sarpoodle

That's a great little video. Her dogs definitely have some advanced obedience on them, especially when she starts giving them directionals at the end. I'll have to think about ways to adapt some of that to use with Saydee. At this point, I don't want to throw treats on the ground because I'm trying to discourage her from doing that while we train outdoors; however, this might work well indoors, if for no other reason than to teach the game to her initially.

Thanks for sharing that.

Greg

JE-UK

She is a great trainer; has some fantastic videos of clicker training donkeys & ponies.

Rather than a treat, would Saydee play these games with toys?

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sarpoodle

I haven't been totally successful using a toy as a reward for training with her just yet (other than when we do drive play and tug); food still tends to be a better reward. Hopefully this will improve as she gets older, and I can find that one toy she'll move Heaven and earth for.

We tried doing a few of those games indoors yesterday, and it had the exact effect I feared. After just a few iterations, she began to concentrate on the floor to find more food. At this point, the food rewards really need to always come from my hand (exception being when doing agility to bait an obstacle that is new or still very challenging).

Greg