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Biscuit's first certificate from Gold Coast Dog Club. She wasn't as awesome as last week but still did a lot of good stuff. Did some nice walking but was surprised by turns. Did stays with me walking away with my back to her - 5 metres.
Our walk this morning was the best yet - about half in position - with lots of rewards.
A bath and lots of grooming today. She'd rather not do either but is remarkably patient and still.
Lyra and Biscuit with the soccer games behind us. Biscuit practices walking on a collar and with her show lead and stacking nesr the game with an occasional child running past us. She was terrific.
Down - verbal
Fold-back Down – hand signal
Stand – verbal 2/3, stillness with me moving to side
Foot target disc – moving rear interspersed with sit, jump and down. Have started rewarding stand without marker, marker for rear movement
Outside: jump for food – in front, ball, cone – better turning left
Bioscuit at Dog Club this week. She was an absolute gem!
figure 8 – one touch – some speed
Fold-back Down – ‘Drop’ drop to stand – hand signal
Heel position – chin rest – not understanding bdy position
Foot target disc – some rear foot movement,
Cone – 2 metres
Stick – lift 10cm
Clippers - cheeks
Biscuit set herself a puzzle. I was relieved when she solved it.
Walking with Lyra – on halter
figure 8 – one touch
Come Name - yard
Sit – verbal
Down – distraction - movement
Fold-back Down – hand signal
Stand – struggling with stillness
Heel position – chin rest
Foot target disc – rear foot movement
Cone – 1.5m
Stick – short carry
Helensvale market this morning. Biscuit was good at not trying to mug people and dogs but if she wasn'y sitting or lying down she was launching. Much better at Petbarn later in the day.
At home: Down – struggling with more than 2 seconds duration
Fold-back Down – ‘Drop’ – handsignal – can straighten if she flops over by moving the treat forward
Mat – with star jumps
Stand – hand touch
Heel position – chin rest
Foot target disc – 360 in each direction balancing me
Bell – 3 times
Clippers – great – fish jerky
Biscuit really likes sleeping under my desk. I guess it's like a cave.
Soccer Field: Show lead – good, Stacking – 2 x 10 sec, I argument
kong – 2squ m 4 pieces, perfect except picked up one
Come Name – 20m
Come – 1m
Home: High touch – no teeth
Down - verbal
Fold-back Down – ‘Drop’ – hand signal
Mat – go to, down stay
Stand – from down with hand touch
Heel position – chin target
Foot target disc – 360 both directions balancing me, no errore
Stick – good lift
Outside:
ball – 3 good retrieves
cone – too feral, substituted Give and Take
Come name - lenght of back yard - anticipated the third time
Dog Club last night, Biscuit did some good work but she spent an awful lot of time sniffing.
Sweet Gum Park: Show lead – distracted, also worried about something – not like her. Lyra was off, too … Didn’t stack for that reason. Walking on harness better. Kong – 3 1/8 pieces in small scent pad – nailed it, LAT and come to name with Magpie.
Home: Come – getting it. Mat – chooses to stand, possibly because of platform, Heel position – chin on hand, Stand on platform – can’t lure off, Foot target disc – concentrated on feet leaving and returning, stick – little pick up
Outside: ball – 3 good retrieves, starting to anticipate, Cone – not so good but loving tug
Clippers – rewarded with beef tendon clippers with cover.
Not sure that the Easter bunny's going to last all that long.
Ashmore Park east: Show lead – sniffy, Stacking – better with #1 treats, Walking – more interested in sniffing, Come - still jumps without hand target, Kong – 2 pieces in scent pad, I picked up the first one after indication, Walking with Lyra -forging at first then good, -
Home - go to Mat
Stand – on platform and disc
Reward for position - Heel
Middle
Foot target disc – good 360 then lost it.
Cone – good – tomorrow move outside with tug for speed
Stick – mouth over
In front of the lake at HOTA.
Helensvale Markets – ‘Look at that’ – children, dogs, magpie. Coffee near small quiet dogs, walking – reward loose lead
Home: Mat – reward any position – left mat 2x but chose to return
Stand - platform
Foot target disc -some jumping but only one sit
Cone – going round
Stick – mouth right round when I hold it
Restraint - head
First night at the big dog class. Feral at first then great.
In the morning: Walk to park: on return 3 steps, mark, three steps reward!
Dog Club: Come – reward in front
Sit – on signal
Walking – reward loose lead
IYC – open hand, ground
At the markets on the weekend.
Ashmore Park, top: Show lead – very little sniffing
Stacking – all good
Walking with Lyra – forging a bit but responsive to sit, great on the way to the car
High touch
Home: Down - verbal
Fold-back Down – ‘Drop’ – hand signal
Stand – on foot target disc
Foot target disc – still offering other behaviours
Cone – 1 metre
Stick – open mouth
Kong- 1 second
Sit in a line.
