So, I have a kind of funny problem. And perhaps the hilarity of it is what's blocking my mind for training solutions, lol. For Christmas we bought my mom a Wii, with Wii Fit and Wii Sports. She's been wanting one for a long time, and we finally got her one. Well, the motions for some of the games--frisbee, tennis, ping pong, and others--are quick flicks of the wrist, or fast, sweeping arm movements.
The same type of motions you would use to throw your dog's toy. :dogunsure:
So, as you can imagine, my toy-crazy dogs hate the Wii. It's like we're teasing them incessantly. Zeke doesn't care anymore really, because he only cares about tennis balls, and the Wii remote looks nothing like a tennis ball. Mud, on the other hand, doesn't care what you're throwing. If it looks like you're throwing any object at all, it's probably fun to fetch. She doesn't fetch things she's not supposed to; she knows what is acceptable, but still the motions involved in the Wii game drive her crazy. She stands impatiently right in front of whoever's playing, waiting for something to be thrown. After all, if he/she is flinging their arms about so many times, surely one of those times something will fly out of their hand for her to fetch! So she stands and she drools and she readies herself for the toy that will never come. She gets into her best Border Collie crouch stance, and does not leave her spot until whoever is playing quits. She has yet to realize that we're pretty much just faking her out anytime the Wii remotes come out, lol. :dogblush: Her own toys are usually in the living room with her, but they don't exist when the Wii player is busy faking her out.
What do I do about this??? Of course, I can put her away anytime someone's playing Wii. Or I've also thought of getting her a mat or something and teaching her that when the Wii remotes come out, she has to go to her mat(far behind the player), or to an entirely different room out of view.
Any suggestions? :doglaugh:
The same type of motions you would use to throw your dog's toy. :dogunsure:
So, as you can imagine, my toy-crazy dogs hate the Wii. It's like we're teasing them incessantly. Zeke doesn't care anymore really, because he only cares about tennis balls, and the Wii remote looks nothing like a tennis ball. Mud, on the other hand, doesn't care what you're throwing. If it looks like you're throwing any object at all, it's probably fun to fetch. She doesn't fetch things she's not supposed to; she knows what is acceptable, but still the motions involved in the Wii game drive her crazy. She stands impatiently right in front of whoever's playing, waiting for something to be thrown. After all, if he/she is flinging their arms about so many times, surely one of those times something will fly out of their hand for her to fetch! So she stands and she drools and she readies herself for the toy that will never come. She gets into her best Border Collie crouch stance, and does not leave her spot until whoever is playing quits. She has yet to realize that we're pretty much just faking her out anytime the Wii remotes come out, lol. :dogblush: Her own toys are usually in the living room with her, but they don't exist when the Wii player is busy faking her out.
What do I do about this??? Of course, I can put her away anytime someone's playing Wii. Or I've also thought of getting her a mat or something and teaching her that when the Wii remotes come out, she has to go to her mat(far behind the player), or to an entirely different room out of view.
Any suggestions? :doglaugh:
. Still giggling at poor Mud - but really have to hand it to her, being able to sit-stay in her hula-hoop (at least at the time of your thread) like a good girl. I'm impressed!
