For example, if I play with her with this stuffed animal she has no problem, she take it and tug of war, but if I want her to take it in mouth as work , she doesn’t do. This is a short video but I could go on for a long time, she gets frustrated and then gives up.

I hope you have a advice for me about this

Thanks

Thanks. Tess has done some shaping work but she’s not an expert, but she knows the clicker and is very happy to offer.

I’ll try with a larger box and make a video. 🙂

Have a good day

Hi. The holidays are over and we’re back home. I followed your advice over the last few days and things went much better. Tess was completely focused on the tricks she loves most, not even looking at people or cyclists.

Today, at home, we did a little shaping exercise; she had to put her front paws inside the container. It was the first time. I tried with two different containers.

Good night

From the very beginning, at 2 months old, she showed fear of people, she would withdraw (just like her sister who has friends), then, little by little the situation improved. Now if she is at the agility camp, she is sociable with everyone. Even on new camps or at the sheepdog camp….instead, in other environments, she is fearful and for a couple of months she has been reactive towards some people, she tries to bite. I have introduced controls when we pass people or cyclists because I never know who her victim will be. I walk with her every day in an urban environment, not too populated, early in the morning, just me, her and my senior Shiba. 2 or 3 times a week we go to the training camp for Agility or detection or accompany Tia and my husband to sheepdog. On the weekends we usually go on hikes of about 10 km in the woods or in the mountains. Since she started to be reactive with strangers I can no longer leave her without a leash, only if I have large open spaces. She’s nice with dogs, at the agility field, but outdoors she’s been reactive with dogs even for a few weeks. She seems to have 2 personalities, one at the agility field and one in the outside world.

Thanks a lot for your feedback

Hi, thanks for the feedback, I’ll definitely try the blanket game.
I tried to suggest a game for when he pulls on the leash, but he doesn’t want it. I’ll try playing with an old leash at the camp, using it as a toy, with a little braid attached, and see how it goes! I’ll keep you updated!

Hi, we’re still playing. We’re in the mountains on vacation. Tess loves to play with my hands and the sleeves of shirts and sweatshirts. I remembered I had some old snowboard gloves. I thought I’d play with Tess with these gloves. Tia, of course, always gets in the way…

• This reply was modified 9 months, 1 week ago by MORENA LAZZERI.

I have a questions for you.
Tess isn’t jealous of Tia when I play with her, but she’s very jealous if I work with Tia. I’m talking about simple exercises, tricks. Should I keep this exclusive, work only with Tess, or would it be helpful for her to see me work with Tia too?
The toy is very important to Tia. If there’s a toy free, it’s Tia’s, and Tess gives up immediately. In other respects, Tess is much more dominant… perhaps this has influenced her approach to play?

My last dog died one year ago, she was young ( 7 yesrs old) and she suddenly died. She was a dog tha lived for me, nothing was most important than me.

This is why my husband and I have two dogs so young and close in age.

Now I have a dog with a complex character, smart and independent. I make a lot of effort, I love her, maybe too much, but this dog is giving me a lot of doubts about how to manage her…

Wow, the new section is enlightening. I’ve watched the video “5 Most Common Tugging Mistakes” many times. It’s a very helpful video, but the whole thing is wonderful.

I’ve never chased my dog because everyone says it’s wrong, but she loves it. Or even pretending to steal the toy, brilliant! I can’t wait to try these new instructions.

I have a video from a few days ago of me playing with Tess. Now I see so many mistakes, I’ll post it anyway.