Ross Pease
made headlines in 2002 with his controversial effort to save
the lives of mosquitos. Now the Arapahoe man is back with a
new mission - teaching canine etiquette.
"Do
you really think dogs want to go to the bathroom outside"
asks Pease. "Of course they don't. But how are they supposed
to learn basic manners, when thoughtless owners send their pets
outside to relieve themselves. It's very wrong....and I am dedicating
myself to righting this wrong."
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Ross
Pease lecturing a village dog on proper etiquette. Note
the guilty look of an animal that knows it has displayed
poor etiquette.
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Pease feels
dog owners can't be trained - his program is to take education
directly to the dogs. Using a copy of "Miss Manners Guide
To Canine Etiquette", Pease is spending time with area
dogs, letting them know there is an alternative.
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Often
area dogs now join Ross Pease at the Oriental Harbor Arbor.
He reads a new chapter from "Canine Etiquette"
each week to the appreciative listeners.
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While Pease's
goal is to train canines on the benefits of indoor plumbing,
he has concluded that he must embrace interim measures.
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The
"Fido House"
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"As
much as I read to the dogs about the joys of toilet training,
some of them are slow learners. Regretfully, I must conclude
that going outside is a difficult habit to break."
The interim
measure? Pease is mounting "Fido House" plastic bag
dispensers throughout the village. The first unit has been mounted
at the Oriental Harbor Arbor.
Wearing his trademark floppy hat and goggles, Pease showed TownDock.net's
NewsExtra News Team his field technique:
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First,
Pease discovers and identifies the offending material.
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Using
the plastic bag Pease safely and skillfully captures his
prey.
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Completing
the maneuver.
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If you
would like your dog to participate in the Canine Etiquette Course,
look for Ross Pease early mornings at the arbor reading to the
dogs.
NewsExtra
News Team - full disclosure:
While no animals were harmed during the preparation
of this story, an otherwise perfectly good Baby Ruth bar was
used to simulate the "offending material."
