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English is obviously a second (third? fourth?) language for this lady, and she speaks it very well. In how many languages are *you* fluent?

@@ashemoski English is not my first language either. Try again.

@@zieelona I did not assume that it was. My point is that it's poor etiquette to call out a small mistake in her speaking of a non-native language.

You're absolutely right. When you make your own treats, you know exactly what goes into them. And the best part? They're very easy to make, so no excuses :) Thanks so much for watching!

Thank you for watching 😊

Thank you so much for watching! I’m glad to hear you’ve enjoyed the video and hope you’ve found some new ideas on how to enrich your pup’s time. Best of luck with caring for your puppy, enjoy every moment!

Thank you 😆 She needs you to spend more time with her ☺️

Hi, thank you for your comment! Could you let me know what you meant by 'deworm', please. I'm not quite sure what you were referring to with regards to this video as I didn't discuss worms. Thanks!

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I’m so glad to hear that! My dog also loves hide and seek. Both indoor and outside ☺️

You don’t have to if you don’t want to ☺️ there are plenty of other suggestions you can try instead. Thanks for watching! 🙏

I chuck their kibble in the grass while have my morning coffee. In the winter I hide in a few cardboard boxes for them to find.

I toss small pieces of dry biscuit all over the living room while I’m having my coffee. My dog loves this!

Thanks! And very yummy too ☺️

It all depends on the dog and how you train them. Mine never destroyed any of the boxes and we always play that game when there’s a new delivery. Also, a dog’s nose is much more powerful than ours and if there isn’t food in the box, it won’t be interested 😉 But again, the games shown in the video are just ideas and every owner should use only the ones they feel comfortable with as every dog is different. You know your dog best and if you feel like they’d start chewing on cardboard boxes, try having a dedicated plastic box and instead of brown paper, use an old towel or two. Hope it helps! 😊 have you tried the wobbly licki mat?

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Hi Eileen, I'm sorry to hear that. Do they have constant access to these? If so, they shouldn't. Enrichment toys should only be used during the session and then put away. This way your dog would only engage with the toy in a way it was designed for. Please always supervise your dogs while using any toys. Hope this helps!

Honestly that kinda funny 😂😂

We’ve added the captions. Maybe you just need to turn them on directly in the player ☺️

Thank you for watching! Glad to hear you’ve found it useful ☺️

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Thank you for watching! And best of luck keeping your pup occupied. I hope these two weeks fly by 🤞

Oh I’m so happy to hear that! My pup loves it too but he’s gotten so good at it, I have to make it more challenging for him now 😂

Sounds like we’re in the same boat 😆 Thanks for watching!

Thank you for watching! Let me know how the cookies turned out ☺️

Thanks for watching! Yes, you can use olive oil as a substitute. The reason why we used coconut oil in this recipe is because my dog really likes it but only gets it when I bake for him. Coconut oil is thought to have antiviral, antifungal and antibacterial properties and it also consists of high levels of the 'good' fats (MCTs), which can help to reduce skin inflammation. I personally wouldn't be adding it directly to Benji's meals but I find it's ok to use for baking. And the smell is lovely too, so for more picky eaters, that'd most likely entice them to eat :)

@@dogslounge - will give it a try, many thanks for the quick and detailed response!

@@WolfMage888 that's no problem at all! Hope they turn out great :)

Thank you so much for your comment, I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed watching it. There are so many creative ways in which we can utilise things we'd normally throw away so that our pups can have some fun. I always say 'what's one man's rubbish, it's another dog's treasure', haha! Scent training is one of the best things you can do with your dog. It doesn't require much to start, you don't have to have a lot of space to practice, but the benefits to a dog are just incredible. Not only they're calmer but they seem happy as well. I'm so glad to hear you're both on the enrichment journey. Your dog couldn't have asked for a better guardian. Best of luck!

@@dogslounge - I can tell that she loves the nose work, she gets all excited and knows the commands related to it. She is very eager to learn, makes it fun for the two of us!

@@WolfMage888 I love to hear that you've found an activity both you and your pup enjoy. Doing something together is such an amazing bonding opportunity, there's nothing better out there :)

Thanks for watching! Let me know how you get on. I'm interested to hear which one is going to be her favourite

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching

Maybe the food doesn't agree with her? Have you tried feeding raw or fresh food? I had a picky eater too and spent a lot of money on various toppers but as soon as we switched to a raw diet, there never has been a day when the bowl hasn't been licked clean. Hope this helps!

