[nagdu] Carrying

[Pam]

not sure about working. but callie has a thing about eating sticks in the park on a free run. so now i give her a toy. usually a ball, to carry when i let her off leash for a run and now eating sticks is not an issue. so it might b worth a try. 

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> On 30 Jun 2015, at 15:39, Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> 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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