Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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And with Rose needing brainwork but no exercise, maybe the names of things will be a good part of the "puzzle" work ....
If she must stop and think rather than run and fetch and run back to Chip .... more cerebral to find a correct thing and place it somewhere, I'm thinking ......
If there is a good retrieve just PUT the object out in sight and let her get it. The Keep them in the area of influence" would still apply. Actually it's a good idea because don't want the dog exerting to much energy right now. One object at a time until the she gets the concept for each article them place two out with just a bit of distance between them so there is no initial confusion oh her part.
I think I would also use JUST the name of the article until she understands or the "bring" may cause a bit of initial confusion.
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Oh, right! Good points!
And have the object no big trip from the destination. No trotting!
I have one whose OA is worsening a bit and some of these "range of motion" but gentle and slow games are just what he needs too.
A book-markable thread, I'm thinkin' ........ Maybe we can get some one-two-three instructions going here for folks new to adapting marker training to new activities.
I began "put" in the garden outdoors . Small white gourds, egg shaped, and there were masses of them: basically I was trying to get them all picked up and clean up the mess of the vines in the fall. I had some candy corn in my pocket (don't be appalled, it's a practical treat that broken in 3 pieces lasts forever, makes no mess, and has no "smell" that gives away the fact that you have it).
Over time he's just picked up the names of things.
Unlike Bob's dog, my guy won't just fetch stuff, just because. It has to be "put" time with the basket for him to really get into it.
Scent discrimination ( get the thing I touched, the one thing out of the 3 all the same, I started with pencils, Ram does it with hankys) is another good still game.
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Well, this is going to take baby steps! Shortstack has never been overly interested in toys that weren't plush... until I started trying this game with Rose. Not a good game for two, so I gave her a meaty bone and crated, then tried the game again one on one. Butt in the air, growl and shake were what she had in mind. Mild corrections and before long, she would bring it to me and drop it on the sofa cushion. I have a toy box that I was hoping I could get her to use, but the closest I got was her dropping the toy in to grab another one. Then it was more butt in the air, try to instigate tug, I'd ignore so she'd toss the toy and attack until I put it away. She has so much pent up energy, but it's not *supposed* to rain tonight, so we should get to burn some calories off on a long walk before we try it again!
Scent discrimination was super easy with Thunder. I was involved in SAR with him for a couple of yrs but anything with my scent is another thing he's always done naturally. I can toss a stick in a pile of sticks or a tennis ball in a pile of tennis balls and he's always brought back the one I threw.
Because of SAR training he has two commands for that. If I give a "Bring" command he'll do just that. If I give him a "Find" command he'll do a down and bark at the object.
I've had many dogs since I was a kid but by the time Thunder was 5-6 month old I knew he was something very special. `
Chip, do it with marker training. The reward being a treat of something of great value.
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