Member Ed
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Is it possible to train him to find the remote, the car keys, the house keys, the phone, etc. May be they have a scent or you could put a signature scent on them — hmm but then you need to keep the bottle of scent out of the house… and then the scent would spread as the object get touched/moved… Hmmm. No idea if that is possible, but it would be a super cool game… or maybe it is a bad idea LOL
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Somewhat unrelated. With a new pup coming soon we are reminiscing when our older dogs themselves were pups, and I just found out that my dog walker would throw handfuls of cookies in the crate when putting my dogs back in. Hmmm, that’s why… 😂
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This may help https://youtu.be/G6fkOT1i9Gw Time index 11:45
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Oops, by praise, I meant the training
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My Pit at times would get visibly anxious. It may be totally different reason/process than yours, but we would do a tiny obedience session with 4-5 very very very easy commands for him, sit, paw, five, etc. and praise a lot. Using that to build him out of it. I do not remember how long it took for him to totally get over it, but he did.
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Just from going over the chats and AMA this is what I gathered. The more pressure you put on a pup the more likely you are to squash his/her spirit. Depending on the temperament some may take more, some less. Training, like Rob said, is done through luring. From what I gathered, no corrections in training. Distractions come in much later — whether that is 6 months or more I do not recall. Likewise minimize the number of corrections by not letting the dog fail. The main tool for the pup not to get in trouble is the crate. This goes on for the first year. I’m not sure if there is a video that spells it all out. Perhaps in the puppy series?
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Another option, inspired by a recent chat, is to continue her training and not give her treats that are that high value until she has better control/relationship. If it is just used as a treat than a smaller treat, if it is to keep her entertained, perhaps a kong and you can vary the filling so that it is not that high value.
I would not take a small treat from my dog just for the sake of doing it though. That would be kind of unfair.
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Not sure if it would work, but what if you offer an even exchange for another bully stick. If it works, repeating a 3-4 more times, then let her have whichever one she has at the time. Then repeat again another day, and another, etc, etc. The same idea as training the dog to surrender a toy. If you decide to try this I would love to hear your results.
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We have used both together for a week so far and no issues.
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Ha! Yes, I thought it was a one off, but it seems to be their standard practice