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Zen Bowl Step 4:
Start the cue-then-move pattern.
When your dog is reasonably still for a
second or two, or even offers some eye
contact (don't wait for too much, or too
long, because he may get wiggly), say
your release cue distinctly, and then take
a large step backwards, placing the bowl
an inch or two behind either your left or
right foot. (It doesn't matter which foot,
just pick one and stick with it.) After your
dog eats, pick up the bowl and refill it behind your back again. Repeat ten times as
rhythmically and predictably as you can.
It should go something like this:  dog
looks up for a second - release cue - you
step back - bowl appears behind your
foot - dog moves to eat.

Zen Bowl Step 5:
Add a slight pause between
cue and step back.
After a few rapid-fire sessions at Step
4, you should start noticing your dog
responding to the verbal cue a little
faster, perhaps even slightly before
you step back. As long as the anticipatory movement happens after you say
the verbal cue, this is exactly what we
want! For the next few sessions, try
occasionally testing your dog's understanding, by adding a slight pause after
saying the cue.

step back (if dog still needs a slight
prompt) - dog pops back up into a stand
- then the bowl appears near your foot -
dog moves to eat.

It should go something like this:  dog
looks at you - release cue - pause - dog
starts to move - then you step back and
the bowl actually does appear.

Zen Bowl Step 6:
Ask for a sit or down then
release.
Now try asking your dog to sit or lay
down first before releasing. Releasing
from a sit or a down is often easier than
from a stand because the dog has a definite position to pop up from. There is no
duration yet.
It should go something like this:  sit or
down cue - dog's butt or belly touches
the floor - release cue - dog pops back
up into a stand - then the bowl appears
near your foot - dog moves to eat.

Zen Bowl Step 7:
Fade out the movement
prompt.

Step 4: It is extremely important that
you don't move at all until after saying
the release cue. Your dog should
perceive the two stimuli (verbal cue and
movement cue) as two distinct events
in time-not overlapping. First he hears
"okay" and then he sees you step back
and out comes the bowl.

Start fading the big step-back movement completely by adding an even
longer pause and /or decreasing the size
of the step you take after the verbal cue.
Ultimately the dog should pop up from
the sit or down on the release cue with
you standing perfectly still. There is still
no duration.
It should go something like this:  sit or
down cue - dog's butt or belly touches
the floor - release cue - pause - small

Step 7: Once your dog anticipates the
movement cue, start fading that cue out.
Add a slightly longer pause between
the release cue and stepping back. If the
dog gets up after the verbal cue without
any movement from you, reinforce by
bringing the bowl out right away. You
can also gradually make the step you
take smaller, until the dog is releasing on
the verbal cue alone.

Key foundation skills for sport dogs typically include things like offering behavior, targeting,
self-control, body awareness, handler focus, etc. But for me, the foundation skill of all foundation
skills is a fluent understanding of release cues.

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