Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:54 am Post subject: Help i'm worried about her joints! - solved
Hiya everyone!
We have a small trampoline in the garden (the sort toddlers use), and banjo has taken to bouncing on it , however the thing that really worries me is that when she gets off she bounces herself so hard and then launches herself off (she gets quite a bit of air time ).
Now although this is highly amusing to watch i am really worried about her joints. With two small children i cant be outside with her all the time and i have tried distracting her when she goes near it, and i have tried scolding her. i've piled boxes on top of it, but as yet nothing works.
i am reluctant to get rid of it as my 3yr old daughter loves it!
help
sally
Last edited by bluecow on Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:38 am; edited 1 time in total
Being so young, jumping on and off the trampoline probably isn't good for her joints. If I were you I would keep her away. Young pups shouldn't put too much strain on their joints, for example no regular going up and down stairs or jumping in and out of the car, so if she is jumping off the trampoline from a height she could injure herself.
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I would keep the dog away, or you could always clicker train. IE when you ask her to come away from it, the moment she does, click and treat and plenty of praise and keep repeating.
When she gets to the stage where she is going to it with the sole intention of coming away for a treat (doing it on purpose) limit the clicks and treats and just offer loads of praise with the odd click and treat here and there.
sorry i should have said i am trying to keep her away however without actually removing it or following her every move that will be impossible. i am clicker training and she will come away when called (however that makes the situation worse if she has got on the thing as she launches herself at me!).
hmm i have a feeling the kids will have to do without the tramp - at least for the time being.
Keep her off it - the advice you have received is correct, and imo this will not do her joints any good whatsoever. They were probably fine before so you don't want to do her any unnecessary damage do you?
Waaaaa, scary daredevil puppy. Not a good situation for any age of dog. Any way you could cordon the trampoline off so she simply can't get to the trampoline at all?
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Lab Names: Marley (Coco Caramel Boy) DOB 11.04.07 Indi (Newf) DOB 28.6.07 Always remembering Charlie who died 12.06.07 run free my baby x
sorry i should have said i am trying to keep her away however without actually removing it or following her every move that will be impossible. i am clicker training and she will come away when called (however that makes the situation worse if she has got on the thing as she launches herself at me!).
hmm i have a feeling the kids will have to do without the tramp - at least for the time being.
sally
There really should be no need to get rid of it. You have to be consistent with the clicker training - it could take a few weeks before you know Banjo will not attempt to go on it.
A few days is not long enough for something like this. You must sit there each and every time the dog is likely to go near the trampolene when your child is playing on it and persist with the clicker.
Many people who use the clicker only tend to do so for a few days and because it takes time they often give up thinking the dog is not responding - it will though, it just takes time, patience and consistency - being there each time until the problem is solved.
If you feel that you cannot be there all the time, then tell your children that until the dog learns not to jump on the trampolene as it will hurt itself, they will have to have designated time on it.
Make it something like 30 mins a day when you know you will be free to focus on training the dog while your children enjoy the trampolene.
You already said Banjo responds to the clicker and comes away, so put a chair there, sit on it when the playtime occurs and use the clicker - you should not need to follow the dog
i am aware its no good for her, i was hoping there would be something i could do however as i cannot cordon it off, it doesnt stand on its side (so preventing her access to it), and i cant be watching her every single moment she is outside then i am resigned that it will have to go into the garage apart from when the kids want to use it and i will haul it back out then.
she wont go on it when the children are playing on it, and lately she will only go near it when she knows i'm not there watching her clicker at the ready. Banjo spends probably no more than 5min alone outside but its like the "devil" gets in her then and she heads straight for the tramp!
her clicker training otherwise is going really well and we now no longer need to use food treats each time i ask her to sit or down so its not that i dont persevere with it. if i am outside with her and she goes near it i call her and as soon as she turns away i click and reward her for coming back to me immediatly.
any idea what the obsession is? she knows she isnt meant to go near it and doesnt anymore in my presence - is it the "forbidden fruit"?
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, however the thing that really worries me is that when she gets off she bounces herself so hard and then launches herself off (she gets quite a bit of air time 
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