ian bunbury Webboard User Reg: 01-19-2012
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john , i presume you've seen the leerburg video which demonstrates how to place the food reward in your hand to present it to the dog ?
if so , you'll use that technique to have the reward moving as he takes it from your hand , which will make it pretty hard for him to sit lol .
with respect to the tone of the session , it helps to know and actually rehearse ( without the dog ) how your routine is going to go , so that when you start working with the dog you aren't bumbling about . you should move briskly from one move to the next which encourages the dog to move along with you , rather than giving him time to stand about wondering what you are going to do next and possibly finding something more interesting to do . . . remember : engagement !
you should be developing these three aspects of your tug game , but if he is not tugging with energy , willingly returning the tug to your hand and outing the object without conflict , do not use tug to encourage behaviours .
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As far as the "watch"; I think you mean the same thing I use "look" for. Do not mark until he looks in your eyes. Every time he looks in your eyes, mark. After he will do it on command, have him hold it for a second, and build on that. DO NOT mark for less than full in the eyes.
Wishing you the best for Sandy...keep the bottom side down.
Yes, for "Watch" I mean look at me in the eyes. He is really great at this already, we do this little game where I hold food in both my hands, but he doesn't get any until he looks at my face. My problem is actually making this a command, as he is looking at my face ALL THE TIME haha, so it's hard for me say a command before he looks at me.
John;
After Sadie understood look, she would come over to me while I was at the computer or watching tv, and she would just stare into my eyes. It was kinda spooky at first.
If he is already staring at you for engagement, try it with a level-1 distraction (say, someone else sitting across the room).
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