Trick Adaptions

So, this weekend we were able to take George to the vet. Unfortunately, the vet recommended no exercise for six weeks. While George may be unable to learn the original tricks I had planned such as bow, I have found a trick that he can learn that does not require any strain on his body.

As you can see above, this is the “snoot challenge” that requires the owner to make a circle shape with their hands and their dog will push their snout through the circle. I thought this would be a fairly easy trick to teach George. I will follow Collies Without Borders and Journey Dog Training’s video of Teach Your Dog to Do the #Snootchallenge! [bonus: refocusing after your dog gets scared] to teach George how to do this trick. I feel as though I may need to enlist the help of my mother to hold a treat behind my hands to guide his snout through as I doubt George will be able to determine what he needs to do without a treat lure.

Here’s a similar picture to what George would be accomplishing….kinda!