An important part of the seminar for me was that I have to be happy with “good enough” and not be quite as concerned about perfect. Apparently ‘perfect’ is unreasonable. But “good enough” doesn’t mean accepting poor behaviors or having lower standards of performance. We need the best quality of Read more…
“It depends” on which part you are working on. These are not the only option and possibly not the best options… but they’re my current favorites. Looking ahead while at heel: Release and toss reinforcer forward Initially leaving your side: Send and toss reinforcer ahead of the dog, prompting chasing Read more…
We skipped two weeks for camp….. I probably would not have signed up for the class if I had known ahead of time that we would be such poor students…. but I’m very glad that we’ve been going. Tonight we talked a bit about the next options for class and Read more…
The 4H Agility Games Clinic went quite well yesterday. I had fun with the kids. We did a more beginner group in the morning and a bit more advanced group in the afternoon. We were able to stick right to schedule, and if anything, I had a bit of extra Read more…
Michele Pouliot has done presentations at ClickerExpo about using platforms to teach behaviors. I haven’t yet been able to go to that presentation (or to watch her new DVD on the topic), but I have been utilizing platforms in my own ways! We warmed up with go-outs to a platform. Read more…
At the obedience seminar last weekend we had a whole afternoon on heeling. The really interesting part, is that while I can also talk about heeling for hours, I would have set up completely different activities! Some of the activities in that part of the workshop were teaching the dog Read more…