I'm getting to the point with Tasha that we are now training in high distraction environments. We had a great session in front of the train station at rush hour this morning.
People probably thought I was crazy for heeling her in figure eights around two benches, but whatever. I'm gonna have a well trained dog!
Anybody have any creative ideas for different environments to train in?
Sitting in front of a busy Starbucks. The people go in, then they come out carrying something! Maggie finds it fascinating. I work on sit, down and stay. Everyone is usually in a hurry, so they don't stop to chit chat or want to pet the dog.
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Quote: Lauren Jeffery
Anybody have any creative ideas for different environments to train in?
Forum members helped me last fall with scenarios for a Downtown Dog group. (Being together in a group was a biggy -- that was three Saturdays' worth! )
In the parking lot near the entrance to a skateboard park, where there were bikes, kids, skateboards, and a ton of noise; in the parking lot near the entrance to a rehab facility, where there were wheelchairs, walkers, vans, and more; off to the side when there was a football practice at the high school.
In each case, I went first to find a safe spot where we would not cause problems. (Of course, these dogs were all leashed.)
I go to Petsmart and Cabelas as well as hanging out in front of Costco on busy weekends. Soccer fields work well too. This book has some pretty good proofing ideas:
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ahhhh...but wouldn't you consider other dogs a high distraction
Oh yes, indeed I do.
But they are often not contained/controlled. The dogs I have with me are, but that's only half of the equation when you're leading a small "pack" of dogs in non-reactivity training.
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