Selective hearing?

[VTJess03]

lol, Maggie has 'selective' hearing as well. If she doesn't want to do whatever it is I'm asking, she'll just pretend she didn't hear. The most common is when I tell her 'down' when she doesn't want to lie down, she'll sit and look the other way. It's pure stubbornness on her part. Treats do help to get her attention, for sure...she is usually instantly obedient to 'sit' and 'down' if she knows I have a treat. This is purely manipulation on her part to get treats, I think. I have started to make her do more than one thing before she actually gets treats to start weaning her away from the treats gradually. If I keep her in suspense about when she will or won't get a treat, she is more obedient; I have not yet gotten to the point where I can mimic a treat in my hand to get obedience from her (partly because she's a hound and can smell from a long way off if I have a treat or not).

[ashleycat]

If I keep her in suspense about when she will or won't get a treat, she is more obedient; I have not yet gotten to the point where I can mimic a treat in my hand to get obedience from her (partly because she's a hound and can smell from a long way off if I have a treat or not).

I just saw this on the video. They said not to give every time. So they will have to keep guessing if they will get one or not. Like the slot machines. Random rewards

[Camie Heuer]

It is the way to a dogs heart, wish we could convince them otherwise