saturday, May 14, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.! Visitors can go on free tours the whole day. They will be able to visit the brand-new part of the tour which is a visit to the department of cylindroconical tanks. After 1 in the afternoon, visitors can take part in untraditional competitions and they can taste unfiltered Gambrinus beer. And at 4 p.m., the bands V3ska, Palice and Semtex will give a show at Gambrinus.
The tour of the Gambrinus brewery is free the entire day.
The tour of the Gambrinus brewery includes the original buildings as well as the modern production. During the visit, visitors can essentially look over the shoulders of the brewers. They will get to know the ingredients, the traditional processes and the latest brewing technology, all of which gives the most-distributed Czech beer its quality and flavour. As a new part of the tour, visitors will look into the department of fermentation and storage of cylindroconical tanks where they will find out more about this modern technology. In the unique, interactive Gambrinus Arena, they can try out a penalty kick to find out whether they are the best shooter of the Gambrinus league, or they can play guitar in competition with bands like Tři Sestry or Kabát. Many visitors could find out that it is time to change careers!
At the end of the tour, those of legal drinking age will of course take part in a tasting of Gambrinus beers. They have a choice of Gambrinus light, which this year received an award for Best Czech Beer on Tap at a prestigious competition, Zlatý pohár PIVEX - Pivo 2011, (Gold Cup PIVEX -Beer 2011), or Gambrinus 11° Excelent or Gambrinus Premium. During the tasting, a beer specialist will explain to them how to distinguish good quality beer and how to properly care for it. Visitors will also learn how to serve beer from tap, and under the supervision of professionals, they can also try out serving it themselves.
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SB Nation Pittsburgh: All Posts by Pat Johnston http://cdn3.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48827/pitt-fv.png 2014-04-15T10:25:22-04:00 http://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/authors/pat-johnston/rss 2014-04-15T10:25:22-04:00 2014-04-15T10:25:22-04:00 LA Galaxy II blanked by Republic FC, 0-3
LA Galaxy II's unbeaten run in USL PRO was stopped on Sunday by Sacramento Republic FC when the visitors picked up a 3-0 win. Republic FC was also responsible for the only draw against the record of Los Dos so far this season in what could be a budding rivalry.

LA Galaxy II are unbeaten no more after a 0-3 defeat at the hands of Sacramento Republic FC on Sunday at the StubHub Center's Track and Field Stadium.

Republic FC got on the board first in the 33rd minute off of a corner kick. Max Alvarez' corner kick swung to the top of the area on the far post side and Rafael Garcia was unable to clear it with a header for Los Dos. Thomas Stewart then played a header to the center of the area off the deflection where Mickey Daly hit a backheel over his head that looped over Brian Rowe in the Galaxy II net.

Alvarez terrorized the Galaxy II defense on his own later in the 45th minute when he streaked past the last three defenders and then chipped Rowe who had charged off his line past the penalty spot. In the 75th minute, Republic FC added to the lead after Daniel Steres' clearance didn't make it out of the box after a deflection. Garcia was unable to play the ball after the deflection, struggling with the man he was marking and when he fell down, the ball was left on a platter for Dakota Collins who buried the loose ball.

Here are all the goals, if you dare:

Other Notes:

Oft-injured midfielder Robbie Rogers played his first minutes of the season in a rehab stint. Rogers went 39 minutes in the defeat, taking no shots and committing no fouls.

Galaxy II registered no shots in the match until the 70th minute and finished with three shots. Republic FC scored three goals on just four shots.

Galaxy II are back at it on Saturday, April 19 vs. the Orange County Blues (1-2-0) at the StubHub Center's Track and Field Stadium. Los Dos defeated the Blues 3-1 in the Galaxy II's home opener on March 22.
 http://www.lagconfidential.com/2014/4/15/5616656/la-galaxy-ii-vs-sacramento-republic-fc-recap-highlights Pat Johnston 2014-04-14T10:32:19-04:00 2014-04-14T10:32:19-04:00 Galaxy defeat Whitecaps 1-0 in defensive struggle
The LA Galaxy defeated the Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 on Saturday at StubHub Center in a defensive struggle. Robbie Keane scored the only goal of the match, volleying home a great cross from Stefan Ishizaki.

