In trying to develop more of Tibbe's natural dog instincts, such as a "nose", I will hide pieces of kibble around the den & kitchen while he stays in the bedroom & then we play "seek", as he runs into the rooms & starts to sniff out the "treats"(sometimes I have to show him toward a treat if he just can't pick up a scent). He loves games where he has to rely on old, long-dead instincts. Many of our dogs live lives almost stripped of their true canine ways & seem to have a lot of behavioral problems maybe because of it. The more we can let our dogs be dogs part of each day the happier they are.
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis
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