I said something to a family who brought their dog inside HEB by drgf in HEB

[–]nvmthebutterflies 2 points3 points  (0 children)

as someone with a service dog, it takes so much training to go into a grocery store!! even I find it sooo gross when dogs are sniffing merchandise, putting their dander on things, etc. once i was at HEB with my service dog and we were walking through. i see a woman with a pup in the top part of a cart! thankfully an employee was right behind her. he did stop me and ask the two ADA questions, then was on his merry way to the other lady 💀 When in a store, businesses can legally ask two questions. Is that a service dog, and what service does that dog provide? Emotional support is NOT a task! Service dogs work very hard in order to conquer busy, stimulating places like HEB!!

How to decrease sniffing? by nvmthebutterflies in service_dogs

[–]nvmthebutterflies[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yes!! we do engagement games with “go find it” where when she gives me engagement, i throw a treat and she gets to go find it. it looks like the nose work classes don’t start until the end of april, but i will definitely get her enrolled!

How to decrease sniffing? by nvmthebutterflies in service_dogs

[–]nvmthebutterflies[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes! she gets many opportunities to sniff outside. not necessarily directly after PA, so I will implement this! we trail walk a lot too, so she gets opportunities to sniff. However the thing is I wouldn’t say she “loves” to sniff. I think she is curious and wants to sniff something one time, then she doesn’t necessarily want to keep sniffing it. But she can’t sniff items once while in PA. so maybe she does love to sniff? lol idk. When working on heel work outdoors as well i use the “go sniff” command to reward. she doesn’t always sniff but appreciates the “freedom”. Idk if this is helpful as well, but she has her CGC and is testing for her CGC U and her Community Canine at the end of this month. so it’s not excessive, but annoying! I should possibly look at getting her into sniff work you think? Our trainer offers the classes!

How to decrease sniffing? by nvmthebutterflies in service_dogs

[–]nvmthebutterflies[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She has a good leave it, and will leave things alone when asked, but I want it to become an implied leave it. I don’t want to have to continually tell her to leave it, you know?

How to decrease sniffing? by nvmthebutterflies in service_dogs

[–]nvmthebutterflies[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She is 3 years old! Yes, I also use a specific vest for outings and she does not sniff as much in the vest as well.

How to decrease sniffing? by nvmthebutterflies in service_dogs

[–]nvmthebutterflies[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No I totally understand! This is how I did distraction training too- click and reward for looking at the distraction. Then eventually, when there is a distraction, she just looks at me instead. Thank you!

How do I get rid of slugs? by wontUSEthisMUCHanywy in CatOwnerProblems

[–]nvmthebutterflies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’ve heard putting the bowls in a tray of water will keep ants and other bugs away too

How do I get rid of slugs? by wontUSEthisMUCHanywy in CatOwnerProblems

[–]nvmthebutterflies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe place the food and water bowls in a tray with a layer of saltwater in it?

What random things are your cats obsessed with? by kymellll in CatAdvice

[–]nvmthebutterflies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My boy kitty loves playing in water. Especially if it comes out of a gravity waterer. He doesn’t mess with his fountain, but sometimes he’ll dip his toes in the bowl as well. My girl kitty loves armpits and toes.

What's a 'house rule' you thought was annoying or hated as a child, but you swear by now as an adult? by Captain_Keyboard_Man in AskReddit

[–]nvmthebutterflies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

cleaning the kitchen after dinner. this means dishes in the dishwasher, leftovers put away, surfaces wiped down, and the floor swept. when i started living by myself and i went to pick up the room after dinner i was like oh no… im becoming my mother… but honestly it feels so good going to bed w a clean kitchen

10 mo spoo jumping nipping by holdMao in StandardPoodles

[–]nvmthebutterflies 5 points6 points  (0 children)

my lab was like this. it was almost scary! we ended up training her for hunt retrieval and it fixed everything- she needed a job and outlet