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Posted in Clicker, Injury, Reward-based training, Tennis ball, Touch, games on Aug 18th, 2010
When we left Sadie in the previous post, she was polishing off her yummy frozen treat-in-a-sock-in-a-box and I was pondering more brain-wearying games for her to play while she’s recovering from her injury. Sadie’s wild about tennis balls. How could we play with tennis balls that didn’t require her running after them? My eyes landed [...]
Posted in Clicker, Injury, Nail trimming, Peanut butter manicure, Reward-based training, Tennis ball, Touch, games on Aug 16th, 2010
“Are you r-e-a-dy?” I sing to Sadie. She lowers her haunches into an anticipatory, quivering sit. I fling her yellow tennis ball into the shallow lake. Charging full tilt, Sadie splashes after it. She is focused, confident, and ecstatic. My heart balloons with delight. Then Sadie stops dead in the chest high water. The yellow ball [...]
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