->  WC> I've also been known to slap my outside thigh to get his attention,
->  WC> point to the ground in front of me and he comes to me.

->  It's a common enough signal and in fact an ASL sign for 'dog'.

Wow is that an odd coincidence?
I'd no idea. 
        
->  WC> Training Spanky to eat his raw turkey necks in one place
->  WC> took precisely one iterration and explaination in plain English.
->  WC> He's gone to that designated spot every time since, smart dog :-)

->  Ah.. I like that. A designated place. 
   
Don't like roaches was why I trained him so but as he gets every bit
it never was a threat.

-> Did I tell you how poor Patches
-> when he was getting sicker... he'd have (number 2) accidents in the house
-> but always in thes exact same spot. Funny thing is now Abbie when she was
-> in training would have her accidents (number 2) in the exact same spot
-> as well. That exact same spot. We call it 'Patches' spot'... (right by
-> the TV).                

I caught several posts you wrote about this to another.
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