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#256376 - 11/07/09 08:20 PM
Re: How to get the prey from her mouth?
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Connie Sutherland
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Trade up! Make her an offer she can't refuse. 
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#256391 - 11/07/09 11:10 PM
Re: How to get the prey from her mouth?
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ann freier
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sounds to me as if she has a few "favored" toys. i would start out with her least favorite so you can "trade up" as connie said.
if it turns out that whatever she has is her favorite and she won't "trade up", well first, i would have her on a long line so she can't just bail, this will allow you to stop her, bet she'll lie down and try to chew.
when this happens, you have to have the ability to snatch the item away as soon as she turns loose or isn't gripping it anymore, ie, have the favored toy on a longline as well (a lunge whip w/toy tied to it is ideal for these young pups)&/or have a 2nd item that's moving to distract her from her "dead" item.
does that make sense? hope so...
Edited by ann freier (11/07/09 11:12 PM)
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#256393 - 11/08/09 02:01 AM
Re: How to get the prey from her mouth?
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Sonny Lee
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Hi all,
Thank everyone for your advise. I tried everything you mention today. One good thing about being a poor graduate student is I had free time in between research and projects :P. Anyway, I tried everything today, starting with the least favorite toy, using another new toy, better value treats!...
We find out something new about our dogs everyday!... Well, what happen is that she went after the new today, with the prey still tight in her mouth!.... using her paws trying to "knock" the new toy off from my hand. Can you believe that? My gf was laughing so hard she had a stomach cramp!
Any for the method of waiting for her to get bored and let go... she did not let the prey down nor did she lay down and chew. She looked at me as if asking "now what"? I pretend to lose interest and walk away but she walked around for a quite a while holding the prey with her head tall and tail up and proud. When I get near her, she picks up her prey and tighten her grip again. She lets me stroke her and praise her, but wouldn't let it go!
I had to resort to pulling the prey up high until she loses her grip... sigh 
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