Ashmore Park bottom: Show lead - animated
Stacking – good but not happy about moving foot
Walking with Lyra – better on return than go out
Home: Sit distance – in front of Lyra
Stand – on disc
Foot target disk – still offering other behaviours but some nice balancing my position
Bell – to open door for treat
Ball – outside, cue = Ball Bring
Stick – mouth open
Three way sit,
Walk to park = a few steps at a time on the way out, a few metres on the way back. Still wants to run the last 100m,
Home: Down – on verbal and on mat
Fold-back Down – ‘Drop’ – a couple with handsignal
Down target mat – good till I sat in a chair, took 3 reps to hold it.
Stand – hand touch and on platform
Foot target disk = 360 in each direction balancing me, a couple of sits and jumps
Cone – half a metre
Stick – shaping a retrieve – nose touch
Kong- in container – 1 second duration but not consistent
Biscuit's first visit to a market.
Ashmore Park middle: Show lead - only a couple of sniffs, Stacking – more relaxed, Walking with Lyra – great, after a couple of sits started offering (right) heel position, Come name.
Home: Down – 2/3, Plus FB, Stand on platform at 1m, foot, Target – starting to balance my body, cone – still struggling, Kong – got a little duration with lower container, Ball - retrieved when out of sight – cue ‘Find the ball’, Bell – open door and throw treat
Biscuit is learning to ring a bell. (You need sound on.) I plan for it to be a signal that she needs to go out to toilet. I planned that she would use her foot but she preferred her nose, the down was her choice also - it will drop out over time.
Beach : Come Name – with Jamie c50m, nearly knocked me over
Home: Stand on foot target, on platform – the nose touch on the bell has introduced a head bob
Sit – with Lyra and Petal distance 2 steps
Heel position – swinging rear out but getting better
Middle – loves it
Foot target = with movement to my right, kept offering a sit but extinguishing
Cone – the bell has caused a nose touch – trying to reward first
Bath and brush
Cave bed play.
Ashmore Park top: Show lead and stacking – very distracted, Walking with Lyra – nearly to bin, needed a few sits, High touch on the move – great, Jump for food – working on cue – Get it
Home – Down on verbal – 3 from sit, not from stand
Stand – on platform, on floor with hand touch
Heel position – reward in place
Middle – introduce cue
Foot target – heavy R+
Kong- in yogurt container – in progress
Restraint – good with neck and front leg, not with hind leg
Drier – on body gently -
Three way training. Petal could easily leave the pen but she's happy to stay there and get her share of the rewards.
Soccer field: Show lead – responsive and happy, stacking still a problem, one good rep, walking with Lyra – good to the pole then forged, Come Name – enthusiastic, High Touch – on the move, Jump for food on the move – cue= Get it.
Home: Sit distance – 7 steps, Down – 3 reps with verbal, Stand on platform, Heel position – happy, need to work on turn on rear with foot target, Middle – offering consistently – needs cue, Ball – need to go outside, too much speed, Kong – in yogurt container – very good but not with lid on
Biscuit badly wants to sleep beide Lyra. This is pretty close. Lyra is happy to play on a bed but not lie quietly or sleep.
Ashmore bottom: Show lead – responsive. Stacking – resistant – I’ve done something wrong, Walking with Lyra – forging, Come Name, Sit – distance – 7 steps, distraction – no walk around, Down – 1 with verbal, High Touch – great! Kong - good
Biscuit's first swim at Benowa Botanic Gardens. Thanks to Jamie for the video.
Parasol Park: Show lead – focussed and animated – maybe helped by lamb heart? Stacking, Come name. Sit with duration – walk around, 5 steps, Walking with Lyra – good until a dog about a block away disturbed Lyra, kong – good once she picked up the scent but I gave the wrong cue
Home: Heel position – still needs lure for turn on the rear, found position from front, Middle – improving, offered it once. down – one rep without hand signal
Another night at dog club. Biscuit and the poodle puppy wanted to play with each other but each ended up doing some good work.
Walk around block – responsive for the first half then lost it.
Dog club – worked close to dogs in next yard. Held sit with instructor approach, while I circled her. No recall – scavenged for everyone’s dropped treats.
Sports ground - Show lead – wanted to sniff but some nice work, one good stack, 3 good recalls after distracting with food, found and indicated kong 1 metre, up and back on harness - good
Spend time outside with Lyra – 15 minutes – happy for half
At a different park. We're getting good at this. Biscuit looks very grown up because Sue Bruno groomed her yesterday. I have a lot to learn and that was only a puppy groom!
