5/20/10

Kona 4 months old now opening drawers



I took a while to convince Kona to open drawers and doors, we have not yet graduated to doors but it will be fast coming once she gets a task it snowballs. She watched he cousin doing this and finally realized that there was a treat in the drawer every time Raven opened it. Kona's big issue with this task is that she is not a dominant dog so tug is not really a game she plays, she prefers to stick things in the other dogs mouths; her stuffies, the ball, tug rope and of course this is not limited to the other dogs when she wants to play she will try and stuff these toys in our mouths to...that is Kona's version of playing she is a big sharer. So tug was not something she really aspired to and that is the basis for this task, you want a puppy to tug first on a tug rope or other such toy and most dogs love to tug but not our Kona. She is great at sorting the laundry and even taking it out of the dryer and putting it in both machines, awesome at retrieving ANY item dropped and auto door buttons are a breeze. We all have our challenges and for Kona her challenge was the tug on doors and drawers, but a little inspiration and help from a relative and support from friends and that was all she needed to get over this hurdle...much like most of us facing hurdles in our lives. :)







1 comment:

  1. Great Blog Cass and amazing how Kona is coming along very happy to see how you two work so well together! Keep up the great work and I can't wait to see more. The videos are fantastic!

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