How to play
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wrote on 11 Mar 2011, 22:01 last edited by
Well, I taught him "sit" so far… He does it...most of the time lol. I know I need to keep his mind active, but...I don't know....it doesn't feel like we are playing really
I put a hotdog piece with some stuffing paste in his kong, he played with that for about fifteen minutes..he couldn't get it out so he lost interest. haha.
Then I figured that that might have been too difficult for him, so I tried putting his dinner in it (just kibbles) and he only ate the half that fell out easily, the second half apparently took too much effort? Lazy puppy… Haha. -
wrote on 12 Mar 2011, 01:14 last edited by
My husband is teaching Wheat to fetch. He uses treats and the clicker.
That might work for you as well. -
wrote on 12 Mar 2011, 02:23 last edited by
Yeah, I could do that too. Thanks for suggesting it. :)
We just came up with a fun thing for us both to do. I will entice him to play with a certain toy and then instead of tugging it away, I tap my hand on the floor and he stops chewing it to see what I'm doing, and then I snatch it up. We did that for about an hour haha (in between all his zooming around the room). I also tried hiding his kong with a kibble or two in it like Tanza suggested…I was surprised that he actually found it. haha -
wrote on 12 Mar 2011, 02:34 last edited by
Again there are toys that he can play with by himself to roll/play with to get the treats… and good solution to keep him amused by himself....
And again... all "mind" games regardless if you think they are working him... are worth it...
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wrote on 12 Mar 2011, 14:28 last edited by
I currently have a broken foot, so Cricket got a remote control car! We've put her toys in it or treats and she chases it everywhere! We run out of battery power every second day… At first she was terrified, but now she Roos at it and entices it to play with her.
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wrote on 12 Mar 2011, 14:57 last edited by
Hahaha, that's funny and cute! I'll have to try that, thanks :)
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wrote on 12 Mar 2011, 16:23 last edited by
+1
Kipawa is exhausted after our Saturday puppy classes! At about the 45 minute mark, he's basically gone - that is a lot of time for a basenji to be concentrating that hard.
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wrote on 12 Mar 2011, 16:34 last edited by
Yes, we will be attending puppy classes once my fiance gets home so that we can all go. I will also continue to teach him commands and such…I was mostly talking about ways to be silly together...I like the idea of hiding his toys/treats...
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wrote on 12 Mar 2011, 17:32 last edited by
When my guys were pups I would get on the floor on all fours and pretend to be a dog. Waggle my butt, take my hand(paw) and tap the dog on the head, scoot around on the floor etc.. My guys loved it. They must have though I was crazy, but the ran around and over and under me. I would sometime incorporate a toy and we would "share". Do watch out if your guy is a nipper and discourage that. If my boy would nip or get mouthy I used "ouch" command loudly and stop play.
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