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Gracie didn't want to listen when I called her today. So I figured okay back to basics. I got out the clicker and started calling her over to me. She would come when she felt like it but there was no rush on her part I guess. So I brought her inside to really get back to basics. I would put her through all her commands that she knows. Sit, come, lay, stay, shake, beg, hi five, off, up, spin, and so on. You get the picture. So I went into the bathroom and called her to me. She was very hesitant to come. So I kept would do her correction sound which is a deep BAHH. So then she would start to come then I would correct her again. After 2 or 3 times she came in and sat down like she is suppose to. I clicked of course and told her she was a good girl. So then I figured since she is afraid of the bath tub we could work on that. So I made her stay in the bathroom while I went and got her some string cheese to work with her. The first 2 times I lifted her into the tub and gave her some cheese. Then I would throw the cheese in and she would follow. I would get in the tub and call her over to me. Which she did well at. I turned on the water a little bit and gave her more cheese. I am going to do this again tomorrow. But tomorrow I am going to introduce the command word as "tub".
I hope to be able to get her to sit and stay in the tub while I bathe here. Which I know this might take a week or so. And yes my girl does get a bath at the beauty shop (aka the groomer)
Now my question is this. Do I just add a little water at a time, or do I get her wet just a little and lots of praise of course while letting the water run? This is the part that I get confused which might be why she doesn't listen to me well. I can get to the first few steps but when I want to improve on them I get confused. Any help would be greatly appreciated. *I must have an overly large dummy bump today!*
I hope to be able to get her to sit and stay in the tub while I bathe here. Which I know this might take a week or so. And yes my girl does get a bath at the beauty shop (aka the groomer)
Now my question is this. Do I just add a little water at a time, or do I get her wet just a little and lots of praise of course while letting the water run? This is the part that I get confused which might be why she doesn't listen to me well. I can get to the first few steps but when I want to improve on them I get confused. Any help would be greatly appreciated. *I must have an overly large dummy bump today!*