My "baby ducklings" are now 3 months old, living super independently in the Duck Pond with Quackers (resident female mallard). I miss my little guys... Now they waddle away when I approach, unless I have PEAS. They don't want to eat any of the other fruits & veggies that I make for them. My German Shepherd, Ishi, is a super sweet and good dog, but she is just too hyper and silly and they always swim away when she goes to drink water in the pond, or go into their hidey-hole when she's trying to say Hello to them. I am trying to socialize them and today was definitely a success! She wouldn't lay down but she was also more interested in the peas than the ducks.
Ducks and Dogs are Treat Motivated. Hmmm, so are humans, huh? 🤪
What I did:
I first gave Ishi a pea so she knew what was in the bowl.
I told her to sit and stay next to the creek where the ducks were hanging out.
I then showed them a handful of peas and they came over.
I crouched down to be closer to my their level.
I kept feeding them a small amount of peas from my hand instead of giving them the whole bowl.
After they were engaged, wanting more peas, and coming back to my hand each time I scooped up a few more, then I gave Ishi some peas.
Then I kept alternating offering peas left and right, between the ducks and the dog.
As Ishi came closer, the ducks moved away but they were relaxed and drinking water, not waddling away or hiding.
Then I ran out of peas! D'oh! 🤪
Thanks for watching! 💕
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