My goldendoodle puppy doesn’t ever want to come back inside. I told my beagle “go get your sister” as I tried rounding up the puppy. Now when I say “go get your sister” the beagle runs to the puppy and baits her into chasing him into the house.

  • Uriel238 [all pronouns]
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    8 months ago

    With my last dog, I would reward him with extra treats when the cat was also in the kitchen. The cat figured out he got treats whenever the dog and I were in the kitchen and now just joins me in the kitchen (on his stool) whenever I go there.

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      8 months ago

      One of our cats somehow has learned to distinguish between someone cutting chicken vs. anything else from anywhere in the house.

      I’m in the kitchen, cutting veggies, cat nowhere in sight. The second I start cutting up some chicken, she instantly materializes at my feet out of thin air. Not sure how she even does it, sound or smell or whatever. She could be anywhere in the house, she just instantly knows.

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        8 months ago

        My cat is on a raw food diet that I portion out once a week. Anytime I go to portion it out, it doesn’t matter what I grab first she is immediately in the kitchen rubbing against the cupboards. (I let her lick out the empty containers).

        Once I’m done and start putting things away she knows I’m done and wanders off