[nagdu] Putting toys away

[Bridget Walker]

Hi Nicole and Minh,
I taught Paulson to put his toys away two summers ago and boy was that a process. 
I used the clicker and a designated area. I started with having Paulson touch the area or the bin I wanted his toys to go in. Once he got that down we worked on bringing toys to the area. This took a lot of time and work. Once I could get Paulson to drop his toys around the area I wanted them to go I introduced him to the bin. I let him take toys out. Once he was done playing with one I had him bring it back and drop it as close or in the bin before he could get another toy. Believe me this took a long time and at times I thought he would never get it. Stick with it they love the game. The toys with peanut butter or treats work really well for this. If you have a kong you can put stuff in it will make the process that much better.  
I hope this helps. 
Bridget and Paulson 

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> On Jun 16, 26 Heisei, at 12:55 AM, Nicole Torcolini via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Join the club. Luckily, none of Lexia's toys hurt that much if you step on
> them; however, a couple  of them are either spherical or cylindrical, so, if
> you step on them just right, they roll out from under your foot, and you
> almost fall. The problem that I have is that Lexia seems to lose her toys.
> Sometimes, she stops because she needs to go out. Other times, though, she
> will just not bring the toy back. I tell her to go find it, and she just
> grabs another one from the basket. I take the second toy from her and tell
> her to go find the first one again, but she does not. I usually find the
> first toy a day or two later when I step on or kick it. There is currently
> one missing now.
> 
> Nicole and Lexia
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of minh ha via nagdu
> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2014 9:39 PM
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [nagdu] Putting toys away
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I know some of you have managed to teach your dog to put their toys away
> once they are done playing with them. How did you go about teaching this
> skill? Now that I'm home for the summer, I have the room to leave Viva's box
> of toys out and she's allowed to grab them whenever she wants. The only
> problem with this is my floor is a landmine of nylabones that can cause
> quite a bit of pain. lol. Any suggestions is appreciated.
> 
> Minh
> 
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