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Poodles are so smart, they'll start bringing you special deliveries and then patiently wait for a treat:
(Yes, that's my toothbrush.)
(Yes, that's my toothbrush.)
He is the funniest, most perfect boy.Well... at least she brought it to you before chewing it! Good girl Peggy!
Misha has a version of this. We have a kitchen stool that I often train with, and he loves to "Hup" on top of it and sit for a treat. He started doing this all by himself, and so I've been using it to teach patience by making him sit still on it for a while while I do chores and then he gets a treat. But he's kicked it up a notch by sitting on the stool quietly by himself when I'm not even in the room. Sometimes nobody is even in the house and I come in and he's just sitting there looking proud of himself for being such a Good Boy. He does this all the time now. When I'm in the shower, when I'm asleep, when I'm outside. He just waits for me to return and see that he's been Good. I feel like I've created a stool-sitting monster.
And she didn't even need a clicker!I see Peggy is training you well, Robin.
Sigh. She did. A very tasty treat. Can't wait to see what she brings me next. Lol.Oh my, look at that face ! So hard to resist... I hope she got a treat later for being so cute and smart !![]()
Haha! It's actually pretty amazing to me that she didn't hide it away somewhere for gnawing. A toothbrush does seem like quite a Peggy treasure.“Look, see? I found it, I picked it up, and I dropped it. In front of you. Aren’t I a good girl? Can I have a treat now? Pleeease?”
Gotta love that retriever instinct!
Yes. As Misha would say... Small and plastic tastes fantastic!Haha! It's actually pretty amazing to me that she didn't hide it away somewhere for gnawing. A toothbrush does seem like quite a Peggy treasure.
Lol! And Peggy says, "Don't be picky! The best things are icky!"Yes. As Misha would say... Small and plastic tastes fantastic!
Oh wow. That is bad.Lol! And Peggy says, "Don't be picky! The best things are icky!"
She actually got a piece of toilet paper OUT OF THE TOILET recently. She was so fast, it was like she'd been planning it for weeks.
I still haven't told my husband, as I'm not sure he'll ever look at her the same way again. 😅Oh wow. That is bad.![]()
How do I balance that out with preventing an escalation of resource guarding?OMG don't treat stuff like that. It rewards a behavior that is not appropriate!!!!!! Drop it is fine, but go get something that isn't yours (could also be dangerous) so the dog can drop it and expect a treat is allowing your dog to train you. I would let her know she was wrong to take something that isn't hers and use it as a moment to reinforce a leave it order and then quietly take it away.
Aw. She really is. And she happily dropped it AND left it when I told her to, not even racing back to find it or guard it like she would have done in the past.Peggy can defend herself by saying - It's yours. So I brought it to you. Aren't I charming and clever?
She is.
If I'm understanding correctly, I think that's what I did here:Couple it to leave it. I don't think there is likely to be much concern with this situation and resource guarding.