Reply #37: the "vibes" you may be radiating [View All]

[welshTerrier2]

dogs are incredibly sensitive to the "vibes" that their humans give off ... if your dog can ferret out a sense of desperation or a sense that you are trying to force this pill on him, he may become even less cooperative ...

first, i too would recommend peanut butter ...

but perhaps more importantly, i would put the pill away for a few hours and try to setup a game where your dog achieves something (like sit, roll over, get the ball or whatever) and receives a small food reward (like a piece of chicken encased in peanut butter) ... repeat this over and over and over so the pattern is "i do something and then i get a reward" ...

then try to substitute the pill for the chicken (still encased in peanut butter) as a reward for some achievement ...

the idea is to make the pill fit into a pattern of rewards rather then giving off the "vibes" of "come here and take your medicine because i said so" ...

no guarantees but it might be worth a try ...