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Luna Learning to Walk on Leash Amid Distractions Week 2 Day 6

1/20/2020

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Teaching dogs to cooperate with us on leash in distractions takes time, patience, and small steps.   Walking down a city street or a quiet street comfortably with your dog takes a few steps.

In Week 1 with Luna, we started this process inside in our our dog room.  The environment (outside in this case) makes it a lot more distracting.  Of course her friends playing inside and outside start the distractions.   When we were starting heel training with Luna, her daycare friends were mainly asleep or in a down.   So the other distraction in this video, is her friends playing of course.

The video to the left is week 2.  We also took Luna down the dirt roads on week 2 as well.  Flags and people with phones talking in their own yards were enough of a distraction on week 2.

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Shana Training Blog Week 2 in 2020

1/19/2020

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Monday 1/13/2020:
  • (2 hours) Half hour place (30 minutes in a row) when Lucy came in other side for daycare.  Did not have ecollar or leash on her.   It is apparently more challenging for her when her nemesis is in the house.  Next Monday, I am going to start her with 15 minute places while Lucy is on the other side in the dog room (and Shana always knows she is here when she comes).
  • (15 minutes) Tug used for letting out to the bathroom and training in living room while Lucy in mudroom.   Comes came in a crooked or like a fuss, and sits did turn into downs sometimes.  No real reaction to Lucy except at the end running up to confirm she was there (no barking et).  Electronic collar on, no barking at Lucy when she went out but she was hesitant to do her business---I had to send her back out four or five times before she would go (Lucy safely in room behind sliding glass door of course)​
  • (15 minutes) Tug toy used (to go past and ignore before playing) fuss, come, touch, place, and out before bed. 





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Shana Weekly Training to 1/12/2020

1/13/2020

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Monday 1/6/2020:
  • (27 minutes) Down stays 3 minutes each and accomplished 4 in a row (inside ecollar on but not used daycare here after vacation.and Lucy part of that daycare)--'missed 4th on first of them when she was in upstairs foyer 
  • (20 minutes)Fetching laundry----haven't done it in a couple of weeks so much barking in the beginning but doing well harder at the end and especially bringing Robert's into his room with Ziggy barking 
  • (15 minutes) 10 minute down completed while we were eating dinner in the kitchen and also after Shana had barked at Ziggy for barking at her​
  • (15 minutes) Tug toy training in bedroom fuss come out  stay hold--- only a couple mistakes with the out and one time tried to leave the stay early to get the tug



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Future Uses for Retrieve and Fetch:  Picking Up Items for Owners

1/7/2020

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Wonder how to start fetch and retrieve with your dog?   Here is the first step.

1/6/2020

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Equipment:  15' long line
Training Collar
Chuck-it type ball (easier for puppies) OR other favorite toy

STEP 1:  Have your puppy near you on the long line.  You can have the line short at this point to keep them near you.
STEP 2:  Throw the ball as you say "get it".
STEP 3:  (Super important for the bringing back) Wait until your puppy latches onto the ball before saying "let's go".   DO NOT say "good boy" or "let's go" until they have a grip on the ball.


NOTE:   If they don't go after the ball, first make sure you have not picked out a time the puppy is tired or has already trained enough.  Remember you want to do this when the puppy is fresh and ready to go.  If they are, but something has just distracted them or inhibited them, go towards the ball yourself with the puppy.  They will normally go and grip it after this.

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