Emergency Session 94: Phase Two of The "Down" Method
05/14/20 • 38 min
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In this episode we move to phase TWO of the "down" challenge for food motivated and non-food motivated dogs. I'll talk about an interesting discovery from listeners from the Czech Republic and Sweden and how their "crazy stay in place" situation is nothing like that! Life is proceeding pretty much the same there as it was before March.
So we we talked about sweeping the leg and your proximity to the floor in the phase one of the training. The goal in this phase is to wean yourself off of that proximity to the floor. We'll go back to those phase one elements of time first, then distraction.
Overview- Train in different contexts
- Train through the whole arc of behavior with distractions
- Use natural transitional rewards as you do small snippets of practice throughout the day
- Cheryl from Ann Arbor, Michigan - She got her dog Oscar introduced well to the sit and the down. But he is confused between both sit and down. I'll talk about how to help your dog distinguish between them.
- Sandra from Texas has an interesting question - and apparently has my voice from the podcasts in her head (Sorry, Sandra!)
"Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others."
In this episode we move to phase TWO of the "down" challenge for food motivated and non-food motivated dogs. I'll talk about an interesting discovery from listeners from the Czech Republic and Sweden and how their "crazy stay in place" situation is nothing like that! Life is proceeding pretty much the same there as it was before March.
So we we talked about sweeping the leg and your proximity to the floor in the phase one of the training. The goal in this phase is to wean yourself off of that proximity to the floor. We'll go back to those phase one elements of time first, then distraction.
Overview- Train in different contexts
- Train through the whole arc of behavior with distractions
- Use natural transitional rewards as you do small snippets of practice throughout the day
- Cheryl from Ann Arbor, Michigan - She got her dog Oscar introduced well to the sit and the down. But he is confused between both sit and down. I'll talk about how to help your dog distinguish between them.
- Sandra from Texas has an interesting question - and apparently has my voice from the podcasts in her head (Sorry, Sandra!)
"Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others."
Previous Episode
Emergency Session 93: Intro to Say and Show Down Challenge - Part Two
In this episode we'll jump to a critical point with the "down" challenge, that uses no food and instead focuses on the "say and show" method. It's not unlike the say and show version of sit; but some there are some angles and positions that are distinctly different.
There are two categories of people who may be the best for this type of training;
- Non-food motivated dogs
- People with dogs who give signs that they see these lessons as "optional"
The idea is that we teach this as a necessary part of functional obedience. It's also good to train their dogs this way to "overlap" the food-based approach.
I am also linking this to an excerpt I posted on YouTube from our video training series that provides a bit of a visual guidance for the lesson.
Emails- (07:58) Lara and Tim (and "Kona") from Arizona ask about requirements with puppies and food training
- (10:11) Ellen asks (on behalf of "Duke") where you should be in a progression and types of treats
Part of our Emergency Series includes a brief quote about resilience; this one comes from Jocko Willink, who has published two very interesting books;
Next Episode
Interview with Ruth Elliott: Greyhounds and Contrast Training
First, I hope that everyone has stayed safe and healthy through what may have been the worst of the stay-at-home orders that you may have been subject to. We went through a sort of "emergency sessions" period where the podcast episodes focused on specific things to do with your dog - and as a result we put some of the interviews we had scheduled on hold. Today is the first episode of one of those interviews.
What Is Contrast Training?I sat down with Ruth Elliott and talked about a very unique type of training. Ruth is based in Australia, and got into her unique style of training, how she got started, and some of the interesting restrictions to training methods that exist in Australia.
Ruth is a greyhound specialist (although she trains all types of dogs). Her business is called Formal Dogs, and she trains and escorts people's dogs to attend their owner's weddings! This is the first I've heard of this and think you'll appreciate her story and her methods as a trainer.
We discuss some of the differences in our training style and talk about some of the fundamental teachings in training.
Email BagAmelia in Atlanta, Georgia asks about her dog "Beau" and the fact that he is experiencing a bit of stress her departure when going back to work that he didn't exhibit before. It's a great question, and I'll talk about some transitional elements to use when going from the shelter in place environment to going back to work.
Other QuestionsI also answer some questions about P.U.P. Dog Rescue, why they haven't been mentioned on some of the emergency sessions, and when that will be starting up again.
Oh, and if you want to see a cool video, check out this slow motion video of a greyhound running.
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