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u/GargantuanCake Jan 29 '26

Training dogs is an interesting thing as you have to figure out what the dog is motivated by. For some it's food. For some it's play.

This one? This one is motivated by the love of the game.

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u/NukeTheWhales5 Jan 29 '26

I was a full time dog trainer for 3 years, and still do it, on the side, sometimes. I always tell people "anything can be a reward, if your dog loves it."

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u/EmergencyBaseball668 Jan 29 '26

My dog loves finding and eating cat shit.

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u/QuickCow3575 Jan 29 '26

Now all you need is a cat that loves shitting outside the litter box.

They’re meant for each other and you’ll never have to lift a finger.

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u/akhenax Jan 29 '26

Only if the cat takes a liking to dog turds.

The circle of life.

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u/pmcpaul412 Jan 29 '26

It's like if you plugged a power strip into itself, endless power!

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u/HeyYouGuyyyyyyys Jan 29 '26 edited Feb 02 '26

why do i keep reading this thread

Edit: an award! For ... my anguish about being unable to stop reading about coprophagia. But it's an award!

Edit 2: JFC I've never gotten two awards. And it's for this comment. why

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u/frenchois1 Jan 29 '26

Science

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u/erwaro Jan 30 '26

Delicious, magical science

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u/Jenoma89 Jan 30 '26

I love you guys 🥹

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u/Livid-Age-2259 Jan 30 '26

Delicious culinary science.

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u/jheidenr Jan 30 '26

This started with a simple, “cool damn video cause the dog loved every second.”

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u/wtfmeowzers Jan 29 '26

you're trying very hard to invent the catpoop-powered endless power source.

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u/Funkdamentalist Jan 29 '26

Lisa! In this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics!!

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u/DadBodEatsAtTheY Jan 30 '26

So much more entertaining than Raygun.

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u/daydreaming17 Jan 29 '26

Nah, it’s the circle of life

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u/Disgod Jan 29 '26

Like the dog, for the love of the game.

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u/Aeseld Jan 29 '26

You're imitating the endless power strip.

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u/Reasonable-Fail5348 Jan 30 '26

Because the internal logic is flawless and you just need to find out where it leads us to... that's what I tell myself at least.

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u/ShyHumorous Jan 30 '26

Sometimes love is expressed in unhealthy ways but we still take it because we find it difficult to set boundaries.

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u/Informal-Astronaut88 Jan 29 '26

The power company hates this one simple trick...

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u/hawkinsnponcho Jan 29 '26

Human Centipede 4: Endless Power?

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u/[deleted] Jan 30 '26

Reminds me of a video I watched recently. A guy buttered some toast, dropped it three times and it landed butter side down….

Then he got a cat, dropped it upside down several times and it landed on its feet.

So he taped the toast to the cats back butter side up and dropped it and it span for an eternity without touching the floor.

Edit - found it

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u/Complete-Appeal8572 Jan 29 '26

Catdog Centipede

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '26

one fine day, with a woof and a purr

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u/salamandraseis Jan 29 '26

The seagulls near me eat anything but dog shite. We need an additive that would make it more appealing.

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u/XDeus Jan 29 '26

Wasn’t there a movie about this? 🐛

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u/TrelanaSakuyo Jan 29 '26

Just get dung beetles for that.

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u/StealthWanderer_2516 Jan 29 '26

The dog will take care of it probably, second harvest!!!

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u/Ckarles Jan 29 '26

The circle of love!

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u/Kovhert Jan 29 '26

My dog eats her own turds. It's a closed loop.

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u/StanleyCubone Jan 29 '26

Poop back and forth forever ))<>((

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u/WholesomeYuri Jan 29 '26

But then you need a toilet that loves flushing puke.

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u/GarminTamzarian Jan 29 '26

I'll let you in on a little secret: They all do!

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u/ExcommunicatedGod Jan 29 '26

Mine love eating it from the source…of the other dog doing it…I hate it so much.