Parasol park: Show lead – nice circle and up and back, Walking with Lyra -across the park, Come Name – throw food to distract, sit – with Lyra for photo.
Bathroom: Stacking – one good one
House: Sit – on platform in front with eye contact
Stand – automatic on platform, developing
Heel position – on left, turn on fore, turn on rear needs help
Middle – found 2 without help
Kong- found and indicated on second rung of the ladder
Yard: Ball- 2 metres, retrieve and give
Biscuit's first double take. I still need to improve my video skills ...
Ashmore Park: Show lead – bigger circle. stacking – fidgety on uneven ground, walking with Lyra – extended distance, come name – from food, sit, down – couple of downs on verbal, one anticipated, kong – responded to cue, double take when she smelt the kong
Beach: great recalls between us, one was about 3o metres.
Bath in main room (not happy – slippery?) and brushing -
A dual sit-stay at the sportsground. They are both interested in the man walking on the footpath (about 100metres away) but nobody moved.
Sportsground: Show lead, Stacking, Come – all distracted, Kong – searched, found it, indicated.
Home: Down - still needs handsignal to avoid sit
Stand – on platform – fleeting without R+
Sit with star jump
Heel position – front turn good, rear turn needs lure to avoid a sit.
Middle – find position, reward for position
Ball – length of 2 rooms, introduced cue - Bring
Dog club last night. Biscuit watched the agility close up and was sensible. She's more calm around other dogs unless she thinks play might be an option.
Very excited today. Biscuit did 3 blind searches for her kong piece, 2 were elevated. She nailed it!
Biscuit's a very relaxed sleeper.
Soccer oval: Show lead – occasional sniffing. stacking good, feet and tail, Walking on harness with Lyra – circle with frequent R+, no sits needed
Right heel position – pivot left good, pivot right – one successful rep without lure
Middle - find position, heavy R+ for position, pivot left and right
Platform – sit close with eye contact – wants to scoot back
Ball – place in hand is consistent
Kong- easy searches – still picks up if R+ is too slow
Biscuit visiting Sharon's mum.
No formal training yesterday but a great trip to the beach with Gigi and Isla and we played with some recalls. Then a trip to see Sharon and her mum - and I got some downs on a verbal cue.
Coffee shop outing.
Parasol Park - show lead, stacking, walking on harness with Lyra, come to name – very distracted
Sit - with Lyra – 1 step, squat, sit - with platform – distance 7 steps, front with eye contact, count of 3
Down- at coffee shop
Stand – fast R+ for default stand
Touch – to reposition
Ball – no longer rewarding unless in my hand
Kong- nose height and on top of TV cupboard
Another photo at dog club last night.
The top of Ashmore Prk today - lead work was a bit sniffy but I moved her feet in the stack and she stayed there. Walked further with Lyra and only needed to sit a few times. Sit with Lyra distance 2 steps.
Sit on the platform 5 steps, IYC food dropped 2 steps from platform. Down 3 steps. Targeting the platform from 3 steps.Carrying the ball and placing it in my hand. Finding and indicating the kong bit when I hid it beside my foot.
Handling - practicing restraint. Clippers - ears, throat and face.
Biscuit was very very excited to go to dog club last night but when she relaxed she did it in style.
We had sits and downs and a very little eye contact but no chance of a stay. She did a terrific recall past all the other dogs - with me running and squealing :)
Some good work at the sports ground including a sit at 5 steps.
Clippers with guard. She's fine again but we need to work towards being happy with restraint.
Just as well Lyra looks after my cushion. I love the funny playing noise she makes.
Sports field - Show lead – small circle, R+ at end. Stacking – wanting to sit, Come 10m
Sit distance – 5 steps
Down distance – 4 steps
Heel position – forehand turn good, rear turn with lure
Ball – pick up, carry, give - will retry if I don't get the ball.
Kong- climbing, moving around obstacle to indicate. Needs quick R+ to prevent pickup.
