#where's the other – @doomspaniels on Tumblr

Tristan was disgrumpled because Guinevere had a Targeted Go Find with an *entirely new* target and Tristan DIDN'T. Tristan couldn't even HELP. And Gwyn was soooooo bad at it (she takes longer than he does), very frustrating for a very competent, very earnest Young Man to have to witness.

Tristan later had his own Named Toy Selection training session and was content. He just had to fully express his opinions about the situation.

[Video Description: Tristan, a black and white cocker spaniel in a crate, picks up and drops a plastic pill bottle while making complaining noises. He looks to one side and makes a few more Sad Tristan Noises. Guinevere, a red cocker spaniel, trots up to the crate and sits, trying to offer encouragement, but Tristan cannot be soothed. Guinevere trots toward the camera, as Tristan picks up his bottle again, drops it, and complains some more.]

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Discovered in Gwyn's targeted Go Find:

Without Tristan getting to the Target first because he understands the game better, Gwyn can keep looking and eventually find "The Other" of an item she hasn't interacted with before. With very light encouragement, so she didn't panic and start bringing me whatever toy was closest, she could keep looking until she found the matching Target. Well done, baby! You can do it!

Also discovered:

Gwyn definitely does not have a soft enough mouth for my $5 reading glasses 😅

Ah well, clumsiness and forgetfulness (as well as the ability to push them up off my face without snagging in my hair) is the reason I buy the $5 reading glasses.

Good job, baby girl 🤣🥰

#clever girl #where's the other #go find #so proud #good job baby

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This. Boy.

Tristan started learning to "go find" with carrot chunks hidden around the house.

Then he started volunteering to bring the Supper Dishes at mealtimes, and we encouraged this with "go find the Supper Dish, bring the Supper Dish," and "okay, we have this one, where's the other one? Go find the other Supper Dish, bring the Supper Dish."

This was expanded to "go find the Good Candy" and "the other Good Candy" for some extremely stinky cow hooves that I sealed into ziplock bags when they were done chewing. Tristan handled the generalization of "go find" really well.

But I was honestly not expecting that when he stole one of my gloves, and I was walking around holding one and jokingly asked, "Tristan, where is the other one?" that he would bring it to me. That would have been a bit much to ask, I was just talking to him because, well, we talk to the pups fairly often. But he DID bring me my other glove. I was astounded. And it rained good candies on the excellent good boy, let me tell you.

Now it's another one of Tristan's games. I show him one half of a pair of gloves or socks; "Tristan, where is the other one? Go find the other one!" He's very good at finding it. And when he brings it, he wags his whole body so much that the cloth sways in his mouth.

#rerun #clever boy #trick evolution #where's the other #go find

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This kid. He's unbelievable. I love cocker spaniels for their problem-solving, but Tristan is on a different level.

Tristan was playing with a prescription bottle earlier--I mark empty ones with an X on bottom & cap so we can easily see they're used up, then give them to the Spaniels.

I wanted to give him a food puzzle, so I grabbed a second, newly emptied prescription bottle and asked Tristan "where's the other?" He brought me the one he had been playing with (SMART BOY). I put treats in it for him. I gave Gwyn a different empty bottle with treats for her puzzle.

When they're done, I usually ask them, "bring me the trash" and put the bottles away. I guess this time Tris still wanted to keep playing with that one bottle. Because he stole the second bottle off my bedside table, and was already offering it to me at "bring me the trash" time (SUCH A SMART BOY).

I paid him for the stolen empty bottle, and he went back to playing with the one he had had all evening.

#tristan #cocker spaniel #dogblr #I would not believe half the things Tristan does if I didn't have a second witness or a video #clever boy #unbelievable #breathtaking #problem-solving #can he be real?#go find #where's the other #puzzle toys #garbage enrichment #Tristan is the very best

doomspaniels

This. Boy.

Tristan started learning to "go find" with carrot chunks hidden around the house.

Then he started volunteering to bring the Supper Dishes at mealtimes, and we encouraged this with "go find the Supper Dish, bring the Supper Dish," and "okay, we have this one, where's the other one? Go find the other Supper Dish, bring the Supper Dish."

This was expanded to "go find the Good Candy" and "the other Good Candy" for some extremely stinky cow hooves that I sealed into ziplock bags when they were done chewing. Tristan handled the generalization of "go find" really well.

But I was honestly not expecting that when he stole one of my gloves, and I was walking around holding one and jokingly asked, "Tristan, where is the other one?" that he would bring it to me. That would have been a bit much to ask, I was just talking to him because, well, we talk to the pups fairly often. But he DID bring me my other glove. I was astounded. And it rained good candies on the excellent good boy, let me tell you.

Now it's another one of Tristan's games. I show him one half of a pair of gloves or socks; "Tristan, where is the other one? Go find the other one!" He's very good at finding it. And when he brings it, he wags his whole body so much that the cloth sways in his mouth.

#tristan #cocker spaniel #dogblr #tricks #trick training #so good #Tristan has mastered being the best #I am impressed all over again every time #skull jam-packed with brains #wag wag wag #so proud of the boy #so proud of himself #rightly so #clever boy #brilliant boy #where's the other