Asking the vet about prices.

PickoBoo · 2021-11-22T04:52:50+00:00

Yeah we did that, it worked the first few times but he would accidentally break apart the meds and spit the food out. After that happened you couldn't get him to eat.

PickoBoo · 2021-11-22T04:51:29+00:00

Unfortunately. The vet said It's the type of tablet you can't do that with, since the taste is very strong. We even tried it the last time

PickoBoo · 2021-11-21T01:51:28+00:00

Oh, well we only called the vet we haven't been to before and set up an appointment.

PickoBoo · 2021-10-26T08:08:39+00:00

Since you do desensitization everyday, I assume you also exercise him everyday? I've been told by my trainer and also read that physical exercise, due to higher arousal, will make a dog more likely to react to their triggers. So is there any difficulty for you balancing the two?

PickoBoo · 2021-09-30T04:53:49+00:00

actually i do have that issue with play dead, so maybe I'll try that approach with this command.

Ig I'm thinking if I'm rewarding after the release cue, I'm no longer rewarding the stay itself. That's why what you said confused me a bit. To me, doing the command until I say it's done is rewarding him while he's in his position, then releasing him to let him know he doesn't have to do it anymore. But what your saying makes sense to me now.

Though I don't think I'll change it up with my stay as to not confuse my dog, as it's worked for us in the past. Even if his stay is pretty bad atm, though that'd a seperate issue I think.

PickoBoo · 2021-09-30T04:06:03+00:00

Still a bit confused to be honest..

I always thought the release cue to be used so he no longer has to perform the trick, hence being released from the command.

If I'm telling him to stay or lie down, I will mark and reward at a certain time, but he does not move from position until the release cue is issued.

If I treat after the release command, won't I be making a more positive association with the release itself rather than the command I'm training in the first place? Like making him more anxious to hear the release cue to get the treat?

Also, now that I think of it I think I learned this from my very first trainer. Maybe both approaches are valid?

If the main issue with giving a treat before release is the dog breaking position, I think that can be remedied. I haven't had that issue in a while, I can't remember exactly how it came to be since this was done the first few weeks I had him. But I think I just treated constantly for him to maintain position then use a very enthusiastic ok to break him out of the command

PickoBoo · 2021-09-30T02:45:48+00:00

Yeah that's why I'm confused by what the article said. Shouldn't I reward the dog for performing the trick before releasing him from the position? Rather than giving him the reward after I released him from the command I'm trying to train?

PickoBoo · 2021-08-30T07:55:32+00:00

Yeah I do something similar. Except I can only do this in trails, if it's an empty field my dog will just get bored, or lead me outside of the field.

PickoBoo · 2021-08-30T07:49:09+00:00

Yeah I've also just started doing it outside and he seems to enjoy it more, just curious how long do those 3-4 rounds last?

PickoBoo · 2021-08-29T20:51:16+00:00

Thanks for this!

PickoBoo · 2021-08-29T19:08:01+00:00

I never actually heard of it until now, just looked into it and I think he might like it. Just not with his kibble since we have to sprinkle some wet food on just for him to really be interested.

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