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Originally Posted by xoxodoglover89  UPDATE: Well late this evening, I tried the "trade ya" trick with her. I didn't use a bully stick though, but a Twistix (a dental chew she absolutely LOVES) I gave her the dental stick & made sure I had a smaller different kind of treat in my hand. My first choice was a piece of cheese. I tried to grab the stick from her and asked her to drop it, which of course she didn't and proceeded to growl at me a little bit. I then showed her the cheese and said "trade ya" and she immediately dropped the dental chew and ate the cheese & I was able to grab the stick. I praised her immediately afterwards as well. I tried it a few more times as well as using a small piece of the jerky Wellness treats, worked just like the cheese did. I'm hoping this will at least be a start. I'm going to slowly work my way up to trying it with the bully stick, but I figured I'd post an update. Thank you everyone for the advice. |
Thank you so much for the update. It sounds like you have a fantastic start to correcting this problem.
Please remember, this is a "fair trade" not a bait and switch. When you go to "make the trade" it should be a happy event for both of you -- and she should learn to be polite..... sounds like you are well on the way.
