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Originally Posted by deonk1  I just tried digging the toy out and putting it in my pocket. He jumped on my lap and took it out. *face palm*
You would think as an agility handler and someone who wants to be a dog trainer some day, I'd be able to figure this one out. But no matter what I do, he seems to be winning, and I KNOW he's training me.
I'm attempting the ignore it, once again. but now he's frantically stractching at the thing and moping. I have a feeling we're going through the terrible "I'm too smart for you mom" twos.... |
You are smarter than you think - you have it figured out and unless you find another way to keep Harley busy, he will continue training you. Unfortunately, it isn't a matter of the terrible "I'm too smart for you mom" twos. Chizzie is 8 years old and has perfect her human training skills. You wouldn't believe how she manipulates any human in her presence.
The only suggestion I can give is to give Harley a job. Exercise him A LOT 'cause if he's like Chizzie he's like the energizer bunny. Try several short training sessions teaching him "thinking skills". We taught our Boo the Boxer how to play the shell game. Using three small baskets I would ler her watch me hide the treat under one basket, and then shuffle them around. She had to sit in front of the baskets and put her foot on the one she thought had the treat - and she only got the treat if she was right. BUT we repeated the game several times in a session to be sure that she got enough treats to stay excited about the game.
That's just one example of really neat things you can teach him. The more you keep Harley busy the less you'll have to be the retriever.