Everyone can teach his dog to hunt ghost by following these simple ghost hunting guidelines:

First of all find a real haunted location, Cemeteries work well as do hospital parking lots, the sides of major highways where tragic accidents occur,abandoned prison, Mental Hospitals, Ghost Towns, and always near funeral homes and jails or prisons. I often take my rottweiler Stanley to locations where murders have occurred or terrible recent accidents. I also tell all my friends what Stanley is capable of and have even brought him to a home where a friends mother had just died. The body was still in her bedroom on the floor. When we let him find her ghost and even snapped her ghosts' picture in the kitchen only an hour after she had died.

A DOG AWARE OF PARANOMAL OCCURENCE

How To Train Your Dog To Spot Real Ghosts!

Taking a firm grip on the leash and collar teaches the dog nothing except that you can restrain him. Instead, give a simple command, such as find the ghost, reminding with the lead if needed, then loosen the lead so there is no tension at all. If the dog breaks position, don't reposition him, and loosen the lead more at this point take a picture and then give him a treat. Do this several times in the course of a day or night while ghost hunting.

Many believe that if the person who is a ghost now as intimidated by a dog in life so they are in death and will freeze on the spot. I went to a spot in 2006 where a two men had escaped from a local jail 60 years earlier and were chased by prison guard dogs. They said one died of a heart attack when the dogs rushed upon him. And the other was shot. Stanley picked up their ghostly sent and chased them to the exact spot where he had died and I snapped this picture.

At the top of the mist notice the two distinct clear ghosts cowering in fright.

View working with your ghost hunter dog as you would working with a EMF meter. Avoid creating a struggle by asking the dog to find ghost when there are none, or more ghost than he can do at the time might show up. For example, if your dog is really excited, he may be unable or unwilling to point out several ghost, but agreeable to just seeking out one on his own.

Most struggles between dog and owner are created when the the dog finds a real ghost. This is the time to start taking pictures EMF readings and EVP's. You might want to take along a friend to do this because you may need to hold on to your dog no matter what size he is.

Remember the dog does not know what ghost are as we do. They might see it as a real person. A dog who sees ghosts and simply does not know that it is possible to not see them as not being alive. It is the owner's responsibility to show the dog that he can identify a ghost by lunging, pulling or leaping around. Growling, barking, snapping and even cowling.

Move slowly and talk quietly ask aloud "see a ghost, find the ghosts". A dog who is highly excited is seeing a ghost at that moment. Move quickly, grabbing at the leash and collar, raising your voice and speaking in short, sharp tones, "Get The Ghost! ... Get The Ghost"! From the dog's point of view, he can now tell the difference between a ghost and a real live person! Instead of calming the dog, this reinforces his capabilities to identify a lost spirit a demon or a poltergeist even though we can't see it as they do. By not moving slowly and talking quietly, the owner sends a clear message to the dog that he seeing the ghost and is in control of the situation. I often bring my dog to funerals at cemeteries and let him see the burials and sniff around the mourners often he finds the ghost of the deceased standing among them. I always ask permission to take photos and offer to let the family members see the results. I have gotten many ghost photos this way but must warn you not everyone is willing to let you bring your dog to a funeral. Funeral homes often comply if a family member tells them that the dog was known to the deceased and they wanted the dog there the same goes for churches, weddings and elder care centers and mental hospitals.

TWO WONDERFUL GHOST HUNTING DOGS

JESTER AND ELWOOD AT A ARKANSAS CEMETERY HUNTING FOR REAL GHOSTS

Work on teaching self control in all situations. Begin by working in distraction free areas like graveyards or old abandoned family cemeteries, churches. Gradually move on to more exciting situations, like wakes, funerals and practice often. I suggest calling up their family members of people you know who have died and telling them that you are bringing your dog to the funeral home with you to hunt ghost many friends will let you do it if they know that your dog is trained to hunt ghost. Work at haunted hotels haunted houses, at friends' haunted homes, places where accidents have happened or murders and suicides.

Always reward your dog when he finds a real ghost, "Thanks - you have found a real ghost!" This can their favorite treat. I often give Stanley a piece of cooked liver, a chunk of sharp yellow cheese or a de boned chicken leg. I find them easy to keep in a plastic bag in my purse. As your dog's ghost hunting skill increases your photo and his credentials increase. Because my dog is a ghost hunter he gets into place other then just Pet Smart for just being a normal dog.

ELWOOD AND A GHOST AT THE MOST HAUNTED CEMETERY IN ARKANSAS

To be effective in ghost hunting, the intensity of the reward must match the action's degree of difficulty. A fearful dog who allows a ghost to pass un- noticed gets no reward. Your dog's inherent breed characteristics, structural build and functional physical abilities, temperament has nothing to do with stopping them from ghost hunting. Teaching ghost hunting to a Jack Russell, Scottish Terrier, Poodle, Chihuahua or a great Dane is all the same. But even a dog with physical problems, poor temperament, bad eyesight, deaf and less than ideal working drive might find ghost hunting a easy task to do also because of their animals psychic powers.

