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Ace and I watched part of a softball tournament on day 21 of our 30-day challenge to visit 30 new places. There were plenty of distractions, with kids everywhere, dogs, scooters and bikes, balls flying, cheering and concessions. During this challenge, I have noticed that Ace behaves much better when we are moving. He was fine when we ran by a few games. He began to pull when we slowed to a walk. When I wanted to stop for a few minutes, he had a hard time sitting quietly. He stayed in a sit position, but cried. And the tail was always going.
Ace often cries when he’s excited. He does it if I ignore him or scold him. I never give him what he wants when he acts like this, but he still does it. Does anyone have any ideas for stopping this behavior? I’m hoping this challenge will help!
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May 28th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
Apollo and Rufus get really “excited” as well and Apollo cries like a baby. The only advice I can give you is to give Ace a brisk 20 minute walk just before you introduce him to the exciting new stimulus. This is also good to do before training sessions. The dog has a proper outlet for that initial burst of energy and will allow him/her to concentrate on what is being asked of him/her. Also enables them to enjoy the activity more as the pent up energy is released and they are able to focus.
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