For the past few weeks I've been working with Hades at home, going through the motions to introduce him to the dumbell. Yes, I said weeks... Now I know that all dogs are different, but I'm starting to get frusterated with him.
The very first day he moved throught he motions quite quickly. We had a little obstacle when I had moved the dumbell about a foot away from me, but after about 10 minutes he figured it out.
The step we're stuck at, is placing his mouth/chin on the bar of the dumbell. He just doesn't get it at all. With Roxy, she's in your face, got very excited and worked really hard to do what she had to, to get the treat. But Hades just thinks the game is over. He'll touch it like the criteria before, hang around for a bit, sometimes cry and wag his tail a bit, and then go lie down. He simply thinks the game is over. I'll try to entice him back without giving him a treat and encourage him to figure it out to no avail.
Any advice?
The very first day he moved throught he motions quite quickly. We had a little obstacle when I had moved the dumbell about a foot away from me, but after about 10 minutes he figured it out.
The step we're stuck at, is placing his mouth/chin on the bar of the dumbell. He just doesn't get it at all. With Roxy, she's in your face, got very excited and worked really hard to do what she had to, to get the treat. But Hades just thinks the game is over. He'll touch it like the criteria before, hang around for a bit, sometimes cry and wag his tail a bit, and then go lie down. He simply thinks the game is over. I'll try to entice him back without giving him a treat and encourage him to figure it out to no avail.
Any advice?