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09-16-2011, 10:15 PM
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I hate to bring this up. Really I do, but grasshoppers taste really good!! They have a high protein content. Is she eating well? Does she like her food? What are you feeding her? To me, a pup is going to think of food first and foremost and toys later (unless food is involved). It's their survival instinct.
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09-16-2011, 10:21 PM
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Grasshoppers are fun!! Get that stupid ball out of my face!
Wildo gave great advice. Find a venue that has no distractions where the ball is all there is. SuzyQ says it all in that we expect too much from our baby GSDs, which they are for at least 6 months, even though they might weigh 60 pounds. |
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09-17-2011, 06:55 AM
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also some puppies are late bloomers with toy/ball drive...........i remember i was worried about my female when she was a pup, i bought a pup that was supposed to have high drive and she could have cared less about a ball or anything, i was starting to think there was something wrong with her health,,,,,,,,,,i did start playing with her with a flirt pole dragging things around, but things really didn't kick in until after 6 months or more...............then all **** broke loose she's a crazy nut now, will chase anything ball, toy, anything! just keep working with it and as said a puppies attention span is not there, give it time..........
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09-17-2011, 08:06 AM
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LOL... our pup is now nearly a year old and could not care less about a ball, frisbee or toy... Horrible to find something to help us train her, only thing that helps us train is food, food and more food (preferable cooked chicken or hotdogs
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09-17-2011, 09:30 AM
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I agree with the others. Take the pup to a place that has few distractions first, then as she progress you can start slowly introducing training in more distracting places, step by step. If you see that she is becoming overly stimulated or distracted, you have gone past her threshold and you know she is not ready for that yet.
Also, as the others mentioned, it is better to try and hone in on a pups food drive at this age when you are trying to train with them. Some pups are food hounds and gobble everything...if you puppy is like this, you will have much success in training...if your pup is more picky, you will have to do hot dogs or chicken or lunch meat. I use food for a pups training throughout most of their first year...if they are a toy or prey driven pup, I can easily make a transition to a toy around 6 - 9 months for their positive reinforcement if I want to. Also, make sure that if you are going to transition to the toy being the positive reinforcement, make sure the toys aren't always lying around the house. The toy has to be a novelty. They have to have an intense desire for it. After training is done, the toy get's put up. Good luck!
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09-17-2011, 01:40 PM
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Backtie her and tease her up, with whatever toy/flirtpole you decide to use....the more she can't have something the more excited she'll be to get it. Let her win it and prance her around, repeat it, before you know it she'll be possessing it!
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