ok, so i'm a slacker (but the sun actually shone today and i went to a sale and worked on the barn, and..)
anyway, so got some treats and started this loading business w/gracie. she got PRETTY quick that "yes" = treat. so now she's following me around, hoping....
but basically all i did was grab a handful, walk around the house, say "yes"+treat randomly, and now she thinks she really should escort me everywhere.
so how does one determine if "loading" is complete?
and how does one work with this 5 yr old bitch vs 8 wk old pup, taking attention span differences into account? i think w/Gracie, i'll pretend she knows nothing and go from there.
now i'm going out to the kitchen, cut up some more little treats, and load for a few minutes. we'll see if she acts as if she's attached to me on the way to the kitchen...
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You can watch her when you say 'yes' to work out if it's loaded. When you say if she looks expectantly or tries to find the treat, or comes over to you (assuming she's not glued to your side already) you know it's loaded.
Basically if they give you the impression they're saying 'so where's my treat now?' then they know what 'yes' means.
ok--thanks rhonda. now i find i have to be careful to only use "yes" when there's a treat coming, ie, not just a casual "yes, Gracie's a good/pretty girl".
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ok--thanks rhonda. now i find i have to be careful to only use "yes" when there's a treat coming, ie, not just a casual "yes, Gracie's a good/pretty girl".
This is 100% true. I wanted to use "yes" and I had to concentrate for a couple of months on saving it for my marker.
I'd practice "good" or anything but your marker for non-marker use.
Sharon, I just wanted to say that it is a real blast for sure.
I just started and they are very excited to train.
It is also helping me with my older GSD which is not very food driven and it is helping her to become more so.
The interest in their faces is priceless! It makes me happy because I am going to do this step by step just as Ed shows.
I want to do this right because I am one of those 'newbie trainers and I want to try not to make too many mistakes if I can help it.
Anyway, good luck to you, let me know how you are doing once you start!
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