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Old 10-06-2010, 07:35 AM   #4
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I've just recently started working on clicker/reward training with them. Max is extremely receptive, but Cooper not so much.

I just realized that it kind of is food aggression. I suppose bully sticks are food. It's odd because Cooper isn't a big eater, but I suppose it's more of a dominance thing with him.

I'll keep doing exactly what I'm doing. It just gets scary because it's almost like Cooper gets in a zone where he doesn't even hear me or know I exist.

We are working very hard on "drop it" with Cooper. I'm thinking when he grabs Max I can say "drop it" or "drop Max". He knows the command, but refuses. If he has something I need him to drop, I say "drop it" and he literally gets down on the floor and crawls in slow motion without dropping it. If i hold a treat for him and say "trade", he will speed eat the treats and then get the original object he dropped before I can even blink.

After typing this it's clear the issue is Cooper. Darn.
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