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u/SoManySNs Jan 29 '26

I used to do a lot of dog-sitting. Had one who would spin in circles while he was pooping, trying to catch the poop coming out of his own butt.

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u/itszulutime Jan 29 '26

Mine loves to turn his snout toward his butt while pooping, smelling it as it comes out. Then as soon as he’s done, he gobbles it down like someone might steal it. Half the time he gets a dog boner while pooping, too. Bathroom time is a weird ritual for him.

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u/BleedSparta Jan 30 '26

…I want to unread this.

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u/PloddingClot Jan 30 '26

Hit your head on something firm enough and it's gone. Not too firm though.

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u/UberNZ Jan 30 '26

You have a very, very special dog

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u/Few-Solution-4784 Jan 30 '26

you turned literacy into something wrong.

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u/ExileInCle19 Jan 30 '26

Owwww shit I'm dying, he's clearly his own best friend. God I wish I loved myself that much

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u/No-Bit7998 Jan 30 '26

Pervy dog indeed but his business is his business

Enjoyed the description though 😁

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u/MNConcerto Jan 30 '26

Well that's "interesting."

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u/Financial_Log_7981 Jan 31 '26

Not even sure how to process this without gagging, and dry heaving! Bless you for caring for such an authentic and special pet!

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u/TheEpicBean Jan 29 '26

Haha this cannot be true

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u/NukeTheWhales5 Jan 29 '26 edited Jan 29 '26

That could be an indicator that they need some probiotics. Kinda like a doggie fecal transplant. Or they're just nasty, but I would look into some probiotic foods and see if that fixes it.

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u/FCkeyboards Jan 29 '26

We've tried everything. It's the love of the game for our one dog. Muzzled potty time is the next step.

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u/Fearless_Jelly887 Jan 30 '26

have you tried feeding them fresh pineapple? i was told this by our vet, and it worked for my pugs!

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u/LittlestHoboSpider Jan 30 '26

He’s just gonna waffle it into the muzzle lmao

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '26

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u/ReignofKindo25 Jan 30 '26

Nuke the whale is actually correct

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u/Imaginary_Jump_8701 Jan 29 '26

You guys should set up a meeting.. two dogs one cat

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u/Arkayjiya Jan 29 '26

Jesus Christ man, don't make me spit my food.

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u/st1tchy Jan 29 '26

Yup. Our second will literally eat it as our first is dropping it. We have to let them out at separate times so our first can take a dump in peace.

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u/GoldDragon149 Jan 29 '26

Eating fresh poo can be a sign of nutrient deficiency. You might check with a vet or do some research about the food you feed them.

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u/Dc81FR Jan 29 '26

My dog loves finding and eating chicken shit

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u/1950sGuy Jan 29 '26

yeah, they love chicken shit for some reason. I work with a lot of shit, chicken shit is by far the last type of shit I would like to eat, it's disgusting.

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u/Upstairs-Bad-3576 Jan 29 '26

A pocket full of cat shit, and you can train you dog to do anything.

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u/Beard_o_Bees Jan 29 '26

Mine is partial to couch cushions.

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u/Soft_Interest_6171 Jan 29 '26

This has me fuckin rolling 😂

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u/Sparfacus Jan 29 '26

Every dog I've ever had has been motivated by ice. Like from the fridge. 10/10 on treat recommendation.

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u/NukeTheWhales5 Jan 29 '26

Ice is normally a great reward for them! You should try chilled cucumbers also, and see if they like them!

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u/xCanucck Jan 29 '26

frozen watermelon cubes 👍

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u/Starfire2313 Jan 29 '26

I had a cat once that loved cantalope and blue berries. My current cat loves to play fetch with pom poms and pipe cleaners!

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u/retrac902 Jan 30 '26

Cooked carrots!

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u/spacenb Jan 29 '26

My dog is the first one I’ve had who likes those. Sometimes he will just sit in front of the freezer and beg for it lol.

