Working on recall with Kaycce. I took a video and thought I'd share some thoughts.
Often we can inadvertently poison our recall cue by nagging. Repeating the cue "Come!" Over and over while our dogs is otherwise occupied. Or calling our dogs to us for something they perceive as a punishment. We call them to us then put them in a bath or they're playing with some doggy friends and we call them to us, so playing can mean the end of fun.
In these 2 examples, a better idea would be to go get your dog rather than asking them to come to you.
Recall is probably the only cue I'll give that I'm going to reinforce everytime it happens. Everytime my dog comes to me when she's asked, she's getting a treat a quick game of tug or a high level of praise. We need a good recall for emergency situations, like your dogs run out the front door and you live on a busy street.
In this video with Kaycee, she's sniffing the grass. I don't need her immediately, she's safe she's on a longline. I've waited for her to finish doing what she's doing them calling her to me.
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Look at this champion team. Kuvo has had some issues with being handled. He is an incredibly good looking boy, but doesn't really enjoy strangers touching him. His family is incredibly dedicated and great at advocating for him. We're using Chraig Patel's bucket game to teach Kuvo to let us know if he's uncomfortable being handled. Kuvo's family are also building a great relationship with their vet to keep the amount of people who realistically need to handle him small.
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He's not a dog, but I'm currently taking care of a friend's Eclectus Parrot for a few days. I'm just doing a little bit of target training with him for some fun and to practice working with a different species
Many dogs startle and alert bark at visitors coming into the home. Indy has no conditioned emotional response to doorbells so I'm working on creating a positive one.
As we progress and begin to add context, the doorbell will let Indy know that the environment is about to change, as a guest enters the home.
Lumi has previously gotten very excited when people turn up and leave to her. Lumi's people have been putting in some effort to slow things down when guests arrive, to help her think and practice less enthusiastic behaviour.
Me leaving while she plays a pattern game and not frantically barking and following me is a huge accomplishment for her
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10 Days of Enrichment
Day 8 Mousey
This one can be good for teaching dogs impulse control, the reinforcement comes from the food being flicked at them so they have to maintain a distance from the food. In working breeds it can give them a great opportunity to practice herding behaviours of orientation, eyeing, stalking and chasing.
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Pattern games can be used to help dogs who struggle with negative associations towards audio or visual triggers. We're asking for repetitive behaviours to help them feel comfortable. They help teach our dogs what to expect and give clear expectations.
Here I am playing Up & Down with Indy.
I'm marking for eye contact and dropping the reward between my feet. I'm not worried about the specific position she's in, this is more about creating a safety blanket through repetition and clear expectations.
Some dogs can find giving eye contact aversive, this isn't a pattern game I'd be playing with them.
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Long wet grass, perfect for sniffing. Listen to that little nose go.
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A fairly easy way to keep your dog out of the kitchen while you're cooking. All I'm doing is occasionally tossing small bits of food into Indy's bed. Why would she bother being in the kitchen when rewards are occasionally coming from the bed?
