[nagdu] Finding Certain Things

[Larry D. Keeler]

No.  I don't believe in giving treats for rewards iether.  It works but I 
just don't like the idea.  I do give treats for snacks after a hard days 
work though.  I usually just point and say the word I want to associate with 
the object.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nicole B. Torcolini at Home" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
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Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Finding Certain Things


> Does Pilot teach clicker training? If not, I would start there. Train 
> Princess to target your hand. That is, when she touches your hand with her 
> nose, you use the clicker and give her a treat. Once she understands that, 
> then your hand becomes a pointer. You put your hand on the new object to 
> be named. Doing this several times, you start naming the thing, such as 
> "find the chair". Once your dog demonstrates that she understands what the 
> word refers to, you start getting farther and farther away from the 
> object.
>
>    It is also possible to use this method to teach your dog to find 
> something that you drop, but I would teach some specific objects before 
> trying to teach to find something you dropped. I would also wait even for 
> specific objects until you and Princess bond a little more. I feel that I 
> rushed into this with Lexia.
>
> Nicole and Lexia
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Hannah Chadwick" <sparklylicious at suddenlink.net>
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> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 12:24 PM
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>
>> Hey All,
>> I was just wondering what your experiences have been in terms of teaching
>> your dogs new commands such as finding things - an empty seat, trash 
>> cans,
>> doors, etc. I have heard that it is possible to teach your dog to find
>> certain things, and I'm definitely interested in doing that once I get
>> settled with my dog.
>> Cheers, Hannah
>>
>>
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