Requires focus!). But, slow is fast. FREE Shipping on $35 or more! Any time something changes in the environment, we default to the Look at That game (Control Unleashed by Leslie McDevitt). Sometimes, it’s something in between, like two mini-sessions for a behavior, another couple of mini-sessions for another behavior or two, and that’s it. Go to Mat on his dog bed AND nonverbal recall (very important for him to come to me when I don’t have my voice. But I thought I’d mention that in case there’s enough audio that doesn’t rely on visuals to make it worthwhile for you to look into the DVDs. Why is it always that these defining moments happen on April 1? (ahem, my Early Bird is one of them). Or I might just do one or two clicks — if he is tired from a long run or something, I click him for flopping down when he gets in the bathroom, toss the treat, he (usually) gets up to get it, and then I can click again for him flopping back down. T. Rex-Alien-Pit Bull mix. Then I offer Barnum the choice to stop or to continue. If you're doing Go to Place, reward your dog frequently as long as he's on the mat. however, i’ll start integrating it now with my severely shy rescued dog, zenji. wink. canyon does really well with the short sessions compared to longer ones, I wish I had thought of this when Cessna and I were doing our fun training a year ago – we’ll start now though Sorry for the ramble, but again thanks for posting all these great tips. Gimme a Break From Mean Training Saturday, May 19, 2012. i have many of same health issues as you. Not that I don’t think it is well-explained and useful to people but I do not see any essential differences. You can experience the effects of latent learning if you take a day or week or month off from training and discover that your dog is farther ahead than where you stopped off. I've also been working on basic obedience exercises outside in the context of Leslie McDevitt's "Gimme a Break" game with very high value treats and working on obedience exercises for a toy (though I first need to overcome above-described overstimulation problems). (Neurotypicals, let me know: Do you do this, too?). Also, five days every month, we have a few longer sessions, if you catch my flow. . We are armed with DAP and green tea (opted for that instead of the L-theanine). A very smart and supportive reader of this blog (Hi, Eileen! These foam pieces are placed under the nail file board to provide a better angle for scratching his claws.]. What will my criterion be that I want us to work on? Tonight’s post is the first of a series on How to Build Enthusiasm in your dog. We’ll get there. [Photo description: Barnum’s head in the foreground, looking at a large white chest freezer, next to which is a doggy nail file, and on top of which is a blue yoga mat, a yellow foam rectangle duct-taped to a mouse pad, a long-handled wooden spoon, and two odd-looking white foam pyramids held together with duct tape. But I bet it will be eventually, because it’s selling so well. Have a chair for you to sit in. He doesn't do it for any great deep abiding love of the sport. Oh, the Irony! While I did do a loooooong shaping program to get Barnum over his stair fear (and he now thinks stairs are just the best thing ever), I also found that just leaving treats on the stairs full-time was very helpful. Finally, tonight, I got some relief (no pun intended, really!) It’s amazing how night and day the house/backyard is from the front yard. I decided to start the series tonight because I’m feeling the high of a lovely series of training sessions after a really shitty day. Needs a special home! She was spayed by the humane society and we have since learned she was in season at the time of the spay. Gimme a Break. Thanks for the suggestion! And, it’s contagious! Do not talk to him during this time; remain unengaged. RSS Entries and RSS Comments. I’d just leave treats at the bathroom door entrance and a few scattered inside, all the time. We are having success, but it is coming slowly. Plunger for added decor? Lok and I have been challenged to teach Lok how to fetch a hot dog without eating it for our tricks class graduation project. It is important to me to do no harm, and to convince my dog (or any dog that I work with)… This really shows his progress! Hi Sharon, I’m going to see if I can get Control Unleashed in audible format, otherwise I’ll see if Huib can scan it with me. I don’t really know what’s in them, though. It has worked great! Check. In hindsight. I doubt CU is yet available widely available in alternative formats, as it’s still relatively new. Thank goodness, we are waaaay past those days by now! Floor and wall are tiled with large speckled tan/salmon tiles.]. Your kisses were divine. Another bonus to Gimme a Break for your’s truly is that I can take the breaks to think very clearly and specifically about what I want to do next: What skill will we do now? Barnum and I did some training. Behaviors you might work on include Go to place,  walking in heel, or even playing tug of war. Choose a behavior to work on, and an enclosed, low-distraction area like a fenced yard or large basement to work in. Monday, February 28, 2011. same 5 really fast behaviors and dismiss. It’s called the “Give Me a Break” game, which can be found in Control Unleashed, by Leslie McDevitt. . