Re: [RBW] Back to that doggy backpack

2013-02-19 Thread Jim Mather
Gradual introduction of new things combined with rewards is best for high strung pets. Leave the pack open and put something familiar to him in it -- towel, chew toy, etc. And then reward him with a treat when he approaches the pack, gets in it, etc. Once he's comfortable getting in the pack on

Re: [RBW] Back to that doggy backpack

2013-02-19 Thread Ron Mc
I know my cat will crawl into any container that is open to her, but that is also a cat thing. But to get her to ride, I semi-permanently strapped her basket to a chair and put catnip in the bottom. Is there a way to can set it up so the dog can crawl into the pack on his own and retrieve a

Re: [RBW] Back to that doggy backpack

2013-02-19 Thread jimD
Patrick, Has Nico bitten you yet? You have chosen a path this is not likely to lead to success. Were I Nico I'd have sure bitten you by now!  -JimD On Feb 19, 2013, at 1:26 PM, PATRICK MOORE bertin...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for the responses so far. I did try to introduce him to it by

Re: [RBW] Back to that doggy backpack

2013-02-19 Thread PATRICK MOORE
Yeah, I'm thinking Nico and I might have long term problems if I continue to push it. Damn -- and I was imagning long, lovely trips together. Damned dog! On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 7:38 PM, jimD rasterd...@comcast.net wrote: Patrick, Has Nico bitten you yet? You have chosen a path this is not

Re: [RBW] Back to that doggy backpack

2013-02-19 Thread Jim Mather
Maybe Nico just needs the stability of a trike (from Bikesnob): http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IddqBbd4Akw/USOvgS6VyqI/qBY/_oENwy9IgCQ/s1600/dumbass-cyclists.jpeg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To unsubscribe from this