That's what happened when I was shaping Wally tonight before bed and he tried to "throw" the rug.
After rewarding his attempts to grab and pick up the rug, I decided to hold out on him and see what he would do. He tried the grabbing again a few times, tried some other behaviors, and then kinda starting thinking (he stood there just staring with his tail wagging). He went away a bit and then came back and just grabbed the rug and tried his hardest to throw it.
I gave him a big jackpot, a rub love, and lots of praise for that effort. He looked really proud too like he did something grand!
This is something I will definitely have to try to build on going forward. I wonder if he can indeed learn how to intentionally fold something in half?!
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