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That’s great Lisa! The thought used to be that we need the dog’s attention immediately upon exiting the crate or car. But that doesn’t give the dog time to process what’s happening in the environment beforehand and could inadvertently create more problems down the line.
Susan, I totally understand your questions. Here is how it is connected. If your dog doesn’t know how to self-soothe, manage his or her anxiety, or control his or her impulses in stimulating environments, then we have to help the dog by using various tools and techniques. Some of these tools and techniques do not directly connect to dropping a bar—it’s not a training issue. It’s about the dog’s emotional state.
Your dog will not go into a cookie coma because you won’t necessarily be working the Snuffle Mat with her right before stepping into the ring to compete. Each student will be using the Snuffle Mat technique in a way that best supports their dog and the issues they are facing. But all students will practice the technique the same way.
Similarly to a person who practices meditation daily. Brain scans show how it changes the brain activity in a positive way and indirectly impacts all areas of life. This is the best way I can help you understand what we are doing with the Snuffle May.
Have you ever seen the original Karate Kid? Where Mister Miyagi asked Daniel to wax the cars and paint the fence, but he was actually teaching him Karate? 🙂
Hi Denise. Yes, you can use anything she likes. You can also use her meal instead and feed her in the Snuffle Mat.
What’s the consequence for blowing contacts at a trial or Show N Go?
What exactly is your criteria for contact behavior on each piece of equipment?
If your criteria on the teeter is 2o2o, then the fact he isn’t meeting criteria during practice with distractions (barking dog and your friend), then he will have a much harder time meeting criteria in the contexts that have more pressure.
It’s okay if it doesn’t go perfect. If she gets off the mat, just get her back on the mat and continue. All good.
And yes! Reward her for rocking onto her hip! But stay calm and relaxed yourself and move slowly towards her when rewarding for the rocked hip.
Her alertness will diminish over time. 🙂
She’s funny! She likes training!
In this first assignment, instead of placing one treat down a at a time, crumble treats into the mat repeatedly until Lacy chooses to lay down on her own. We want her to relax, not think we’re working on a down-stay. Make sense? Re-visit the assignment and video to see what I mean.
Yes saw it! That’s how I knew what to say in terms of feedback.
Don’t try it in class because it’s too stimulating. Can you find ten minutes today to do it again at home?
Yes!!! Keep doing it like this!! And move even a bit slower with your hand coming down to feed Addie.
Denise, that’s a great life! And going to new places too, once per week if you can manage, is even better.
She looks good in this video!
The thing is some dogs that do performance sports have fun training, but don’t like trialing. There are so many environmental stressors at a trial, including a lot of noise. In addition, we change at trials…we get nervous, our arousal level goes up, we get distracted.
And it’s okay to just train if you’ve tried to no avail. I had to come to terms with this with Marvel. I took it month by month. And as your instructor in this behavior course, it doesn’t feel good for me to say. I wish I had the answer for every team who needed help.
That being said, I’m glad you’re taking this course and let’s see what we can do.
Is Laci sound sensitive in other situations?
Start practicing the Relaxation Conditioning exercise for now. 🙂
