Such Good Boys and The Wacky Girl!

Two of our giant schnauzers males are left out together when we are gone.  All of the dogs get a cookie before we leave the house.  Tom has trained them at Cookie School in the early mornings outside in the cool desert when the sun is just coming up.  All the dogs have to sit, do a down and then get a cookie placed right in front of them.  They must leave the cookie there until they are released to eat it.  We practice that with them individually and in times such as this, when we are leaving the house.

Here are Schultz and Hank waiting patiently while I take their pictures.  I am sure they are muttering at me in dog language to hurry up and get the pictures over!

Here is a  close up of the cookie by Schultz's paws.  Such good boys they are!

Queenie on the other hand is a voracious eater.  She goes ballistic when it is time for a cookie or a meal!  She bounces from one end of the house to the other as you can see in this video.  She is such a hoot to be around. A lot of the training we do with the dogs is based on Nothing In Life Is Free or NILF.  We have found these concepts to be really helpful in dealing with these wonderful intelligent dogs.    

Comments

[Rachel]

Ha! When you said, "Do you want to eat?" on the video, Little perked up and started looking around for *his* food!! We say it exactly like that (and he acts exactly like that).

[Angie Garland]

Hey,

Love the videos!! Our giants wait for their food and treats, too! They are pups, so we started "owning" the food from the beginning so they wouldn't have any food aggression problems and they are wonderful. Puck, 6 months old, and Dixie, 1 year old, both are good Giants! My 12 year old daughter, Hannah, is primarily the trainer, but I reinforce it all while the girls are at school daily! Just wanted to comment and tell you I love your Giants and your videos! I will continue to watch your website here. I think it is great!

Angie G.