First, class this morning. I definitely need to bring more energy. He was rather distracted by the other dogs, and by the other dogs' bones! But he waited quietly in his crate through the first class, so that was a success! And my notes for next week are rather simple: start playing freeze-frame on the ground, with more energy and be more playful!
Now, on to the actual 2 x 2 training. First note to myself: take the camera off pan! It's very hard to watch these videos (physically), and not really necessary for the camera to move. Second note: I should have stopped MUCH MUCH sooner! These went on way too long, and that affected his performance towards the end. Day 1 is pretty simple: build value for the first 2 poles. I think we have achieved that. He is offering to go through them, and willing to leave me to do so. He doesn't have the entire idea yet, especially when I am standing at the 8-9 position, where he wants to go through the wrong way. I need to try bringing him around the other way (behind me instead of cutting in front) to try and make that a much smoother transition to the entrance. Tomorrow, I will move out to the grass, have the poles at 2 and 8, and see if I can get those sessions shorter, so he has more down time for latent learning.
Here's today's videos:
Final note: Today's walk was much easier than normal. I'm thinking that he was a bit more tired due to having to think this through, and more connected than normal. Interesting!
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