Wednesday, 6 June 2018

Train your dog to pick things back

Train your dog to do advanced tricks like find something or bring their food bowl ,We all know those talented dogs who work as assistance dogs and can complete detailed and complicated tasks such as helping their owner do shopping, answer the phone, open the fridge or recognise signs of low blood sugar. While many of these tasks could be beyond our reach, it certainly is possible to train your dog to bring you things back, find people and understand basic words. With just ten minutes a day, you can teach your dog to do this.

The easy way to teach tricks is to clicker train your dog. The idea is that the clicker tells your dog that he is on the right track in learning a skill. It means you can be a distance away from your dog and reward at the spot the behavior you want in a very precise way. You can click a slight eye movement in your dog for example. There is no ambiguity in what your dog is being rewarded for
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 Clickers allow you to shape behavior, which essentially means encouraging and rewarding closer and closer approximations to the behavior you want. The clicker should always be paired with a treat, your dog needs to know that whenever you ‘click’ he will get a treat.

always keep in mind training period short to reduce frustration and enhance concentration, ten  minutes is perfect. Remember to always reward after clicking your dog and reward within 3 seconds. The more you train with your dog, the more he will experiment with behaviors during training period to work out what you want him to do. When teaching a difficult command, you can give your dog a ‘jackpot’ of lots of treats and a big cuddle and praise when he finally gets it right.Training should be fun for you and yourdog, so whenever you complete a training session, always end on a positive note. If you are both getting frustrated, ask your dog to do something he knows how to do and reward him for that. Never end on a failure. The following video has some great training advice and features the clicker and how to shape behaviors.

Use the ‘take it’ commands to get your dog to pick up a toy or a thing, then click and reward when he takes a step towards you. You may need to encourage your dog by tapping your side. Click and reward even a slight movement towards you. When he is reliably coming to you with the toy, pair the action with ‘bring it’

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