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xYtdnubHyo As some of you know, because of my inexperience with puppy training, which led to too-high expectations on my part, and frustration and confusion for both of us, Barnum seemed to be a  “slowly dog.” He did the skills, and he seemed to overall find training pleasant (once he finally had some idea of what we were working on — poor dude! What I mean is training from the toilet — my toilet! When your dog is giddy over training, you will get happy, too, and enjoy the rush of “endolphins” (my favorite fractured word from Postcards from the Edge), after using these techniques, too. Foot target a yellow styrofoam rectangle (as seen on top of freezer). I'll preface this by saying that my dogs have usually had good "off switch"es, despite several of them being high drive, or reactive. grin. (If you’re not already doing this. Then I say, “Oh! It’s a great, easy way to keep sessions short, and to squeeze them in on a day that I’m feeling lousy and would otherwise have difficulty training. The front cover is very colorful, with several dogs in a variety of poses and lots of agility equipment and toys around them. Are you doing desensitization/counterconditioning w/Early Bird for the bathroom already? More of the same, or switch to something else? You will get there eventually, and then it will seem like it really wasn’t all that long to get him to love the bathroom. One of the issues I've had with Gimme is that she has poor listening skills. Usually it’s sit ‘n stare. For about the last 5 years I have moved more toward counter-conditioning the entire process with continuous treats and in the most recent 2 or 3 years have progressed to something more like Leslie McDevitt’s Gimme A Break game which I, unfortunately, did not highlight, outline or embarrassingly, even use in the following videos. Multidog households — I always forget about those! [Image description: A photograph of the paperback book, Control Unleashed, lying open, spine up. Today I am watching the 4 DVD set of Leslie McDevitt’s Control Unleashed seminar. Facing Life After the Loss of My Service Dog. ), suggested I use Give Me a Break with Barnum. It’s very exciting, and I’ve found a lot in it that was readily applicable, but it’s pretty dense reading in places, as well. You can give her treats or play with her to take her mind off the collar. (I try to throw in at least one or two zen exercises every day, including now I often toss some treats on the floor and then we train something else, and he has to focus on what we’re doing while also ignoring the food on the floor. Lok and I have been challenged to teach Lok how to fetch a hot dog without eating it for our tricks class graduation project. Later in the day she worked beautifully with me for two different training sessions, so at the time I didn't give it much thought. Just visible in front of me and to Barnum’s right is the foot rest of my powerchair. If he does not reorient to you, reengage him and resume the work you were doing . Training and Behavior related content and discussion... communiyt.DOG.com Whenever I head to the bathroom, Barnum follows, and we have a session that lasts as long as it takes me to pee! . Maybe you should try teaching her drop it and hold it retrieve it separately so she can understand the different commands. Eileen says: After a minute or so of working, say your release word like "All Done" or "Break" and turn away from him and go sit in your chair. The cue I use for “break time” is to sign the ASL for “break/interruption” and say “Gimme a Break,” and then wheel elsewhere or just rotate. (All these scatological metaphors are not just me getting literarily lazy; they are dramatic foreshadowing!). I was assisting at Al Winder's Control and Focus class with, this past weekend, and was reminded of how great some of Leslie McDevitt's exercises are for calming impulsive dogs and helping distracted dogs focus on their people. After that build up to the 'Gimme a Break' game by. Then I offer Barnum the choice to stop or to continue. “Control Unleashed,” visibly damaged when my unleashed, out-of-control teething puppy decided it made a colorful and delicious chew toy! Maybe you should click AFTER she retrieves it rather than clicking when she picks it up. Leslie McDevitt. I hope to work up to feeding him in the bathroom. I’m glad to know that Give Me a Break is working so well! He doesn't do it because he loves to GO GO GO. Here is one of them: This exercise is great for the dog who is way too  interested in squirrels to focus on you when you're on a walk, or way too distracted by the other dogs to concentrate on the exercises when you're in your agility class. Random leave it. Yesterday I practiced restrained recalls with the boys