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"bigdadd39" wrote:
was hoping that someone else might have an idea that I could use that would help her to be able to play with her favorite ball yet also help her to remember to respond to commands as well. Any Ideas? Use the ball as a reward for obedience. She only gets to play with it if she earns it by doing something you ask. My bc is the same way with frisbees. It won't be easy to focus her at first, because she'll be so obsessed by the ball. But don't give in. If she won't focus, put the ball away, take it out later and try again. Canine Action Dog Trainer http://www.canineaction.com My Kids, My Students, My Life: http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html |
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"bigdadd39" wrote:
was hoping that someone else might have an idea that I could use that would help her to be able to play with her favorite ball yet also help her to remember to respond to commands as well. Any Ideas? Use the ball as a reward for obedience. She only gets to play with it if she earns it by doing something you ask. My bc is the same way with frisbees. It won't be easy to focus her at first, because she'll be so obsessed by the ball. But don't give in. If she won't focus, put the ball away, take it out later and try again. Canine Action Dog Trainer http://www.canineaction.com My Kids, My Students, My Life: http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html |
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"bigdadd39" wrote:
was hoping that someone else might have an idea that I could use that would help her to be able to play with her favorite ball yet also help her to remember to respond to commands as well. Any Ideas? Use the ball as a reward for obedience. She only gets to play with it if she earns it by doing something you ask. My bc is the same way with frisbees. It won't be easy to focus her at first, because she'll be so obsessed by the ball. But don't give in. If she won't focus, put the ball away, take it out later and try again. Canine Action Dog Trainer http://www.canineaction.com My Kids, My Students, My Life: http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html |
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"bigdadd39" wrote:
was hoping that someone else might have an idea that I could use that would help her to be able to play with her favorite ball yet also help her to remember to respond to commands as well. Any Ideas? Use the ball as a reward for obedience. She only gets to play with it if she earns it by doing something you ask. My bc is the same way with frisbees. It won't be easy to focus her at first, because she'll be so obsessed by the ball. But don't give in. If she won't focus, put the ball away, take it out later and try again. Canine Action Dog Trainer http://www.canineaction.com My Kids, My Students, My Life: http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html |
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"bigdadd39" wrote:
was hoping that someone else might have an idea that I could use that would help her to be able to play with her favorite ball yet also help her to remember to respond to commands as well. Any Ideas? Use the ball as a reward for obedience. She only gets to play with it if she earns it by doing something you ask. My bc is the same way with frisbees. It won't be easy to focus her at first, because she'll be so obsessed by the ball. But don't give in. If she won't focus, put the ball away, take it out later and try again. Canine Action Dog Trainer http://www.canineaction.com My Kids, My Students, My Life: http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html |
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Thanks Leah, this is what I originally
tried to do but wasn't working, mostly because I gave up when Nikki continued to focus only on the ball. However, I had a thought and I tried something else along this line. I've had the ball up for a couple of days and took it out and Nikki's eyes glossed over right away as she focused on the ball and nothing else. Instead of letting her have it, I held onto it and told her to sit and then I would give it to her which, of course, meant nothing to her at first. I kept repeating the command "sit" in a normal calm voice every 15 - 20 seconds or so. It took almost 20 minutes to get her to sit but I wasn't going to give up this time. After I got her to sit, and after lot's and lot's of praise, I threw the ball down the hall for her to chase which she brought back and her routine ensued before I got the ball back. Anyway, I repeated this many times and, although it still takes some time to get her to sit (praise, praise, praise) and then give me the ball back (praise, praise, praise), it is getting better and she is getting more responsive. I'm hoping that with lot's of patient practice I can eliminate this behavior and cure her of her ball obsession. Any other suggestions would be welcome though. "Leah" -OFF wrote in message ... Use the ball as a reward for obedience. She only gets to play with it if she earns it by doing something you ask. My bc is the same way with frisbees. It won't be easy to focus her at first, because she'll be so obsessed by the ball. But don't give in. If she won't focus, put the ball away, take it out later and try again. Canine Action Dog Trainer http://www.canineaction.com My Kids, My Students, My Life: http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html |
