[nagdu] Doggie games!

[Raven Tolliver]

Daryl,
Rather than hiding treats, you can hide a toy and have Jenny search
for it. I play this with the Golden Guy a lot, where I will grab a toy
and show it to him, then put him in a sit-stay, or shut him out of a
particular room while I hide the toy. Then, I open the door or call
him, saying: "I'm ready!" Then he goes around sniffing and pawing at
different places to find it. It's an entertaining game for both of us.
I love watching him use his brains, and he's so excited when he finds
the toy!

On 8/26/14, The Pawpower Pack via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Daryl,
> Glad she enjoyed the game.
> As for doors I'm talking about cupboard doors at home.  You can use a tug
> like an old dish towel or a strap and attach it to the door handle, so
> seeing the object for tugging makes her understand that doors with the tug
> are for opening etc.
> My dog helps me do laundry, putway groceries etc and she didn't ever open a
> door in public.  Part of the training is for them to do it on a cue
> eventually.
>
>  Rox and the kitchen Bitches:
> Mill'E, Laveau, Soleil
> Pawpower4me at gmail.com
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Aug 26, 2014, at 11:27 AM, Daryl Marie via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Rox'e,
>>
>> Thanks so much for the suggestions! I played "search" with her this
>> morning and she just loved it!
>>
>> I never thought of training her to open doors and things; would businesses
>> not have an objection if she tried to do that with their door?
>>
>> Daryl
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: The Pawpower Pack <pawpower4me at gmail.com>
>> To: Daryl Marie <crazymusician at shaw.ca>, NAGDU Mailing List, the National
>> Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 08:17:57 -0600 (MDT)
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Doggie games!
>>
>> Daryl,
>> I like to play hide and search with my dogs. I put them in a stay, then go
>> hide and call them to come.
>> You can also do buster cube which is a toy that dispenses treats when the
>> dog rolls it.
>> You can also put her tugging skills to work and teach her to do things
>> like open doors or pull baskets.
>>
>> Rox and the kitchen Bitches:
>> Mill'E, Laveau, Soleil
>> Pawpower4me at gmail.com
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Aug 25, 2014, at 9:02 AM, Daryl Marie via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi!
>>> Just wondering about some fun activities to play with Jenny. Been
>>> noticing since switching her food to a higher-protein diet that she has a
>>> higher amount of energy than she used to.  She loves to play, but I am
>>> wanting to switch up games/toys/activities, and most of the Web sites
>>> I've found have advised games that involve scavenging for treats/toys - a
>>> behavior I don't really want to encourage since it's  by far her biggest
>>> problem.
>>>
>>> She loves any kind of tug game, as well as squeaker toys and retrieving.
>>>
>>> So, go have fun and let me know what kind of fun things you all do!
>>>
>>> Daryl and Jenny (who just went crazy in the empty office building and is
>>> now sleeping happily)
>>>
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