Today we've done a few training sessions, including the one at the track with my neighbor this morning. He had to work for his breakfast this morning, so I had Toby do a 'free' training session. I wanted to build up the amount of behaviors he was offering me... so I started by clicking his lip lick (we're teaching Yummy!) and then stopped, he decided I wanted a paw whack (trying to shape his shake into a wave...), did a few of those and I stopped. That's when his brain started thinking. He switched paws, pressed his head to the ground (a new one started this morning, will be called: Are you sleepy?), then ran out of ideas so he sprang to a stand. Then a bow. Back up. Shuffling steps (I've been trying to capture his hind legs lifting for some hind leg awareness... apparently he's decided I've been clicking for a taking a few steps in whatever direction suits him... hmm...). Nose targeted his kennel, me, the ladder, and moved back up the list. A well earned breakfast, if I do say so myself.
For the second half of his breakfast I moved down stairs and got Reba hers and had them both run through tricks they already knew in exchange for breakfast.
It's almost dinner time and I intend to have them earn at least part of their dinner... just haven't figured out on what. Reba will probably continue with her hand touch training (as I want that on cue...), and Toby... either his bow or his lip lick as I need to get those two on cues. I'm notorious for training a million different behaviors and never naming them. My poor dogs.
I just got done from doing a second photo session in the backyard (just me and Toby, Reba was snoozing). Here are my favorites:
Him and the neighbor's dog (one of his play buddies) were talking through the fence.
And well just for kicks...
Him and the neighbor's dog (one of his play buddies) were talking through the fence.
And well just for kicks...
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