[tidy up trick and thank you to colleen

[Guest guest]

Thank you colleen for all that info. I do appreciate you taking the

time. Weimies also are prone to hip problems, but I had his hips

xrayed when they had to scope him and they are good. , I think all

deep chested dogs are. My friend's weimie got bloat and they almost

lost him. I try to keep him still after he eats for a while, but it

isn't easy.

And Yup it's the same dog. He actually is really smart and can do

many things, but he needs constant attention. I taught that trick

like this. First He knows the name of many toys . So if I say get

your ball. He can get the ball. He knows the difference between,

ball, duck, zebra, rope and baby. He has other toys, but he doesn't

know what they are called yet. After he strewn his toys about. I

held the toybox near me with treats. And said " Tidy up Zebra " when

he brought the zebra I said give and he'd drop the toy in the box and

I'g give him a treat. Soon, I just had to say tidy up and not the

give command and he would drop whatever toy in the box and get a

treat and then I just had to say Tidy up and he'd run and try to

get all thetoys in the box at once for a treat. Now I don't even

have to give treats. It's a great way to keep him occupied while we

watch TV.

Bridgette , " "

<chandani@r...> wrote:

> Bridgette, is this the same dog that puts his toys away? How on

earth

> did you teach that trick?

>

> --

>

> Bridgette wrote:

>

> > Yup he sleeps in an Xpen. He freaks out in crates. The trainer

> > thinks because he was raised in one. Now he immediatel poops and

> > pees if you put him in one and he actually shivers. The vet had

to

> > keep him sedated for observation. At home he is usually on a

leash

> > even in the house. He really is a good dog, just a baby. He has a

> > hole repertoire of cool tricks and he is soooo loving. Bridgette

> >

> > > > Thank you for searching. We have many animals, but only 2

dogs.

> > > We

> > > > are only looking to insure Hunter our Weimie because he is

just

> > so

> > > > curious and eats many non food items.

> > >

> > > The best thing you can do right now for him is set him up for

> > > success. Make sure he does not have access to anything he might

> > eat.

> > > My Dobe was the same way but now thankfully is the most

> > trustworthy.

> > > When we weren't home he was in an x-pen or crated. When we were

> > home,

> > > we didn't even leave him in the room unattended. We just never

knew

> > > what he might think was edible.

> > >

> > > Colleen

> >

> >

> > *