Sometimes, it can be hard to challenge Chet, but our next level of obedience will be quite the challenge. He will have to retrieve a dumbell, return to me, sit, and wait for me to take the dumbell away from him. He loves to retrieve but has always dropped what he was retrieving. I realized that if he could not do it with his ball, he would not be able to do it with his dumbell. So we began making this the new rule of our game of fetch! As always, he aimed to please!
And Miss Annie is showing us that Scent Work is for dogs of all ages!
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Miss Nova was solving the scent work "puzzle" at graduation last week!
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This is Cooper searching at Scent Work Class Graduation. This happy guy really made the connection that the scent equals treats!
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This is Ross's search at Scent Work Class Graduation. He's a good boy who will do anything for his treats!
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This was Sunny's search on the last day of Scent Work Class. He did so well and is the type of dog that loves to work!
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My POV of an exterior search with Daisy. She is now working on multiple hides with multiple scents. I love watching her go through the problem solving process. She's very clearly telling me that the scent is, in fact, right in front of me, but we were working on finding it and moving on. 😂
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Enjoy this adorable video of Camo attempting to catch treats while waiting at the vet office! He got his stitches out, and we confirmed the lumps that were removed were NOT cancerous! 💕
I believe this is session 6 or 7 working on sending Chet to the cone. He's such a happy worker!
There is a common misconception that dog training takes tons of time for dogs to learn fancy tricks. But, we have only put about an hours worth of time into this trick in total. There are a couple of reasons for this.
1. His breed mix. He is a worker at heart, and he is always trying to stay 2 steps ahead of me mentally.
2. His upbringing. He has been raised to use his brain on a regular basis. Problem solving is a skill that has been ingrained in him since his first day here.
3. Our relationship. He knows that he does not get paid (rewarded) unless he does as asked. I am consistent on our rules, which means he spends much less time trying to push his way through and instead focuses on following my lead.
Training cues and commands does not take tons of repetitions. It's amazing how quickly dogs will learn a command. What takes time is building a good working relationship with your dog. All of these short sessions strengthen our relationship and make it that much easier for the next command.
I wanted to practice some Scent Work with Skippy at Four Footed Friends. Thanks to the not so great putty I provided, he stole the scent tin! I would say he is well conditioned to like the odor! Lesson learned, I will bring better putty for everyone this week. 🤦♀️
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Session #5 of us working on sending Chet to a cone for Rally Masters.
We were able to remove the place boards in this session! Next is to add some distance.
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Star has been helping me make videos for our Scent Work Class, and she is so comical to watch. Here, she is learning to generalize the scent but also practicing "freezing" to alert to the scent. She's such a good helper!
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