Ahead of tonight's match between the LA Galaxy and Vancouver Whitecaps, we asked three questions of SB Nation blog 86 Forever to get a sense of the Whitecaps going into this one. With a home and home series between these two teams coming up, knowing strengths and weaknesses is going to be terribly important with six inner-conference points on the line. First up, my questions for them, followed by their questions for me:

1) The red card last week, Matias Laba was sent off. Was the card deserved, and how is that going to affect the lineup this week?

1) It was a second yellow, and it was totally deserved. It seemed a bit innoccous, but at the end of the day, you don't stop playing until the whistle. It's that simple. Laba is a young kid, and perhaps it's a good thing he learned this lesson. Unfortunately, it also means the Whitecaps will be without him against the Galaxy, and historically, the 'Caps haven't exactly been stellar against you guys. I mean, the 'Caps absolutely crumbled without him against the Rapids. Granted, they were at 10 men, but they still looked awful. Hopefully a week of practice and a healthy Nigel Reo-Coker can remedy that situation. Reo-Coker was tripped up by that rogue bicycle rack a few weeks ago and suffered a concussion, but it looks like he's ready to slot in now.

2) Darren Mattocks, what's going on there? It took five matches to get a goal, is he back now?

2) Well, he's actually been looking pretty good this season, although the stats obviously aren't there. He's been working his butt off and getting plenty of chances, but his lack of finish has been a problem dating back to last season as well. That being said, the 'Caps are hoping that the floodgates will open now after he scored his first against the Rapids last week. He's developed a hint of chemistry with veteran Kenny Miller, and it would be nice to see other offensive cogs in the machine like Pedro Morales, or Russell Teibert join in on the fun as well.

3) This is LA's second back to back series this season. How do you feel about home and away conference match-ups so early in the season?

3) I'm not sure it has the same intensity that it could've had later in the season. Other than that, I don't think it's a big deal. The travel is pretty light for the 'Caps, so I don't think they mind too much, although the Galaxy have had their number since the 'Caps joined MLS.

Lineup (prediction): Ousted, Beitashour, O'Brien, Demerit, Harvey, Koffie, Reo-Coker, Morales, Teibert, Mattocks, Miller.

Score: The road is not a friend to the Whitecaps, and neither are the Galaxy. 2-1 LA.

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1) The galaxy unveiled a new formation against Chivas last week, and according to this article (http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/04/08/la-galaxys-new-diamond-midfield-formation-difficult-defend-may-be-here-stay) it looks like it might be here to stay. Is the midfield diamond the best formation for the Galaxy to use?

I wrote my own article on the diamond situation (http://www.lagconfidential.com/2014/4/9/5595784/LA-Galaxy-diamond-midfield-robbie-keane-friend). I'm not ready to give a better or worse tag to the diamond. In the reading I did it seems globally the diamond has been more of a stopgap formation outside of Argentina where it's the classic look of their sides. I know RSL has used it with continual success, but my concern is it doesn't address LA's issues getting wide.

Clearly if it works the way it did against Chivas, the diamond is the greatest thing ever. Stringing together thirty-three straight passes is nothing to shake a stick out. However, Chivas were putting so many men behind the ball that LA was able to go about their passing unchallenged. I'd be concerned about teams like Seattle that put a lot of pressure on the ball and can send it in from the flanks.

2) Stefan Ishizaki has been the talk of MLS after his performance against the Goats. At 31 years old, how big of a role is he expected to play for the Galaxy this year?

With Gyasi Zardes and Robbie Rogers both dealing with injuries, Ishi has had to step into the system and make a difference right away. He's great on the ball, and that goal he scored against Chivas showed great field awareness. He got to play the point of the diamond against the Goats, and it really let him play on the same level as Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane who dropped back to work with him.

When LA get back their players who like to hug the touchline, it'll be interesting to see if they find themselves on the outside looking in. Whether as the attacking midfielder or playing as one of the central midfielders, I like what Ishizaki's experience is giving the attack.

3) The Galaxy have certainly had the 'Caps number throughout the 'Caps brief history in MLS, but Vancouver managed to turn the tide a bit last May with their first ever win against the side. Is this viewed as an actual rivalry now, or do the 'Caps have to start winning some matches consistently against LA to earn that?