in my in-laws' back yard. i just ordered control unleashed. I am an “external processor” — have been since before I got sick, actually, so I suspect for people like me, cognitive issues or no, saying it out loud (or writing it in a training journal), probably helps stay organized. I had to bathe Barnum a lot when I first got him, which put a wrench in my plan to train him that the tub, and baths, are wonderful, wonderful things of treats and no pressure, building up slowly and happily from the start. I want to get Barnum out into public more to practice our skills in different environments. This exercise is great for the dog who is way too interested in squirrels to focus on you when you're on a walk, or way too distracted by the other dogs to concentrate on the exercises when you're in your agility class. with much cognitive impairment, frequently tell folks, “i don’t know what i think until i say it outloud.” speaking goals is good idea–now have to remember to do it. It’s all soooo convenient! Now we both feel soooo much better! My previous 2 had a lot of random phobias, but neither were abused and neglected the way Earl was. Your comment reminded me — there is a DVD set of Control Unlelashed, but from what I read, it’s to be used as a companion to the book. The issue is complicated by the fact that I have to bathe him with medicated shampoo a couple of times a month. The exercise helps the dog reorient to you by showing him that focusing on you is what's really rewarding...not by punishing those times when he is distracted. Do you wanna train? (I’ll get to that, shortly.) The stairs were a cookie-dispenser! We work on one skill until I think he’s peaked — by which I mean that either we have gotten a teensy bit further along than the last time we worked, or we’ve made a teensy bit of progress with whatever criterion I’m looking for in that session, or I get that gut feeling that if I try to do one more rep, it will not be as good as the last one or the behavior will actually fall apart. Learn all about our fun classes and training courses at the Seattle Humane Society. First Things First If your puppy doesn't know about leashes yet, start slowly. wish i’d know about the value of shorter sessions before. I had some new years goals (call them resolutions if you want)…and then life intervened. Transcript of Video: Barnum’s First Time in a Store! The foundation is easy. This article includes a list of general references, but it remains largely unverified because it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Check. It became a way of building enthusiasm and focus. It’s when our brains sort out and store what we’ve learned. On the left is a toilet-paper roll with a green i-click clicker hanging from the metal dispenser. Although, if I’m feeling truly lousy and not up to opening the freezer lid, I just use the kibble I keep in a sealed container on the back of the toilet. (More on “quitting while you’re behind” in a future installment of “Building Enthusiasm.”). In. There are three plastic containers on the toilet tank, one of which is a blue and white cottage cheese container, which holds the kibble. I haven’t until now, but it sounds like a splendid idea! Post was not sent - check your email addresses! I cue him to go to his dog bed, then make my kissy noise to call him to me, treat, and cue to mat again). But, fwiw, CU is not a book I’d recommend to someone new to clicker training (or to dog training and the concepts of behaviorism). Step 1: Put the collar on, and let her get used to it. Oh, right! I know it will help me! I think your “toilet training” is an excellent idea! . ), but he wasn’t wildly enthusiastic, and he tended to perform slowly. [Photo description: A gleaming white toilet in a corner, flanked on the left and rear by tan tile walls. If your dog disengages first by looking away or going away from you to sniff, immediately go sit in your chair. Do 5 really fast behaviors in a row like. View from guess where? http://www.seattlehumane.org Aug 9, 2015 - The Paperback of the Doodles: A Really Giant Coloring and Doodling Book by Taro Gomi at Barnes & Noble. Mika and Wall-e Training Feb. 21, '11 video. I would recommend getting Control Unleashed: The Puppy Program by Leslie McDevitt (it doesn't just apply to puppies) and taking a look at her "Gimme A Break" and "Off-Switch" games. The second your dog reorients to you--glances your way, turns an ear towards you, or comes up to you in your chair, you want to reengage him in your rewarding exercise. For Heel, walk in a circle and reward as you walk and your dog stays close by you and gives you his attention. While “on break,” I break up more training treats while (seemingly) ignoring Barnum. ?” And he acts excited. We are primarily working Level Three and Level Four): Earlier today we also did go to (yoga) mat (the blue one on the freezer), eye contact, touch (nose target), “quiet,” Look at That (another Control Unleashed exercise, because he is still slightly reactive to the vacuum cleaner), and two of his most important and highly accomplished skills, “Hold down the floor,” and “Look adorable.”, -Sharon, the muse of Gadget (hmm, is it possible that Barnum might actually be worthy to succeed me? This is very common in clicker dogs in a session in the morning that is a leap from the previous night, or sometimes even a big leap an hour or two after the previous session. I'd noticed during a walk Gimme had the attention span of a gnat. Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment. Martha & Lily Martha asks: We rescued Lily, a Yorkie, from our local humane society. Click to Calm: Healing the Aggressive Dog, by Emma Parsons, The Power of Positive Dog Training, by Pat Miller, Unlock your Dog's Potential, by Sarah Fisher. I have no idea. So it is a work in progress. If we’ve been working on down, he will sometimes platz ‘n stare. I've also been working on basic obedience exercises outside in the context of Leslie McDevitt's "Gimme a Break" game with very high value treats and working on obedience exercises for a toy (though I first need to overcome above-described overstimulation problems). enjoy your post! ), and Barnum (true business SDiT). Yeah, I figured he wouldn’t necessarily eat them, but even just knowing that they’re there, and that he won them, sometimes that helps. Check? Plastic container full of kibble? I grew up in a family where we referred to the bathroom as “the library” or “the reading room,” and my dad discussed manure at mealtimes). Maybe you are.). Tonight in class - I swear, the lights were on and no one was home. Your well-appointed dog training bathroom is not only an excellent way to employ shorter training sessions, but I can think of several dogs that are fearful of the bathroom that this would absolutely benefit. And I had to scramble to keep on my toes. Some examples are, “All four paws on the mat,” or “Click for front going down before rear,” or “Click during the second scratch, not at the end of the scratch, which means I need to remember to depress the clicker partway while he is eating his previous treat so I can be ‘faster on the draw’ with my click.”, I don’t know if this technique is useful to people without brain injury, as well, but I suspect it probably is. And also, any session beyond 2 or 3 reps was really too much for him anyway, and I didn’t get that. The goal of this exercise is that your dog becomes less interested in distracted sniffing around, because focusing on you is so rewarding. I have been doing this with tuna while the foster is crated. I relate; I have cabin fever due to my broken powerchair, AGAIN, combined with the snow. I just wanted to mention that, for others who might be thinking of getting it. Apparently it’s not intended to stand on its own. from the pain and exhaustion that had been holding me down all day, and I managed to pull myself out of bed and distract myself from the dramarama. There’s some great things in this video. First Foster Failure and Second New Mexico Brown Dog, 2000-2014. Since we finished our first CU class and didn’t sign up for the next class, I wanted to watch this seminar, see Leslie demo the games and see how Leslie talks about reactive dogs and the example dogs in the seminar. A green i-click clicker is visible hanging off the toilet paper dispenser.]. Not only does where I sit or lie down vary, the room does too — we go wherever there are the fewest distractions, or the most room, or the least exhausting/painful for me. (Using text, photos and videos) From selecting and socializing puppies, to basic … Well then, you’ve come to the wrong blog. Anynoodle, he is now way into training, and this is what we trained tonight, all in a row, in a bunch of short sessions. Skip to step 3 with a more experienced dog. Lots of hindsight. They have a very large back yard, BUT it is on a main street. Again, thanks for this post. Resume walking, going to mat, or doing whatever you were doing, with a high rate of reward. Then re-engage her, do the . I will try it and get back to you. minute as being there is really boring and training with. It was intended primarily as a book for trainers, and secondarily for people heavily involved in agility. You can get more speed and excitement from your dog, even, or especially, if he’s new to clicker, a puppy, low self-esteem/confidence, low food drive, and more. . The more often she did this, the shorter was the interim between breaks. [Photo description: View from the toilet. Latent learning is what happens (in any organism), between training sessions/lessons/classes. I’ve heard of it, but it’s not something I’ve dealt with. She loves offering stuff and so would rather run through her extensive repertoire of skills until I pay for one. nose target (can be the same one to start) then dismiss. (I try to do contact at least twice a day, but preferably at the beginning of any training session each day. It is very similar to Leslie’s work. (Too much information? This exercise is great for the dog who is way too interested in squirrels to focus on you when you're on a walk, or way too distracted by