I've created a cookie monster Oh lawdy......boy did I create a little cookie, treat monster. Every evening after she eats dinner, she gets a treat......well if I don't give her treat fast enough, Miss Thing starts to get upset. If I forget boy does she remind me and God forbid if she runs out of treats.....all hell breaks loose. She is so cute though because if I forget to give her treat, she starts by just staring me down, if I don't respond she starts whininng, if that doesn't work she just starts barking until I give her a treat.....now the little stinker expects me to give her treat even before she finishes eating her dinner...... I guess you can tell she is a member of the spoiled rotten club. |
We went down the forbidden path of giving them something off our plate while we eat. Sometimes, rarely, it is a bit annoying the way they ask for food, it's never verbal. Sounds like yours has a happy treat schedule. :) |
Yes she is happy with her treat schedule but Dr Jekyll turns into Mr. Hyde if there is any disruption in her treat schedule. :p |
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Now she'll do the begging pose. A woof and then lots of shrill barks. The ONLY person she won't do this to is my husband who from day one was warning me to not give in to the cuteness. I should have listened. I created a chip monster to counteract your cookie monster. |
Cody is # 9 of small breed dogs I have owned, 4 of which have been yorkies, what I have learned is, dogs are creatures of habit. Once you start something with them you MUST always GIVE or DO. The huge mistake I made with ALL my passed girls was feeding them from my plate while I was eating, so this became a nightly thing or ELSE. Cody came to me with MANNERS, he NEVER approached the table when I ate, and it has stayed that way and he does not beg for table food. Now treats is another thing. YT has taught me "nothing in life is free" it must be earned, 8PM I put Cody through all his commands and tricks and THEN he gets his treat. 8 PM ON THE NOSE, if I have not asked "what time is it" I get the STARE, if that doesn't work I get the porpoise whines, if that doesn't then I get the barking lol. So folks remember, what you start you will for life HAVE to give or do lol. |
My little one is a cheese monster I am sure he can sniff it out! |
I trained mine to go on the pad by giving them a treat and praising them each time they went. Now they force themselves to go all day long. Sometimes they lift their leg and a pea sized drop ... Or nothing at all ... Comes out and then they run over and stare at me. If I try to ignore them they bark lol. |
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And they'll go on their pad and stare at me and not do anything until they make sure I'm watching them LOL |
In order to entice Piper to eat, I insisted "You gotta eat." I'd remix her chow, repeat, "You gotta eat." and when (glory hallelujah) she would finish most of her meal, I gave her a little good job treat. Well, you know it! Piper is the only dog I know who now gets dessert! And believe me, she'll make sure of it by her little ga-ruffs...rather pointed ga-ruffs!). Aiyaiiyaiiii--no doubt who runs our little household! |
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