Why does every team want to call their series with LA a rivalry? Vancouver is literally an entire country and a national border away from Los Angeles, why would they be a rival? The Whitecaps are a team in the Western Conference and that's the conference in which the Galaxy play. That's about the extent that goes.
 http://www.lagconfidential.com/2014/4/14/5613056/la-galaxy-vs-vancouver-whitecaps-recap-highlights-robbie-keane Pat Johnston 2014-04-14T10:22:17-04:00 2014-04-14T10:22:17-04:00 Robbie Keane led Match Impact Rating in 1-0 win vs. Whitecaps
Robbie Keane had the lone goal in the LA Galaxy's 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday. Keane also led the Galaxy in Match Impact Rating in a very defensive based win.

Sometimes all it takes is one moment of brilliance to win a match. The LA Galaxy got that from Stefan Ishizaki and Robbie Keane on Saturday in their 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps at StubHub Center.

Keane led the Galaxy in Match Impact Rating and Ishi was a close second. Keane attempted five of the Galaxy's total 13 shots, with two on frame and one finding the back of the net. Keane also drew one foul and committed one to finish with a MIR of 45.75 in 90 minutes. Ishizaki went 79 minutes, picking up his assist on the beautiful cross which you can see below. Foreign Wide Midfielder also committed two fouls and drew one in his time on the pitch for a MIR of 45.

Offensively there is virtually nothing else to speak of in terms of Match Impact Rating, which has MIR in agreement with Josie's assessment of the defensive nature of the win. Baggio Husidic and A.J. DeLaGarza were the only other two players to generate a MIR above a 1.0.

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They both finished with a 19.75 for drawing two fouls and committing one foul in 90 minutes. Husidic also took one shot off target. Juninho, as you can see in the goal highlight, started things on the break with a long pass to Ishizaki and, I feel, was robbed of the second assist on the play.
 http://www.lagconfidential.com/2014/4/14/5612948/robbie-keane-goal-galaxy-vs-whitecaps-match-impact-rating Pat Johnston 2014-04-09T09:32:06-04:00 2014-04-09T09:32:06-04:00 LA Galaxy II defeat OKC Energy, 4-2
LA Galaxy II remained undefeated in their debut season in USL PRO with a 4-2 victory over Oklahoma City Energy FC on Monday at the StubHub Center's Track and Field Stadium. Los Dos got goals from Chandler Hoffman, Laurent Courtois, Daniel Steres and Alexsandar Djokovic.

LA Galaxy II (2-0-1) picked up their second win of the 2014 USL PRO season with a 4-2 victory on Monday against Oklahoma City Energy FC (1-1-0) at StubHub Center's Track and Field Stadium.

After conceding a goal just eight minutes into the match, Galaxy II woke up on offense and scored three goals before halftime and one more in the 90th minute to complete the win. Veteran Laurent Courtois got things started with a free kick goal from well outside of the area in the 14th minute. Daniel Steres almost got a foot to the bouncing ball but didn't and the Energy keeper appeared to be anticipating the deflection and missed the ball when it didn't happen. Chandler Hoffman scored his second of the season with a header in the 35th minute. Emory Logan started the play with a throw-in to Jack McBean who hit a great cross over to Hoffman who beat his man in the area to the ball with his jump. Daniel Steres got his second goal of the campaign in the 39th minute off a corner kick.

Second half sub Alexsandar Djokovic snuck behind the defense in the 90th minute, drew the keeper off his line and then put a high shot into the net for the fourth goal. Raul Mendiola did well to spot Djokovic's run and picked up his third assist on the young season. Mendiola is first in USL PRO both assists per match (1.5) and total (3). As hoped, Kofi Opare was able to go the full 90 minutes at defense for Galaxy II as he recovers from a preseason injury.

See the highlights of the match:

Los Dos are back in action on April 13 to play Sacramento Republic FC at the StubHub Center's Track and Field Stadium at 3 p.m. Galaxy II played to a 1-1 draw with the Preki coached Republic FC back on March 29.
 http://www.lagconfidential.com/2014/4/9/5596954/la-galaxy-ii-defeat-okc-energy-4-2 Pat Johnston 2014-04-07T12:00:02-04:00 2014-04-07T12:00:02-04:00 Husidic, Keane share top MIR in 3-0 win over Chivas USA
Baggio Husidic and Robbie Keane were tied for the best Match Impact Rating in a convincing 3-0 victory over Chivas USA on Sunday.

Baggio Husidic and Robbie Keane shared the honor for the best Match Impact Rating for their performance against Chivas USA in the LA Galaxy's 3-0 win on Sunday at the StubHub Center.

