Lily -Go Around-a
Lynn works Lily without any cues, verbal or body language. Lily has to figure out what she wants. Lynn keeps the object where it is and she moves around it, step by little step. When Lily gets a little confused for a second , Lynn spends more time in that particular spot until Lily really gets it.
Lily-Distance-Lynn moves
Lily started to pup up from the down, so Lynn would lay the treat between her legs to help her stay down. Once Lynn started to move away, she would click at the furthest point to let Lily know that's where she wanted her down. When Lily would get up, she starts from the beginning again to re-explain it to her.
Nad-Distance-a
I started off by using both verbal and body cues instead of just luring (I had previously done that with him earlier). The dogs in the back daycare were winding up and there were dogs coming in the little waiting area. I could see Nad getting distracted and more anxious. When he got confused, I moved up to re-explain it.
Nad-Distance-b
I went back to the beginning luring. You can see Nad is VERY aware of the dogs in the entry area from the beginning as he continually looks past my left to the glass where they are and woofs quietly. He heads towards his tent a few times and the first couple he comes back into the game. I have to stay very close to the saw-horse in order to keep him engaged. There was lots of activity going on outside that didn't seem to bother/distract him.
Webster-Distance-a
I started off at the beginning of teaching 'Go Around.' What is nice is that we are building a foundation each time we work on this behavior so we don't have to spend more than 30 seconds or so to re-quaint him to the game. I want him to figure out what I want, so drop the cue completely to give him the opportunity to think for himself.
Webster-Distance-b
While Web is going around, I take 1/2 to 1 step backward. When he seems to have lost his mission, I move up to tell him, "yeah, we're still playing the same game."
Nad-Shape to Call Box-a
Lynn is sitting 5' from the box and tossing the treats past the box so Nad has to come back past the box to get to her. She is clicking when he reaches the box to get let him know that is where she wants him. Nad is very much in the game.
Nad-Shape to Call Box-b
This time I was shaping him and he was very aware of the people going in and out of the room, Colin crossing, however, he still stayed in the game. I did whistle once to get him back and should have let him come back on his own - my impatience is showing! At the end of the video Nad decides to put himself into his tent/crate as he's not comfortable with the dog at the glass door. I still feel I need work on transitioning from what I am asking/paying for.
Webster-Shape to Call Box-a
Is WEb in the game? You bet he is!
Webster was getting C/T for coming over to the mat/box and getting confused. I tried to C/T just before he laid down on the mat, and we finally took the mat away to clarify the game.
Webster-Shape to Call Box-b
"Oh! You want me to hit the box!" He gets it until the end of the frame where he becomes distracted and we end the session. What the flips don't reveal is ALL of the dog/people traffic in and out of the room, as well as the loud sounds coming from the grooming room next door. They all did remarkably well and we welcomed the Distractions during our training.
GREAT observations!
Things to think about:
- Would the Setting Factors (and the distractions) been modified if the trainers had changed their positions and the dogs were working from a different direction? (For example, what if Jan had moved her position so that Nad wasn't directly facing in the direction of the door)
- Would the distractions been less had the trainers moved closer?
- Would the dogs understanding been enhanced if they received more information?
- And, if so, how could that have happened?
- In the Go Around exercises, what would have happened if the trainer had immediately "bungeed" back to the beginning when the dog reached a plateau and moved back to the sawhorse and then stayed there for a while instead of immediately beginning the moving away?
- In the shaping exercises, how difficult was it for the trainer? For the dog? To shape from 5' away?
- Would more at home "nonsense shaping" enhance the skill of both dog and trainer?
Good, good good work.
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