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Teresa Ford · 11-14-2011, 07:53 PM

If You Don't Want To PLay Mommy Get IT.
1. Get it the toy , shake your head no and say firmly 'NOT NOW' put it out of reach and sight. Do Not Give Them The Toy.
2. Block hiding places under the furniture. (We used a two by four under the coffee table and a swimming pool float tube under the book shelves. They are easy to split or cut to size.
3. Teach your dog to play Find It. Find It, means go look for treats. At first you need a helper to hide the treats while you hold YorkieBaby on the leash. Let him see where the treats are being hidden. Remember use tiny, one bite, pea sized treats. Five is a good number. After the treats are hidden cue with, 'Find It' depending on your dog you can walk him to each hidden treat or let him off leash to find them himself. When he finds it praise with Good Find It. Tomorrow don't let him see you hide the treats. Use 4 of the same spots, one spot should be new. Play this every day. Slowly making the game more difficult. In about 10 days you can expand to other rooms in the house and even the yard. After two weeks you should be able to say Find It and just point to an area for him search. We teach this game and expand it to finding toys and only one Kong filled with treats.

11-14-2011, 07:53 PM	#18
Teresa Ford Therapy Yorkies Work Donating Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Central, Florida Posts: 3,863	If You Don't Want To PLay Mommy Get IT. 1. Get it the toy , shake your head no and say firmly 'NOT NOW' put it out of reach and sight. Do Not Give Them The Toy. 2. Block hiding places under the furniture. (We used a two by four under the coffee table and a swimming pool float tube under the book shelves. They are easy to split or cut to size. 3. Teach your dog to play Find It. Find It, means go look for treats. At first you need a helper to hide the treats while you hold YorkieBaby on the leash. Let him see where the treats are being hidden. Remember use tiny, one bite, pea sized treats. Five is a good number. After the treats are hidden cue with, 'Find It' depending on your dog you can walk him to each hidden treat or let him off leash to find them himself. When he finds it praise with Good Find It. Tomorrow don't let him see you hide the treats. Use 4 of the same spots, one spot should be new. Play this every day. Slowly making the game more difficult. In about 10 days you can expand to other rooms in the house and even the yard. After two weeks you should be able to say Find It and just point to an area for him search. We teach this game and expand it to finding toys and only one Kong filled with treats. __________________ Teresa & Rubin, Gracie, Abba, Ginny Joy and Julia Rose Act like a dog, be kind, forgiving, and loyal.