Hear me out:
My frenchie, Nova, is 9 months old and has been in a cone for more than 2 of them. She has a repeating eye ulcer that will not go away. I'm in the process of going to an actual dog eye clinic because the vet just gives me tubes and drops that obviously aren't working. She is very picky and she will not eat her food dry and any treats I give her are spit back out. She is my first puppy but has a sister (from my significant other) who is a pure bred 3 year old Collie.
Context out of the way, my adorable puppy Nova isn't interested in doing much because she has lived in a cone for nearly a third of her entire life. She will not play with toys or her sister, and she is only willing to train when she wants to. She knows some cool commands and when she does them, she doesn't even take her reward (she was much more active and interested in the early months)! Even her own food isn't a good enough reward when she's hungry! She has very low energy most of the time, and only on rare occasions does she run around.
Seeing other stereotypical videos about Frenchie's has me puzzled as to why Nova is so cute but soooo uninterested in anything. I am simply blaming it on the cone but I do my very best to keep her entertained. I know it's partly because of the ucler and her personality but I want her to have fun! All she does is eat, sleep, cuddle, and repeat. I've followed many videos on how to train a dog to like toys but nothing seems to work. The closest thing I've gotten to success is her eating a greenie bar instead of her nyla bones...
Anyways, I'm asking for help on how to get her more engaged when she doesn't want any treats or toys. Do I simply wait until the ucler passes? She also has a problem with vomiting while eating her food. I have tried 3 different slow feeding bowls with no success. But that's a different question.
Thanks!
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My frenchie, Nova, is 9 months old and has been in a cone for more than 2 of them. She has a repeating eye ulcer that will not go away. I'm in the process of going to an actual dog eye clinic because the vet just gives me tubes and drops that obviously aren't working. She is very picky and she will not eat her food dry and any treats I give her are spit back out. She is my first puppy but has a sister (from my significant other) who is a pure bred 3 year old Collie.
Context out of the way, my adorable puppy Nova isn't interested in doing much because she has lived in a cone for nearly a third of her entire life. She will not play with toys or her sister, and she is only willing to train when she wants to. She knows some cool commands and when she does them, she doesn't even take her reward (she was much more active and interested in the early months)! Even her own food isn't a good enough reward when she's hungry! She has very low energy most of the time, and only on rare occasions does she run around.
Seeing other stereotypical videos about Frenchie's has me puzzled as to why Nova is so cute but soooo uninterested in anything. I am simply blaming it on the cone but I do my very best to keep her entertained. I know it's partly because of the ucler and her personality but I want her to have fun! All she does is eat, sleep, cuddle, and repeat. I've followed many videos on how to train a dog to like toys but nothing seems to work. The closest thing I've gotten to success is her eating a greenie bar instead of her nyla bones...
Anyways, I'm asking for help on how to get her more engaged when she doesn't want any treats or toys. Do I simply wait until the ucler passes? She also has a problem with vomiting while eating her food. I have tried 3 different slow feeding bowls with no success. But that's a different question.
Thanks!
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