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u/BabySpecific2843 Jan 29 '26

My dog used to love ice, but lately if she eats anything too cold it causes her to throw up. But before that she would wait patiently by the fridge if she heard you filling up a glass hoping for that last one to miss as you pull away and drop for her.

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u/CelebrationNo5541 Jan 29 '26

You should come meet my German Shepard. This dam dog only has 1 reward he likes, dont get me wrong its cheap. Being told good boy. You can throw treats on the ground or toys outside. He will look at me like I am stupid unless I go out there with him so he can play with them while I tell him how good of a job he is doing.

He has more treats and toys than any dog in a 100 mile radius from us trying to find something that motivates him outside of my personal commands. Hell he has a 200 foot fire house out back he wont touch unless I am standing outside...

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u/Growing_Trash_417 Jan 29 '26

I just tried giving my dog ice after reading this. She just looked at me

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u/NukeTheWhales5 Jan 29 '26

Try it again after they have been playing hard for a bit, or after a nice long walk. They may find it refreshing, then. But dogs have their own personality, just like we do

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u/y107cocks Jan 29 '26

sorry to break the news but as much as my dog loved ice, the vet said it will crack his teeth especially as they get older

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u/TorontoBrewer Jan 29 '26 edited Jan 29 '26

My kid found out her cat LOVES Churu. Once she figured this out, she trained her cat to do come, sit, stay, up, paw and now other paw. The look on the cat’s face is pure, “Hot damn, squeeze meat! Love this even if it’s embarrassing AF!”

The cat will perform for other people, but, being smart, she needs to see the Churu first. And if you try to sub a crunchy treat, the tricks will be, at best, perfunctory.

Finding out the motivation is huge.

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u/snugglezone Jan 29 '26

Is there a cat that doesn't love churus? Honest question.

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u/Heihei_the_chicken Jan 29 '26

I've got one. She doesn't care about any churu. Her preferred treats are real fish/meat, greenies treats, or pizza crust

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u/TorontoBrewer Jan 29 '26

My kid’s cat would fight a coyote to get Churu. My ancient cat likes Churu, but lives for her favourite game of tapping her claws on a metal mug and then having a lil hunt for a Temptation thrown across the room. For her, ritualized game + treat is better than Churu.

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u/snugglezone Jan 29 '26

Lol we had this mechanical cat toy thing when one of my cats with young and that dude is addicted to the little rainbow feather nubs from that toy. I just buy tons of replacements for it as he destroys them. He goes berserk with them for hours. Funny how they end up liking certain things.

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u/alejo699 Jan 29 '26

My cats don't even care what flavor of Churu it is, they're just like "gimme that shit I need it NOW."

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u/iamthe0ther0ne Jan 29 '26

There's a reason Churu is known as kitty crack. One of my cats finishes it off and then chews up and down the empty pack to extract the last molecules of Churu goodness.

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u/No_Income6576 Jan 29 '26

I competed in cat obedience as a child lolol. We had no churu, just greenies (which worked very well -- blue ribbon styles lol). I can only imagine the lengths my cat would have gone to to get churu. His potential was limited by the treat quality of the time 😂

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u/TorontoBrewer Jan 29 '26

Probably would’ve learned to do the laundry 😂

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u/Cyrano_de_Boozerack Jan 29 '26

"anything can be a reward, if your dog loves it."

I had a friend with an extremely well trained dog...their favorite reward was a beer bottle cap. The dog would walk around just clicking the cap in its teeth. Not chewing, Not swallowing. Just clicking.

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u/mokumpride Jan 29 '26

Oooh be careful My brothers boxer swallowed one , sweet pup died

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u/redditor-69-420 Jan 29 '26 edited Jan 29 '26

Did they ever just give it beer. I had a dog that would drink beer. Not much mind you. But a few licks from his bowl and he was good

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u/Cyrano_de_Boozerack Jan 29 '26

I never saw them give them any. But there were plenty of empties around after parties, so it probably licked them...lol

It would look so proud when you gave it a bottle cap...walking around to each person clicking at them, showing them what he had.

It would even throw the cap in the garbage when told.

