Although a bit more commitment would be preferred, Asha has come a long way in her recall βοΈ We are really challenging her and sheβs doing awesome ππΌ
Took Asha to the city today for a nice uneventful walk πΎ she rocked it π
Puppy recalls πββοΈ
We didnβt teach Willow to down whenever she wanted to jump on people, but reinforcing it so much made her offer it pretty much always π
Leaving nothing up to guessing with a nervous or reactive dog helps give them predictability, which is typically the main source of their issues (unpredictability).
Using clear markers and communication is the first way to achieve this ππΌ
Super impressive recall for a 6 month old puppy π³π
Henry lacked some serious impulse control when he arrived. He was super reactive to people and dogs passing by the house, and his owners couldnβt snap him out of it.
He still occasionally makes the wrong choice (here he was going to bark at the fence as the neighbour just pulled in) he was easy to call off and break his fixation.
βDrop itβ was a big issue for Willow before she arrived.
So happy with how well she understands it now ππΌ
Double trouble duo show off their recall π
When the training session is over, the training session isnβt actually over.
A big mistake I see people make in their training is ending session with unintentional conflict.
Rather than asking her to bring me the toy and drop it when it was time to go inside, I encouraged and praised her for bringing it to me, and allowed her to keep it.
This concept helps remove conflict from recalls, dropping toys and helps remove possessive behaviour.
The best way to have a non conflictive drop it is to heavily reinforce it with something of equal value. Rapid repetition for this game makes the choice super easy for Asha and gives her a very high success rate, encouraging the behaviour to happen more frequently.