Kd Canine Training, LLC

My new puppy Bubbles has just started training for hand targeting. This is our second session. I always tell people to keep sessions short and always end on a positive note. Count out 10-12 treats if you aren’t sure of how long a session should be. At this part in the training no verbal cues are used. I want her focused on my hand - her target. I use 2 fingers to make my hand look different from other hand movements I make. Verbal cues are added later. Notice that on the 3rd and 7th presentations I went too far. This is when I brought my hand up, and presented it closer so that it would be easier for her - and she would be successful. We also had Monkey try and get in on the action. 😀. That was too much distraction- so that was another reason to back off and make it easier for Bubbles. Training should be fun - we want our dogs excited about learning new things. The rugs all over our floor are also for her. She had a broken left knee that healed before we got her - but it did not fuse in the right place. The rugs give her more traction as she learns to navigate her world.