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Behavior, Housebreaking, Obedience / Re: therapy visits: advice?
« on: May 08, 2009, 12:47:45 am »
Thanks for the ideas, guys! I'm definitely gonnna try working on getting them to put their front feet on a chair. This would get them a lot closer to the kids. I think I'd be too afraid they'd squish some poor little kid if they got all the way onto the bed (BTW, they are allowed to get on the bed, I just don't feel like my big clumsy boys should!)
But the chair idea is good. I'm gonna work on that one this morning. We have a visit scheduled for this afternoon, so I'll let you know if we have any success.
And when I see the pet-therapy coordinator, I'm gonna ask her what the other big dogs do to get close to the kids. We have a lot of goldens, labs, and a big ol' dane and newf and saint that have been doing this for a while. I know my boys will "get it" eventually. I think they've made a ton of progress already. We just have to work on the fine tuning. The chair is a good place to start, I think.
Thanks!!
But the chair idea is good. I'm gonna work on that one this morning. We have a visit scheduled for this afternoon, so I'll let you know if we have any success.
And when I see the pet-therapy coordinator, I'm gonna ask her what the other big dogs do to get close to the kids. We have a lot of goldens, labs, and a big ol' dane and newf and saint that have been doing this for a while. I know my boys will "get it" eventually. I think they've made a ton of progress already. We just have to work on the fine tuning. The chair is a good place to start, I think.

Thanks!!