Can anyone suggest any good video links that show a handler working/practicing engagement with a dog?
I am looking for inspiration/behaviour to model as I go back to "square one" with my own 3-1/2yr. old dog. There is a great one on Leerburg with Michael Ellis and his pup Cappy, but I am sure there must be more out there.
This is Bridget Carlsen working an eight-month-old Golden Retriever.
There was another thread which I don't have time to look for at the moment, but someone on the forum (I think it was Ramachandran) was asking how to encourage the "prance." This could be helpful with that, too.
Thank You! I've seen lots of the ones on Leerburg already, but will definitely review them again. If anyone has feedback or tips on building engagement I would also be thrilled to hear from you. Lenney has great food drive (thankfully) but must have learned early on to self-reward (I think that's the term) from her environment... everything is a distraction. I've done some training with her (including marker training) but am only now realizing -- after much research on the Leerburg website/forum, etc -- the importance of engagement.
If anyone has feedback or tips on building engagement I would also be thrilled to hear from you. Lenney has great food drive (thankfully) but must have learned early on to self-reward (I think that's the term) from her environment... everything is a distraction.
The key point in my opinion in the beginning is to keep sessions short! You want the dog to stay interested and focused and learn that it's fun to play with you.
Also, start in a very low distraction area. Work inside your house for 5 minutes (or shorter) at a time at first and build from there. Eventually move it to just outside your door, then to the sidewalk, to a quiet park with nobody else in it, etc. Gradually increase distractions until she wants to keep playing with you even around distractions.
I'm not sure what kinds of videos you want, but here are a few of me working my pup....(any excuse to share vids, lol!)
Thanks, Tabatha! The videos are great -- very inspiring ('though I must admit to being a little jealous when I see anyone with such a high level of engagement with their dog!) Definitely something for me to work towards. I am kind of going back to Square 1 with Lenney and am wondering if I should even incorporate any of the OB she has learned at this point -- during the whole engagement practice sessions, I mean? If not, should I just kind of run around and try to get her to play with me/keep her attention on me with food and/or a toy?
Does she like to tug? And is the obedience that she has now done with a happy attitude?
If she is used to ignoring you or seeing obedience as boring, I would start reshaping your obedience commands, Michael Ellis style. So, use high value treats and keep it fun with a very high rate of reinforcement. And if she enjoys tug, you can alternate between treats and tug as a reward. The thing with treats though is that you can get more reps in, quicker.
And don't give up! I had almost no connection with my pup until she hit around 8 months old. Just keep it short and fun and she'll start to realize that you're cool to play with.
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