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My dog is doing fine with audio of one dog barking repeatedly. He is very stressed out by audio of a series of multiple dogs barking, one barks for 15 seconds, then another dog, and so on. So today I've collected several audios (youtube videos) of a single dog barking. I'm playing each dog until he doesn't respond and then switching. So far he is tolerating 4 different dog barking audio loops. I plan to gradually add more and to reduce how long I play each for until he can tolerate audio of multiple dogs barking.

I increased the volume today. He seems to do better with a habituation protocol than a desensitization protocol, so I'm going with full volume. I'm using a bluetooth speaker so he can listen to the barking dogs in a different room and I can retain a bit of my sanity and hearing ability.

This makes me feel productive while I'm writing. :gig
 

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this dog! :gig He started using Want button for Want Eat / Want Train. He does not have Eat or Train buttons. He must be happy with his experiment of pressing buttons when I was in a different room. He has done it about 6 more times.

He asked for Play, so I did. I went back to work and he asked Play Play. Uggh. "All-done play! Play later!" his reply? Bone. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: So I get up to give him another rawhide.
 

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Context: Play button has meant "the game of rough/physical play with me" as in I slap or punch and he mouths and we have a rowdy good time for a minute.

Me: *trying to work at my computer*
Boi: *pacing*
Boi: All-done
Me: ???
Boi: Play
Me: All-done Play. Play later
Boi: Ball
Me: *give him his ball*
Boi: *doesn't play with ball*
Boi: Play
Me: All-done Play. Play later
Boi: Ball
Me: *give him his other ball*
Boi: *doesn't play with other ball.*
Boi: Play
Me: thinking: did he just use Play as a verb????
Me, using buttons: Play Ball
Boi: *tugs on ball a little bit*
Me: 💡
Me: *gets out his tug toy*
Me, using buttons: Want Play Toy
Boi: *is happy and plays tug enthusiastically, then thrashes his toy*
Boi: *goes to the couch and curls up for a nap*
Me: o_O

Did he tell me to stop using my computer and play with him? o_O🤩
 

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Context: Play button has meant "the game of rough/physical play with me" as in I slap or punch and he mouths and we have a rowdy good time for a minute.

Me: *trying to work at my computer*
Boi: *pacing*
Boi: All-done
Me: ???
Boi: Play
Me: All-done Play. Play later
Boi: Ball
Me: *give him his ball*
Boi: *doesn't play with ball*
Boi: Play
Me: All-done Play. Play later
Boi: Ball
Me: *give him his other ball*
Boi: *doesn't play with other ball.*
Boi: Play
Me: thinking: did he just use Play as a verb????
Me, using buttons: Play Ball
Boi: *tugs on ball a little bit*
Me: 💡
Me: *gets out his tug toy*
Me, using buttons: Want Play Toy
Boi: *is happy and plays tug enthusiastically, then thrashes his toy*
Boi: *goes to the couch and curls up for a nap*
Me: o_O

Did he tell me to stop using my computer and play with him? o_O🤩
actually quite smart if you think about it. he got YOU to pay attention to him, mission accomplished so he went to nap. Takes a lot of work to train a human
 

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