Week 41 Review: He has the strangest tendency to sit/lie/lean over the back of the couch. Heeling and Formal obedience His laterals are a mess. He'd rather turn on a dime than step out with the hind legs, so I started working it as an extension of a Front, which means loads of reinforcement for …
Category: Training
Mid 41
Challenge 1 completed 🙂 Heeling and Formal obedience Lateral movements and cone-to-cone. Focusing while sitting at heel is insanely boring, by Fenris' standards, but we got up to 13 seconds. He has been really tired this week, so he kept checking out of the process when we worked on the cones. Some clicking for nose …
Sleep-over
Week 40 Review: Heeling and Formal obedience Practice, practice, practice, around the cones. Turns, and lines and keeping up with me. At heel, sitting, he can give me at least 8 second focus. His fancy Tucked Sit is still in need of some TLC. I've been sloppy with actually working it and getting enough repetitions …
Midweek 40
Early morning break from the rain. exerciseMonTueWedThuFriWeek-endAwesome HeelingCone-to-ConeTucked SitTSCtCTSFocusheelingtreatsoutsideheelingtreatsoutsideHome-obedienceLazy LeashZen TrapsRecall and DistractionsLLZTR and DSteps to SuccessTargetDistanceDSettleSTTDDSS Cone to Cone heeling - sometimes I add a little 'run and come to heel' to keep the fun up, but he is in general improving very nicely. Sometimes the cones shape a square, sometimes a line, a …
October overview! (And the weekly stuff)
The overview is long - but that's mostly because we're working a plethora of little skills that all intersect with each other. Morning walk Tyssebotn Review September: People - Started talking to people about getting 'strangers' to help us out in controlled circumstances. We'll see what comes of it. Harness - No amount of ice …
Midweek 39 report
Autumn beauty Tests - Focus test passed with flying colours. Even when something in the kitchen made a random noise, he just flicked his ear at it, and kept the locked gaze! Zen test, not so much. Did some actual training on his dishwasher zen, though, with me opening it gradually, and husband rewarding him …
Mop up week
39; Where are we and what are we missing from the plan. Review 38: Harness: Once I managed to get it fully on him, and he froze. The day after he actually growled as I tried to fasten the last strap. Seems this is bothering him far more than food can alleviate. Seriously considering giving …
Midweek report 38
I haz the prettiest smile! Week 38MonTueWedThuFriWeek-endHeeling and obedienceSit/ StandRight sideRight sideSit/ StandRight sideDurationsCrateSettleCrateSitCrateSettleLazy LeashStep 12121ComeStep 4: 15 m leash4 family444familyvarious proofingOtherWatchHarnessMuzzleWatchHarnessMuzzle Review: Sit/Stand: Popping into the stand when I put my foot backwards. The nice sit is deteriorating though. Need separate sessions for cuing sit, and for making the right kind of sit. Right …
Trick and Treat
One fine day Review 37: Skills: Heeling - Figure 8's, running away from him and calling in to heel, tiny bit of backups to straighten him out, heads up heeling, sit/stand at heel. All the little bits and pieces, practicing to make better and better.Durations - 35 sec sit. Crate - oh Fudge/Duck/expletive of your …
Midweek 37
Mat, 60 seconds Skills: Week 37MonTueWedThuFriWeek-endHeeling and obedienceCone-to-ConeDistanceDistanceCone-to-ConeDistanceDurationsMat - okSettleCrateSitDownSettleLazy LeashStep 1 - ok1111ComeStep 3: up to 15 m familyStep 4:leashStep 4: leashStep 4 familyStep 4familyvarious proofing Heeling - practicing around the cones, and figure 8's. It's just about building up reinforcement history. Using a hand touch to get him into position while I was …
Tales from the Apupcalypse aka My First Dog aka Fenris 