Husidic and Keane both had a MIR of 89.1 while playing the full 90 minutes as the away side. Both players had a goal and an assist in the match and took three shots while committing one foul and drawing two fouls. Keane had all three shots find the target compared to two by Husidic. The other difference was that Keane was caught offside twice in the match. The 89.1 was easily the best MLS MIR by a Galaxy player this season, topping the previous high of 56.8 tallied by Keane against Real Salt Lake on March 22.

Landon Donovan and Stefan Ishizaki also bested the previous season-high MIR with an 80 and 76.4, respectively. Donovan had two assists in the match, took five shots (one on target), committed two fouls and drew two fouls in 90 minutes. Ishizaki did his damage in just 57 minutes of action, scoring one goal from his two shots and suffering a foul while committing none.

Defender Dan Gargan also had a match worth pointing out. Gargan notched an assist on the Keane game-winner, committed one foul (a yellow card) and drew one foul in 85 minutes for a MIR of 41.6.

Check out all the highlights from the one-sided affair:

 http://www.lagconfidential.com/2014/4/7/5589610/robbie-keane-baggio-husidic-la-galaxy-vs-chivas-usa-recap-match-impact-rating Pat Johnston 2014-03-30T23:00:01-04:00 2014-03-30T23:00:01-04:00 LA Galaxy II draw 1-1 with Sacramento Republic FC
LA Galaxy II came away with a point on Saturday on a late goal by Chandler Hoffman in a 1-1 draw with Sacramento Republic FC. Los Dos are first in USL PRO with four points in two matches.

LA Galaxy II remain undefeated in USL PRO play after a 1-1 draw with Sacramento Republic FC on Saturday at the StubHub Center's Track and Field Stadium. The Galaxy trailed 1-0 after the 33rd minute until Chandler Hoffman equalized in the 81st minute for Los Dos.

The Preki coached visitors capitalized on a bad clearance in the penalty area off of a corner kick. Former MLS veteran Justin Braun scored on a won header in traffic from close range for Republic FC. Sacramento's goalkeeper Jake Gleeson made five saves, including an impressive play when he came off his line to deny Jack McBean who had powered his way through the defense while collecting an aerial ball.

Gleeson tried to make the angle difficult on Hoffman's goal but a great cutback move by Hoffman dropped the Republic FC defender to the ground giving the Galaxy II forward a great opportunity on net. Gleeson was unable to stop Hoffman's well placed shot. Raul Mendiola picked up his second assist of the season on Hoffman's goal.

Here are the full match highlights, skip to nearly the 20-minute mark to see the goal by Hoffman.

The next match for LA Galaxy II is on April 7 at home against Oklahoma City Energy FC.
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The LA Galaxy U-18 squad fell 2-1 to Real So Cal on Saturday at StubHub Center. Christian Chavez had the U-18s up 1-0 at the half but the visiting side was too strong in the second half with two goals.

The Los Angeles Galaxy's U-18 team fell 2-1 to Real So Cal on Saturday. After holding a 1-0 lead at the half on the strength of a Christian Chavez goal (his 10th of the season), the U-18s were not able to hang on to the lead in the second half on two set pieces. The loss was the first for the U-18s since March 1.

The march to the 2013-2014 USSDA Playoffs continues with just six matches remaining for the LA Galaxy's U-18 squad. After the 2-1 loss on Saturday, the playoff position got a lot worse for the Galaxy U-18s. The seeding for the playoffs is based on points per match as not all of the teams across divisions play the same number of matches. The Galaxy U-18s are currently seeded 11th of 19 seeds with six matches left with 2.10 points per match. Although the U-18s are well above the wild card slots, seven teams above the Galaxy in the playoff table have played fewer matches.

The next match for the U-18s is Saturday, April 5 vs. Pateadores, which are currently sitting in the third wild card slot.
 http://www.lagconfidential.com/2014/3/30/5564892/la-galaxy-academy-update-u18-real-so-cal-christian-chavez Pat Johnston 2014-03-24T12:00:04-04:00 2014-03-24T12:00:04-04:00 Robbie Keane leads Galaxy in Match Impact Rating in draw with RSL
Robbie Keane scored the lone goal for the LA Galaxy in their 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake on Saturday. Keane's been playing at a high level in 2014 when it comes to Match Impact Rating and Keane led the team in MIR for Saturday's match.

Robbie Keane's form following offseason surgery has been just fine so far. In The Los Angeles Galaxy's 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake on Saturday, Keane scored the only goal and led the team in Match Impact Rating.

