[NAGDU] What is the "Touch" Command Used For?

[d m gina]

Original Now I didn't think of that, except when she is on the floor 
under the table I can't reach her to do the touch.
I plum don't see me getting under the table to do that loll.
Now, if I did, I am sure lots of persons would look.
Smile.
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> Hi, Tami.
> You wrote, in part, "I continue to use it to ensure I have the dog's
> attention, to find out where the dog's nose is, to direct the nose and
> so forth. ... I also use touch a lot to redirect from sniffing."

> The "touch" command isn't something I remember learning with either of
> my girls--Got them both from New Zealand, but I am 45 and have early
> bouts of senioritis.

> Would you describe the hand signal? I know that you use the closed
> fist with a treat to teach and reward when the command is obeyed, but
> need A-Z directions re the command itself.

> In response to someone asking how to teach the "touch" command, a list
> member posted:
> "The “touch” command, or the target command is when your dog touches
> your outstretched hand with his nose.

> "You can teach this by putting a treat in your closed fist and holding
> out your hand.  When the dog sniffs your hand, give him the treat.
> Repeat for practice until he understands the word “touch.

> "you can also do this by using a clicker.  Hold out your hand.  When
> the dog touches or sniffs your hand, click and treat.  Add the command
> “touch” when your dog is consistantly touching your hand when you
> present it.  Back off on the treats and only give them randomly,
> eventually fading them out altogether, or just reward very randomly to
> keep the dog sharp."

> Peg has a love for dog chocolate i.e., cat or chicken #2, which get
> left on the grass plots she goes to for relief. Our apartment complex
> has 10-12 stray cats and a few stray chickens, as well as other dogs
> that live in the complex. Would I be able to use the "touch" command
> to deter her picking up the much beloved by her dog chocolate?

> She is 13-pushing-14, insisting she's three. She has neck problems, so
> can't use a collar with a lead attached anymore. I have her lead
> attached to a chest harness.

> Ideas?

> Thanks,
> Dani

> On 7/4/16, Tami Jarvis via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Dani,

>> For me, the "touch" is a really important foundation behavior, so it's
>> the first thing I teach while I'm teaching the dog to associate a click
>> with reward. I can then use touch to teach the early versions of just
>> about anything else. I continue to use it to ensure I have the dog's
>> attention, to find out where the dog's nose is, to direct the nose and
>> so forth. It's also handy for teaching find at first. I just put my two
>> fingers (the hand signal for touch) on the object I want the dog to
>> learn, then click and treat when the dog touches it. I also use touch a
>> lot to redirect from sniffing and so forth. Dogs tend naturally to watch
>> a human's hands to find out what the human wants, so that makes it just
>> really handy in a lot of situations. Most of my hand signals are
>> modifications of the signal I use for touch, since the dog's nose
>> follows those first two fingers.

>> I also use touch to teach the dogs to show me objects by name and so
>> forth. It can be a fun game when we're hard up for entertainment and
>> useful when I drop stuff.

>> hth,

>> Tami

>> On 07/04/2016 11:30 AM, Dani Pagador via NAGDU wrote:
>>> Hi, Everyone.
>>> I'm looking through old mail and cleaning my NAGDU folder out. Saw a
>>> msg re the "touch" command and how to teach it. What is this used for?

>>> Thanks,
>>> Dani, wanting to see if she can teach her old dog a new skill

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