Lynne Barrows Webboard User Reg: 09-22-2007
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Hi Kelly,
This is pretty easy for most dogs...
First, start with a yummy little treat, like a small slice of chicken breast. Place it between your thumb and forefinger, and show it to your puppy (with your palm facing the pup). This is called luring.
When your pup touches your hand to get the treat, say your marker word 'Yes!', or whatever it is. Let the pup take the treat from your hand. Repeat a few times, over a few days.
After your pup is getting the idea, just start showing your palm to your pup (no treat lure). When he touches your hand, mark and give the treat with your other hand.
Once he has this down, you can say 'touch', then show your palm, then mark and reward. He will then connect the command to the behavior that you want.
Keep the training sessions short, like 5 minutes at a pop, so that your pup doesn't lose interest...
Lori Hall Webboard User Reg: 06-12-2007
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Kelly, you can go to Karen Pryor's website too. She has some good basics of clicker training articles and I'm pretty sure I've seen the 'touch' command described.
I found an interesting resource today. Not sure if it was through this forum or another one, but Sue Ailsby actually has a lot of nifty stuff on her website http://www.dragonflyllama.com/%20DOGS/%20Dog1/levels.html . I just don't have a dog yet to try it on.
Falcon learned this quicker than anything else. Probably because he understood marker training by the time I added this, but he had it in one session. Badda bing, badda boom. (However, I have not tried it yet under high distraction.) I sure wish I was this successful with ALL his training!
Lynne gave you great instructions. I have one additional tip, and that's to hold a the treat between your fingers (where they meet the palm) with your hand flat.
In addition to Lynne's post I would also add that in order for the dog to understand targeting you want it to touch the hand (or target stick)held in the hand, and rewarded with the other hand.
This is easy after the dog understands the marking.
It also teaches the touch is important and it isn't always touching the food to get rewarded.
It is quite a fun trick that can be expanded upon quite easily once they get it. All of mine picked it up very quickly, with the exception of one just as all above have described. For my one guy when I would hold my hand up to do the touch, it seemed that he assumed I was showing him stay and would not budge. Using a lid vs my hand helped to teach him through that inital weirdness, yes he is a different boy in more ways than one.
Ok, I've got him to "touch" a raised object on the ground. Now, I would like to transfer that to a spot in the house where I can have him go lay and stay when someone comes to visit. What would my next step be??
Ok, I've got him to "touch" a raised object on the ground. Now, I would like to transfer that to a spot in the house where I can have him go lay and stay when someone comes to visit. What would my next step be??
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