Archive for the 'tennis ball obsession' Category
I know I’m not the only one who has a dog with a tennis ball obsession. Or, you could call it a retrieving obsession. It gets pretty annoying when my dog is obsessing over crumbled pieces of paper or hair ties or a stuffed animal. He will toss objects to me over and over, hoping I might throw them for him.
For the most part the mutt has mastered the “leave it” command. So at least when I tell him to ...
Ace and I walked 2.98 miles this morning. I noticed birds singing for the first time in months. Dozens of birds. I think they were having a party.
I let the mutt carry an old Frisbee that he found and stole from one of our neighbor’s trash piles. Apparently a few didn’t get the memo that there was no trash pick up last week or this week in Fargo.
When Ace and I got to the park I let him run off leash and ...
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From the car to the dog park is a challenging area for most dogs to walk on a loose leash. Ace (not pictured) and I went to the 45th Street dog park in Fargo today to practice some on and off-leash heeling. There were no other dogs at ...
It’s rewarding for me to work with dogs because they’ve taught me that with time and patience, dogs and owners can overcome almost anything. It’s just up to the owner to make changes. After all, most problems are the human’s fault to begin with.
So many retrievers are obsessed with tennis balls, so many border collies and other breeds are fixated on Frisbees, squirrels, cats. Some of these dog ...
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Since I’ve been doing most of my work with Ace (not pictured) outside, I decided to try working with him indoors. We basically did some of the same exercises we’ve tried before, I just want him to know he is expected to fo ...
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I am continuing to work on breaking Ace’s tennis ball obsession. One small step he’s made is he has the command “leave it” down really well. He will at least leave a ball on the ground and follow me when I tell ...