the other dogs to concentrate on the exercises when you're in your agility class. So, we’ve had to go back to scratch, although now we are up to him joyfully leaping into the tub, sit and down in the tub and even holding a down with a little water dribbling in. And if he reaches that, what is the next step up from that, so I am ready to add another criterion if he is cruising with the first one. McDevitt originally conceived of the idea as a way to capitalize on latent learning in her dog who was reactive, extremely distractible, and had a very short attention span. **ODS SUMMER WORKSHOPS SERIES** **Intro to Parkour - Sunday July 5th - 10:00am – 1:00pm** Have you ever wanted to try parkour and didn’t know where to start? Default sit/wait before going through doorways. Have i-click, have dog, ready to “go”! Teach your pet new tricks and good manners at Seattle Humane Society's public pet training classes! McDevitt originally conceived of the idea as a way to capitalize on latent learning in her dog who was reactive, extremely distractible, and had a very short attention span. At first, it took a while for Barnum and me to develop a communication system, because the system McDevitt uses — standing in one spot to train, then going to sit down in a chair in another spot for the break — didn’t work for us. It’s called the “Give Me a Break” game, which can be found in Control Unleashed, by Leslie McDevitt. 2019 Adult 40+ Middle States Philadelphia Area F 3.5: Scheduled Date: 06/22/2019: Match Site: Valley Creek Park: Match Criteria: Points per Position: Match Type: For up to a minute, allow your dog to sniff around and do his thing while you stay in your chair. Take/hold the wooden spoon (as seen on top of freezer). Latent learning is also one of the reasons why it’s much more effective (as well as more fun and less exhausting), to do several short sessions a day than one or two long ones. You can also check out, online, September Morn's (yes that's a woman's name) "Go Wild and Freeze" game. Learn more at http://www.seattlehumane.org It’s the spraying and shampooing that will be the bigger hurdles. Yes, I am working D/CC with the bathroom issues with Earl. Repeat. will try the toilet traing tonight. As dogs practice, they quickly get to a point where they don't even want to take a break--instead, they remain focused on us when we give the release cue and ask us to keep working. (January 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)Following is a list of major or supporting actors from Michigan The top part of the book is shredded, especially on the spine, torn and bitten up.]. I keep meaning to put together my “suggested reading and viewing” page so I can give mini reviews on the scores of dog and behavior books and videos I’ve read/watched/listened to. I’ve been using Sue Ailsby’s Levels site casually, but we don’t have a crazy amount of room to really do serious training indoors – it will have to wait until the summer. Tonight we made it to a count of 18 with six treats! (I’m rebuilding down from a stand instead of a sit, and using a lure to get him to slide sort of play-bow really fast into the down.). (Most, but not all, of these are Training Levels behaviors. These teach the dog to self-calm, to bring himself/herself down off the cliff. I wish I had the foresight to think of doing training sessions in the bathroom when I started fostering him. Barnum lies on the floor at my feet looking up at me. Well, actually it’s been a pretty miserable last few days, with today being sort of the turd on the crap-cupcake of the week, where I was feeling particularly physically cruddy, as well as emotionally flattened. Ron Watson Post author. Gimme a Break. i-click clicker hanging off toilet-paper dispenser? 9 years ago. Isn’t this Leslie McDevitt’s Look At That? RIP Beautiful Lady! She tends to make assumptions about what I am asking for, without actually listening to the cue I used. ), Super-fast down. 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This is because sometimes I train from my bed, sometimes from my pchair, sometimes, um, elsewhere. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Thanks for your comments! Sometimes we just do one mini-session for one behavior, and that’s it. Loose Leash Walking, Part 2. Huh, I didn’t even think about bathroom phobia. McDevitt created the game by doing a very short (five treats), very fast (high RR) shaping session, and then stopping and giving a “faux release.” This was not her true release that meant, “Okay, we are totally done with training now.” This release meant, instead, “Go cool off, have a chill, watch the birds, play with a ball, let me know when you want to start up again.” It was a way to take the pressure off her dog, who otherwise found training too stressful. He could wander over whenever and — surprise! That way, there was no pressure. She is about ten months old and the reason given for surrendering her was "lack of time". Works much better now that we’ve both matured. 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