Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Good.
The video will reinforce that timing, rewards, short upbeat sessions, and engagement all set up the dog for success.
It's sooooo easy to start to push -- to have sessions too long, to work until one or both of you have frustration (even shut down), to introduce distractions too fast, to work on too many things at once, and to forget about the enjoyment that should be the basis of every session (for both of you).
All of that is counter-productive, turning training into a chore and dulling the eagerness to learn.
Watching dogs who are eager to be trained is a terrific reminder of what we too want (and can have!).
Natalie Rynda Webboard User Reg: 10-01-2013
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Lol I just thought of something. I'm horrible under distractions myself. So many times I froze and was like 'umm what else should I ask him to do?'
I wish someone was recording, it was sad to watch.
I'm not all that amazing with no distractions either but with them it's just pathetic
ETA you'd think it's a simple concept but it's not. I don't know why it finally came to me today out of all the other days but now I get it.
Before I truly couldn't understand why not start at the park.
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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Exactly.
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How do you learn something new? Better with kids playing tag in the room and the radio on loud and two people talking to you? Or better when you can focus on just the new thing? ...
Ten min spent focusing on something is waaaay too much for a dog under one yr old. They're gonna get bored and their brain is going to be fried. When it is time to work in a new location or on a new skill, then go for short, highly rewarding sessions and end before your dog gets bored! For instance limit yourself to one minute or 15 tiny treats and then end on a good note and be done.
Natalie Rynda Webboard User Reg: 10-01-2013
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That wasn't a training session, I know those should be a minute or two.
That was a desensitizing exercise suggested by a trainer that I won't do anymore.
I stood by the bus stop for 20 mins and marked every time he looked at me.
My trainer suggested something even more dumb (as I was later told), she said as soon as he focuses on anyone to give him treats. Don't try to get his focus on me just treat until the trigger is out of sight.
Someone explained later that I was teaching him to zoom in on people so I did a modified version, only rewarding when he looks at me.
Now I decided to focus on obedience and that should help with reactivity, at some point I will be proofing around his triggers and if all is well he will be focused on the commands and not the triggers. Time will tell
Duane Hull Webboard User Reg: 09-23-2011
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Because it seemed to make sense. Like why go through all the trouble of repeating the steps in quiet places if you can start at the park lol
Because... How can you expect him to be good in the park if he hasn't demontrated he can do it without distraction?
For the sake of your doggie, you should quit experimenting, start training from the beginning, and build a foundation before you throw any more new, trial junk at him.
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