Pinkerton ghosts hunts specifically for shadow people that's how he was trained. This photo of Pinkerton and a real show person.

A UNTRAINED DOG ALARMED BY GHOSTS

Rottweilers And Ghosts

In recent years, the breed has received some negative publicity, often due to a lack of understanding of the nature of the breed on the part of the owner. Unscrupulous breeders have produced dogs with highly aggressive tendencies and some owners have used the dogs as guard or protection dogs. Other owners may acquire a Rottweiler for a family pet, but neglect to properly socialize and train the animal, resulting in a dangerous, unpredictable dog who makes the rules. As a result of recent dog attacks involving the breed, some German Länder put the Rottweiler on an index of dangerous dogs.

In the hands of a responsible owner, a well trained and socialized Ghost Hunting Rottweiler can be a reliable, paranormal alert dog and a loving companion to protect you from poltergeist. However, any poorly trained Ghost hunting dog can become a danger in the wrong circumstances. Rottweilers that are well trained in paranormal encounters and cared for can be as well behaved as any other dog and in general they are fond of children, very devoted, quick to learn, and eager to please.

However, if they are not receiving the mental stimulation they need, they will find creative and sometimes destructive ways to elicit it. Such behavioral problems as chewing and barking for attention can be a result of lack of human interaction. The Rottweiler is a working dog that is also good for protection of children, as well as guard duties and the best for ghost hunting.

The Rottweiler is a steady dog with a self-assured nature, but early socialization and exposure to haunted houses, accident and murder scenes and paranormal situations as possible is very important in developing these qualities. The Rottweiler also has a natural tendency to ignore the supernatural if not properly trained.

The Rottweiler is not usually a barker. Male dogs are silent ghost watchers that notice everything about the ghosts and it's actions before they attack the ghosts. When the male attacks, he tends to go very still, there's no warning growl or movement and are often quite stoic.

Females that hunt spooks and ghosts of all kinds may become problem barkers in order to protect their master on a paranormal investigation. Usually resulting in the ghost fleeing. An attentive owner is usually able to recognize when a Rottweiler perceives a real ghost. Barking or low growl is usually a sign of a ghosts presence.

The portrayal of Rottweilers as evil paranormal haunted or possessed dogs in several fictional films and TV series, most notably in The Omen, has contributed to this negative publicity. Interestingly enough, Mace Neufeld (executive producer, The Omen) had trained Alsatians in the U.S. for this role, but they had to substitute Rottweilers at the British shoot location because of Britain's 6-month quarantine rule on animals.

Personally I believe Rotti's are more able to sense ghosts then any other dog. I think it is because of them being instinctively one of the oldest breeds around. Dogs can be just as keen sensitive as cats when it comes to sensing the unseen phenomena of the world of the dead.

Where I live now I have formed a group of nine other Rotti owners and am teaching them to all hunt ghosts as my dog does. So far the efforts we have done are proving to be very much proving that any dog can be trained and we intend to start training the pups in their 18th week to do so. I also plan to start selling Ghost hunting Rottweilers pups sired by my Stanley to the public just in time for Halloween. And also a book and DVD on How to train Your Dog to spot Ghost.

THIS DOG'S REAL GHOSTS

A Rottweiler is a large dog breed originating in Germany as herding dogs. The early Rottweilers also worked as beasts of burden, carrying wood and other products to market. In addition, they were used as draft animals to pull carts filled with various products for their owners. During the first and second World Wars, Rottweilers were put into service as war time guard dogs. Currently they are frequently used as guard and police dogs.

The breed is an ancient one, whose history stretches back to the Roman Empire. In those times, the legions traveled with their meat on the hoof and required the assistance of working dogs to herd the cattle. One route the army traveled was through Württemberg and on to the small market town of Rottweiler. The principal ancestors of the first Rottweilers during this time was supposed to be the Roman war dog, local sheepdogs the army met on its travels, and dogs with molosser appearance coming from England and The Netherlands.

This region eventually became an important cattle area, and the descendants of the Roman cattle dogs proved their worth in both driving and protecting the cattle from robbers and wild animals. However, by the end of the 19th Century, the breed had declined so much that in 1900 there was only one female to be found in the town of Rottweiler. The build up to World War I saw a great demand for police dogs, and that led to a revival of interest in the Rottweiler. In fact, in the mid 1990s, the popularity of the Rottweiler reached an all time high with it being the 2nd most registered dog by the AKC.

From that time the breed has become popular with dog owners, and in 1935 was officially recognized by the American Kennel Club. In 1936, Rottweilers were exhibited in Britain at Crufts. In 1966, a separate register was opened for the breed.

