How do I train my dog to eat his treats in a certain spot?
I want my dog to go to his bed in the basement to eat treats, like rawhide bones. That way he's not eating them on the carpet or where the baby can interfere with him. I've already got his feeding dishes and his bed in the basement. He knows sit, down (as in lie down) and stay. I'm going to begin working with him on "place" - so that he knows his area is his bed in the basement and to stay there when I need him out from underfoot.
Wow Jenny Manyteeth - you just showed your ignorance when it comes to home designs. Not all homes have a basement that is a cold cement block that no one visits or a door that shuts if off from the rest of the house. Our living room, kitchen and dining room are one large room. I don't want him in here when I'm cooking because he sheds. Do you want to eat dog hair in your food? I also keep the baby out of his eating area so that he does not feel harrassed - on the advice of our vet. How about adding something intelligent to the conversation?
We weren't planning on getting a dog until the baby was older. But a friend's husband abandoned her adn she had to move into a small apartment and could no longer care for the dog. It was either we take him or he go to a shelter.
Cookie - I take it from your answer, then, that the place command (probably will be bed) will work? To just give him the treat and tell him to go to his bed?