Keane's goal came on the only one of his four shots to hit the target. Keane did also draw two fouls and committed none in the draw to turn up a MIR of 56.8. So far across competitions in 2014, Keane has four points (three goals, one assist) and a MIR of 50.6. The Galaxy captain is also the reigning champion in MLS MIR with a 54.5, which just edged RSL's Javier Morales who had a 54 last season.

Juninho assisted on Keane's goal with a great hustle play and a sliding pass to set up Keane's rush at the goal. Juninho also took one shot and drew two fouls during the match to turn in a MIR of 50. None of the other midfielders even turned in a MIR of 30.

Rob Friend continues to create opportunities for the Galaxy with his ability to draw fouls. The big target forward was fouled four times in the match while only committing one foul. Friend also attempted one shot and had a MIR of 39.8. Friend has suffered nine fouls in just 148 minutes across competitions (a rate of 5.5 fouls drawn per 90 minutes) and that rate compares very favorably with MLS' current leader in the category, Osvaldo Alonso (13 fouls suffered in three matches) or San Jose's Steven Lenhart who has drawn an average of six fouls in his first two MLS matches this season.
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A study out Thursday takes another look at the uneasy relationship between Mormons and evangelical Christians, a timely issue as Mitt Romney, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, seeks to wrap up the Republican presidential nomination next week in heavily evangelical South Carolina.
The report, by the Forum on Religion & Public Life of the Pew Research Center, says Mormons and white evangelicals share strong beliefs in prayer, the Bible and conservative politics but disagree sharply over theology. About half of Mormons in the survey said they felt hostility from evangelicals.
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JACKSON, Tenn. (BP) -- To right the world's wrongs is what justice is all about -- a point that both C.S. Lewis and the apostle Paul shared in their messages about redemption, an expert on Lewis' life, Harry Lee (Hal) Poe, told a chapel audience on the 50th anniversary of Lewis' death Nov. 22.
Poe, Union University's Charles Colson professor of faith and culture, said Lewis -- author of such works as "The Chronicles of Narnia" -- was "a watcher of culture. ... He was a person who noticed significant moments [that were] going to have an impact 50 years later."
Lewis confronted a generation of people preoccupied with pleasure, Poe said, citing the last article Lewis wrote titled "We Have No 'Right to Happiness."
The apostle Paul faced a similar situation in Athens, Poe said, when he confronted religious groups who believed life had no meaning or purpose -- and, consequently, they had no fear of punishment for wrongdoing. As a result, many Athenians focused solely on happiness in the present life.
Lewis argued that the universal human awareness of "fair play" suggests a source of understanding between right and wrong, Poe said. "Humans recognize when someone is being treated unfairly," he said. "Something is coming to us from the outside to have a universal awareness for what we don't have -- what we long for."
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"It's not enough to declare some of the aspects of the Christian faith," Poe said. "You need to explain what it means to people who don't know."
Paul used Greek poetry to help Athenians understand God, while Lewis wrote children's stories to help spread the Gospel. Through these, Poe said, both men explained the promise of redemption in the New Testament's book of Revelation, where passages describe a time when God will bring righteousness and justice to the world.
The Bible, as well as The Chronicles of Narnia, ends in hope, Poe said. "Live your life like you really believe you have the blessed hope," he said. "Go forth, and be thankful in the Lord's creation.
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|I've never had a dog counter surf for 2 reasons. 1. There is no food on the counter unless I'm cooking. 2. One of the first commands I teach is "move", which means you're in my space. I don't want to hurt my dogs when I'm cooking and spill something hot on them, so they learn early on not to be in my way when I'm busy in the kitchen. It has worked well for me so far, and none of my dogs find counters appealing.
Some one please tell me if I am doing this wrong.
When I am cooking or we are eating the dog is usually nearby in the settle position. I used to treat him once in a while.. Now during the whole mealtime he might get a couple of small treats. More often than not, he has fallen asleep. I'm actually liking this because it is nice to have him around food and people eating and be calm.
For counter surfing, I am redirecting him, like asking him to come away from the counter or dining table and 'down', he doesn't get anything right away but might get something if he stays there for a bit. He jumps up a lot less, its not completely gone though.
I agree with the rug idea: don't give him a choice of what he could do - show him what you want him to do. I trained my pup to go into his crate whenever I opened the fridge. I gave him some cheese every time and voila, perfect. He's not underfoot or mooching at the counter. Yay!
Teaching "leave it" is wonderful too, so when he does wander over to the counter then you can direct him away from it with that command. Good luck!
