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Yes, put the plank on the ground. Put the food on a target a few feet past the board so that Sparky will drive forward towards it. And then work on sending him. If it looks good, we will bring that work to the End Behavior games on the shorter plank and you can stop playing the Running on the Plank games. 🙂
LOL!!! He is like “mom, hurry up and get to the end of that teeter!” Great work!
Did you see my post before your video?
The toy motivation training is a whole other course! Lol! Since you have a good system of rewarding for Zoé, and she’s 7 years old, just stick with what works for her. 🙂
Yes, if you’re going to use the Lotus Ball, a treat should always be inside, or else it’s like a sneaky trick. Lol! And she will lose some enthusiasm for it.
He might have been confused because you’ve never trained up there, so he was likely offering the most reinforced behavior in regards to the bucket.
Because Tanner is more advanced and the board you are using is shorter than 12 feet, skip the running on the plank exercise. It’s confusing him because he thinks he should be stopping at the end to Target. You’ve done such great work with the end behavior games.
Mountain Climber Game looks good. I recommend putting your hand on the high part of the board, as if you’re holding it. That’s ultimately going to be the picture for Tanner when you are back at the club and practicing with a real teeter. That’s how Tanner will know he can run to the end of the board and it won’t move. The teeter never moves in the Mountain Climber game.
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Nice!! She’s starting to get it! Now start building duration of 1-4 seconds in between treats while she is standing at the end.After you see that Zoe can hold the position up to 4 seconds in between treats, change the picture: you can stand, you can move to the other side, you can walk away- Zoe should stand-stay their the whole time. It’s okay if she isn’t weight-shifting. Just place the reward low, between her front feet, to encourage the weight shift.
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Put your hand on the teeter, even though you’ve propped it up. That will tell her that you are “holding” the board so that it won’t move.Also, when she gets to the end of the board, jackpot her there. That’s the sweet spot. Since you are rationing food due to weight gain, she doesn’t need a treat after you remove her from the board. Does she like to play with any toys?
Regarding how I train- it all depends on the dog. All of the games we have played so far are fine for Zoe to do. The next set of games will be too much for her because there is more teeter movement is involved. But you will have the games for when she is ready!
I would choose a different game each day. The only game I would play daily, for a couple of minutes, is the End Behavior Game. Soon, Zoe will be ready for you to add the “target” word. 🙂
Awesome!
Can you send him? Start with a low plank and have the reward already out on the target. You hang back. 🙂
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She’s soooo much more comfortable!! Keep doing this for a couple of more days, 3 times per day. On the third day, decrease the folds in the towels just a half an inch. Then repeat. Every 3 days, as long as Zoe looks as comfortable and happy as she does in this video, you can decrease the folds in the towels by half an inch.Video 2 & 3:
Hooray!! Love the enthusiasm! Yes, you are ready to elevate the board. 🙂I think your movement is distracting her. She isn’t ready to do the behavior correctly regardless of your movement, because she is still learning the behavior. Make sense?
Also, take a look at my original video for the End Behavior assignment. Do you see how I am just sitting near the end of the board and my dog, Topper, hops onto the end of the board and waits for me. He is anticipating that he will receive treats if he stands there. That’s what I want to see with Zoe. Play this game a few more times and share that video with me so that I can give feedback. Don’t move onto labeling the End Behavior yet.
It’s better to be safe. You have time to work with Tanner in the club again. In the meantime, he looks great!
I like the anticipation I am seeing in Tanner! Really great! Keep building on this. And practice this game with your board in different parts of the house, in your backyard, front yard (with Tanner on leash), etc. 🙂
Who’s that behind you? 🙂
Hi Fei!
Instead of moving with Zoe, just wait at the end, sitting on the floor. Take a look at Sparky’s most recent video to see what I mean. Sparky is another working student in this course. See if Zoe can move into position. Your movement might be causing her to keep moving forward. That’s very advanced! 🙂
Hi Jeri!
I’m glad you could join us!
It’s up to you. I prefer the dog to be standing and leaning back. I think it gives them more control and more freedom. I don’t want a dog to hold a position–which some dogs will–if uncomfortable. I want to know if the dog is uncomfortable so that I can make adjustments to the training plan.
That being said, if the dog starts to offer it on his own, once you are working on a full teeter, I’m fine with that. I want the dog to do what he is most comfortable doing, once I set the parameters. My dog, Heady Topper, chose the down(ish) position once he started doing the teeter with drive and enthusiasm. If that is what works for him, I’m fine with that, because he is meeting my parameters. Make sense?
