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Behavior, Housebreaking, Obedience / therapy visits: advice?
« on: May 07, 2009, 07:33:05 am »
So we've been taking Apollo and Zeus on therapy visits to the children's hospital every Friday for the last two months. It took them a few visits to get used to the smells (food trays, trash cans, bedside commodes, etc.) but they're finally ignoring all that. They love all the attention and seem to get a real kick out of it. The only problem that we're having is we often can't get them to pay attention to the child in the bed (the ones that we're actually there for).
I think part of the problem is that it's a little crowded in the rooms, and they have a hard time squeezing in between IV poles and recliner chairs. Usually they'll start going up to the bed, maybe sniff the kid's hand, then they back out and go to the other people in the room for snuggling. I try to encourage them to stay up by the bed, but its not working. I'm not allowed to use treats (per TDI rules). I was thinking about using a squeaky toy, but Zeus and Apollo don't really like toys. I'm at a loss for ideas.
Anyone?
I think part of the problem is that it's a little crowded in the rooms, and they have a hard time squeezing in between IV poles and recliner chairs. Usually they'll start going up to the bed, maybe sniff the kid's hand, then they back out and go to the other people in the room for snuggling. I try to encourage them to stay up by the bed, but its not working. I'm not allowed to use treats (per TDI rules). I was thinking about using a squeaky toy, but Zeus and Apollo don't really like toys. I'm at a loss for ideas.
Anyone?
