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05-29-2010, 06:09 AM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: TX
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| Using Steps? I purchased steps for Cissy to use to get on/off the bed. I am able to get her to go "up" the steps but having a hard time with getting her to go "down". I can get her down a step and then she just jumps. What do you do to teach them to go "down"? Advice appreciated! I don't want to make her scared of the steps so I have stopped trying until I'm sure of how to teach her.
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05-29-2010, 06:30 AM | #2 |
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| Mine had a hard time with the going down too. Did you try treats? I have wood floors and the stairs slid a little so I put a rug under them and that helps a lot too. Maybe someone else will have the magic answer
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05-29-2010, 06:38 AM | #3 |
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| I don't have a magic answer, but Cooper too had trouble with going down the steps. My steps also slid around (even on carpet), so I build a heavy wood stand for it and nailed it to the stand. It became easier for him because he was more confident on it. While he was elevated on the bed, i put a treat on the highest step. Then, the second step. While on the second step I made him stay while i put a treat on the lowest step. Slowly but surely it started working.
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05-29-2010, 06:40 AM | #4 |
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| I put little treats on each step and helped Sydney walk down to each step eating a treat. Eventually, she was doing it on her own. It took a bit of training, but she got it. |
05-30-2010, 04:56 AM | #5 |
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| OK Thanks! We are doing the treat thing like each of you suggestioned. I will keep working at it, just thought there maybe a magic trick I was missing thanks again
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