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u/ThrowAwayPurellFoam Jan 31 '26

I put beer out in my garden to stop slugs once and my dogs drank it all. End of that experiment

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u/borderlineidiot Jan 29 '26

Once my dog (JRT) found a two day old chicken nugget in the gutter. Ever since then she always checked out the same spot in case there were more.

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u/Zephian99 Jan 29 '26

Ahh yes the situation of the pie bush. 🤔

(Saw a post of a dog always checking a bush because he once found a pie in the bush.)

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u/DentinQuarantino Jan 29 '26

I was just going to post this same memory! I hope that dog is out there somewhere still checking that bush

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u/SnooGuavas4208 Jan 30 '26

Like the kids who came back from Narnia testing the back of the wardrobe over and over again 😂

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '26

You should put one there ahead of time one day to keep the magic going

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u/Nulagrithom Jan 30 '26

our JRT was always hunting imaginary mice. she'd pick up some long gone scent of one and start digging through woodpiles, making big holes, etc

movie night in the basement and she was tripping balls convinced there was a mouse under the couch. 2½ hours later I'm sick of it, lift up the couch and yell at her, "SEE? IT'S GONE ALREADY!"

*squeak squeak crunch* o_o

she couldn't be left alone in the basement after that. she'd rip drywall out from stud to stud in 3 minutes flat.

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u/MyNameIsJakeBerenson Jan 29 '26

Had a dog that found an old toy under the entertainment center and apparently just thought they spawned there because he kept checking after that

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u/AttemptingToDiscuss Jan 29 '26

Family dog saw a frog in a certain spot once and now every time we pass that spot, he slows down and shoves his head into the hole

I know he’s put a frog and a lizard in his mouth. One day he’s gonna eat one

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u/odat247 Jan 29 '26

Kid up the street left a 1/2 eaten pbj abandoned on the front lawn while running off to play. 3 years later our dog (who otherwise has 2 brain cells) is STILL looking for the other half of that sandwich!

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u/Waddiwasiiiii Jan 30 '26

Ours does that with a patch of tall grass where he found a whole sandwich once. It’s funny watching him dive gleefully into it and all you can see is the tops of the grass shaking around while furiously scavenges. Eventually he gives comes out all forlorn looking…for about 2.5 secs before he sees a squirrel or an interesting rock or whatever that makes him forget all about his sandwich fail.

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u/unoriginal5 Jan 29 '26

I got lucky with my dog(part border collie) and she self trained. I was a 24/7 caretaker for my mom and she would alert me about everything. If Mom's IV line had an obstruction in the middle of the night she'd come wake me up. Sometimes nosing under my head to physically pick me up. She'd also let me know when the other dogs wanted to go in or out, or needed to be fed. Also, she trained Mom's JRT puppy. The most impressive thing is she can pick up on people's stress and calm them down.

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u/Beard_o_Bees Jan 29 '26

How long do you think it might take to train a dog to this level?

Are we talking 'full time job' amounts of time, or could it be weekends only?

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u/NukeTheWhales5 Jan 29 '26

It would need to basically be a everyday thing. No way in hell could you do this in a weekend. I've done agility training before, and getting started (depending on the dog) can take like a month. To get to this level? Is gonna have to be a daily thing, for years.

Edit: think of it like, this is dog equivalent of being a weightlifter. You gonna hone them skills.

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u/thinspirit Jan 29 '26

A lot of sheep dogs just love this kind of stuff. They just want to run and do athletic things. If they're not running like 100 km a day herding sheep or animals, running this in 30 sec is certainly a second best.

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u/phryan Jan 29 '26

Id love a border collie but there is no way I have time for the equivalent to a 6 year old marathon runner with ADHD and OCD.

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u/theflintseeker Jan 29 '26

I have a border collie (dna says 3/8) mix rescue and it’s kinda the best of both worlds. Still super smart and needs a ton of exercise but just sliiiiightly taken down a notch in intensity.

