So tonight I came up with a really fun new game for my jack russell terrier who is way to smart for her own good. She is very toy driven, especially if it squeaks but the problem is, toys last about five minutes before she destroys them. Even those hard plastic Giggler toys.
So here is the game.
I got out my Staples "Easy Button" that I used to teach her clicker training years ago. I did the simple "touch" the button to get the toy. Of course, she doesn't just touch it, she throws her whole body onto it so it is very funny.
Once she got the idea of Hit the button --> get the toy, I moved the button further and further away until it was across the room so she had to run across the room and pounce the botton to get the toy.
It was so neat to watch her brain working to figure it out and see how proud she was of herself when she did.
Here is the real game though.
Once she got the hang of the last step I added another. I closed her out of the room and hid the button. The first time I hid it really easy near the last spot it was in. Then I made her FIND the button and hit the button to get her toy. Eventually I moved it around in different places . It took some time but she finally got the hang of it. By the time she was done she was tired and panting and the toy was still in one piece. Sometimes I think the mental workouts are as draining as the physical.
Give it a try!
So here is the game.
I got out my Staples "Easy Button" that I used to teach her clicker training years ago. I did the simple "touch" the button to get the toy. Of course, she doesn't just touch it, she throws her whole body onto it so it is very funny.
Once she got the idea of Hit the button --> get the toy, I moved the button further and further away until it was across the room so she had to run across the room and pounce the botton to get the toy.
It was so neat to watch her brain working to figure it out and see how proud she was of herself when she did.
Here is the real game though.
Once she got the hang of the last step I added another. I closed her out of the room and hid the button. The first time I hid it really easy near the last spot it was in. Then I made her FIND the button and hit the button to get her toy. Eventually I moved it around in different places . It took some time but she finally got the hang of it. By the time she was done she was tired and panting and the toy was still in one piece. Sometimes I think the mental workouts are as draining as the physical.
Give it a try!
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