How do I get the dogs to go in the wading pool?

[XemaSab]

:shrug:

[LeftyMom]

1. Yell at them to stay out of the pool, then turn your back.

Duh. :P

[XemaSab]

2. Good call.

:P

[LeftyMom]

3. I'm learning this dog (mis)behavior stuff by osmosis.

:)

[Richardo]

10. OK that made me laugh

:D

[SPKrazy]

4. fill it with food

:shrug:

[China_cat]

5. Throw their favorite toys into it.

[Kali]

6. get in first

[xchrom]

7. pics.....pretty please?

[riderinthestorm]

8. Are you the "alpha" in your pack?

If you are numero uno, your dogs will follow you in. If they aren't following you into the pool, your problem with the wading pool is larger than the scope of this thread. Do your dogs "submit" to you? This includes various activities such as waiting 5 respectful, non-barking, feet from the door when guests ring the bell and you answer, lying down and rolling over upon command etc.? If your dogs understand that YOU are their alpha, they will go and do whatever you tell them to do. If you have gone through submission training with your dogs, and they still aren't following you to the ends of the earth, I'd be looking for another trainer but that's another thread....

A shortcut would be for you to get into the pool yourself with a bag of Snausages (or whatever your treat of choice is, I always use Cheerios - they are a LOT cheaper and I'm a vegetarian so...) and begin to tempt them into the pool with you. I will qualify that with: if their love and devotion to you is outweighed by their fear of water, you will never get them into the pool - this is all related however, to whether or not you have any kind of "alpha" status....

(Obviously animal training, in my opinion, is a LOT more complicated than most!)

[Left Is Write]

9. My problem is how to keep my dog OUT of the wading pool!

[dbt]

11. Trade them in for Labrador Retrievers

then ask us how to keep them OUT of the pool! (hint: give up.)