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This morning our dog came running into the house with a spare rib someone had thrown in the fenced backyard. (I am hoping it was child who knew dogs love bones...) She ignored my wife's order to "leave it". She ignored treats. She had a remote training collar on; the warning signal is enough to keep her out of the flower bed, but she ignored the warning. I got there after a couple minutes and pushed the training signal; that got her to drop the bone. Apparently my wife couldn't bring herself to do that, but will in the future. (lest you think I am a monster for having a remote training collar; I have done it on my forearm several times to test the settings. It is not that bad compared to the invisible fence collar we used to have. That really hurt.)
Anyhow, the "proper" procedure is to offer something of greater value. That has worked up to now, but I don't think there IS anything of greater value than a sparerib.
Any suggestions for what to do in the future? I mean besides moving somewhere where neighbors don't throw stuff into our yard?
Anyhow, the "proper" procedure is to offer something of greater value. That has worked up to now, but I don't think there IS anything of greater value than a sparerib.
Any suggestions for what to do in the future? I mean besides moving somewhere where neighbors don't throw stuff into our yard?