Our back yard is a mud pit, and it is colder outside than normal this winter. So we have been working on indoor training stuff.
As Yote gets better with the marker training I am trying to learn how to train more complicated behaviors.
For example..I want to say BANG! and then have him stumble around a little, then lay down, roll onto his back, and finish by putting a paw over his eye.
Using Back Chaining Each of these behaviors is taught on their own starting with the last one first and then put together to create one solid routine.
But how do you go from all these separate small behaviors with their own cue to the finished product that only needs one command or cue.
This will also hopefully translate to heeling which we are still struggling with.
But how do you go from all these separate small behaviors with their own cue to the finished product that only needs one command or cue.
Once he does all the separate behaviors reliably and happily, just start stringing them together with all the word cues...do two behaviors before marking, then three, then four, etc. Use IBs to encourage him. Don't add the final cue (Bang!), until he's doing the whole string in the order you want.
I think the stumbling part will be the hardest part, but I think I can get him to shuffle a little bit and morph that into a stumble.
I took a tricks class once, and one of the things that really struck me was how creative one must be in figuring out ways to get the dog to first do a behavior. Eventually you fade the causal agent, of course, but they can help a lot.
So, maybe you could try to put a bootie on one front foot, mark/reward when your dog starts to walk weird, or even try a piece of tape on his paw, or a tiny box...anything that will get him to walk strange. Something along those lines...
I can't help you with the 'paw over the eye' (haven't tried that yet)
but
I taught my pup to do 'bang' (lying on his side) while he walks in heel, so when he lies down, I carry on walking ahead. (as if i shot him and walked off)
I stole this from a video i saw somewhere...
I started from a down (no command) to bang, then very slowly walking to bang, to normal walking pace bang....
i guess its a bit like an 'obedience SIT' from a running heel..
I kinda get the 'stumbling effect' because the dog takes a second or two to go from walking in heel to down, to lying on the floor...
I'd be interested if you 'could' teach the stumble - I know the tieing of string around the paw makes the walk funny, but my dog was a bit like 'what the hell is that on my foot, get it off' rather than 'oh if i walk funny i get a treat'...
I was thinking a couple of steps side to side would be pretty close to a stumble, or a shuffle, but close enough!
I hadn't thought about a bootie or a ribbon, I bet a sock would do the trick too. But I am guessing he will just shake his paw in the air, I'll put a sock on him and see what his reaction is later.
I was thinking one of those small post it notes on his muzzle would work at first to get him to rub at it. It wouldn't pull his hair either, which tape might. I just think I could wait around for ages trying to free shape a face rub.
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