I've done a bunch of sessions of charging the mark with his new favorite (as favorite as a low food drive dog can get) treat (turkey bacon) and it's gone relatively well. However, he's not interested enough to follow it into a "sit position" when I bring it (slowly) over his head.
The one scenario where he has learned to sit MOST of the time (no command) is when we're at the apartment door waiting to come into the room. We'll be at the door and I'll wait for him to sit before I open it and he usually does relatively quickly. Can I use this to my advantage taking him into the hallway and have him sit, mark, reward, walk around, repeat? And then incorporate the verbal sit? Or will this be confusing/detrimental as his sit is usually rewarded by him getting to go back into the apartment? Thoughts?
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"Can I use this to my advantage taking him into the hallway and have him sit, mark, reward, walk around, repeat? ... And then incorporate the verbal sit?"
The one thing with this is that it's so locked into that one venue. That would teach that "sit" means "Go to the hallway and sit at the doorway on the way back in."
"Can I use this to my advantage taking him into the hallway and have him sit, mark, reward, walk around, repeat? ... And then incorporate the verbal sit?"
The one thing with this is that it's so locked into that one venue. That would teach that "sit" means "Go to the hallway and sit at the doorway on the way back in."
Have you tried training your pup when he is HUNGRY? When introducing a new behavior I will normally do so before a meal when they are on an empty stomach. We've just started a class at a dog club (to work Falcon under distractions) and I always make sure to NOT feed him dinner before we go train so that he is a bit more interested in the beef and chicken I have rather than the other dogs... It might help!
Have you tried training your pup when he is HUNGRY? When introducing a new behavior I will normally do so before a meal when they are on an empty stomach. We've just started a class at a dog club (to work Falcon under distractions) and I always make sure to NOT feed him dinner before we go train so that he is a bit more interested in the beef and chicken I have rather than the other dogs... It might help!
Yeah I always try to train when hungry/on an empty stomach/with high value treats/etc etc etc. He's just got a very low food drive and is probably still unsure of himself (has low confidence). He has definitely opened up more these past 2 weeks. Heck, he's hanging out more outside his crate now than inside, which is a HUGE 180 from 2 weeks ago.
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He's just got a very low food drive and is probably still unsure of himself (has low confidence). He has definitely opened up more these past 2 weeks. Heck, he's hanging out more outside his crate now than inside, which is a HUGE 180 from 2 weeks ago.
Not to mention choosing to sleep by your bed. You have made a ton of progress in two measly months.
Security in pack structure and confidence-building training (marker training is perfect for building confidence) are huge pieces of the bonding process.
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