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Hi Summer,
I have the same problem with my dog, 7 months and big enough to get stuff on the counter, and has been successful which makes it worse. That said, after months of the "nag method" described here, it is getting better, slowly. Which leads me to believe it could get better quicker if I was more consistent about it. We have had some success with "go to your rug" (a rug in the kitchen counter" when I am cooking or eating.
Anyway, my dog class instructor said to line the edges of the counter with duct tape; the dog won't like the feel. While I've only tried it once which was worth nothing (I've got to work on my consistency!!) but this makes sense to me as a deterrent for the dog to even touch the counter with her paws in the first place. Good luck!
Thanks Boomer and Bailiff!
|i too wouldnt use any type of correction tool on a pup younger than 6 months but its not really about nagging or yelling at your pup to listen. that is just a battle of wills and who can outlast who. what you need to do with a pup is teach it what will get it a reward. before the pup was self rewarding itself because when it counter surfed, it found food. when your pup jumps up you need to give him a stern no, pop its collar and drag him down or push him off or whatever. once he is down you need to give him a command that he knows well (sit or down). once he sits you should reward him with whatever you're cooking or if you dont want him to eat human food then have a bag of his treats with you. the dog will learn that jumping up gets him nothing but mommy's angry voice. if he sits then he actually gets a reward. you can then add duration in his sit before you reward. reward the dog for listening instead of yelling at him for not listening. eventually your dog will learn if i sit maybe i get a piece but if i jump up i get yelled at and i get nothing.
You sound like you're already adding pressure to the pup in places and really you are going to want to a certain extent, where it needs to happen. Usually I start this with leash pressure training for a sport dog, but for a pet I'd do it with other stuff. If you go too long without a little pressure on the dog the feisty ones have a tendency to try to fight you when you finally start. You probably already saw the tendency even at that young age where you say no and give em a little tap and they come back at you with teeth and get all vocal.
Don't scruff. My personal go to with a pup that age is a thumb to the space between the ribs. If you have ever been poked there you know it is sensitive but doesn't really hurt. It doesn't necessarily have to hurt to get the desired effect. If you grab a feisty one by the scruff (unless you do it super hard) they often go to play fight mode and you might as well have brought out a toy. It works for the jumping on people thing too, although you'll find strangers won't want to do this to your dog so you have to monitor interactions closely to do it for them.
I'm telling you though. Management. Use that crate.
|Totally agree with the nag approach until 6 months then go to e collar when he is fully aware of what he is doing.
First of all, I thought this was the correct place to put my post. Next time I will place it in puppy behavior - sorry for that. Yes, Bailiff does know how old my dog/puppy is. I know they are puppies for a long time but most of the people posting in puppy behavior aren't posting about counter surfing because their puppies are tiny. Now that my pup is big enough to jump up and grab stuff off the counter, I thought it'd be appropriate to ask here.
I have been taking a lot of Bailiff's advice lately and it has all worked thus far but I wanted it public rather than PM to see what other people are doing.
While I agree that optimally it would be best to either have him tethered to me or in a crate, it does not work well for me here with another dog and three small children running around. I feel bad leaving him in the crate all the time. He is in there when I can't watch him 100% but I'm always in the same room as him. Our kitchen and livingroom are connected with no wall. While I was making dinner last night, Yogi was running around the island and suddenly stopped and sidled up to me, proceeded to jump placing his paws on the counter. I gave him a firm no, placed him into a down and proceeded to ignore him. He did it again and so I did the same thing but then placed him in his crate while I resumed dinner. This morning while making breakfast he jumped up again. I grabbed his scruff, said no firmly and made eye contact with him. He immediately sat. I told him "Yogi look at me" and as soon as eye contact was made I told him "OFF!" (that is what I have been using for when he jumps on people, he knows it well). I'm not sure I am doing this right. He's not scared of me or anything after scruffing him. That is the second time I've done that. The first time was because he bit the back of my leg, leaving a four inch gash...which drew a lot of blood.
I will take the back"nag" approach for now but once he turns six months I may try the stim collar if he is still testing the counter rule. Does that sound fair? I think it does but I don't know. I feel like I'm way over my head today. He is really trying my patience the last few days. I'm doing my best here. Be patient with me please.
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