[nagdu] Carrying

[Applebutter Hill]

I didn't do this deliberately, but my half Golden half black Lab Curly
Connor (the one in my novel) took toys with him on our walks occasionally. I
never noticed it till someone mentioned it. He wasn't much of a scavenger to
begin with though. We had a problem with Hunter eating grass on his play
walks, and giving him his ball or other throw toys to carry helped somewhat
with that. It's worth a try. Like you say, you can't always tell in time to
make correcting him an effective option.
Donna & Hunter

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Subject: [nagdu] Carrying

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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