Week 3 with your Dogs Overview:
Reward calm behavior behind a fence
Move away or turn away from excited behavior
Door boundaries including fence gate
If your dog is excited at a door; always start non-verbal so they don’t practice moving after you cue stay. Use the door as the tool.
Creating a Boundary: https://youtu.be/QnVrAvrd8AM
Stay and Boundary: https://youtu.be/M0lOk8ukpew
3 dogs at a door: https://youtu.be/aMa6u_5j4L4
Dog at a door: https://youtu.be/4ERKL90lQds
Car Door: https://youtu.be/bSeMoOac8NU
Use the target mat as a foundation place Place mat on the floor and reward your dog for offering to move to the mat and sit or lay down Mark and reward on mat Using a door with a doorknob, reach toward door Mark for not moving from mat and reward on mat Wiggle doorknob or knock Mark for not moving toward and reward on mat Open door slightly Mark for not moving toward open door and reward on mat Open door a little more Mark for not moving toward open door and reward on mat Gradually increase the width the door is open Release your dog to come forward to you to check-it-out (finale reward) When dog is successful, start to add the verbal cue “stay” or “wait” Troubleshoot: If at any point dog moves from mat or toward door, simply close door and reset. Do not pull dog back, have dog follow your hand target. Say good but do not reward. Start again.
The Tease
Video: https://youtu.be/Fz_lT5dvOcA
Use treats, hands, toys, scarfs; anything that will tease your puppy.
Note: if your puppy is not successful, make it easier. It is important the four on the floor is practice more than two feet up.
Excited to Calm
Video: https://youtu.be/IcoQEbQu01c
Intro Leave-It
Video: https://youtu.be/7VCLBOQ4UFw
Overview video: https://youtu.be/Vn1PhJiCQCU
Leave-it is a great skill to prevent your dog from grabbing dangerous items. I suggest training leave-it as if it is dangerous and there is never a release to get the item. Show an item to your dog your dog can't have If your dog goes for the item, raise it and start again *Don't put the item right in their face. Once your dog pauses and does not move toward the item, mark and reward out of the other hand Now move the item around and repeat always marking no movement and rewarding from the opposite hand After 10 successes and rewards in a row add the word "Leave-It" as you are presenting item.
Distraction Recall
Dogs that do not come from distractions need to learn to come and practice coming to more fun or something better.
With 2 people:
With one person using something like a snuffle mat or you could use behind a fence. Video with snufflemat: (27) Distraction Recall - YouTube
Excited Sit or Down
Tease with a toy then ask fo a sit or down, reward with toy
Crazy behavior makes the toy go away
Drop
Play tug
go boring and hold as much of teh toy as possible
Add word drop or release as toy comes out of mouth
Resource guard prevention
Key is you are safe.
Toss extra stuff into bowl
Deliver extra to the bowl
Video to come with what we covered in class
Trade valuables
Remember do not over take or practice all the time. Non-stop practice can create a resource guarder. Do you always want someone that takes food from your plate?
Stay - Adding challenges
Pass your Puppy
Practice other walking your dog toward other people (helpers) and have your helper tease your dog and reward for non-jumping
Target Walk
Videos:
Cue your dog to your side and reward for taping your hand target
Take a step and as you do place hand down at your side and cue your word to follow then treat the boop of your hand target
Continue hand target and treat
As dog is reliably staying at your side begin stretching out time between boops of the hand target
*Use to help dog by distraction's as well
Tip: If dog is highly distracted; give dog a distraction on the ground
Tip: Start inside, then the backyard, front yard, down driveway, to the mailbox, etc.
Stay in New Locations + Come
Cue your dog to stay in a new location or boundary location
Add distance toward a new spot (if your dog gets up, take dog back to the same location and they loose the treat)
Go back and reward dog for staying and repeat
At the end recall dog to your new spot, reward and repeat at the new location
Come Pattern
Videos:
Give your dog a treat and move away from your dog rapidly. As your dog begins to move toward you; say "come" in a happy happy voice and reward. Toss the treat and run away from your dog. Have fun!
Leave-It-More practice
Video: https://youtu.be/7VCLBOQ4UFw
Show an item of interest and as you present cue leave-it
Mark the back away or no movement towards and treat
Repeat, repeat, repeat!