[nagdu] Putting toys away

[Larry D Keeler]

I've never managed to train that one! I just got used to stepping on slimy 
squeaky dog toys on the way to the bathroom at yikes in the morning!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nicole Torcolini via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
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Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 12:55 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Putting toys away


> 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
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> 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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