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Some of our instant focus on the road and our leash of and engage- I do feel his engagement is good when I take the leash off.
Tugging is getting better too!
This focus one was hard but outside in general is hard for him. Leash was a pita! lol
I brought julee with me as social support like we talked. He didn’t need it and he was only distracted by her when she vocalized. I was so happy when Jessica came in both times ( this is the obedience trainer and building we use) that he didn’t worry I couldn’t contain myself!!
I should have stayed on top of the videos and sending as I went but I’m going to put them all here in order.
There’s things that I see. It’s me. It’s very much not clean. Mechanics and I need to end sessions differently. I think a lot of it is brain fog. I hate to use it as an excuse but I never use to have this issue.
Tugging as well , there’s things and movements I need to change. My guess is you’ll pick up on the nuances quickly and help me unwind the ick.
Oh man. My brains already oozing.
I’m feeling stuck in the weeds. Chase had his Bella chase and Dan class today and I’m not really sure what I should be using class for to make the most of it.
Instant focus? Tricks and tug? Bella and Chase in the ring?
Pattern with bowl and toy?Help lol!
He can not does not want to tug right now anywhere other than home or at Ff alone. So I’m feeling very defeated. I can’t just not do anything. Sorry but I’m sort of toast with ideas at this point. What motivates him is dogs and movement and agility
We have been so busy doing life stuff I am hoping to get back to agility.
The pendulum keeps swinging! This week a barking puppy in a crate got him all excited but there were no other people or dogs inside.
We did all the things at obedience class we talked with in my ability. When he first got there he didn’t want to come in. Tried some moving tricks. That helped and then he saw a dog running in agility and decided it was cool let’s go lol!
Anyway we have been doing instant focus. Right at the car initially. Most of the time he was able to snap in after a few seconds. I’ve progressed a little bit and I’ve used some tricks to amp him in new places like playing with Ella first. Getting him wanting to be part of the fun!
I took the 4 bowl game on the road after some practice at home. We went to tractor supply with Bella. It was fairly desolate.
Things I learn he likes when I say yes in a squeaky voice. And that I suck timing and throwing under pressure lol!!
Instant focus at FF. Unfortunately it was just a poor set up as I had his BFF
Katie video for me and she was by the door I came in as I didn’t want to walk by the crates even tho no one was there so he didn’t worry about that.We also started scentwork and he loves the idea of someone plinking treats. It’s the movement that got him hunting. More on that hopefully soon!
This is all helpful and all depends on the day it seems with him.
Trial Friday he literally came in went to the crate area said hi to his humans he knows and I sat down and he laid on my lap and passed out. He’s done this before. As a puppy he slept through class and he snuggled with me in obedience class. I find it confusing. I can say when he was tiny and he was scared I would hold him against my chest and tell him he was the goodest and I still do that and he seems to relax but I could be making up emotions from him that are not capable of dogs lol!
He can walk around for a minute. He can eat. But then he says I’m out when he sees a door.
This week in class he watched Dan do agility. Could eat watch tail loose. After 30 seconds he wanted to move away. And walked to the door. Went out and peed
We did some of our homework in the ring but little dan was there.
Bella and Chase do work on the floor and he’s ok. We need to do more tho.
The classes he’s in no all the dogs are out. He can observe and he can lay casually outside the ring.
We actually did instant focus today in a quiet green house parking lot. It took home about 30 seconds. He just had to hop on a mat. No Cooke first rep. Releases tried again and he was fine and was like oh! We are working!!!
I’ll use time based assessments now!
Thank you for clarifying
I will make the adjustments.
I do have a question tho, he has classes obedience ones but they are meant to bring him into the real world. And I have dog shows. We are not actually working in these settings because he can’t. Does he just not go? Or is it ok to go with just a watch observe the world with some breaks. So not flooding for an hour.
The one obedience class gave me permission to work him in the agility ring. That he can handle.
Trigger for him is a room full of dogs in case that matters.
Patterns aren’t working with toys. He only wants the toy in my right hand even if they are the same. I’m separately working on a similar concept of any toy any time but it frustrates him when I try patterns with toys and he quits tugging entirely.
