[nagdu] Carrying

[Tami Jarvis]

Tracy,

If you can't beat 'em... It's an intriguing idea, giving him something 
to satisfy his oral fixation and need to carry things in his mouth. I've 
had some luck giving Mitzi or Loki permission to do something in order 
to teach them not to do it when they don't have permission or even 
teaching them to do something on command that I don't want them to do 
otherwise. So having Krokus carry something you give him to carry will 
satisfy that need and give you something to work with on the scavenging?

What I hear about basket muzzles is that they have to be fitted properly 
to be comfortable, so ordering one online when you don't know the size 
probably isn't the best idea. We ended up using a soft muzzle on Daisy 
for some things, so I never found out more about basket muzzles.

Anyway, I think teaching him to carry on command might be worth a try. 
I've noticed napkins and the like are hard to drop, since they stick to 
Loki's tongue, so that would make it harder for Krokus to change the 
safe napkin for a scary one.

Let us know if you decide to try it and how it works.

Tami

On 06/30/2015 07:39 AM, Tracy Carcione via nagdu wrote:
> Yesterday, Krokus picked up a wad of napkin somewhere and carried it until
> I noticed and took it away from him.  But he didn't try to grab anything
> else while he had the paper.
> I knew a golden who liked to carry his leash in his mouth.  His person
> couldn't correct him, but it wasn't necessary.  His world was complete,
> and he didn't get distracted or try to scavenge while carrying his leash.
> I'm wondering if Krokus is golden enough to be equally satisfied carrying
> something.  I think he'd chew his leash, though.  I'm debating giving him
> a clean piece of paper towel to carry.  If he ate it, it wouldn't really
> hurt him, unlike some of the junk he picks up.  It wouldn't be
> particularly good for him, but it wouldn't be particularly bad, either.
> Has anyone given their cross or golden something to carry while working,
> and how'd it go?
>
> I'm trying to get the puppy to stop scavenging.  I looked at basket
> muzzles on Amazon, but it the variety of sizes and styles was confusing,
> and I'm not crazy about the idea.  My school's advice, so far, is to
> correct him hard and make my displeasure very clear.  This could work,
> except I don't always catch him in the act.
> Tracy
>
>
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