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Or, if not, if other people try what to do they do?
Just curiosity, and a little amusement here. Most of my guys will work for anyone they're comfortable with, is asking something the dog is confident with or enjoys, and has food. They'll run back to me pretty darn quick once they've got the food, but there's some willingness there.
Kiran has been a demo dogs in classes before and might still be for our instructor (he sees her a ton), but as of tonight another friend that he knows and enjoys asked to use him to demonstrate something. I handed her his leash and moved off.
Kiran's response was to lay down and ignore her existence, even with food in his face. Perfectly polite, no anxiety, no struggle or freaking out. He just very nicely laid himself down and refused to acknowledge her.
Not ideal (for me), but also not a problem and REALLY funny!
Just curiosity, and a little amusement here. Most of my guys will work for anyone they're comfortable with, is asking something the dog is confident with or enjoys, and has food. They'll run back to me pretty darn quick once they've got the food, but there's some willingness there.
Kiran has been a demo dogs in classes before and might still be for our instructor (he sees her a ton), but as of tonight another friend that he knows and enjoys asked to use him to demonstrate something. I handed her his leash and moved off.
Kiran's response was to lay down and ignore her existence, even with food in his face. Perfectly polite, no anxiety, no struggle or freaking out. He just very nicely laid himself down and refused to acknowledge her.
Not ideal (for me), but also not a problem and REALLY funny!