the dog is about 7 months old. my little brother doesn't give her many treats, because he's only six, and i dont' feel that he has the correct judgement of 'when' to give a treat. everyday i spend time with her teaching her to sit, stay, come, stand, hug and shake. only two or three a day though, i don't want to overload and confuse her.
however, when i start, and throughout, she gets up and checks my hands for treats. i keep them in my back left pocket, and do not show when i pull them out. she doesn't seem to know they come from my pockets yet anyway. i always prefer praise over treats, hugs and whatnot, and a treat every now and then, to teach that praise is good as well. i'm the only one that she doesn't have her tail between her legs when she's around me.
i've been trying to get her to stop searching my hands for treats just because we're having a little training session. anyway to make that a little easier? other than training classes, i'd rather she learns from me
2006-08-14
13:26:17
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Jim
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