[nagdu] Putting toys away

[Julie J.]

Minh,

I attempted to teach this.  Monty caught on really quickly and I had him 
putting the toys back in the bin in only a few training sessions.  the big 
problem, that I never sorted out, was how to get him to leave the toys in 
the bin.    So I'd tell him to put his toy away.  He'd go drop that one in, 
grab a different toy and continue playing.  I gave up.  *smile*

I do have a different toy question for everyone...have you ever heard of a 
dog who quits playing with toys?  My husband had major surgery the beginning 
of April.  When he came home I put all the dog toys away in the closet 
because they were a serious hazard to my husband and his compromised 
balance.   I got the toys back out just recently, and Monty isn't very 
interested in them.  He used to be nuts about the toys.   He'll still play 
fetch if I initiate it, but left to himself he completely ignores the toys. 
It's very odd.

He knows the toys are for him.  I took some of them out and handed them to 
him, so he'd know for certain he was free to take them.  He'd take them from 
me, but then just drop them ten seconds later.   The toys have been out for 
days with no change.

Thoughts?
Julie


-----Original Message----- 
From: minh ha via nagdu
Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2014 11:39 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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