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[Re: Connie Sutherland ]
#298563 - 10/03/2010 08:00 PM |
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Connie,
how about the morning issue? I really want to give them some exercise before I go to work to make them a little bit more tired for my husband. The older one I think will be fine in the basement but the little one is like a bug in a rug in her bed and acts like I am abusing her if I try to pull her out! Any ideas?
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Re: How to correct bad ecollar experience- fearful
[Re: Linda West ]
#298568 - 10/03/2010 09:27 PM |
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Re: How to correct bad ecollar experience- fearful
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#298649 - 10/04/2010 06:57 PM |
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She eats breakfast and then it's back to lala land until 8-9 am or so. I will see if I can get her out tomorrow.
The new trainer comes Saturday.
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Re: How to correct bad ecollar experience- fearful
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#298652 - 10/04/2010 07:13 PM |
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She eats breakfast and then it's back to lala land until 8-9 am or so. I will see if I can get her out tomorrow.
The new trainer comes Saturday.
Up for breakfast and then some training/exercise! Not only does this leave a pleasantly tired dog, but it keeps the dog's GI system moving the way it should.
The dog doesn't make the rules about whether breakfast is followed by a nap or not. 
Of course I don't do heavy exercise with my dogs after a meal (bloat caution), but calm exercise is good.
And training-with-food-rewards is excellent about an hour or two hours before a meal because of the dog's happiness about a pre-meal (hungry time) hors d'oeuvres.
How is "find-it" going?
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Re: How to correct bad ecollar experience- fearful
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#298653 - 10/04/2010 07:25 PM |
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Today I made a new find-it game for them. First they loved the ball but then they were not interested in it anymore so I put some treats on the floor, covered it with a blanket, put some treats on top, covered with blanket again, until I had a small pile, and put some treats on top.
They each had one. It took them about 45 minutes to go through the pile and find the treats. I used Dr. Becker's liver treats, about three each, broken into small pieces. Both of them had a ball and were completely tuckered out after that. The best part with this one is no mess, no damage, and very low key for my husband to supervise so that's great!
We did a different finding game every two hours or so after they woke up from a nap. I also put treats all over the room while they watched me and had them find it. They loved that one too. Plus treadmill and OB.
Will try to get the peanut out of the bed tomorrow.
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[Re: Linda West ]
#298654 - 10/04/2010 08:15 PM |
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Today I made a new find-it game for them. First they loved the ball but then they were not interested in it anymore so I put some treats on the floor, covered it with a blanket, put some treats on top, covered with blanket again, until I had a small pile, and put some treats on top.
They each had one. It took them about 45 minutes to go through the pile and find the treats. I used Dr. Becker's liver treats, about three each, broken into small pieces. Both of them had a ball and were completely tuckered out after that. The best part with this one is no mess, no damage, and very low key for my husband to supervise so that's great!
We did a different finding game every two hours or so after they woke up from a nap. I also put treats all over the room while they watched me and had them find it. They loved that one too. Plus treadmill and OB.
Will try to get the peanut out of the bed tomorrow.
WOW! Can I give you a big "thumbs up"?
I know you are just getting over a cold, yet you still found these new ways to drain some of that excess energy of theirs! 
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Re: How to correct bad ecollar experience- fearful
[Re: Connie Sutherland ]
#298655 - 10/04/2010 08:18 PM |
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They are not the only ones drained LOL!
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Re: How to correct bad ecollar experience- fearful
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#298662 - 10/04/2010 09:39 PM |
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They are not the only ones drained LOL! 
I am still following this thread, I am feeling drained and I am not doing any of the work...You and Connie are good!
I'll add ... Little peanut would be out of that bed and walking in the am at my house! It's been raining here, one of my Pap's doesn't like the rain, she listens for gutter noises, and makes herself invisible, she's fine once she's out.
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Re: How to correct bad ecollar experience- fearful
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#298664 - 10/04/2010 09:46 PM |
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Nice work, Lenka!
You can use food in a variety of scenting games for them. Try setting out a row of small, light-weight cardboard boxes or other lightweight container.
Put food under the first one and show the dog the food is under it. Then cover the food with the box. The dog will nose/paw the box around, hopefully turning it on its side or pushing it out of the way to get the food.
Do this a couple of times until the dog can quickly get the food. Then, put the food under the second box. Release the dog, who will nose the first box and find no food. Hopefully, the scent of food under the second box will draw the dog to it.
Build on this until you are able to put the food in the last box in the row and the dog checks all the boxes before finding the food under the last box. Then you can vary the location of the food from box to box for a fun, mentally challenging/tiring scenting game.
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Re: How to correct bad ecollar experience- fearful
[Re: Konnie Hein ]
#298687 - 10/05/2010 10:39 AM |
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Fun, Konnie! I'm trying this with my bored big dog today. Lately I've been putting him in a sit stay and hiding treats in different rooms. He mastered that quickly, thanks for the new idea.
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