Criteria:
- To keep the dog below threshold while increasing distractions
- Loose leash first and foremost!
- Be aware of where your dog is and adjust accordingly
- Begin adding Duration and/or Distance when appropriate to any of the activities
Today we had the pleasure of having Beth/Gunner and Richard/America join Cathy, Karen and me at the session.
After the dogs got comfortable with being there and with the newcomers and doing our L1 behaviors, we did a lot of doodling, building up to passing each other.
We did our version of "Barrel Racing" using the dogs as barrels. We all took turns then Beth had the great idea of laying all the dogs down near each other in a row and having one dog at a time weave in and out of them. They all did amazing!
COME GAME
Nadador got to do the Come Game with Beth and Karen. They started doing the Come Game on the side we were doodling and there were lots of treats on the ground so he was quite distracted.
Once they moved to a 'treat free' area, he got focused and did great.
RALLY-LEFT ABOUT TURN
In preparation for Thursday's class, we worked on Rally-Left About Turn. Nadador is getting the idea here and I am also feeling more comfortable with it :)
We ended the session with our no clicker/treats walk. Nad and his bud Rooster had a nice quiet walk to finish the day.
I think you really enjoy making me jealous! : ) Creative training ideas and great team members to encourage one another and work with each others dogs. Yep.. I'm jealous!
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This is a good example of having a clear understanding of criteria before beginning - Nad's Come Game includes the default Sit. Nad offered his default Sit on his very first come to Karen, but then the criteria got a little muddled and we didn't get the default Sit again until the last 2 or 3 Comes.
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