We typically add our cues after the behavior is established. I’ve come across a few very ‘elegant’ examples of cueing that I emailed to Megan this morning…. but the world would probably enjoy them too. Steve White only adds in Read more…
So. Tired. Accomplishments: 1) Steve liked Griffin’s heeling and enthusiasm. 2) Griffin spent 3/4 the day inside, crated, in a separate room, but INSIDE and QUIET!. The first time I’ve ever had a dog able to do this at a Read more…
1) Foundations are important. Don’t neglect it. 2) Frontload your effort…put a TON of time planning your training, and then you will have to do less actual training to progress. 3) Use video. And use it well. 4) Clicker training Read more…
Day one was very long. Or maybe it’s just the result of too many super late nights in a row. The topic was “Reliable Scentwork for the Real World.” We had medical alert dogs, SAR dogs, cadaver dogs, bed bug Read more…
One of the classes this week was extra fun, only two dogs and both fairly advanced so we got to do even more recall games. Still-Dog-Moving-Dog: We use variations of this in many of the classes I teach, from manners Read more…
Blaze No formal training. Luna Recalls: On our long walk, she was on her 50′ line…I called and fed several times. Not as much as I would have liked, because it didn’t look like she was ready for that. Griffin Read more…
Blaze: Rally: A fake run through, no signs set up, just seeing where we were. We just need to test this elsewhere and do more training with distractions. Luna Tricks: Working on her paws around an object behavior. She’s so Read more…
Blaze Retrieve: We did play fetch, alternating items (plastic ball, jolly ball, kong wubba toy). Preferred of those is definitely the wubba. At one point he caught the ball part and one of the flaps in his mouth…and his paw Read more…
Blaze Heeling: Reinforcing head up. Careful to feed in position. He’s nowhere as precise as Griffin but he has a feeling of reliability and long history of practice. Luna No fun and games. Griffin Shaping: We were at training group Read more…
Blaze A heeling session: Due to the amount of tracking that we have been doing, he thinks outside = tracking. Heeling is difficult. We attempted a high rate of reinforcement for head up and working. Luna Heeling: She wasn’t taking Read more…