21 November 2014

FitDog Friday #55 - Indoor Games

Now that it's colder, we'll be playing more training games indoors. We just got a set of tiny cones which I'll be using to train distance work (going around the cone and returning to me for instance). Mr. N has trouble working away from me sometimes so that should help.

We're also preparing for a leave it challenge his therapy group is going to host soon. Which doubled as a thank you card. I think a version with bacon and steak and meatballs would be fun.


I also kind of want to teach a hot dog retrieve this winter. Anyone else up for it?

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  1. Oh hot dogs! Bet that will be interesting.

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  2. Hot dogs, I'm always up for that. Maybe some reindeer games to with Christmas coming up? You are so cute!

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  3. Retrieve a hot dog? Wow, we need to work on "leave it" a lot more if Rocco is going to keep from devouring the hot dog. I'll be interested to see how you train that.

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    1. He has a good leave it but it's a lot of temptation. It will be an interesting process.

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  4. Do you mean retrieve a hot dog without eating it? No way...

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  5. I'm with SlimDoggy! Barley would definitely leave a hot dog, but if part of the game included putting the hot dog in her mouth, it would be all over!

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    1. I "think" he can do it. My bet offer also stands.

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    2. I am sure if anyone can do it, Mr. N can do it! I'll look forward to hearing about training that one!

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  6. I can't imagine any of my dogs retrieving a food without eating it. What a great thing to teach though.
    Love the card1

    Wags (and purrs) from Life with Dogs and Cats.

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  7. We are working on leave it and wait and stay. I can not see Kilo ever retrieving a hot dog without eating it unless he was trading up for a bacon burger with cheese LOL. He is so food obsessed just the smell of hot dogs drives him crazy. Love the cones idea and we have some in the garage from a street party a few years ago.

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  8. A leave it challenge seems like fun! That's one of my favorite things to work on with the fluffies.

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  9. We've been doing a lot of indoor games, too! :D

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  10. Hot dog retrieve....very interesting! I'm not sure Luke is ready for that yet. I need to come up with a plan for winter though.
    Jan, Wag 'n Woof Pets

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  11. Indoor games! We've been playing some too.

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