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Layered Rock Pattern

Lesson 3 Homework

  • Teaching the 'bed'/ 'place' behavior

  • Teaching leash respect and leash pressure

  • Starting heeling

  • The 3 D's: Duration, Distance, Distraction

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Remember when Jason was talking about how we classically condition our markers and this creates an immediate dopamine response in the body? We want a similar response to happen when we say our dog’s name or cue them into obedience. 

 

If our dogs feel like they are being scolded or are in trouble every time we say their names, they start to hold a grudge. These words become conditioned punishers and this is a dangerous road.

 

Please read the attached homework. It walks through body language and tone of voice. We can use our body language and tone of voice to motivate our dog or we can use it to demotivate our dog. A demotivated dog shuts down and becomes unengaged.

Teaching the Bed Behavior

Teaching the Bed command starts at  the 11:43 minute mark.

The Process of Teaching New Skills

Download this PDF for step by step instructions on the order of operations for teaching any new obedience skill utilizing the process of luring.

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*this pdf was included in your week 2 homework. Refer to this as you teach the bed cue.

Teaching Leash Yielding

Leash Respect. Leash Yielding. Leash Pressure. These terms are all interchangeable. Many people struggle with the concept of pulling on their dog's leash, worried that they will hurt their dog. This exercise is not about force or strength. It is about skill and finesse. 

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Key Points:

  • Keep your arms straight and hands low.

  • Your leash should be parallel with your dog's spine. 

    • Your leash should NOT pull up.​

  • Provide a gentle but firm and consistent pull/ tug on your dog's leash until your dog's head turn towards you and your dog takes a step toward you. Mark "Yes"​ and reward.

  • If you're walking with your dog, stop walking. Take 2 steps backward. Using the leash, move your dog toward you. Mark and reward. The mark is for the pressure of the leash going away because your dog moved toward you.

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Walking anywhere and allowing your dog to move or pull you across the space will undermine this work very fast.

Teaching an Implied Stay, Using the Three D's

The 3 D's in training

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  • Duration

  • Distance

  • Distractions

Continue Practicing

1. Continue working on your positions: sit, stand, down

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3. Practice building duration in each position.

     Good (then food), Good (no food), Good (then food), Yes and chase for the food.
 

4. Don't name it until you love it. Save the verbal cue for correct work.

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4. Practice the focus exercise. Reward each rep from your face. 

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5. Add movement and chase immediately after your yes marker.

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6. Non Reinforce unwanted behaviors. Think: “Be Boring”
No means nothing. It does not mean food. It does not mean a lure. 

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