He'll play fetch occasionally when he feels like it with soft toys but only then. Basically he is not a "mouthy" dog. When presented with objects for shaping, his inclination is to paw at them or nose them.
I've wanted to teach him how to put away his toys for quite a while but I didn't think it would happen anytime soon seeing as I would have to teach him fetch from scratch. In the past two weeks, he has progressed from refusing to putting his mouth anywhere near objects to fetching a toy and putting it in his toy box. Next, we'll be working on fetching the rest of his toys and putting them away as well.
I'll be sharing more about the training process and putting up a video of Mr. N putting away his toys for next month's Positive Pet Training Hop on July 7th.
So proud of my little pup.
Oh yay Mr. N! Putting away toys is a high on my list trick. Tynan used to do it and, well, things have been quite a mess for a few years now.!
ReplyDeleteI bet your crew could learn it in no time!
DeleteGood boy, Mr. N!
ReplyDeleteKaty didn't have much toy drive when we got her from rescue. However, playing with Bailey has encouraged her to play more.
ReplyDeleteCongrats Mr. N.
How impressive! I can't wait to see video! Chewy takes every blessed toy out of his basket every day. I need to teach him to put them away. He's quite mouthy. :(
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Sounds like a good trick for him to learn!
DeleteYay! Well done Mr. N!
ReplyDeleteLots of Woofs from Earl and I at Earl's World!
Good Job Mr. N!
ReplyDeleteWow! Can't wait to hear how you taught him to put away his toys! I am still afraid to stick my head in the toy bin...I only grab what's hanging out of it!
ReplyDeleteI fetch, but I don't put my toys up, BOL!
ReplyDeleteWow, can't wait to see video of that. Very impressive to even attempt! Rita's toys are all over the place.... I'm too lazy to even begin to teach her how to put them all away! (I'm almost too lazy to put them all away myself...) :)
ReplyDeleteWell done Mr N - You're so clever! Are you gonna try the laundry next? :)
ReplyDeleteI hope you're having a fun day,
Your pal Snoopy :)
That is a great trick to teach! I can't wait to hear how you did it, I might want to try that with Luke. We're always tripping over toys around here!
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