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A much larger part of a dog’s brain is devoted to processing smells than yours. Some search dogs locate people buried under the snow of avalanches, search for evidence in crime, and find people in the water. Cloudy days, mornings, and evenings are the best times for dogs to search. And depending on the conditions, dogs can pick up a scent up to a half a mile away!

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Attention Dog Training Using a Bean Bag

Some trainers recommend using bean bags to interrupt your dog’s barking. Small bean bags, ( three or four inches square) with their rattler interiors, can cause puzzlement and wonder as they come flying past a dog whose concentration has been up to now caught up in producing prodigious barks. Bean bags have the advantage over squirt bottles in that they are easier to carry around in your pockets or under the seat of the car, and they don’t need refilling, just periodic recollecting. They are lighter than coin-stuffed soda cans, and serve the same

purpose by causing your dog to shut up long enough for you to say (with some relief), “Good dog”. Again, don’t aim at your dog’s face, but throw the bag so that it either gently smacks his shoulder, side or hindquarters, or so it flies through his line of vision.

The down side of bean bags is that although some dogs treat them as objects to be respected and avoided, other dogs may see them as toys. If your dog thinks that bean bags are things to catch, worry or tear up, they won’t work as training aids. One way to keep your dog from playing with bean bags is to only use them for training, and not to leave them lying around the house with other toys. If your dog starts out seeing bean bags as toys, expect to use a different training aid.

Article Summary

Use small bean bags to stop barking.
Don’t aim at the face.
Keep bean bags only as training aids: never use as toys!
A dog who plays with bean bags can’t be trained with them.

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