@@dogslounge She's on a raw diet. She's so fussy and just not a good eater. She's refused every so called high end kibble available, although did eat Smack pork if soaked with hot water to make a gravy.. I make her food and she won't even eat the store bought raw. Makes me wonder what's in it.

@@baublesanddolls I'm very sorry to hear she's not eating. My pup used to be very fussy and I spent a little fortune on various toppers just so that he could pick it out and leave an expensive kibble in the bowl 😅 But that all changed after switching him to raw. Now, if the dinner is late, he will come upstairs and get me, haha. There are some things you can do to entice your pup to eat. Can you let me know what you've tried already? In the meantime, you can also watch our video explaining how the food's temperature could help fussy eaters (czcams.com/video/bQSgEnj3EjU/video.htmlsi=d0z7y7xBt6rlgpRp). So with raw, obviously, you wouldn't heat it up, but maybe leave it out for an hour so that it warms to room temperature before offering her (some dogs will refuse to eat cold raw straight from the fridge). Another thing you can do is to make a bone broth and offer it with the meal - I make a large batch of bone broth and then freeze it and just defrost it as and when I need it. I add a splash of hot water and add to the meal. You can also buy dehydrated bone broth (just make sure it's for dogs not humans as it won't contain any toxic to dogs ingredients like onions) and just make it before meal time. It's easy to make - just add the broth powder and hot water to the bowl and mix. Hope this helps!

Haha, it was a good one! 😂

🤣🤣🤣 crosswords are quite good, I'd reduce the smoking though, haha

@@dogslounge I’m trying… I’ve only just managed to wean him off the 18 year old Brandy and My best cigars!

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😂😂😂 well done

The Sunday crossword or the Monday? There’s a big difference. My dog is stumped by Tuesday.

Pkentyw of us do but you dont hear about us. Only problem owners.

Thank you for watching! I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed it. I agree, it's not the dogs' fault. However, on a positive note, I'm glad to see more and more dog parents watching videos such as this one and educating themselves about their pet's needs. No one is perfect but as long as we're willing to learn and improve, it's all that matters :)

You all don't know what a destructive dog is until you have a board Belgian Malinois. They will turn the house to a pile of rubble.

I recommend scent training to everyone as sniffing is what all dogs love doing and because it increases their respiration rate, it tires them out too. There are lots of different courses available (either in person or online, so check out what's available in your area), from total beginners to more advanced. They involve either finding the odour you're working with (gun oil or catnip for example) and pointing at it using their nose or a specific signal (think of police dogs when they find illegal substance on a person) or finding an item that's permeated with the odour and retrieving it back to the handler. These can be done at home or when you're outside and you don't have to have a lot of room to train, which is great. Hope this helps!

@@dogslounge what exactly is scent training also she is always barking inside the house when people come to visit or when the leave thanks for all your help and tips

Scent training is a sport where a dog needs to locate a particular scent in the environment and communicate with its handler that it found the scent. Think of police dogs detecting explosives (scent). Of course, in home setting we use other scents, like gun or birch oil, catnip, or even Kong (the rubber toy). You familiarise your dog with the odour and then teach it to find it and a command to 'tell you' the scent had been found. There are many videos and articles that you can watch/read and start right away. Alternatively, if you don't feel like you understand the process, you can enrol to scent training classes in your area. Look for things like 'nose work', 'scent training', or 'scent work'. German Shepherds were originally bred for herding and guarding sheep, therefore they're sensible to noise and as they're 'working' dogs, they keep doing it, even if they're now family dogs. So if she hears something, she has the need to alert you of a possible danger. I'd recommend contacting a behaviourist in your area that could come over to your house and give you tips on what you can do as this is outside of my scope of expertise. If that's not possible for you, there are plenty of online dog trainers that have videos on barking, so look into that in your spare time. Hope this helps!

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I’m very sorry to hear this. Every dog is different and so it’s important to work with a dog that’s in front of you. You can still play this game but instead of cardboard or brown paper, put an old towel inside of a plastic box. And as for the food, even though dogs have less taste buds than we do, they rely heavily on their powerful sense of smell. It may be that the food you’re feeding doesn’t appeal to your dog. Have you tried feeding fresh or raw? Or adding some toppers and mixing with the normal food?

Mine too

Glad you like them! Which one is your pup’s favourite?

Hope your pipe was loaded !!!!! Lolololol…..

Thank you for your suggestion! We’re glad to hear you’ve found something that worked for your pup ☺️

Benji loves the broth! Can’t wait for it to be cold enough to drink 😅

It's quite frightening when you think about all the dangers, isn't it? Thank you for watching and educating yourself :)