Today in the mail : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...n-slower-superior-logic-compared-puppies.html and also in Science Daily, a report on a new study from Vienna The study looked at 95 border collies using a touch screen and found that old dogs learn more slowly than younger ones, but they still learn. Here is the original study http://www.vetmeduni.ac.at/en/infos...dog-new-tricks-but-younger-dogs-learn-faster/
Oh I so agree Speaking with some experience ( Millie ) then yes, it does take longer, much patience and repetition required , to say nothing of endless bits of sausage, but I do believe that many dogs can be turned around eventually
Very interesting that although older dogs learnt more slowly they were better at applying that learning.
This old dog (me) is really struggling to learn (German). I would love to teach Tatze (3 in April) to learn to use Twiglet's spending area - but I've no idea how to go about it - she simply holds her wee all day 'till she can go in her usual place!
You know Tatze will go eventually @Boogie - just got to wait her out. Charlie had to go in the garden when he was injured. If there is no other choice, that's that. Whether I could be so hard without needing to I dunno though!
Yes - it's just a burnt lawn after all. But you are right, she would go when bursting - I just don't know how long that could be!! .
I can tell you from experience that a determined labrador can hold her pee for up to 26 hours. I think she can wait you out...
I disagree, Hattie is 8 1/2 years old and surprises me with the things she learns and so quickly too, maybe it's a mixture of her Labrador and Poodle brain! x
Maybe the key is that Hattie knows how to learn as she's been taught new things her whole life. I find with humans, that have decided to study later in life for example, almost need to learn how to learn again before they get started. Maybe it's similar with dogs...
