Human food or dog food(dry kibble)

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  1. ana_charlie

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    Sorry for always asking so many questions :p
    All i have is you people whom i can trust blindfolded :D
    And want to thank you ALL for always answering my questions :D
     
  2. charlie

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    @ana_charlie you could do some more games/playing in your apartment such as hiding pieces of kibble for Charlie to find, tug games, hiding his favourite toy and asking him to "find it", you could train him not to jump up at people by rewarding all four paws on the ground with tasty treats, clicker training. You could teach him some tricks like placing a piece of kibble on each paw and he's not allowed to take it until you tell him he can, roll over, hand touch there are lots of things he could learn that will tire him out mentally. It's just as important for him to use his brain aswell as walking on lead. I'm sure other members will have some suggestions too :)
     
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  3. MaccieD

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    Could you add another short walk to your daily routine, perhaps before bedtime?
     
  4. ana_charlie

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    Ya i can that wont be a problem considering im not that tired after my days work and study ;)
    Ok so you mean 2 proper 30 mins walk and one 15-20 mins walk before bed time?
     
  5. ana_charlie

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    Ya you are right these games sounds pretty good but honestly i have no idea how these different games can be played with him :oops: all i know is fetch and go and find games :)
    do you have any link or video where i can see and learn :rolleyes:
    Playing more games with him will make our bond stronger too so i guess i would love to know what all i can play with him which can tire him out mentally and physically both :)
     
  6. JulieT

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    You could try training him to be ok on a longer lead - you need to work out how to do this, but if you have space to let him off lead in the play area but don't in case he approaches a person, you could try to work with him on a longer lead. This would give him chance to play in a larger area, a few metres, and you could play fetch with him like that etc.

    You do have to train your dog to do this though, and be careful - it would be better if you could get some help with it.

    Are there no dog clubs, dog trainers etc? (Obviously take care about the methods used before you go anywhere).
     
  7. MaccieD

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    That would be good. If you could make the other 2 walks around 40 - 45 minutes that would be even better :)

    I'm attaching a link to some videos which may give you some ideas for things to do for fun. You don't have to use a clicker, you can use a marker word like "yes" - it helps the dog to learn that this is what is good and gets a reward.

    https://www.youtube.com/user/kikopup
     
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  8. ana_charlie

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    There are dog clubs but they are too far from where i live and good dog trainers are way too expensive here and the least expensive ones I really don't trust them with my dog so whatever im doing im doing myself :)
     
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