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When he’s romping, increase the distance that you run and add a verbal cue that means “Run with me.” This should be a different cue from your formal recall cue, which you will want to mean “Come and sit in front of me,” and it should be one that encourages excitement, like Wheeee or Hurry Hurry. After you’ve added your verbal cue, start adding sudden direction changes for added unpredictability. Be careful not to step on him. When your pup has learned this game, start tossing it into your training routines. It will help him stay attentive when heeling with you in obedience and rally work if he never knows when you might Wheeee off in the opposite direction. For keeping him focused on you for agility, it will teach him early on to observe your body language, orient himself to your movement, and run the direction you’re running. It also comes in handy to teach to-die-for recalls for competition as well as real-life recall opportunities. Chase/Fetch a Toy We’re talking play-fetch here; no fair requiring your pup to do a perfect sit in front of you and hold the toy until you ask him to place it in your hand. Making it formal too soon is a great way to take all the fun out of it. You can easily albeit inadvertently suppress the naturally occurring “pick up stuff” behavior that you want to reinforce. Some pups do seem to come by the chase-play/fetch-a-toy behavior more naturally than others. These are little guys that are genetically programmed to be highly reinforced by the chase-a-moving-object behavior. For those less inclined to play with toys, it’s worth installing a toy-play behavior. Start small by offering a soft toy and just watching. If there’s any interest at all, encourage gently. If he loses interest in the toy, pick it up and offer it again, wiggle it a tiny bit to see if he’ll engage. Try encouraging him to get a little excited. Be careful not to overwhelm him. If he’s a little cautious and you act too crazy you’ll convince him he wants no part of your game. If he shows little or no interest despite your gentle efforts, use a stuffed toy with a Velcro opening into which you can insert tasty treats. Let him see you put the treats in the toy, tease him with it a little, and put it where he can see it but not get it, to create a little frustrated interest. After a few minutes, take the toy, squeak it, open it, and feed him a bit of treat. Repeat this procedure until he’s obviously eager for you to get the toy, then start tossing it a short distance—right in front of him at first, working up to a few inches away, then a few more, then 1', then 3'. Each time he bites at it or picks it up when you toss it, open it and feed him a bit of treat. (Trade him another treat for the toy if necessary.) You should also start seeing him perk up anytime he hears a toy squeak, whether you’re playing this game or not. The reason you want to put so much effort into teaching this game is: well, one reason is because it’s fun to have a dog that will play with toys. But the performance reason is that it’s a great addition to your cache of variable and unpredictable. If you have a dog that gets really happy for a squeaky toy you can carry a naked squeaker in your pocket for a quick attention grab, and keep a tiny squeaky toy on your person to toss as an occasional unexpected reinforcement alternative for wonderful behavior. A great variation of the chase game happens when you tie the toy onto the end of a sturdy fishing pole or longe whip (a horse-training tool) and swing it around you for your dog to chase. Since fishing poles and longe whips don’t fit very well in your pocket, it’s a little harder to be spontaneous. You can, however, have the toy leaning in a corner, and use a cue word (Go Fish comes to mind) that you use unexpectedly to reinforce good performance, and then you and your dog run to the corner to play the game. July 09 | Clean Run 75
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Clean Run Magazine - July 2009
Contents
Editorializing Three Cheers for Agility
Tip of the Month
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Backyard Dogs
Pain and the Performance Dog
Trainer’s Forum
Jenny’s Guide to Successful Teamwork
Distance Challenge
Power Paws Drills
Handling Your Dog in Awesome Style, Part 15
Using Technology in Agility
Foundation Fundamentals
When Pigs Fly
Can You Handle It?
Shelter Champs: Vinny
Comparing the Derrett and Mecklenburg Handling Systems, Part 5
Games for the Performance Puppy
Changing Consequences
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - Clean Run Magazine - July 2009
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 2
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - Contents
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 4
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - Editorializing Three Cheers for Agility
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - Tip of the Month
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Agility…
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - Backyard Dogs
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 9
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 10
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - Pain and the Performance Dog
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 12
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 13
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - Trainer’s Forum
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 15
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 16
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 17
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 18
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - Jenny’s Guide to Successful Teamwork
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 20
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 21
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 22
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 23
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Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 25
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - Distance Challenge
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 27
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 28
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - Power Paws Drills
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 30
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 31
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 32
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - Handling Your Dog in Awesome Style, Part 15
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 34
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 35
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 36
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 37
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 38
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 39
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 40
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 41
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - Using Technology in Agility
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 43
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Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 45
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 46
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - Foundation Fundamentals
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 48
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 49
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 50
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 51
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - When Pigs Fly
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Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - Can You Handle It?
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Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - Shelter Champs: Vinny
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Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 65
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 66
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - Comparing the Derrett and Mecklenburg Handling Systems, Part 5
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Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - 73
Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - Games for the Performance Puppy
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Clean Run Magazine - July 2009 - Changing Consequences
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