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Thanks Leah, this is what I originally
tried to do but wasn't working, mostly because I gave up when Nikki continued to focus only on the ball. However, I had a thought and I tried something else along this line. I've had the ball up for a couple of days and took it out and Nikki's eyes glossed over right away as she focused on the ball and nothing else. Instead of letting her have it, I held onto it and told her to sit and then I would give it to her which, of course, meant nothing to her at first. I kept repeating the command "sit" in a normal calm voice every 15 - 20 seconds or so. It took almost 20 minutes to get her to sit but I wasn't going to give up this time. After I got her to sit, and after lot's and lot's of praise, I threw the ball down the hall for her to chase which she brought back and her routine ensued before I got the ball back. Anyway, I repeated this many times and, although it still takes some time to get her to sit (praise, praise, praise) and then give me the ball back (praise, praise, praise), it is getting better and she is getting more responsive. I'm hoping that with lot's of patient practice I can eliminate this behavior and cure her of her ball obsession. Any other suggestions would be welcome though. "Leah" -OFF wrote in message ... Use the ball as a reward for obedience. She only gets to play with it if she earns it by doing something you ask. My bc is the same way with frisbees. It won't be easy to focus her at first, because she'll be so obsessed by the ball. But don't give in. If she won't focus, put the ball away, take it out later and try again. Canine Action Dog Trainer http://www.canineaction.com My Kids, My Students, My Life: http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html |
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Thanks Leah, this is what I originally
tried to do but wasn't working, mostly because I gave up when Nikki continued to focus only on the ball. However, I had a thought and I tried something else along this line. I've had the ball up for a couple of days and took it out and Nikki's eyes glossed over right away as she focused on the ball and nothing else. Instead of letting her have it, I held onto it and told her to sit and then I would give it to her which, of course, meant nothing to her at first. I kept repeating the command "sit" in a normal calm voice every 15 - 20 seconds or so. It took almost 20 minutes to get her to sit but I wasn't going to give up this time. After I got her to sit, and after lot's and lot's of praise, I threw the ball down the hall for her to chase which she brought back and her routine ensued before I got the ball back. Anyway, I repeated this many times and, although it still takes some time to get her to sit (praise, praise, praise) and then give me the ball back (praise, praise, praise), it is getting better and she is getting more responsive. I'm hoping that with lot's of patient practice I can eliminate this behavior and cure her of her ball obsession. Any other suggestions would be welcome though. "Leah" -OFF wrote in message ... Use the ball as a reward for obedience. She only gets to play with it if she earns it by doing something you ask. My bc is the same way with frisbees. It won't be easy to focus her at first, because she'll be so obsessed by the ball. But don't give in. If she won't focus, put the ball away, take it out later and try again. Canine Action Dog Trainer http://www.canineaction.com My Kids, My Students, My Life: http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html |
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Thanks Leah, this is what I originally
tried to do but wasn't working, mostly because I gave up when Nikki continued to focus only on the ball. However, I had a thought and I tried something else along this line. I've had the ball up for a couple of days and took it out and Nikki's eyes glossed over right away as she focused on the ball and nothing else. Instead of letting her have it, I held onto it and told her to sit and then I would give it to her which, of course, meant nothing to her at first. I kept repeating the command "sit" in a normal calm voice every 15 - 20 seconds or so. It took almost 20 minutes to get her to sit but I wasn't going to give up this time. After I got her to sit, and after lot's and lot's of praise, I threw the ball down the hall for her to chase which she brought back and her routine ensued before I got the ball back. Anyway, I repeated this many times and, although it still takes some time to get her to sit (praise, praise, praise) and then give me the ball back (praise, praise, praise), it is getting better and she is getting more responsive. I'm hoping that with lot's of patient practice I can eliminate this behavior and cure her of her ball obsession. Any other suggestions would be welcome though. "Leah" -OFF wrote in message ... Use the ball as a reward for obedience. She only gets to play with it if she earns it by doing something you ask. My bc is the same way with frisbees. It won't be easy to focus her at first, because she'll be so obsessed by the ball. But don't give in. If she won't focus, put the ball away, take it out later and try again. Canine Action Dog Trainer http://www.canineaction.com My Kids, My Students, My Life: http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html |
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