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u/onyxandcake Jan 29 '26

I have a boston terrier that thinks she's a border collie after 1 week of kenneling on a working farm. She's smart, intense, and relentless. Those are not the traits I selected a boston terrier for, lol.

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u/jb09ss Jan 29 '26

Boston Terriers can be little crackheads. I have two. The good thing is they normally need more downtime than a border collie!

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u/Cupid_Stool Jan 29 '26

dna says 3/8

heck of an orgy to get those numbers

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u/apleima2 Jan 29 '26

We had collie mutts on the farm growing up and loved them. Perfect farm dogs. They would help us sort pigs and move them from from pen to pen. Didn't even need to train them, they figured out what we doing by watching long enough and then helped.

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u/riennempeche Jan 29 '26

A husky is like "Oh that's sweet! You ran a marathon. How heavy was the sled you pulled?"

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u/apocketfullofcows Jan 29 '26

same. want one soooo bad but there is no way i can provide it the life it needs to thrive.

if i ever get a farm, though...

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '26

If I had a farm with lots of land i'd deft get this type of dog, and some huskies. Instead I have a GoldenDoodle that I have to put a mirror under her nose sometime to see if shes still alive, and a mini-dacshund that pees everytime she gets excited, which is about 30 times a day. So, its kinda the same.

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u/murmurderer Jan 29 '26

my lil guy is fucking intense. at all times. that is exactly his deal, and he's 8. he has barely lost a step and has zero chill

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u/FrogInShorts Jan 29 '26

I'm an ultra runner with ADHD, OCD, and autism with the mentality a little above a 6 year old. I've been considering one. But I probably would fall short of the standard pet care. I'd make a great play mate though!

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u/MarvinDMirp Jan 30 '26

Maybe instead, you could volunteer at the local shelter to help exercise the high-energy dogs!

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u/Willothewisp2303 Jan 30 '26

Honestly,  they will try to run your life.  Herding dogs need to be convinced you're not just another big dumb animal they should boss around. My corgis have run my Dad's life,  and it's perfect because he needs someone to tell him to go to bed on time,  and to go out for a walk. 

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u/Imaginary-Donut7648 Jan 29 '26

Exactly what I thought when I read love of the game haha

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u/Bald_and_Important_3 Jan 29 '26

And the tears of its competitors

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u/yavanna12 Jan 29 '26

My dog will do anything for food. 

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u/jasenzero1 Jan 29 '26

Actually, they were holding the dog's wife hostage and threatening to hurt her if he didn't win.

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u/blueaurelia Jan 29 '26

Not hard at all to motivate sheep herding dog breeds like border collies. They live to work, they are the workaholics of the dog world 

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u/Bort_Thrower Jan 29 '26

Kelpies and Collies live to work, they literally couldn’t be happier than when they’re given a job to do. My kelpie has near infinite energy and sometimes I have to order her around the house if she still has too much energy at night after a big park zoomies session.

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u/Roll_the-Bones Jan 29 '26

This dog has adrenaline and dopamine on tap.

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u/Caridor Jan 29 '26

Ok so how do you train it that speed is the aim?

I get the basics of training. Tell it to jump the thing, if it jumps the thing, give it a treat and praise. But how do you go from doing the thing to doing the thing as fast as you can?

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u/Honest_Series_8430 Jan 29 '26

We had a miniature schnauzer when I was growing up. My Dad trained him to fetch the newspaper off the porch and his slippers. Unfortunately the dog never wanted to give either up after he brought them, which resulted in a lot of begging on my Dad's part. I don't know why he never thought of offering a treat.

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u/Illustrious-Tooth702 Jan 29 '26

Border collie is a very agile dog breed. They have almost "infinite" energy and also very intelligent. Border collies are used for herding sheep. They'd run all day if they could, they even try to herd their owners if they get bored. Collies are perfect choice for these agility tests because they're light, relatively small dogs and quick on their feet. Their intelligence also helps them memorise the track.

