| Well, my dogs all still have their thumbs so I can set them to work cooking, knitting and writing out checks for me. They've been studying what I do long and hard enough for sure.
Retrieving different things. Go ahead and use some work gloves. walk through the house with him and drop something behind you and keep walking. Then you exclaim "oh my gosh, I've dropped my (fill in the blanks), please go get it for me". I've used gloves, my wallet, a scarf, whatever I can think of. They feel so darn smart. Especially when they have to go through several rooms to make the find and retrieve. Start out stopping and asking for help when the article is directly behind you and you can both see it. Then advance to going further and around corners.
Teach him to carry a piece of paper with a note on it (give the dog a cookie maybe?) and send him to find the other person. Graduate to using him to carry tools.
Oh, the ideas are endless. |