....more like frisbee with some OB thrown in, and a chomp to my ankle because he's a goofball

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDwZkNQTZpc&feature=youtu.be

Working on general heeling and he's learning how to move his body between different walking positions (front and heel, right side isn't included in this video as he's still learning it) like a dog rather than a spagetti monster

He's also learning to be directed around various objects that look different than blinds or cones as I'm hoping to turn it into a frisbee trick at some point.

Also, why is it 39 degrees in April ?

"FrisbeeFrisbeeFrisbeeFoot!"

I enjoy watching you work with Gambit. He seems to be very focused on you, really having fun being part of a team, coming along very nicely.

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Also, why is it 39 degrees in April ?

Good question. We've been having the same kind of weather. All month long, it's felt more like March than April to me!

That's cool, I should teach Logan to go around the goals like that. At least Gambit can catch a Frisbee some of the time...Logan leaps up at it smacking into it and knocking it out of reach every time...I have to use the soft ones for him to catch.

He looks great, Jamie!

Hey Jamie how did you teach the going around the goals thing? Did you use a touch pad, shape it, lure it?

WOW! He looks so sharp, and so focused, not dopey at all. All grown up and proud of his work!
You are really a great trainer, Jamie!

Great job, Jamie! That is one sharp looking dog.

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Great job, Jamie! That is one sharp looking dog.

So, Jamie ...... did you ever think Gambit would become a sharp-looking dog?

And he IS!

I dunno, every time I see Gambit I still don't think sharp looking, I still think....

this

http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy189/Blitzava_Ryuk/Gamjump.jpg

in the back of my head lol XD he's always going to be the goofy pup, not matter how serious he gets lol

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Hey Jamie how did you teach the going around the goals thing? Did you use a touch pad, shape it, lure it?

I wanted running. So I taught it standing facing a solid object (I used a lamp post originally) with my dog at a heel, then threw the frisbee and "sent" my dog, since I wouldn't let him back up, and I was blocking him going in front of the object he dodged around the object to get the frisbee. I didn't bother attaching a command to it, just got him in the pattern of going around the object as fast as possible to get the frisbee.

I then moved back about two steps and put a drop line on my dog. I told him to wait, and placed the frisbee around the area I'd been throwing it. When released I took a step with him to prevent him going in front, by this point he had realized it wasn't to much of an extra effort to go around the pole. I started introducing the "around" command at this point and was careful to both release him normally as well as make him go around the pole.

When I started to work on distance to get the speed out I did start leaving a slightly lower value toy at the pole and have a high value frisbee hidden behind my back. I would send my dog, he'd run to the pole where OMG there was a toy, and as he came around I'd throw the frisbee out and suddenly that was the thing to get. The toy was phased out pretty quickly as the behavior itself was rewarding (I worked both dogs together encourage some competition and it became a race which got me a lot more speed), a race to see who could get around and back to catch the frisbee. Each time I introduced a new type of object I would do a few test runs really close up but they catch on pretty quickly.

Ryuk is now doing HUGE objects like bleachers and buildings as well as tiny object like mini traffic cones, Gamble is learning non-post poles and dumpsters and traffic cones (that he likes to eat...which has presented a bit more of a challenge lol)


It's a great trick for days you're feeling lazy, I've had Ryuk sprint telephone poles for 15 minutes while I stand between them directing him.....as long as you reward regularly (so that they don't try to take pieces of you off as they run by) it's super easy and quick on the days you only have about 10 minutes to blow off some energy and it's non-stop running, Gambit in particular knows how to trot on the way back with the toy to conserve energy while playing fetch, so that would take at least 3X as long to tire him out on a busy day.