Find my face: he’s been doing this so long like since a pup I started where I was at. I don’t think I understood this game as always needing the short easy first. That said I was throwing the food way too far. It was a new freeze dried chicken and they fly! And I do use the toy for this one since he can tug with my right hand or my left. It’s got to be one or the other for him and most preferred is in front of me. He doesn’t like “side” tugs which I know is odd since it’s more pressure in front. He likes the direct pull back twerk motion from me.
I’m also slightly confused on the patterns when the he’s distracted. Isn’t he going to be ? Isn’t that sort of what this helps with ?
Yes neutralize it. Do at it home regularly, but I can’t imagine he’s ever going to go anywhere and just be like boom yeah ! Patterns! Or maybe just not now but I still need to get him out and do something to help with the new space. Keeping him home is what got me in trouble already.
Yeah bang is the only at home on the floor game. He loves it but not in this setting
We are back after surviving Julee being in season for 3 weeks…
We made a short trip to Runnings store ( like a farm store) and walked around a minute with Bella then at the car I did some patterns for meatballs. He tends to eat meatballs any where.
Quiet lot but we did have a bee buzzing us of course.
Here’s my action tricks. He’s not a very tricky guy like my others. He does them but he doesn’t find them super fun. Not sure if it’s just an all business kind of guy.
Find my face :
And lastly more patterns at the pond. This was maybe 10 min in.
The hip thing could be a number of things. One he does horrible dumb parkour at home. I manage as I can. My house is basically one big carpet now.
And we went to the ADK and I think it was way too much. We got in too deep and he’s never done that much hiking plus he dragged me the entire 3 hours.
I was sitting in the bench and he came over for food hence the down so I figured I’d try to work the “neutral “ pattern games because it was the most quiet normal he’s been in weeks lol!I’ll be working at them slowly and steady
It’s only been 6 days but if feel like I’ve been gone forever lol!
Sequences are going well. I care
More about the other stuff. We have had a survey adolescence week. A sister in season hormones week and .. a sore hip week ( had his first chiro visit and loved
It!)He’s been eating a lot. Did a big change and decided food is good. Toys are dumb.
Here’s our patterns update. At the pond. He had about 30 mins of field walks and wading in the pond before I did them.
You mean go on the road ( easy familiar places) with toys?
when he’s feeling the wow factor in the world, play is hard. Christine had given me a ton of toys to try so I can do this!He understands context: so when we go out in the world( Panera) you’re just being social chill and let people pet you and eat.
When we go to a practice jump at a show we tug, but only there. Can’t tug anywhere but in a “ring”
When we are at FF running with Bella we eat play and be merry. Sometimes we even beg for the treats!!When we go out back we scream and run but if mom goes near the dog walk we eat and we play tug.
All of this is routine based I believe. It’s not like I have any rules lol!
That said,
I gave all the dogs lick mats and took him out back to practice our 2o2o and he got a little wild running. I called him and clicked because he came back super fast and then he wanted the chicken. Like really wanted it. ( it’s close to dinner time) is it ok to do a little up and down with the chicken when he’s all in?Schedule usually is dogs in crates around 9:30 bc they make chase nuts then he settles chews a bit bed at 10:30- up at 6:45am. Do all the dog things and eat about 7:30am so they potty and such before I head to work at 8:30. Dinner can be anywhere from 5:30-9 depending on my day.
Not going to lie I already played allot at FF bc I was there when I got the email and it was so fun. Tho we have a tiny mechanical fix. I only ask for bite and tug with my right hand so the left hand he was weirded.
That said we did that went for a sniff walk. Maybe 15 min total and this is him now. This is not like him. He’s so chill!
THANK YOU because this. It’s always been this!! He eats and he actually wants to eat but it is very contextual. He also doesn’t feel the need to eat after he’s had meals. So if he’s had breakfast he’s done. Ya know how some people are content eating once a day? That’s chase.
Also
2 questions :1- Chase has a very clear down time between 8:30-11. He can do stuff but this is his nap time. I know he will at some point need to do things at any time but should I avoid working patterns such at that time?
2- Chase tugs his best at Ff. Think of FF as home and his home as a new place to visit. We don’t train at home much at all bc i don’t have space and the other dogs are jerks and even if I put tj in the car they bark so training home base is FF… where should I work the toy game ?
I think incorporating food to tug is going to chip away at the patter ANd build value for food…
