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Any tricks on getting your dog to stay still on the bench?

Drop_tine wrote:Any tricks on getting your dog to stay still on the bench?

I use stacking stilts that my husband made. They are expensive to buy though so, 4 tuna cans work well. space them out 4-square and make your dog stand on them... Another thing I do is to lift the dog by the front between the legs, and back between the rear legs and scrape its feet across a table... just to throw off the balance a bit. Then I place the legs where I want. Always move the legs from the elbow and hock.. not the foot. Tell the dog in a firm voice STAY!!!!

some of you may not know what stacking stilts are. Here is a website with the original ones http://www.happylegs.com/sizes.html You can really use a lot of different things. Cans, bricks etc. Just something to get the dog up off the ground but, still a stable surface. We are working with puppies now and they are doing great.


Leah

Windkist wrote:

Drop_tine wrote:Any tricks on getting your dog to stay still on the bench?

I use stacking stilts that my husband made. They are expensive to buy though so, 4 tuna cans work well. space them out 4-square and make your dog stand on them... Another thing I do is to lift the dog by the front between the legs, and back between the rear legs and scrape its feet across a table... just to throw off the balance a bit. Then I place the legs where I want. Always move the legs from the elbow and hock.. not the foot. Tell the dog in a firm voice STAY!!!!

some of you may not know what stacking stilts are. Here is a website with the original ones http://www.happylegs.com/sizes.html You can really use a lot of different things. Cans, bricks etc. Just something to get the dog up off the ground but, still a stable surface. We are working with puppies now and they are doing great.


Leah

what is that on the first pic hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm must be something from AFRICA or the AMAZON JUNGLE i got a black blanket back 15'' female that i think would win any show i put her in i belive she is the preetiest beagle i have ever owned just 13 months old n smart as a tack might try some shows with her ill try n get a pic of her for you experts n get your opinions gotta go open 4 cans of tuna first jb

you ain't gotta open the tuna cans!! LOL That is unless your real hungry for Tuna! Any can will work or bricks etc. you can get the idea by looking at the website.

Leah

hmmmmmmmmmmm i opened 4 cans of ole charlie tuna ate some good tuna n noodles after i practiced with the cans jb

wvduece wrote:

Windkist wrote:
some of you may not know what stacking stilts are. Here is a website with the original ones http://www.happylegs.com/sizes.html You can really use a lot of different things. Cans, bricks etc. Just something to get the dog up off the ground but, still a stable surface. We are working with puppies now and they are doing great.


Leah

what is that on the first pic hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm must be something from AFRICA or the AMAZON JUNGLE

That is a CHINESE CRESTED DOG.