Advice On How To Handle Ignoring Behaviour

[Aidan3]

ALL behaviour is a choice. A "better" reward is sufficient, but not necessary to influence a choice. Prevent the alternative response, put the response you want on a higher rate of reinforcement until it is conditioned.

[lovemesideways]

Interesting update from todays visit of my lovable Guest!

So Im fully stocked up on treats and every time I've been going in and out of the door I'm rewarding and reinforcing the behaviour I want, which is for him to calmy sit and wait. He was doing great, and then I left the door (its a sliding door) open a little bit when I came outside. When I had my back turned he managed to open the door and took off inside (dam smart dogs and their figuring things out! )

So I stood at the door and waited. He came around the corner and I see him head into the laundry. I called him once, he looked up, then ignored me. So I shut the laundry door and strolled away. Came back a minute later, open the door and he rushes up to me wagging. Asked him to sit, he sat, gave him a treat, and then calmy clipped a lead onto his collar and lead him outside. I did a few small training exercises on the leash with treats, then let him off in the yard and hes playing with the boys right now.

So all in all, much better than last weeks annoyance and frustration! I reckon i'll give them a bone now. Yummm!

[persephone]

Good update!

[JulesP]

It does sound like he has a reason for wanting to be in the house though. I wonder if he is looking for his mum?

[poodlefan]

It does sound like he has a reason for wanting to be in the house though. I wonder if he is looking for his mum?

I wonder if he's dropped off through the front door?

[JulesP]

It does sound like he has a reason for wanting to be in the house though. I wonder if he is looking for his mum?

I wonder if he's dropped off through the front door?

That is what I was thinking.

[lovemesideways]

It does sound like he has a reason for wanting to be in the house though. I wonder if he is looking for his mum?

I think its more likely that hes used to barging inside, I don't think he spends that much time outside at home so maybe hes just more used to being in than out? He gets a bone inside, the cats inside (who he finds very interesting ) and there are more toys inside than outside. So even though i'm outside playing with him and the boys are outside too, inside is where hes used to being so he expects to come inside whenever the door opens?

He gets dropped through the front door, drags his mum to it, she hands me the leash and he wants to race inside immediately and start playing with the boys. He doesn't pine for his mum or look for her. When he got inside he didn't go to the front door, he went to the toy box then the laundry. (laundry being where hes been getting his bone, and there are occasionally some left over biscuits from the boys breakfast that have fallen under crates)

Edited December 21, 2010 by lovemesideways

[JulesP]

Sounds like inside is just way more fun then.