Dog advice

[Morrus]

As a cat person, I'm astonished at the idea of teaching a pet to modify its behaviour. The only thing I've ever known a cat to learn is to be more demanding and self-absorbed.

We have both. Two dogs, one cat. Night and day.

 

[Velderan]

As a cat person, I'm astonished at the idea of teaching a pet to modify its behaviour. The only thing I've ever known a cat to learn is to be more demanding and self-absorbed.

Cats are pretty good at learning what they're not supposed to do and then making sure you're not watching when they do it anyhow.

 

[Aeson]

The dog is around 10 years old. That's senior citizen territory for a dog isn't it? I don't think he's as hyper as he once was but he still likes to run.

I have some dog bones that I'm trying to use for positive reinforcement. When he goes out to do his business I give him a treat. He's been with us less than a week so I'm sure there's still some adjusting for all of us going on. I'm also looking at this as an opportunity for me to get outside and moving around more.

 

[payn]

The dog is around 10 years old. That's senior citizen territory for a dog isn't it? I don't think he's as hyper as he once was but he still likes to run.

I have some dog bones that I'm trying to use for positive reinforcement. When he goes out to do his business I give him a treat. He's been with us less than a week so I'm sure there's still some adjusting for all of us going on. I'm also looking at this as an opportunity for me to get outside and moving around more.

Yeah thats when the vet started calling my Jaxy boy "geriatric". He made it to 16 last year. Jax didnt let age slow him down!

 

[Umbran]

As a cat person, I'm astonished at the idea of teaching a pet to modify its behaviour.

I am a cat person. It isn't as hard as folks make it out to be, so long as you find a way to make the change something they want to do.

The only thing I've ever known a cat to learn is to be more demanding and self-absorbed.

The main problem with cats is that people think that, as an a animal, they'll be subserviant. But that's a dog thing. Cats are more like people. People are also demanding and self-absorbed.

 

[Sacrosanct]

As an owner of both, I validate this

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Cats are pretty good at learning what they're not supposed to do and then making sure you're not watching when they do it anyhow.

Our female Maine Coon learned very quickly that she was not allowed to touch tabletops with her paws in ANY way.

So she’d sit upright in a chair with her paws hovering just mm above the surface, often lowering them slowly. If you then said “NO PAWS!”, she’d raise them higher…for a while.

Her bro, OTOH, developed minor thievery and rebellions of his own, typically involving Tender Vittles or dried flowers.

 

[Sacrosanct]

Our female Maine Coon learned very quickly that she was not allowed to touch tabletops with her paws in ANY way.

So she’d sit upright in a chair with her paws hovering just mm above the surface, often lowering them slowly. If you then said “NO PAWS!”, she’d raise them higher…for a while.

Her bro, OTOH, developed minor thievery and rebellions of his own, typically involving Tender Vittles or dried flowers.

My old cat discovered that if he knocked stuff off the counter, like a bag of chips, the dog would tear open the bag, and treats for all!

Teamwork for the win. They are smarter than they let on.