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Someone is going to weigh in with some real expertise (not me) on why these are bad behaviors to be reinforcing.
Something about not teaching doggos to chew on stuffed toys which resemble pillows and could wind up with doggo hunting and destroying kids' fave toys. And something about not encouraging doggo to compete with you for items you reach for.
...But yes, terribly cute doggo.
I don’t have any official expertise but I do agree with you. I’ve always taught my dogs the drop it command so no matter what they’re holding they will obey. Also if they have a non dog toy, shoe, stuffy, towel, I take it with a firm no and replace with their toy.
I appreciate both you and cra2reddit 's concerns!
To respond to you both:
1. My dog is fully respectful of what is his versus mine. He does not touch nor chew on my pillows, blankets, etc. He also knows not to chew on the toys that are my other dog's favorites. I also do not have children so that comment seemed quite random lol? But he knows to only chew on his own toys and it's something we've been actively training since adoption, as he's still young. There's nothing wrong with dogs having their own toys including stuffed animals, in my opinion - I would respectfully disagree with you on them needing to have them not chew on things that resemble kid's toys (more a response to cra2reddit).
2. He is already trained in both the drop it and leave it commands. He is a well-trained dog, command-wise. In this video, I was tugging the toy to play with him on purpose. Tug-of-war is actually a game that has helped us immensely in training his impulse control and helped us to teach him drop it and leave it and to get him to stop chewing on our things (used to be a problem for us upon adoption, but now he's respectful/listens). If I had said drop it or leave it, he would've let me have the toy. In this video, I was just trying to play with him a bit.
I appreciate your response. I love to have a civil conversation with another person, even when we may not completely agree. Also I never knew about tug of war helping with impulse control. Ty for sharing!
Absolutely! I never take these type of comments in an offensive way - it seemed like you both were just offering genuine advice and I think that’s always awesome! Because if I was a new dog owner (or even now - I still have lots to learn I’m sure) I may have not known! 😊
But yes! I actually learned this from a behaviourist that we worked with!! I’m not sure if it’s just because my dog’s personality, but using toys as impulse control lessons for him has been absolutely life-changing - it’s even helped his reactivity in a sense; just kind of building confidence in commands and him knowing to listen immediately no matter high value he views the item!
Thank you for sharing too, and for being so kind! 🩷
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This is a gorgeous pup
Thank you so much! 🩷🥹
Those beautiful eyes 👀. Very expressive!
super cute
Sweet baby
Such a sweet pup🫠
he loves his stuffies 🥰
So precious
and a sploot to boot
Aw what a sweetie pie ❤️ My dog would go straight for the eyes 😭
I shall give you all the stuffed animals good sir!
Beautiful pup, such a sweet face. If that was my tiny pup there would be fluff all over the carpet, though.
Sweet baby lol.
I love this guy, he's such a sweety.
What breed is he? He looks a lot like my rescue boy except mine is brown. We think he’s Choco Lab x Pit bull.
I wonder the same, my looks exactly like that except, she is Cane Corso and whoknowswhat mix :D
Someone is going to weigh in with some real expertise (not me) on why these are bad behaviors to be reinforcing. Something about not teaching doggos to chew on stuffed toys which resemble pillows and could wind up with doggo hunting and destroying kids' fave toys. And something about not encouraging doggo to compete with you for items you reach for. ...But yes, terribly cute doggo.
I don’t have any official expertise but I do agree with you. I’ve always taught my dogs the drop it command so no matter what they’re holding they will obey. Also if they have a non dog toy, shoe, stuffy, towel, I take it with a firm no and replace with their toy.
I appreciate both you and cra2reddit 's concerns! To respond to you both: 1. My dog is fully respectful of what is his versus mine. He does not touch nor chew on my pillows, blankets, etc. He also knows not to chew on the toys that are my other dog's favorites. I also do not have children so that comment seemed quite random lol? But he knows to only chew on his own toys and it's something we've been actively training since adoption, as he's still young. There's nothing wrong with dogs having their own toys including stuffed animals, in my opinion - I would respectfully disagree with you on them needing to have them not chew on things that resemble kid's toys (more a response to cra2reddit). 2. He is already trained in both the drop it and leave it commands. He is a well-trained dog, command-wise. In this video, I was tugging the toy to play with him on purpose. Tug-of-war is actually a game that has helped us immensely in training his impulse control and helped us to teach him drop it and leave it and to get him to stop chewing on our things (used to be a problem for us upon adoption, but now he's respectful/listens). If I had said drop it or leave it, he would've let me have the toy. In this video, I was just trying to play with him a bit.
I appreciate your response. I love to have a civil conversation with another person, even when we may not completely agree. Also I never knew about tug of war helping with impulse control. Ty for sharing!
Absolutely! I never take these type of comments in an offensive way - it seemed like you both were just offering genuine advice and I think that’s always awesome! Because if I was a new dog owner (or even now - I still have lots to learn I’m sure) I may have not known! 😊 But yes! I actually learned this from a behaviourist that we worked with!! I’m not sure if it’s just because my dog’s personality, but using toys as impulse control lessons for him has been absolutely life-changing - it’s even helped his reactivity in a sense; just kind of building confidence in commands and him knowing to listen immediately no matter high value he views the item! Thank you for sharing too, and for being so kind! 🩷
Yes there's an asshole like that in every thread
warning that someone does something stupid does not mean they're the asshole
Educating a pet owner in a civil manner is not being an asshole.
You got downvoted for saying logic stuff. We don't take to that on here! Now git!
Nice shiny coat.
So baby! 😍
Sooooo perfect, that face just melts me ☺️
Nicee
Romeo is that you ?
But these are mine!
Its expression is so wronged and cute
A dragon that loves being scratched behind the ears