[nagdu] Picking up things from the ground

[Howard J. Levine]

Don't feal bad Rhett loves to grab stuf off the ground. I am going to try to
give Rhett more food in the morning and less food for his dinner and see if
that helps. In nyc there is lot of crap on ground and hard to stop him from
eating things off the ground. best of luck with problem.

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
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Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 10:17 AM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Picking up things from the ground

Hi Lisa.
I have this problem, too.  You're not alone.
Can you walk him on a short leash, so you're closer and can take the food
away?
I am working on making Krokus ignore dropped things like food or napkins
during our obedience sessions, but it's slow going.  I don't have an
accomplice to help, and Krokus knows when I'm setting him up.  My sister is
coming for a visit for the holidays, so I'm going to ask her to throw food
in front of Krokus, and see how that goes.  I asked my husband, but he
refuses. Oh well.
Tracy

> Hello everyone!
>
> Taylor does great guidework and we enjoy every day we spend with this 
> playful and energetic dog. But there's a big problem that bothers me.
> Taylor picks up things from the ground, mostly during our walks but 
> sometimes also in harness, when it is something very "delicious". Of 
> course I try to be very quick, correct him and/or take it out of his 
> mouth but especially during walks, when he is on the long leash, 
> that's not possible.
> So he gets the chance to swallow things like leftovers from a sandwich 
> including its packaging, napkins or any other stuff that's attractive 
> to him.
> The consequence of this behaviour is that he throws up aproximately 
> once a week. Then, together with his food and water, a piece of 
> plastic or paper or any other not-digestable thing comes out again. 
> Well, I'm glad that it does come out. But it's stressful anyway. For 
> him, too, of course, no one likes being sick.
> We saw the vet, so I am sure Taylor has no serious problems in his 
> stomach.
> The only reason for throwing up seem to be the things that he picks 
> up. I really do my best to monitor him but when he's sniffing around 
> on a meadow and suddenly grabs and swallows something, what can I do?
>
> I would be really interested in how you manage this problem--labradors 
> are greedy creatures, so probably I'm not the only one who deals with it.
>
> What kind of training could I do to avoid this?
> Any ideas are greatly appreciated!
>
> thanks and greetings from Germany
> Lisa
>
>
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