After your dog knows some basic cues like “wait,”“sit,”“down,” and “drop,” start practicing these during flirt pole play to teach your dog to switch quickly from a state of high-arousal to calm. Ask for a sit or a down and then use play to reward them for waiting. This t...
I also schedule play time with my puppy. Some games that my dogs like includeflirt pole, the water hose game, and sometimes soccer. When I start with a new game, I make it fun by handing out lots of treats for effort. Once my puppy understands the game, I switch to only treating ...
Try playing tug, or games with a flirt pole with a toy on the end. Variations on fetch, or chasing games, using toys, balls, and frisbees are also great exercise for dogs. Play Between Dogs Is Exercise Two young dogs playing together for half an hour will give themselves a great work...
Provide an outlet for bouncy behavior.Take advantage of public spaces get in a little tug of war time. Sometimes we’ll take a tug on our walk and use to as positive reinforcement for good behavior. My dogs loves jumping around after a flirt pole at our local park. If you must play b...
. This Premier toy works well with my homemade flirt pole, because my dog loves chasing the fox-like tail on the toy. However, it is only appropriate if we use regular rope, andnotbungee or elastic cord. If we use an elastic cord, there is a high probability that the toy will boun...
Always use common sense when judging a particular situation. And if something feels off or like it has gone too far, then a simple “non, grazie” (no thanks) or “basta” (that’s enough) should suffice. But: If the behavior does persist, then be sure to seek help from others by ...
My Shiba Inu is happiest when he gets to exercise his hunting instinct through chase games, such as flirt-pole and the water hose game. The laser dot game has similar chase properties, but it can cause dogs to develop behavioral issues. This is because the laser dot is not something ...
Flirt Pole A flirt pole is like a giant cat toy for dogs. It’s a long pole with a rope attached to it and a toy at the end of the rope. You move the pole around, and the toy skitters across the ground, inviting your Rottie to chase it. It’s an excellent way for them to ...
Except for one thing. The WotC designers did something – and man, I really hate to use the ‘r’ word to describe something they did – the WotC designers did something right. They buried all those precise numbers and measures and things and instead said, “you know what, let the dice...
And the moment Ididrealize it, I started valuing her more highly, I started treating her a little differently, and all the attention and attraction she'd been giving to me before dried up... and she moved on to go talk with (and flirt with) someone else....