I am reinforcing engagement with all my dogs. I was looking for new ways to practice engagement. Please share your ideas with me. I have been taking the dogs to different locations and working on engagement. The hardest time for my dogs is grass where other dogs have been. that is a great distraction. We also practice engagement by taking a treat in each hand and then when they focus on my face, gets the treat. We also can't go outside until they look me in the face. then I release them with "GO!"
When we enter our crates, no treats or release until they look at me.
Any other suggestions? thanks sharon
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Sharon, it's great that you are doing so much with your dogs!
Engagement is when the dog chooses interaction with you over distractions and motivation is the key.
I found Advanced Concepts of Motivation video is the best and most informative in the series so far and it will help you a lot with building motivation to overcome the distractions.
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For motivation Sharon, its almost like you're working a little bit backwards. The way you're asking for attention could be a little too much like you're working for duration with their attention when the reward doesnt mean enough to them to outweigh the joys of sniffing grass.
A faster pace, movement, luring with the treat, you have to create some value for the reward with how you give it to them. When you stand still and wait on them like that, if they arent completely out of their minds for that food, they learn that they can give you attention after they have finished doing something else so you either have to do that where there are no distractions, or correct them for looking away.
The other piece I find really helpful is a clear start and a clear finish to the work. I like to cue him with Ready? and end it with , Done.
I like to work with my dog in a lot of different locations and those two simple words are huge. He comes to attention right away and goes around sniffing and doing whatever with one word.
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For motivation Sharon, its almost like you're working a little bit backwards. The way you're asking for attention could be a little too much like you're working for duration with their attention when the reward doesnt mean enough to them to outweigh the joys of sniffing grass.
A faster pace, movement, luring with the treat, you have to create some value for the reward with how you give it to them. When you stand still and wait on them like that, if they arent completely out of their minds for that food, they learn that they can give you attention after they have finished doing something else so you either have to do that where there are no distractions, or correct them for looking away.
The other piece I find really helpful is a clear start and a clear finish to the work. I like to cue him with Ready? and end it with , Done.
I like to work with my dog in a lot of different locations and those two simple words are huge. He comes to attention right away and goes around sniffing and doing whatever with one word.
I always teach engagement through drive with marker training..
I personally put the dog in drive first...even with my sluggish Eddie, who has virtually no drive of any kind...lol
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