Comments on: Surprise Party - Clicker Training: helping the reactive dog

By: AlmondBear

AlmondBear — Sun, 02 May 2010 13:41:08 +0000

@Canislupess Why …
@Canislupess Why don’t you tell your friend to purchase a basket muzzle so she can treat the dog? Also a mesh muzzle should not be on the dog for longer than 20 min. it can restrict the dogs breathing.

By: AlmondBear

AlmondBear — Sun, 02 May 2010 13:41:08 +0000

Great video Pam
Great video Pam

By: newbear95

newbear95 — Sun, 02 May 2010 13:41:08 +0000

Great tip! I’m sure …
Great tip! I’m sure this will help lot of dogs and their owners!

By: pamelamarxsen

pamelamarxsen — Sun, 02 May 2010 13:41:08 +0000

I usually do drop …
I usually do drop at least 3 or more treats, but I may have been using them sparingly to make sure he would not fill up before I finished the filming. When I filmed this we had already had about 4 training sessions. So, he was familiar with the game. I think I said drop a few treats, but if I did not thanks for clarifying that. Have a great day! Pam

By: chihuahuabulldog

chihuahuabulldog — Sun, 02 May 2010 13:41:08 +0000

You are just so …
You are just so wonderful to give such great lessons for free so that dogs and their owners can live better adjusted, happier lives. I think you are a great person!! Thank you!

By: hdsheena

hdsheena — Sun, 02 May 2010 13:41:08 +0000

It looks like …
It looks like you’re only dropping one treat each time. Is that the case? When I’ve used this game, I’ve dropped at least 4 or 5 treats..

By: Canislupess

Canislupess — Sun, 02 May 2010 13:41:08 +0000

@pamelamarxsen Yes. …
@pamelamarxsen Yes. I advised her to find somebody who didn’t use any aversive methods at all. Another thing she said she was told to do was to reassure the dog whilst there was another dog passing…something else that I thought wouldn’t help. As I mentioned before, it was the owners lack of confidence that was the biggest issue. She daren’t take the muzzle off the dog and so can’t reward him for any calm behaviour…plus her anxiety travels straight down the lead.

By: akyramoto

akyramoto — Sun, 02 May 2010 13:41:08 +0000

@akyramoto like …
@akyramoto like tehrenberg said - i like that it incorporated calming signals!!

By: akyramoto

akyramoto — Sun, 02 May 2010 13:41:08 +0000

thanks for posting …
thanks for posting this. my dog does the ‘metldown’ at cars passing by on our road - I’ve had great success with her & cars in other places, but if it’s on OUR road she has a fit. Been trying alot of different variations ( all positive) so thanks for another ‘tool’ for my tool box. I’ll try this with her. any tips with the cars? I mean they’re gone so fast its really hard to train ( I mean other than having a friend drive by a gazillion times lol - but it just might take that)

By: tehrenberg

tehrenberg — Sun, 02 May 2010 13:41:08 +0000

Excellent video Pam …
Excellent video Pam. Very similar to the “look at that” game but I like the way this game combines calming signals. Very smart. *****