Daydreaming while waiting impatiently!

[tortoise]

My dog is doing fine with audio of one dog barking repeatedly. He is very stressed out by audio of a series of multiple dogs barking, one barks for 15 seconds, then another dog, and so on. So today I've collected several audios (youtube videos) of a single dog barking. I'm playing each dog until he doesn't respond and then switching. So far he is tolerating 4 different dog barking audio loops. I plan to gradually add more and to reduce how long I play each for until he can tolerate audio of multiple dogs barking.

I increased the volume today. He seems to do better with a habituation protocol than a desensitization protocol, so I'm going with full volume. I'm using a bluetooth speaker so he can listen to the barking dogs in a different room and I can retain a bit of my sanity and hearing ability.

This makes me feel productive while I'm writing.

 

[flowerbug]

try stuff like that on me and i'm chewing your speakers to death.

 

[Cecilia's-life]

You guys are busy! I wish you luck!

 

[tortoise]

omg you guys! I was playing the most challenging dog barking audio. A big growly warning bark. After 10 minutes, I hear Boi press his All-done button.


I turned the dog barking audio off.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Oh WoW!

 

[Cecilia's-life]

Smart dog!!

 

[tortoise]

this dog! He started using Want button for Want Eat / Want Train. He does not have Eat or Train buttons. He must be happy with his experiment of pressing buttons when I was in a different room. He has done it about 6 more times.

He asked for Play, so I did. I went back to work and he asked Play Play. Uggh. "All-done play! Play later!" his reply? Bone. So I get up to give him another rawhide.

 

[tortoise]

Context: Play button has meant "the game of rough/physical play with me" as in I slap or punch and he mouths and we have a rowdy good time for a minute.

Me: *trying to work at my computer*
Boi: *pacing*
Boi: All-done
Me: ???
Boi: Play
Me: All-done Play. Play later
Boi: Ball
Me: *give him his ball*
Boi: *doesn't play with ball*
Boi: Play
Me: All-done Play. Play later
Boi: Ball
Me: *give him his other ball*
Boi: *doesn't play with other ball.*
Boi: Play
Me: thinking: did he just use Play as a verb????
Me, using buttons: Play Ball
Boi: *tugs on ball a little bit*
Me:
Me: *gets out his tug toy*
Me, using buttons: Want Play Toy
Boi: *is happy and plays tug enthusiastically, then thrashes his toy*
Boi: *goes to the couch and curls up for a nap*
Me:

Did he tell me to stop using my computer and play with him?

 

[tortoise]

When I get paid I'm going to buy the biggest name-brand dog button kit. $$$ judge me.

 

[Trying2keepitReal]

Context: Play button has meant "the game of rough/physical play with me" as in I slap or punch and he mouths and we have a rowdy good time for a minute.

Me: *trying to work at my computer*
Boi: *pacing*
Boi: All-done
Me: ???
Boi: Play
Me: All-done Play. Play later
Boi: Ball
Me: *give him his ball*
Boi: *doesn't play with ball*
Boi: Play
Me: All-done Play. Play later
Boi: Ball
Me: *give him his other ball*
Boi: *doesn't play with other ball.*
Boi: Play
Me: thinking: did he just use Play as a verb????
Me, using buttons: Play Ball
Boi: *tugs on ball a little bit*
Me:
Me: *gets out his tug toy*
Me, using buttons: Want Play Toy
Boi: *is happy and plays tug enthusiastically, then thrashes his toy*
Boi: *goes to the couch and curls up for a nap*
Me:

Did he tell me to stop using my computer and play with him?

actually quite smart if you think about it. he got YOU to pay attention to him, mission accomplished so he went to nap. Takes a lot of work to train a human