[nagdu] Crosswalk light success!

[Craig Heaps]

Yay!

I taught Chase "Find the button".  He likes that game because it means 
treats.  But now he finds every button, even when I don't give the command. 
Better all than none, I suppose.

He also sometimes gets locked onto the dog urine odors at the base of the 
pole and doesn't look up for his treat.

Craig and Chase



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daryl Marie via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 7:10 AM
Subject: [nagdu] Crosswalk light success!


> Hey!
> Ever since training with Jenny, we have struggled with scrounging (I've 
> posted about this).  One of her favorite scrounging/sniffing places is at 
> the base of crosswalk light poles (where you push the button to change the 
> light).  On a whim on Monday night, I got off the bus one stop early to do 
> some work with her on finding these posts.  It wasn't pretty.
> Me: Jenn, find the post.
> Jenny (misses the post entirely and goes around the corner)
> Me: Not quite, my  girl.  Let's try again.
> We turn around, Jenny goes right past the post while I flail around trying 
> to find it.
> Rinse, lather, repeat.
> Third time:
> me: Jenny, find the post.
> Jenny finds the post but starts scrounging.
> Me: Good post, nose up.
> We take the corner again, turn around.
> Me: Jenny, find the post.
> Jenny finds the post, her shoulders right below the button, her nose is 
> up.
> Me (throwing a fiesta): YAY!  Good girl!
>
> Now for the past three days, every time I ask for a post, she has found it 
> perfectly and kept her nose up!  Her tail wags even before I praise her, 
> because she knows she's done good!
>
> SO proud!
>
> Still need a little work on scrounging in general, but this is SO good!
>
> Hope this encourages those who are struggling with distractions or 
> scrounging that it can be done.
>
> Daryl
>
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