[nagdu] additional tasks

[Julie J.]

Robert,

Teaching a hand target has been incredibly useful to me too.  It was one 
of the very first things I taught Monty when he was still a puppy.  I 
use two fingers extended in a pointing gesture though.   I'm so excited 
to hear you talk about back chaining and clicker!  You know dog 
training.  I'll have to pick your brain for ideas! *smile*

Julie






On 9/28/2011 10:20 PM, Robert Hooper wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I thought of something after I got home with Bailey. I decided it would be a good idea to teach him to target my fist. It's a fun obedience/training exercise, and it has its practical applications as well. For example, when I want him to go under a chair in a certain way, rather than grab him and manipulate him like a back pack, I can show him my fist and tell him to "touch". He then moves under the chair to nose my fist, thus positioning himself for me. I sped up the process with a clicker, and think it would be a great way to teach him off-leash recall, something TSE didn't do. I just need to back chain him further. :)
> Sincerely,
> Robert Hooper
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy Ray
> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 8:27 PM
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] additional tasks
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> Well, when I had Jet, the black Lab, she would fetch anything. One day I dropped a stylus and dropped some keys. I told her to fetch and she came up with the keys; then I pointed in the general direction of the stylus again and she fetched it. Once I was in a restroom at a grocery store and the TP wasn't affixed to the roll. It flew off and across the bathroom. I told her to fetch and she brought the roll of TP back to me. It's true! One time she grabbed a cookie off a tray at the VA Hospital; when I told her out, she gave it to me--dropped it right into my hand. Then do you praise or scold? LOL.
> Cindy
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