An Opportunity For Training
Posted on July 9, 2008
photo taken at the citydog magazine party at the W hotel in seattle. photo copyright citydog magazine 2008.
i think i can safely say we are potty trained. its been over 3 weeks since the last accident in the house. the only reason he last incident happened anyway was that the poor guys bladder was so full he started dribbling on the floor. i didnt think this day would ever arrive.
we went to the city dog magazine bday party this evening at the W hotel. after initially taking off his vest so that he could mingle with the other dogs i came to the conclusion that this was a great opportunity for him to be around other dogs with his vest on and learn that he has to ignore them. he did surprisingly well. however, since i need to proof this behavior i should really try to go to more places where he will be more likely to meet other dogs with his vest on. currently we normally dont encountering dogs in our daily routine.
an unfortunate issue we did have at the party was that the tables at the hotel were at shin height so liame decided that it was at perfect buffet table height. oh boy was that embarrassing, thank god he is still wearing his “in training” patch.
i have been allowing liame to jump up and put his paws in my lap and lick my face while at home. it didnt occur to me to train for this behavior because he offers it on his own all the time. this behavior came in handy at the party when i got overwhelmed with all the people there. although i dont think that liame was at all picking up on my mood, all on his own he put his front paws on my lap and try to lick me in the face, something he hasent done outside of my home before. it was kind of nice to have him want to get my attention even when surrounded by food and other dogs. i think i will mold this behavior into a service for him since it gets me out of the moment of what i might be experiencing (say for instance anxiety) and back into the real world.
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