Comments on: Squid 15 weeks

By: jacky

jacky — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:19:16 +0000

Fanny, My GSD is a very rough tugger, and usually just grabs the tug and runs away. The hand touch would be awesome to use with tugging - I have never seen anyone do this before.
I am fascinated by this, but not sure how to teach it. I see I need to teach hand-touch and hold separately, but not sure how to backchain these together.

Do you also teach him to “out” if you are still holding the tug but stop pulling back? (that is a method i have heard of from other people who do Schutzhund).

thank you,
Jacky
Canada

By: Fanny

Fanny — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:56:52 +0000

Jackie: Yes, I have taught her to come straight to my hand when she wins the toy. It’s just a matter of teaching the hand touch and the hold and back chaining it. I also have a verbal “out” command.

By: jacky benimble

jacky benimble — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:10:19 +0000

Hi Fanny, how do you teach squid to let go of the tug? it looks like you are using a hand touch as a signal?
Jacky,
Canada

By: Fanny

Fanny — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:38:33 +0000

1) The balancing toys are just discs filled with air, made for human balance work (for stabilizin joints and strengthening core muscles). I think they are called DynaDiscs in English.

2) The nose touching on the board is for contact behavior (seesaw in our case, since we’re doing a running dogwalk and a-frame) in agility

By: Iben

Iben — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:09:42 +0000

Happy New Year - very inspiring videos you’re making
What’s the point with the puppy touching your hand while Squid’s hindlegs is up upon the board ?
And yes what materials are you using for the balacing ?
Keep up the good and inspiring work

By: Nina

Nina — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:05:53 +0000

What do you use for balancing in the video?

By: Virginia

Virginia — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:02:02 +0000

Felicidades. Congratulations. I love your videos. Thank you for sharing it.
FELICIDADES