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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 499449" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Sounds like he has a lot of promise and is a good fit for you. The problems may come if/when your health limits your activity. It is something to prepare for if possible. I think I may have mentioned feeder toys in the past. THey are super great for working dogs. Instead of a bowl of food, you put their food into a toy that they have to roll or move a certain way. They get their food a little at a time that way. While to us it may sound "mean" to have to work for every meal, to a dog who needs a high level of activity or a purpose, it is actually a nice thing. They can get food but they have to earn it and it is a reward to them and they don't have as much time to get into trouble/misbehave. A different way of thinking. I never even thought about it being "mean" until my dad said that his dog had a "right" to each meal and didnt' have to 'earn" them. Then my mom explained that to their dog it would be more playing than "working' and would keep her out of trouble so she didn't get yelled at so much, so my dad had to rethink things.</p><p></p><p>I think the vest is a great thing. If it is too hot, maybe try a tshirt (for summer) because even that can be a big help. This may sound a bit dumb, but look for some of the clips from the show "Dog Town" which is about a huge shelter out west that takes dogs from other shelters and works with the hardest to train dogs that are out there. They took the worst of the dogs from Michael Vick and even taught one to work in search and rescue successfully. They worked with her and used her to speak aroudn the country to prove that fighting dogs CAN be rehabilitated but it takes time and work but is worth it. It was a National Geographic show and 18 episodes are on Netflix right now. It has some great ideas and might give you some new ways to think about training.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 499449, member: 1233"] Sounds like he has a lot of promise and is a good fit for you. The problems may come if/when your health limits your activity. It is something to prepare for if possible. I think I may have mentioned feeder toys in the past. THey are super great for working dogs. Instead of a bowl of food, you put their food into a toy that they have to roll or move a certain way. They get their food a little at a time that way. While to us it may sound "mean" to have to work for every meal, to a dog who needs a high level of activity or a purpose, it is actually a nice thing. They can get food but they have to earn it and it is a reward to them and they don't have as much time to get into trouble/misbehave. A different way of thinking. I never even thought about it being "mean" until my dad said that his dog had a "right" to each meal and didnt' have to 'earn" them. Then my mom explained that to their dog it would be more playing than "working' and would keep her out of trouble so she didn't get yelled at so much, so my dad had to rethink things. I think the vest is a great thing. If it is too hot, maybe try a tshirt (for summer) because even that can be a big help. This may sound a bit dumb, but look for some of the clips from the show "Dog Town" which is about a huge shelter out west that takes dogs from other shelters and works with the hardest to train dogs that are out there. They took the worst of the dogs from Michael Vick and even taught one to work in search and rescue successfully. They worked with her and used her to speak aroudn the country to prove that fighting dogs CAN be rehabilitated but it takes time and work but is worth it. It was a National Geographic show and 18 episodes are on Netflix right now. It has some great ideas and might give you some new ways to think about training. [/QUOTE]
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