[nagdu] Obedience

[Cindy Ray]

I never give treats for obedience. I think it is taught more now than it
used to be. We were told to do it if we were having trouble, but it should
be a part of their kibble rations and not something extra. I just pretty
much don't give any.

Cindy
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-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle Burton
via nagdu
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2014 7:54 AM
To: Tracy Carcione; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide
Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Obedience

Willa's done that a few times I just put her back in a down and wait a few
seconds and then give the sit command. She seems to understand that she
isn't to get back up unless I say to. When shpops up like that I don't
praise I tell her down and waitand then asfora sit and then praise. and no
treat. If she waits for the command and then sits on the command I praise
and treat. This has worked very well. Also, I like to mix up the obedience
commands and throw in a few touch commands sometimes just to see if she's
actually listening and paying attention. Also, start with the food far
enough where he can't reach it. I mean far enough where if you have to pull
him back he still won't reach it. Use your clicker with the food may be very
helpful. I know some people like to just use it for targeting but I have
found it very useful for patterning desirable behaviors as well. 

Danielle and Willa 


> On Nov 20, 2014, at 8:41 AM, Tracy Carcione via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> I am trying to be good and do my daily obedience exercises.  I try to do
them in various places.  What else have people done to jazz them up and keep
them interesting and useful?
> I would like to try them with food around, but I'm not sure I can be quick
enough to keep Krokus from snatching the food without some help from
someone.  He's really fast, and getting the food would defeat the whole
purpose.  But I know it can be done, and would like to know the trick.
> 
> Tangentially, when I learned OB at GDB many moons ago, I learned to wait a
beat or two after the down before giving the sit, so the dog was responding
to the command and not anticipating.  But it seems different at TSE.  It was
down sit down sit down sit, with no real time between.  Krokus expects that,
and my classmates did it that way, so I was on my first or 2nd down/sit and
they had done 3.  Seems odd to me, because Krokus pops up a second after I
say down, thinking that's how it's done. Seems to me he should be waiting
for my command.
> Tracy
> 
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