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Offline Ian Wright

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Drying help needed
« on: February 18, 2010, 07:03:03 PM »
Trying to get Grace dry is so difficult as she hates the hair dryer  >:D  She is a 22 week old show type cocker  :luv: In to anything and everything   :lol2:  i am looking to get a better dryer which may be quieter as i us my wife's at the moment which is noisy  :005: may even think about a cage dryer  any one have any experience of one. Or any recommendations on normal dryers. Or anythig else i can do.  Thank you.

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Re: Drying help needed
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2010, 08:17:01 PM »
Penny didnt like the drier so I just switched on for a liitle time daily to get her
 used to the noise and then dried her for a little time
 and then  rewarded her and  gradually drying her for longer she is fine now ,hope this might help.
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Re: Drying help needed
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2010, 08:54:45 PM »
Dave hated it but my Weim Normy actually taught him to accept it  :lol2: :luv: She loves the heat and even though with such a short coat she doesn't need drying, she always tries to muscle in on the heat :005:. I ended up with a situation one day where I was wrestling a reluctant Dave and she ended up pining him against the wall in her attempt to get in front of the dryer and he wasn't scared all of a sudden because she was there ::) Ever since that day he's been fine...  do you have an opportunity to try something similar to help her learn that it's not scary?
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Re: Drying help needed
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2010, 08:59:52 PM »
Quote from: Hurtwood Dogs on February 18, 2010, 08:54:45 PM
Dave hated it but my Weim Normy actually taught him to accept it  :lol2: :luv: She loves the heat and even though with such a short coat she doesn't need drying, she always tries to muscle in on the heat :005:. I ended up with a situation one day where I was wrestling a reluctant Dave and she ended up pining him against the wall in her attempt to get in front of the dryer and he wasn't scared all of a sudden because she was there ::) Ever since that day he's been fine...  do you have an opportunity to try something similar to help her learn that it's not scary?

I only have the one dog but may be i could ask the wife to pretend to like the hair dryer and wrestle Grace  :005:  :005:
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Re: Drying help needed
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2010, 09:04:55 PM »
I started with just a couple of seconds and built to minutes just kept rewarding with little treats. Now I dry 4 and they are fighting to get to the dryer  :005: :luv:
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Re: Drying help needed
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2010, 09:11:27 PM »
Quote from: Ian Wright on February 18, 2010, 08:59:52 PM
Quote from: Hurtwood Dogs on February 18, 2010, 08:54:45 PM
Dave hated it but my Weim Normy actually taught him to accept it  :lol2: :luv: She loves the heat and even though with such a short coat she doesn't need drying, she always tries to muscle in on the heat :005:. I ended up with a situation one day where I was wrestling a reluctant Dave and she ended up pining him against the wall in her attempt to get in front of the dryer and he wasn't scared all of a sudden because she was there ::) Ever since that day he's been fine...  do you have an opportunity to try something similar to help her learn that it's not scary?

I only have the one dog but may be i could ask the wife to pretend to like the hair dryer and wrestle Grace  :005:  :005:

 :005: I'm sure Grace loves your wife lots, but I think it may have to be another canine that she likes and trusts for it to be effective :005:

Can you distract her with some food to help her associate it with good things? Agree that short sessions will help too ;)
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Re: Drying help needed
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2010, 09:13:35 PM »
The first couple of times we dried Millie, OH fed her tiny treats while I dried her. She's so treat orientated, that she forgot she was being dried, and now wags her tail and jumps up and down excitedly when we get the drier out!!  :luv:
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