The "hide Your Face" Trick

[ShellyBeggs]

You and Leo never cease to amaze me......

and the peter rabbit thing is????

[MrsD]

I've never tried it - but could you use a paw target if the dog was in a drop?

Kind of like 'crossing paws' but chaining behaviours ie: head down, paw across???

Now you've gone past my field of expertise what is a paw target?

LOL - getting the dog to touch a target with his paw - like a nose touch. I usually use a 'tin food lid' and get them to 'hit' that.... you can get them to move their paw anywhere (well... thats physically possible) by asking them to 'paw' the target .... it's fun!

now - if only I knew how to do this "peter rabbit" thing I saw a fellow trainer do with her dog......

Ahh ok, so just like a touch target (with the nose) but with the paw.

This is where I get confused.

I have just taught Jarrah to lift his paws when I give him a trigger word - different word for each paw because otherwise I found he was simply using the same paw all the time. I can get him to either touch my hands, or my feet if I offer them & even my knees if I stick them out. He will also simply "lift" his paw on cue (doesnt have to touch anything, that is what I taught him with the stickytape yesterday). But all using the 2 commands (1 for each foot).

I havent taught him to target with his nose yet, but here is my question - do you use different commands for touch with the nose & the paws? & if so, do you use different commands for him to touch different things or just for touching stuff or just lifting his paw. For example, if you ask him to paw target your knee should that be 1 command, paw target an icecream lid on the ground another command & just lift his paw on cue another command? Or are they all the same cue? or same cue for toucning, but different cue for lifting?

OK I've confused myself now - I think I have to go lie down in a darkened room til my headaches worn off ;)

[leopuppy04]

ROFL - Thanks SB ;)..... An agility friend does this really cool 'peter rabbit' where she says 'peter rabbit' to her dog and the dog will lift up her paws high above her head and 'swipe' her ears - like she is cleaning them like a rabbit! IT is awesome ;)

LOL Mrs D - yeah - same as the nose target.... lets see if I can answer everything (without confusing myself )

For a nose target I use "touch"

For a paw target I use "paw"

If they were initially touching an object (other than the tin food lid/ target stick/ my fingers) i'd use the "touch' or "paw" initially and then once they are doing it reliably I would change the command - eg: I have gotten Leo to nose target to close the cupboard door. Instead of using 'touch' now, I use "cupboard" (cos 'close' sounded like 'close' and 'shut' sounded like 'sh!t' which sounds like 'sit' .... and yep - the dog told me this ;) ).

With the lid/target stick/fingers - the command is always "touch" / "paw"

if he were to paw target my knee -i'd use a command such as 'march' - so yep it changes ;)

[MrsD]

ROFL - Thanks SB :D :D..... An agility friend does this really cool 'peter rabbit' where she says 'peter rabbit' to her dog and the dog will lift up her paws high above her head and 'swipe' her ears - like she is cleaning them like a rabbit! IT is awesome :D :D

LOL Mrs D - yeah - same as the nose target.... lets see if I can answer everything (without confusing myself )

For a nose target I use "touch"

For a paw target I use "paw"

If they were initially touching an object (other than the tin food lid/ target stick/ my fingers) i'd use the "touch' or "paw" initially and then once they are doing it reliably I would change the command - eg: I have gotten Leo to nose target to close the cupboard door. Instead of using 'touch' now, I use "cupboard" (cos 'close' sounded like 'close' and 'shut' sounded like 'sh!t' which sounds like 'sit' :D.... and yep - the dog told me this ;) ).

With the lid/target stick/fingers - the command is always "touch" / "paw"

if he were to paw target my knee -i'd use a command such as 'march' - so yep it changes

OK - but here's one to confuse you - what about if you want it with different paws?

[leopuppy04]

ROFL - Thanks SB :D :D..... An agility friend does this really cool 'peter rabbit' where she says 'peter rabbit' to her dog and the dog will lift up her paws high above her head and 'swipe' her ears - like she is cleaning them like a rabbit! IT is awesome :D

LOL Mrs D - yeah - same as the nose target.... lets see if I can answer everything (without confusing myself )

For a nose target I use "touch"

For a paw target I use "paw"

If they were initially touching an object (other than the tin food lid/ target stick/ my fingers) i'd use the "touch' or "paw" initially and then once they are doing it reliably I would change the command - eg: I have gotten Leo to nose target to close the cupboard door. Instead of using 'touch' now, I use "cupboard" (cos 'close' sounded like 'close' and 'shut' sounded like 'sh!t' which sounds like 'sit' :D.... and yep - the dog told me this ;) ).

With the lid/target stick/fingers - the command is always "touch" / "paw"

if he were to paw target my knee -i'd use a command such as 'march' - so yep it changes ;)

OK - but here's one to confuse you - what about if you want it with different paws? :D

ROFL - make it difficult eh?!

I haven't really thought about it as I always use the same paw... but then for shake I use the same command for both paws but my hand is different (ie: signal).... in terms of target training - yeah - same command for both paws unless it mattered which one they used ??

[MrsD]

ROFL - make it difficult eh?!

I haven't really thought about it as I always use the same paw... but then for shake I use the same command for both paws but my hand is different (ie: signal).... in terms of target training - yeah - same command for both paws unless it mattered which one they used ??

Im teaching it for doggy dancing - so I want to be able to stand in front of his & get him to lift one paw or the other - either in sequence (like he's marching) or while he's walking along (walking on 3 legs) or while Im beside him when I lift the same leg or touch my feet or knees if I offer them - but basically no hand signals cos the signals are supposed to be invisible (or incorporated into the dance), so Im proofing everything to verbal commands only :D . But I want to be able to use both paws independently - I dont ask much do I? :D

ETA - With the feet & knees, the knee or foot you offer would no doubt become the signal but I am still working out if I need 2 (or more) commands for the other things.

Edited June 14, 2007 by MrsD