What Training are you working on?

[MrsGrace]

Potty training my 2yr old!!! :LAUGH:

And training the hubby to pick up his piles. I swear, he walks through the house and stuff just... "sheds" off of him! Hopeful he doesn't read this. :BIGGRIN" :TWITCHY:

[mtoy]

And training the hubby to pick up his piles. I swear, he walks through the house and stuff just... "sheds" off of him! Hopeful he doesn't read this. :BIGGRIN" :TWITCHY:

Ha - that's like my youngest son - we have sock piles everywhere. He just sheds socks, everywhere, in piles. Link loves them, he rolls in them, mouths them and so far hasn't ruined any. KNOCK ON WOOD.

I'm working on "down" with Link, and excessive barking control with both Millie and Link (wish me luck there!).

[corgimom]

The other thing we are working on is "nicely" which means when i hand you a piece of food , you take it nicely and don't take the tip of my finger with the treat! I have been working on this forever it seems, and the approach is everything... if i kneel down and offer the treat it is taken nicely, otherwise, they tend to snap it up... Gus is not as bad as Dillon but they both have their moments. We will continue to work on this.

I deal with the same thing Emilie; I always say "gentle" when I offer him a treat so he doesn't just "snatch it"; he thinks it will somehow disappear before it gets to his mouth.:LAUGH:

[Dillydoodle]

my neighbor nearly lost a finger yesterday. She came over for a minute and she had cookies in her pocket (she has a JRT) and asked if she could give Dillon and gus a cookie... well i said sure but added that she should ask him to take it ....and before i could say "nicely" she said OW! oops, i tried to warn her LOL! she was not injured and was laughing ... he didnt get her too bad, she has a dog that is a super picky eater and he sniffs everything for a minute and then reluctantly takes it, so she was surprised that he nearly took her hand- he never even sniffed, she could have been handing him a piece of cardboard and he would have eaten first, asked questions later LOL!!!!
Emilie

[mtoy]

The other thing we are working on is "nicely" which means when i hand you a piece of food , you take it nicely and don't take the tip of my finger with the treat! I have been working on this forever it seems, and the approach is everything... if i kneel down and offer the treat it is taken nicely, otherwise, they tend to snap it up... Gus is not as bad as Dillon but they both have their moments. We will continue to work on this.

Emilie

How is that taught? We've taken to tossing Millie her treats for fear of losing fingers.:ARG:

[sutulu]

I was tought to put the treat in you hand and turn your hand over (palm/fingers towards the ground) so the dog has to go under your hand, they sniff/nose into your palm, then you release the treat to them.

I'm amazed I have any fingers left from Agility classes. I am trying to treat him on the fly and I swear I come home with bloody cuticles half the time.

When ever children wants to give them a treat, I teach them the palm down method. The dogs tickle their hands to get the treat.

[CorgiMum]

That palm down method sounds like a really good one, I have a friend with a sheltie that is a real snapping turtle, I'll tell her about it.

I taught 'Easy", and quick takers, they don't get a treat while the other dog does. Lots of practice can take place if you use the dry kiddle, hand fed at meal time.

Having two dogs, I know that sometimes it is a competition issue, and Montrose being top dog, Dylan worries about getting his fair share from me. As if!:ROLLEYES

So teaching "Easy", alone with Dyl as a pup worked well for us.

[CorgiMum]

How is that taught? We've taken to tossing Millie her treats for fear of losing fingers.:ARG:

Feeding kibble at mealtime while sitting on the floor, slowly, one piece at a time, in a quiet relaxed manner, might might help.

[Fluffypants]

I use "Easy" for that too. If she goes for the treat too aggressively, I pull it away and say "uh-uh" (that's our no-reward marker) and try again. Only when she reaches for it politely will I let her have it. Of course, when we are on the rally course, we don't have that luxury, so (like Susan) I tend to get scratched occasionally. But I think the fact that we are both moving also has a lot to do with that.