![]() |
FAQ/Help |
Calendar |
Search |
#1
|
||||
|
||||
This is probably a dumb question, but we have a beautiful new dog house. We just got a new dog ( a black lab mix) named Raven. How do we teach her that it's hers to stay in during rain?
![]() |
![]() Skeezyks
|
#2
|
||||
|
||||
What... she's not curled up on the couch?
![]() ![]() If Raven just doesn't seem to be getting with the program, though, perhaps another idea might be to get a chew bone & somehow affix it to the inside of the dog house when it rains. If the house is wood, you could put in a screw-eye & tie one end of a cord to that, the other to the chew bone so she can't drag it out into the rain. Just don't make the cord long enough that Raven can get tangled up in it. ![]() By the way, I don't know if he's still writing, but one of my favorite dog-training authors was always Brian Kilcommons. If you're interested in reading up on the subject of dog training, I'd highly recommend his books. ![]() ![]() ![]()
__________________
"I may be older but I am not wise / I'm still a child's grown-up disguise / and I never can tell you what you want to know / You will find out as you go." (from: "A Nightengale's Lullaby" - Julie Last) |
![]() Travelinglady
|
![]() Travelinglady
|
#3
|
||||
|
||||
Trav, I taught BG to use his crate and dog bed by tossing treats in or on them. He associated the crate/bed with treats pretty quickly.
|
![]() Travelinglady
|
![]() Travelinglady
|
#4
|
||||
|
||||
Tough one coz labs love water & usually like rain too...
If he gets cold enough or putting in treats works, he WILL go in & probably take a nice nap. From one previous lab owner to another. ![]() |
Reply |
|