Cooperative Care: Nails

Real Life Training Moment. Having been home sick all week and getting to shop the Amazon Prime Sale I snagged a few great pet deals. One purchase was a scratching board. Here I show how RuhRoh learned to file her own nails and I documented just how easy it was. Step 1 was to teach her to target the towel. Once she was doing that I put the towel on the back of the scratching board. Next I removed the towel and she targeted the smooth side of the board. When that was happening we flipped the board over and she was filing those nails! In the video (and in between) she would lay down, wander away, and sniff. These things didn't mean she was done just that she needed to take a break. This is not unusual when a dog is learning something new so I let her set the pace. Some dogs might need to step back and come back to it later. That is key in Cooperative Care, that you let the dog set the pace so that they want to participate. #cooperativecarewin #cooperativecare #cooperativecaretraining #dogtrainingrocks #nopainrequired #scienceforthewin #positivereinforcement #ruhrohlife #dogtraining #fearfree #fearfreecertified #forcefree #RuhRohRocks #29k9 #29k9dogtraining #twentyninepalms #29palmsdogtraining