Brushing - kept sitting
Clippers – haven’t practiced recently, not happy
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Biscuit set herself a puzzle. I was relieved when she solved it. Walking with Lyra – on halter figure 8 – one touch Come Name - yard Sit – verbal Down – distraction - movement Fold-back Down – hand signal Stand – struggling with stillness Heel position – chin rest Foot target disc – rear foot movement Cone – 1.5m Stick – short carry
Three way sit, Walk to park = a few steps at a time on the way out, a few metres on the way back. Still wants to run the last 100m, Home: Down – on verbal and on mat Fold-back Down – ‘Drop’ – a couple with handsignal Down target mat – good till I sat in a chair, took 3 reps to hold it. Stand – hand touch and on platform Foot target disk = 360 in each direction balancing me, a couple of sits and jumps Cone – half a metre Stick – shaping a retrieve – nose touch Kong- in container – 1 second duration but not consistent
Biscuit is learning to ring a bell. (You need sound on.) I plan for it to be a signal that she needs to go out to toilet. I planned that she would use her foot but she preferred her nose, the down was her choice also - it will drop out over time. Beach : Come Name – with Jamie c50m, nearly knocked me over Home: Stand on foot target, on platform – the nose touch on the bell has introduced a head bob Sit – with Lyra and Petal distance 2 steps Heel position – swinging rear out but getting better Middle – loves it Foot target = with movement to my right, kept offering a sit but extinguishing Cone – the bell has caused a nose touch – trying to reward first Bath and brush
Cave bed play. Ashmore Park top: Show lead and stacking – very distracted, Walking with Lyra – nearly to bin, needed a few sits, High touch on the move – great, Jump for food – working on cue – Get it Home – Down on verbal – 3 from sit, not from stand Stand – on platform, on floor with hand touch Heel position – reward in place Middle – introduce cue Foot target – heavy R+ Kong- in yogurt container – in progress Restraint – good with neck and front leg, not with hind leg Drier – on body gently -
Biscuit's first swim at Benowa Botanic Gardens. Thanks to Jamie for the video. Parasol Park: Show lead – focussed and animated – maybe helped by lamb heart? Stacking, Come name. Sit with duration – walk around, 5 steps, Walking with Lyra – good until a dog about a block away disturbed Lyra, kong – good once she picked up the scent but I gave the wrong cue Home: Heel position – still needs lure for turn on the rear, found position from front, Middle – improving, offered it once. down – one rep without hand signal
Biscuit's first double take. I still need to improve my video skills ... Ashmore Park: Show lead – bigger circle. stacking – fidgety on uneven ground, walking with Lyra – extended distance, come name – from food, sit, down – couple of downs on verbal, one anticipated, kong – responded to cue, double take when she smelt the kong Beach: great recalls between us, one was about 3o metres. Bath in main room (not happy – slippery?) and brushing -
Just as well Lyra looks after my cushion. I love the funny playing noise she makes. Sports field - Show lead – small circle, R+ at end. Stacking – wanting to sit, Come 10m Sit distance – 5 steps Down distance – 4 steps Heel position – forehand turn good, rear turn with lure Ball – pick up, carry, give - will retry if I don't get the ball. Kong- climbing, moving around obstacle to indicate. Needs quick R+ to prevent pickup. Brushing - kept sitting Clippers – haven’t practiced recently, not happy
Now we have chair games :) Scent games – in corners, one above nose height, needed some sneaky help with one corner Platform – sit, stand, down, IYC Ball – not as good as yesterday but I got the ball once
Biscuit really likes scent games. Next time we'll do it round the edges of the room. Show lead - we went to Girral Park – too many good smells. Tried the toy – food’s better Stacking - was good every time Brushing - less settled with the new brush Hair drier - I held her against my legs, she wasn't happy but continued eating. Scent games boxes – in box, on box - too easy. Around the edges of the room next time. Sit - multiple sits on lead with Lyra and later on her platform. Stand - from a sit on the platform, with lure and touch. Feet came off a couple of times. Platform- leaning toward food with feet on platform, needs more work. Ball - teeth on but no pick up. IYC - 2 pieces on thr floor, fine. Tried with platform – needs more work.
We have a retrieve. Biscuit happily gives the toy to me and we have a game of tug. Walk on harness to the park on Cotlew St Bathing much happier Play Group was cancelled because of hot weather :) retrieve short and informal handling – feet, mouth, ears in the yard fold back down she's happier with my hand on her snout pocket hand heeling 2 reps without a lure Nose touch she's started using using her teeth luring she stays in place, oops
There's no stopping this girl. This is Lyra's toy and it's bigger than Biscuit. But we're disappointed. Our first puppy school was tonight and it was cancelled because of rain. And I know for sure that Biscuit understands the standing still exercise. Our second Touch exercise and I put my hand far enough away that she needed to take a step. She tried to touch my hand by leaning forward and keeping her feet still. So now she needs to learn that a different shape of my hand is a different cue. I expect her stand will deteriorate for a while now but that's ok and it will end up stronger for it. Needless to say, the stand went well today. I did it first. Good for brushing. Good for clippers - I pretended to do her face and neck with the guard on (and treats). She wasn't bothered. I overdid it with the blower and frightened her but she recovered and we did manage to still get closer than before.
Not a lot of formal training over Christmas but plenty of learning. Here is Biscuit trying to get Isla to play at Colette's place. That's Isla's happy face - we were all surprised to see that.
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