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I'm still working with Talos, getting him comfortable with my handling his feet. If he's not comfortable with me touching his feet, I'll never be able to trim his nails. It's a pretty simple process, getting a dog used to being handled. Here's the first step I posted earlier this week where I simply introduced touching Talos' feet for clicks and treats.
Here's the second step:
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Suzie Brown
I enjoyed the video!
Great job so far. He already looks a lot more comfortable than in the previous video you posted.
Mary
Any plans to teach Talos to pick things up? I could use some pointers. 🙂
Jade, once we get some of his basic behaviors more solid, I would like to teach him to get things. It would be a good learning exercise for him. His mouth is cavernous – he’d have to learn how to hold things in there without losing them. He loses treats all the time. They’ll fall out 15 minutes later. It’s like a surprise to him! 🙂