I am teaching Leo, the lab puppy, to lie down when he hears "chill" and sees the hand signal of my palm lowering toward the ground.
I start by luring him with a treat, but I quickly transition to luring him with an empty hand (then rewarding.). He does very well, very quickly, so I choose to push him to the next step, wanting him to just figure out what the game is, without the lure.
At this point, Leo is a little frustrated, because he has not quite had his
"a-ha" moment yet. Being a little lab, he wants the treat very badly! But how to get it?! I am working with him, so that he has successes often enough that he doesn't give up; yet I never go back to luring him, pushing him to figure it out on his own.
I am working with Leo, the handsome lab puppy, on lying down ("chill" is chosen cue word by his family.) He got the luring, with. no treat, very quickly, so I am trying to see if he understands the game and just starts lying down on his own, without the hand signal.
It's a bit of stop and go, but some healthy frustration is part of what makes the pups think! I just have enough experience to know when they need a little extra help again vs when I just need to wait them out.
Games
Oh, the crazy games we play!
Welcome Home
Returning after a month overseas, I got a very excited welcome from our dogs yesterday! Captain, the Shepherd, sang quite a few "I missed you SO MUCH!!!" songs to me all night long...
Kutyasuli
Observing puppy class in Budapest. Great off-leash walking skills…you wouldn’t know it’s the first time the pups are doing this exercise with no leashes!
Super high energy, fun puppy class graduating today! Have an awesome summer!!!
Super high energy, fun puppy class graduating today! Have an awesome summer!!!
What a fun game the kids and pups Telly and Rio invented! Even the two year old toddler can play with them safely this way.
See more close up footage of Rio’s excellent paw/eye coordination in comments. 🐾👀
High energy puppy play in the new class! 😊
Luna stay
Very first time learning stay…but Luna, the smart Mini Dachshund, gets it!
🎵🎶Pups just wanna have fu-un…😍🐶