The first Rottweiler club in Germany, named DRK ("Deutscher Rottweiler-Klub" — German Rottweiler Club) was created the 13 January 1907, and followed by the creation of the SDRK ("Süddeutscher Rottweiler-Klub" — South German Rottweiler Club) on the 27 April 1907 and became the IRK (International Rottweiler Club). The DRK counted around 500 Rottweiler, the SDRK 3000 Rottweilers. The goals of the two clubs were different. The DRK wanted to produce working dogs and did not emphasize the morphology of the Rottweiler. The main stud dog of this club was Lord von der Teck. The IRK tried to produce a homogeneous morphology according to their standard. One of the main stud dogs of this club was Ralph von Neckar.

A popular misconception about the Rottweiler is that the breed was bred for dog fighting. Though not their origin, they have been used for dog fighting and tend to do very well; there are quite a few records of Rottweilers overpowering Pit Bulls, American Staffordshire Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, English Bull Terriers, American Bulldogs, Presa Canarios, and Argentine Dogos, which are some of the most popular and most powerful fighting breeds in the ring.

Another dog very apt for ghost hunting is the Catahoula Cur or Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog, is named after Catahoula Parish in the state of Louisiana in the United States. Of remaining dog breeds, the Catahoula is believed to have occupied North America the longest, aside from the dogs descended from Native American-created breeds. I think the spirit world runs through these dogs blood lines equal if not more to the Rotti.

As a working dog, Catahoulas have been bred more for temperament and ability than for appearance. As a result, the physical characteristics of the Catahoula are somewhat varied. Though most dogs have webbing between the toes, Catahoula feet are webbed very similar to that of a duck with more prominent webbing which extends almost to the ends of the toes. This foot gives the Catahoula the ability to work marshy areas and gives them great swimming ability.

Catahoulas are highly intelligent, energetic, have a high pain tolerance and are very quick, yet they are also very loving and gentle with children they know or have adopted, and their family (pack). One gains a much better insight into their social structure by first understanding the social structure of the wolves. They are inquisitive and have a strong independent streak. The Catahoula temperament is not well suited for everyone; these dogs are very protective of their territory and family, especially the males, but are kind and gentle toward other dogs when on neutral ground. These traits, combined with their independent nature, their high energy levels, and physical strength, can make a Catahoula "too much dog" for inexperienced or meek owners, and can make having such a dog a problem in apartments and small spaces without a lot of exercise. Ideally, a Catahoula should have obedience training, and an outlet for its energy. The ideal place for this breed would be in a rural area where they can have plenty of space to expend their energy. A Catahoula must have a job to do or it may expend its energy in a destructive manner such as digging incredibly large holes, uprooting landscaping, chewing up the garden hose, redecorating the house etc. They are extremely versatile and have been used in search and rescue, hunting, herding and agility. And now in ghost hunting.

One theory as to the origins of the breed states that the Catahoula is thought to have descended from "war dogs" (Mastiffs and Greyhounds) brought to Louisiana by Hernando de Soto in the 16th century. Dogs left behind by the explorer's party were interbred by the local natives with their domestic dogs.

About Cheryl Edmond

Edmonds has trained Dogs to hunt for real Ghosts for Lisa Lee Harp Waugh, Founder of The American Ghost Hunters Society and the Sorcerers Guild of Greater Houston, Texas. Waugh's three dogs (Lucifersage, Malachi, Simmons), help her with her Necromantic pursuits. Each Dog has a certificate from Edmonds stating that they are full blooded Ghost Hunting Dogs!

Right now Edmond and The great Texas Necromancer Lisa Lee Harp Waugh are breeding a Rottweiler, Rhodesian Ridgeback Catahoula hound mix just to be a ghost hunting dog breed. At her home in Houston's famous 5th Ward compound. Puppies should be trained and ready just in time for that special ghost hunter on your list this Christmas.

Edmond now a resident of Houston, Texas plans to start a ghost Hunting Dog school, where owners of large and small dogs can come and she willl train them and the owners how to properly ghost hunt with a dog. She also plans to train her Dog ghost hunting paranormal groups in Galveston, Texas at night four times a month in July and August on weekends because it is the third most haunted City in America and what better way to expose so many dogs to so many ghosts in one day. She also plans a Halloween all night Ghost Dog Hunt all October and Halloween night on the Strand.

Directions to Galveston:
Take I-45 South. Galveston is about 45 miles south of Houston. League City will be about half way from Houston to Galveston. As you approach Galveston you will cross from the mainland to the island over a large bridge. After the bridge you will be in Galveston, and I-45 turns in to Broadway Street.

Directions to The Strand:
Broadway is the main road down Galveston and essentially cuts the island in half. Perpendicular to this street are numbered streets. Continue down Broadway until 23rd Street then take a left onto 23rd (there will be a sign on the stop light that says "The Strand"). 5 blocks down you will be in The National Historic Strand District. 8 blocks down you will see "The Strand" street.

Parking is available along the streets, and there are numerous paid parking lots throughout the District

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