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In this video we show how we teach the trained retrieve. Featured is Rooster a German Shorthair, Yogi a Gordon Setter, and Sammy a German Shorthair in the second step of “Hold” in their trained retrieve process.

Follow this step by step training video to finish teaching your dog to shut doors, put the behavior on cue, fade the use of the clicker/treats and generalize the behavior to doors anywhere! Find out what other assistance and service type tasks that you can teach the same way using clicker training! It’s easy and fun for you both! Almost any dog can do it! Brought to you by Vancouver Island Assistance Dogs. Our videos are now available for purchase on CD. See our blog at www.viassistancedogs.blogspot.com

This is a continuation of the video “Barking Episode 3- barking on a walk”. Please watch that video first to work on the foundation exercises. Also watch my videos on loose leash walking as a tight leash can cause a dog to be more aroused and reactive on walks. Step One- Click and feed your dog as he alerts towards the gate he usually barks at BEFORE he barks, and then walk the other way. Repeat this step until he is no longer alerting. You can also feed your dog for looking, instead of clicking. However, if you do this and your dog turns around to look at the food, don’t give it to him. You want the other dog to be the predictor of reinforcement, NOT your hand movement! Step Two- Walk closer to the gate or window that the reactive dog usually appears at and either feed the dog AS they are looking, or click the dog and feed. Then walk away. Step Three- Pass the house in an arc. Walk your dog across the street so that he is as far away from the barking dog as possible as you both cross. As the dog begins to look confident and relaxed you can walk the dog in a closer arc. Keep in mind to not walk TOO close to the other dog, as you don’t want to cause it any undue stress! If your dog becomes reactive, simply say “lets go” and go the other way (with NO TREAT). Practice the cue “lets go” before using it with distractions. If your dog keeps reacting make it easier for your dog, walk up to where he is comfortable, click and then turn back the way you came. Step Four- When you …

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101 Dog Tricks is the largest trick book on the market and the only one presenting full-color photos of each trick and its training steps? The step-by-step approach, difficulty rating, and prerequisites, allow readers to… More >>

101 Dog Tricks: Step by Step Activities to Engage, Challenge, and Bond with Your Dog