I am a first time mommy who is struggling to raise a kid and keep up with two obsessions in life, running and dog agility. Follow my crazy journey as my blog has morphed from just talking about training my dogs (pre-kid) to raising a kid and keeping some part of me sane through dog agility and running.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Plank Work Day 3
Taking the info I got from the first couple of days of plank work, I decided to try some new things last night. I decided to keep the food tube in my pocket, so he wouldn't be pouncing on anything and I decided to use the clicker to reward correct position. Unfortunately, I couldn't video because it was too dark. I put deuce on a sit stay and then released and ran with and asked for "toes". Much to my surprise, he stuck all of his "toes" with him driving to the end of the board and popping into position. I was very happy with his performance. He got clicks for driving to the end of the board and sticking his two on two off, even when I kept running past. I am so proud of this dog! I really thought I was going to have a huge problem on my hands with his pouncing and it may come back, but I was tickled pink that he stuck every single time I asked for "toes" last night. Now, I need to work more on different criteria (very slowly of course) including what If I am behind him or way ahead of him or a distance away. I would like to refrain from using targets since that does shift their weight forward and I want his weight back and off of his front end. He seems to respond very nicely to the clicker so I am going to continue using it with the dog walk. I am glad I shaped so many behaviors in the beginning cause he gets so excited when I pull out the clicker and responds so nicely to it. I hope to get home earlier tonight and maybe get some video of his progress. Tony went this last weekend and bought some more lumber so we can make another plank since the kids broke my middle ramp. I am sure as the angles change of the ramps, I will get different behaviors but I am happy that we are starting out nicely. Now, if I could just get him to build me an a-frame!
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