A little update on Murphy who I wrote about a couple of posts ago. After enjoying the dog adventures I have been working with Murphy to help him overcome his anxiety outside. The video shows two varieties in using a down or placement exercise. Murphy needs duration work and more of the first exercise where he is outside and being rewarded for the stay. I am using food to reward the stay periodically. Being verbal or petting as a reward would be counterproductive for Murphy when my goal is to keep him relaxed and in one spot. Ultimately the big reward here isn’t food its Murphy learning he can be relaxed outside. I alternate this exercise according to what my aim is in helping the dog, the later exercise of recall I would use less frequent in this case. Its sensible, its balance :-)
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 18:00:01 +0000
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