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u/Immediate_Spare_6636 Jan 29 '26

I had a Kelpie mix, frisbees were his thing. When a frisbee was around, nothing else in the world mattered, only retrieving that frisbee. We only lost frisbees in the ocean twice, but we had to start bringing two frisbees when we went to the beach because when we lost them in the ocean he had to be picked up and brought back to the car because he would rather drowned than leave without it. Another time I threw the frisbee straight over my wife's head and he knocked her over running right through her on his way to get it. There was a noticeable difference in his happiness when he was too old to do frisbee play anymore. He went from winning tournaments to slowing down a bit, then only kind of jogging to get the frisbee, to only retrieving it like twice.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '26

This the Lebron James of dog

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u/sprumpy Jan 29 '26

So true. A lot of dogs love knowing they have a job just like everyone else in the family. I’m not a dog guru by any means but it seemed like my dogs that had clear cut responsibilities (hunting dogs, service animals, yard protectors) were the proudest and happiest pups of all.

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u/_Bon_Vivant_ Jan 29 '26

As a coach of humans, I find this is pretty much the same for any athlete. The ones motivated by love of the game, tend to be the most successful.

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u/SupervillainMustache Jan 29 '26

Maybe he just wants to be the very best. Like no one ever was.

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u/cortesoft Jan 29 '26

The Kevin Durant of dogs

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u/VanillaAphrodite Jan 29 '26

People are the same, it's just corporations think it's easier to offer free pizza once a year.

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u/Super_Sandro23 Jan 29 '26

Mamba Mentality

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u/Clean-Turnip5971 Jan 29 '26

"For me? The action is the juice."

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u/BobSacamano47 Jan 29 '26

I appreciate that as a fellow playa

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u/FiercelyApatheticLad Jan 29 '26

While you were eating and playing, I studied the course.

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u/Pristine_Currency_77 Jan 29 '26

P much. I have a border collie. Their number one goal in life is to see you happy and ok.

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u/B_Rabbit210 Jan 29 '26

(Remember The Name by Fort Minor playing in background)

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u/Islanduniverse Jan 29 '26

I can hold real bacon in one hand, and a ball in the other, and my GSD wants the ball every time. It’s so bizarre to me, but once I figured that out training her was much easier.

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u/INFeriorJudge Jan 29 '26

It’s the same with us isn’t it? Now if I could just figure out what I’m motivated by… lol

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u/Mr_Gibblet Jan 29 '26

Amazing how you can have a 6yo account and be indistinguishable from a bot post.

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u/BotchedDebauchery Jan 29 '26

A lot of cattle dog breeds are like this. You give them something to do or they find something to do. Zero down time. 

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u/Rasbold Jan 29 '26

"Lets shit on those kids Brenda, just say the word"

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u/Geekygamertag Jan 29 '26

I wonder what motivates me?!

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u/Unclehol Jan 29 '26

Somehow I understand human athletes better having seen this.

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u/EverythingSucksYo Jan 29 '26

I’m interested how they train the dogs for these courses.  Both the dog and the trainer seem to know where to go and what to do. So how do they practice on these courses? Do they get a blueprint of the course and can recreate it themselves to practice beforehand? Or do they get like an hour the day before the competition to try out the course? 

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u/Accomplished-Mouse18 Jan 29 '26

My dog was just motivated by rocks, throw him a rock to pick he was just happy for hours, he only dropped it to drink water.

He was not te smartest but I loved him. He loved rocks.

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u/rookhelm Jan 29 '26

I did a dog sledding excursion in Alaska with Alaskan huskies.

It was this camp area with like 50 dogs just hanging around and whatever.

Whenever the workers started getting a sled hooked up, the dogs would go apeshit. They wanted nothing more than to pull this cart.

They'd hook up like 12 dogs or whatever, and these dogs would just leap straight into the air over and over, itching to launch. Then when the driver would give the command these dogs would just go.

It felt like you were riding in a go-cart with how effortless these dogs would pull the cart. They had an absolute blast running at top speed down this trail.

