Smelly socks are working well!!

Luna-tic · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:57 am Post subject:

I don't if this would help? Luna holds things naturally in her mouth when walking alongside me, or when greeting me after I've been out for a while without her. Could be a starting point to holding for 7secs?

Carley · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:15 am Post subject:

Yay for smelly socks! Very Happy

Feebarn · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:21 am Post subject:

Awww, you wee star Maj!!!

Animal-Outings · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:09 am Post subject:

shadybug · Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:40 pm Post subject:

Blypark · Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 6:10 am Post subject:

I did the sock thing with an old dog of mine.
He wouldn' t touch a dummy, but he loves socks and shoes, so we had a game of - I would take of shoes and socks and sling them and he would collect them and bring them to me - I would say 'shoe, shoe, shoe'
One day, I had got to the sock throwing, the shoes had come back and the phone rang, I answered it and after a couple of mins rememered the socks. He was gulping sock down the hatch. I stuck my hand down his throat and dragged it out. The other one had already gone down.
I mixed up a load of stuff to make him sick, I was heaving as I mixed it. He licked his lips and nothing.
I phoned my vet then took him down there, she gave him a jab and said 'stand back, he will vomit straight away' Nothing.
The surgery was in a small village surrounded by a river with two hump backed bridges, so I put him im my van and drove a bit fast over the bridges. Nothing.
We decided to leave it to nature unless he showed signs of not feeling well and it was stuck.
One week later, I went into the kitchen one morning, bare footed and squelch, I stepped on slimey sock.
He did retrieve in the end and did very well, however, in the early days, his command to retrieve was 'shoe,shoe, shoe' Much to the amusement of some judges!
He was never mad, keen on dummies and much prefered game.
This is just a warning about socks. They can be lethal if swallowed. This dog had a cast iron tummy, he later ate - a telephone, a wooden bowl and all the oranges, the door frame, the skirting board and a gear knob. Socks are great, just keep your eye on wear they end up!
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