Doesn't Sit Still-help!
He is now nine months old. Is it too late for me to somehow get him a bit calmer on the table? How would i do that? he even squirms around when I brush him. Can anyone give me some suggestions? Thanks! |
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| I make them lay down for grooming, on their sides... if you firmly but gently lay the dog on it's side and hold them that way while brushing the belly or something they enjoy then you can gradually move on to things that are not as enjoyable for them. I've only ever needed to hold a few minutes the first couple of times before they get the idea and realize it's not so bad. I always finish with the belly too so it ends on a good note... Then, when you do need them to stand, they've already gotten used to the idea that they need to pretty much stay still on the grooming table. |
| Clyde was a squirmer for the groomer until he was almost a year old, then he just stopped. Now the groomer marvels at his ability to stand there and just zone for hours, lol. |
| Going along these lines, does anyone else have a puppy that just wanted to use the brush as a chew toy? Dodger will sort of let me brush him, but he is far more interested in the brush. I tried to show it to him, let him sniff it, etc but that ended in him thinking it was a toy. How do I let him know that the brush is not for chewing? |
eiramnosila wrote: Going along these lines, does anyone else have a puppy that just wanted to use the brush as a chew toy? Dodger will sort of let me brush him, but he is far more interested in the brush. I tried to show it to him, let him sniff it, etc but that ended in him thinking it was a toy. How do I let him know that the brush is not for chewing?
Yup, the Hindes was for chewing and the Christensen brush is for using.  |
Yup, that's one of my problems. Bowie thinks the brush is something to play with so he tries to chew it...then he thinks I want to oplay with his paws so he hides them under his body...The grromer says he "dances" on the table for her with his feet and never sits still...  |
| I have learned that the more I play with Rheba's feet, the more tolerant she hs become. I don't think she likes it although she has learned to deal with it. |
eiramnosila wrote: Going along these lines, does anyone else have a puppy that just wanted to use the brush as a chew toy? Dodger will sort of let me brush him, but he is far more interested in the brush. I tried to show it to him, let him sniff it, etc but that ended in him thinking it was a toy. How do I let him know that the brush is not for chewing?
What if you gave him a toothbrush to chew on while you brushed him??? |
Ashley wrote: Yup, that's one of my problems. Bowie thinks the brush is something to play with so he tries to chew it...then he thinks I want to oplay with his paws so he hides them under his body...The grromer says he "dances" on the table for her with his feet and never sits still...
Yeah... a lot of dogs do that. We ( as groomers) just learn to work around it. Was she complaining or just commenting? There is one groomer at my shop that is really unhealthy and we avoid giving her big or complicated dogs because she complains about it and it does transpire to the customers even if she didn't mean for it to. If it makes you feel better my 8 year old OES Bob, he still can't sit still on the table. He dances, drools and gets all gasy. It's rediculous. He is mental. |
| My Nigel gets the runs when she brings out the noisy dryer. We have to use the cage dryer. Last time she had to bath his bottom end 3 times because of how scary the noisy dryer is to him. He is almost 5 months old. |
| I don't think the groomer was complaining about his "dancing". She thinks he's cute! But the short summer hairdo is okay for the summer. Now with his hair getting longer, I want to keep him brushed and groomed in between baths and his "don't touch the feet" thing makes it difficult to trim nails and brush out paws.
I'll keep tpuching the feet and doing what I can to "desensitize" him...maybe he just has a "foot fettish" 
Nigel's Mom, we had that nervous problem too. Thankfully he grew out of that a bit. I turned the dryer on for very short intervals, giving treats, then turning it on again, treats, etc. He' seems okay with it now. Hopefully Nigel will grow out of the fear as well. |
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