My dog was taught to pick stuff off the floor like keys. I put a bobble keychain on it so she could easily pick them up. She also would bring the mail from the mailbox into the house. She loved the small jobs. When she was younger, she could also spend two hours running in the dog park or the backyard.
It made her feel useful, it made her calmer in the house, and easier in public. She loved meeting new people, especially kids, and she was a BIG dog, so she was taught she had to lay down to meet someone new, and then she would present her belly for rubs (one of her absolute favorite things). It made her think and respond accordingly to people.
She wasn't the most mannered dog - still would bark at the door and if she knew the person would jump on them and lick their ears.
Sorry for the whole rambling rant - training and behavior are a HUGE passion for me.
There are great clicker training podcasts. My favorite is Equine Clicker 101, as it gives a step by step guide to the session and also what to do for troubleshooting situations.
There's a few people who are on the Video Social Media who give training tips and ideas for keeping an energetic dog. Like small things you can do is make meal time interesting and a challenge - scattering kibble in a towel and rolling it up, or in a ball, or a frozen peanut butter Kong. Anything that makes them take longer to eat and have to use their brain.
Something mentally challenging is almost as energy depleting as something physically challenging.
Having a job can also promote self confidence in a dog. Something simple like bringing you the re
Training a service dog was one of the most rewarding experiences I've had. She loved having a job - from being a mobility guide, anxiety helper, and even household chores like putting dishes in the sink, garbage and recycling, and putting laundry in the basket.
Training is one of those things that is always happening - every time you interact with anyone, you are teaching them how to interact with you. If you let a horse or dog take up your space, they will then you think that that's an okay behavior. Sometimes sessions are about fun things like crawl and roll over, sometimes it's experiencing a new environment and relaxing, and other times it's going back to basics. Have fun - do dog things Work on manners - in th house Work on tasks You can't demand perfection all the time, they should be allowed to be an animal, but make it interesting and fun to do different things all the time. Even if it's something small.
The only thing my dog retained in training, is good girl spot and finish, means pee and poo. hahaha other things because of being a Chihuahua mix and selective do and hearing
Yep I trained my dogs myself🙂 not much to say with Minga lol cause she tries to murk people and ity her jumps sometimes, but my rescue Shiya and my dog Ive had since I was 10(LiLi) I both trained. LiLi and I did 4H dog club, and got BIS at the show:)
You must be a registered member for more than 1 day
before you can use our chatbox.
If you have Dapple Blend Grain, you can feed it to your horse and their coat will dapple.
The effect will wear off after a few days. One pound of grain will be fed at a time.
You have no available Level 8 riders.
You can hire a rider. They will be automatically assigned to your horse. Be sure to visit the Rider's Lounge and pay them.
Set Breeding Requirements for your horse. Enter the minimum rating allowable for breeding. When breeding, Any combo of the entered values and higher will be accepted. Leave blank to set to None.
Edit your horse's remarks. Keep all content PG-13.
Choose a Background for your horse.
Withdraw your horse from it's team. You will lose all team points for this horse. Please discuss this action with the team manager first.
Your horse may show 3 times per week. Shows run daily. Your horse and rider will gain valuable experience from showing. Select a discipline to show in, or scratch from tonight's show.
Your horse has shown 0 times this week.
A rider must be assigned to your horse before you can enter shows!
If you would like to put your horse on the market for breeding, click below. Note that when your horse is up for breeding, anyone may breed to them. Also note that you don't need to enter a price when marking a stallion available for straws.
If you want this horse to have a special price for club members, feel free to add it, otherwise
leave those two fields blank.
This horse has been Bred this Year and can breed again next Game Year.
This will mark a Mare's Brood as Reserved.
It is cosmetic only and will not prevent this Mare from being bred.
This Reservation will be identified in the Breeding Center.
Choose a file to upload as your horse image. Pictures should be no larger than max 500 width and 500 height. Only file types of jpg, gif, or png will be accepted, however file size cannot be greater than 100K, So most likely you will need to save
the file as jpg. IMPORTANT ! Images stolen off the internet are not ok to use.
Please follow the crediting rules located here: Link If you are having trouble getting your images uploaded, here is a forum topic to help: Link
Upload A Horse Image
Enter a new name for your horse.
Choose the discipline to train your horse in. Your horse will train slower if trained in all sports at once, than if trained in one specialty at a time.
Enter the sale price for your horse. Please be aware that if you put a horse up for public
sale, anyone may purchase it.
If you no longer wish to own this horse, you may set them free to fend for themselves. The Karma Fairy will pay you 1000 for your adult horse, up to 100 horses per month. 100 to go! The Karma Fairy will pay you 200 Credits for all of your adult horses. The Karma Fairy will pay you zero for your yearling. This action is not reversible so be sure before you click Submit !
Move your horse to another barn or pasture.
Join A Federation. Your horse will accrue Federation Points
and based on that may make the Federation Championships.
It costs 500 to enter a Federation and membership lasts
one game year.
Reroll your horse's image. Your horse's genes will stay the same, but their markings and patterns will be randomly regenerated.
Rerolls remaining: 175
Genetic Test this horse to view their coat genes. It costs 5000 ebs to genetically test this horse.
Moderate Temperatures and Overcast
