Give your dog a Job!

[Miss Molly May]

My puppy s job is to run away with everything socks, remotes, underwear, shoes... and her second job is to chew on my cat lol. (molly is 15weeks)

[DensterNY]

One job I've given my GSD is to dig on command which we had used to get her to use a dig pit and not the rest of the yard. I've buried tennis balls there which she loves to dig out and hopefully this spring she'll help tilling the garden.

This past winter with the blizzards we had I had scented old tennis balls with sesame oil and buried them under different levels of snow around the yard and she loved finding them. Her best was finding one under 14 inches of snow.

Also, I've sort of gotten her to step on my shoes to spot me when I'm doing crunches, it's not 100% but it's pretty cool. If I can get her to spot me on squats and bench pressing I'll have her join the gym with me, hehe.

[SandiR2]

Originally Posted by DensterNY

One job I've given my GSD is to dig on command which we had used to get her to use a dig pit and not the rest of the yard. I've buried tennis balls there which she loves to dig out and hopefully this spring she'll help tilling the garden.

I've been thinking about putting in a sand pit here. How deep did you make yours?

[DensterNY]

Originally Posted by SandiR2

I've been thinking about putting in a sand pit here. How deep did you make yours?

I made a box border about 4' by 4' and digged down one foot of dirt and then loosely sifted and filled it in and piled up about another 1-2 feet above the box.

[Kobi]

Well how do you teach them to do a job?

[aarontfan]

Thanks for all the great posts on this thread. My Lulu is not quite 10 weeks yet but you can see her thinking when you do things. She has learned to sit so no matter what you are doing if you look at her she sits. She is always busy so I need to find a "job" or jobs for her to do!

[TxRider]

Originally Posted by Miss Molly May

My puppy s job is to run away with everything socks, remotes, underwear, shoes... and her second job is to chew on my cat lol. (molly is 15weeks)

Hope seemed to have a thing for my socks.

Now it is her official job. Part of the morning routine getting ready for a walk is for her to get my socks and deliver them to me, and lay down while I put my shoes on right before we go.

[ayoitzrimz]

Little Einstein is only 5 months old and is already becoming quite the Schutzhund prodigy. After evaluating his prey drive and balanced temperament (in terms of what we could evaluate with a puppy) the instructor for USA in Brooklyn decided he can really do Schutzhund and I'm proud to say he's already tracking and doing the obedience part quite well for his age! Hopefully, this will be his "job" and he's getting physical and mental stimulation daily

[Starz]

Very nice thread.

This inspired me to get my lazy boy up and working! I have some things in mind that I'll make a new thread for. Like today for example he was passing by and gave my foot a quick lick. He's not much of a kisser and since I have diabetes, I think that would be very therapeutic.

[adamdude04]

I want my dog to be the best statue possible.