A well-meaning but unaware dog-sitter fed the poodle dog treats in exchange for poodle doing the basics (sit, stay and fetch).
The poodle had been raised and trained by my kid, who only used praise. She wasn't allowed anywhere near humans when food was being consumed. Not at all a food-riented animal.
A month ago, the dog would obey vocal and hand commands and sit in the middle of a pack of playing puppies all day if you asked her to. Fetched anything from a tennis ball to the smaller dog.
Today, she looks at you like you're crazy if you ask her to fetch. Will still do the sit and stay kind of stuff, but otherwise I think she's figured out that there is no bag of kibble in my pocket, so she won't chase a thing. She also thinks it appropriate to walk up to the kitchen table, when previously she knew nothing good would come of that.
Any ideas?
I'm thinking about meeting her in the middle, maybe a few treats until I get the responses back, then weaning her somehow. But I don't know what the "somehow" is.
The poodle had been raised and trained by my kid, who only used praise. She wasn't allowed anywhere near humans when food was being consumed. Not at all a food-riented animal.
A month ago, the dog would obey vocal and hand commands and sit in the middle of a pack of playing puppies all day if you asked her to. Fetched anything from a tennis ball to the smaller dog.
Today, she looks at you like you're crazy if you ask her to fetch. Will still do the sit and stay kind of stuff, but otherwise I think she's figured out that there is no bag of kibble in my pocket, so she won't chase a thing. She also thinks it appropriate to walk up to the kitchen table, when previously she knew nothing good would come of that.
Any ideas?
I'm thinking about meeting her in the middle, maybe a few treats until I get the responses back, then weaning her somehow. But I don't know what the "somehow" is.
