First of all the pups were excellent in my car with no whining or up-chucks! Yea! As each pup was brought out to the testing area, the rest were quiet in my portable pen. Good babies!
The room has several 'obstacles' that the pups need to overcome.
- a crinkly square of plastic
- a cookie sheet
- a noisy can that is tossed down nearby
- a singing and dancing Santa
- a container of kibble that they can sniff but not eat
- a decent sized stuffed dog
- a Wobble board
Then the next segment includes a ball to chase/retrieve, a squished large ball of paper, a pull toy on a rope, sitting and being patient and being held in the trainers arms for trust.
I have some pics of a variety of the segments with the pups. :+)
I was very happy with the entire group. Although different pups took a longer time to visit all the obstacles, all of them were VERY interested in the stuffed dog which showed they will likely be very happy to meet other friendly dogs in their future. They also gravitated to the stuffed doll (not shown) which shows a kid affiliation.
Every one of them chased a ball but not all returned it. Oh well, lessons to learn, right?? :+)
Here are some of the other stuff that she uses with the pups:
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| This is the Wobble Board and she entices them with a treat to go on it to test for both 'courage' and movement on something NOT stable. |
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| This is the container of food she uses. The point is to try and distract them from the container with a treat to show how compliant they may be with both voice and people attention. |
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| This is the 'scary' square of plastic she uses for both new texture and unexpected noise. This girl is wanting more encouragement to step on the green sheet. |
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| Ahhhhh.... finally making the decision to inspect that scary container noise! |
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