Whew!
Glad this wasn' like my "am I weird for my dog showing on the tub floor while I shower' thread!
Dvlish,
I totally know what you mean I'm like the treat police here," what do you have , what are you trying to give the dog, no show it to me first, did you check the list on the refrigerator?"
Chachi,
Aren't they clever like that? Good thing they are so stinking cute!
Cady,
I read a lot of Yorkie take their food out their bowls and do that.To be totally honest and fair, I shoudl review the DVR and see what they really do when I'm not looking...I imagine on more than one occasion they nibbled off the floor when I was not in the room.
Nancy,
LOL drop it means swallow as fast as you can!
True story same friend (she has a pointer she took from a coworker who has chickens-long story short co-workers husband was going to shoot the dog because it killed half their chicken and he loves his little chickens they make eggs and keep bugs out of his garden. The pointer is definitely a RAW eater)
anywhozit pointer was in the yard with her fam...snatched a mole right out the ground it was wriggling and biting the dog's muzzle, they all yelled,
"No! Drop it" (maybe it was a vole actually) the dog in one swift chomp and swallow-no more mole!!!!
They all said bad dog but were semi in shock over the incident and joke about what drop it means to her now!
Dazz,
To do the training I only give treats from my hand.
I set them up a few times (Elvis was the hardest actually he was older when I got him and he's a food sneaker) I would put treats on the floor and people foods, then I made them sit and see it look at it and had a treat in my hand.
If they moved toward the treat on the floor big bad mom voice stern No. of they sat and waited soft baby talk mom chatter and a treat from me-it took a lot of time.
DBlain,
California. I know it;s a pain but I have kids so I sweep like 1-2 times a day here, plus during the above training I had to actually leash Princess to me-that girl has one motivation in life-to fill her stomach!