[Deenyb]

Last night I started doing some training with Baxter and this afternoon he does it on cue! He has always picked this stuff up fast.
He learned shake and roll over
I am amazed at what he will do for a cheerio..LOL

We also started pumpkin today for his Coprophagia (poo eating ) He thought that was THE best treat EVER!
I am giving him a teaspoon once a day. And will increase to 2 teaspoons if needed. Please pray this works for us.

 

[Java]

Denise, please let us know how the cheerios remedy for Baxter's coprophagia works out. I'm definitely interested!

 

[iain langman]

Good work with the tricks. I hope the pumpkin method it a success. How does it work? Not heard of it on this side of the pond.

 

[Deenyb]

Add two to four tablespoons of canned pumpkin to the food bowl each day. Pumpkin apparently tastes good in food, but repugnant when expelled in excrement

I heard it from a few people and then looked it up online. **crossing my fingers**

We tried the forbid, didnt work.
Another option is meat tenderizer, which we will try if the pumpkin doesnt work. (hoping it does tho)

 

[Erin]

We haven't been able to teach our two roll over, how did you do it?

 

[Deenyb]

Originally Posted By: Crazy DaisyWe haven't been able to teach our two roll over, how did you do it?

Well it was NOT easy..LOL
I had him go into the sit position, then lay down.
I made a circle gesture with my hand and maually rolled him over.
Praised praised praised good boy and a cheerio.

Manually rolling him over was not easy. He was really stiff and excited, he knew i had treats.
even if i rolled him over i made the circle motion and still praised and gave him a cheerio.

i am sure you already know this, but it is something i learned with Baxter.
Dont have the treat in your hand. put it behind you or on your side.
If I had the treat in my hand he absolutely would not pay attention to anything but the hand the treat was in.

 

[WorshipTheBeagle]

Aha! Cheerios! We do that too. Can you say Cheerios breath? It's better than stinky dog breath! Plus I can leave a few under the pillows and cushions and behind their crate or wherever and then have them go on a big search. If they miss one or two, no biggie, since they don't rot..