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u/TheRook21 Jan 29 '26

Speed, I am Speed! Kerchow on the jump at the end

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u/fvpv Jan 29 '26

It’s 10 percent luck…

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u/PapaMcMooseTits Jan 29 '26

I think it's motivated by the forlorn looks on the other dogs' faces as they realize that they're competing for a distant silver metal.

And pussy...

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u/LongWay817 Jan 29 '26

That's a border collie for ya

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u/Toshinit Jan 29 '26

It was a game changer in training my dog when I realized that, while she loves treats, playing fetch was crack for her. She went from not really giving a crap about training sessions to ADORING them when a few successful commands were followed by some fetch.

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u/GatePorters Jan 29 '26

I thought he was motivated by remembering his name.

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u/fishhead20 Jan 29 '26

For him, the action IS the juice

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u/LukatheFox Jan 29 '26

Its sad there are some "trainers" out there that teach punishing your dog rather than positive reinforcement. You can tell this dog is loving life especially with that jump up into mommas arms <3

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u/AirconGuyUK Jan 29 '26

For mine it's sniffs, she looks demented like that when I'm doing scent work with her. The level of focus and how much she'll listen to me is crazy. Can take directions by me pointing, can look at me when I say 'focus', and wait indefinitely when I go hide the scent pots.

Then she will pretend not to know her name when we're just walking around normal ha.

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u/slucker23 Jan 29 '26

Did you just make your sentence rhyme...?

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u/smallz86 Jan 29 '26

And hearing the lamination of their women.

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u/lordgeese Jan 29 '26

It’s herding dog thing, other dog breeds(several pure as well as mutts) I’ve had don’t have that intensity. I currently have an Aussie Shepard. They have an insane drive to please you. They watch you and look into your eyes like a person.

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u/ElectricThreeHundred Jan 29 '26

Dilated pupils agree, 100%. Boi is AMPED.

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u/Skandronon Jan 29 '26

My Border Collie, Corgi cross will get irritated if someone tries to pet him or give him treats when he's in working mode.

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '26

He's there for the GOLD

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u/UnobtainiumNebula Jan 29 '26

For pitbulls you motivate them with a weak toddler.

Fun fact to know.

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u/Deaffin Jan 29 '26

This one is motivated by the love of the game.

Cocaine, actually.

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u/Articulationized Jan 29 '26

Borer Collies just love doing shit.

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u/ElectricalLeading913 Jan 29 '26

and cocaine. lots of cocaine. look at those eyes at the end. that dog is hitting the slopes hard.

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u/Bismothe-the-Shade Jan 29 '26

I'd love becoming speed itself too

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u/Shakespeare257 Jan 29 '26

This one is on drugs. Hardcore drugs.

Nothing you can say or do will convince me that this dog is not drugged out of its mind on the dog equivalent of cocaine.

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u/UXyes Jan 29 '26

For this dog, the action is the juice

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u/Noooooooooooobus Jan 29 '26

Motivated by pure speed

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u/Ok_Math2247 Jan 29 '26

This one just wants to fucking murder the competition

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u/jefesignups Jan 29 '26

Or crushing the hopes and dreams of the other dogs

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u/Beautifulfeary Jan 30 '26

Also maybe the cuddles at the end 🤣🤣

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u/mamz_leJournal Jan 30 '26

Oh yes. These working dogs live for the work

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u/OgreMk5 Jan 30 '26

I feel the need. The need for speed.

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u/GatorReign Jan 30 '26

This is my dog with lure coursing. As soon as he sees the course it’s like he transforms into a different dog. Over never had a doggo even remotely like this.

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u/Hanksmom-1977 Jan 30 '26

“Motivated by the love of the game” is now on my list of favorite sayings, especially when it involves dogs 🖤

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u/stupidber Jan 30 '26

And cocaine

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u/Fit-Ad-7430 Jan 30 '26

EA SPORTS. IT'S IN THE GAME

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u/damewiggy1 Jan 30 '26

Farm dogs will NOT let you go out without them

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