Boon: Level 3 Surfaces 3/2010

Boon: Pairing DOWN and STAND

Level 2: Stand Stay

Level 3: Down

Level 3: Stand

Level 4: Stand Stay

Boon: Doodling in the snow

Doodling in the presence of other dogs with very little C/T.

Great job, Boon and Sheila!

Boon: Calling out of play practice

Boon: Playtime ZEN

Where can your dog Sit?

Where can your dog Down?

Just LOOK at that self-control!!!

Boon: Level 2: HANDLING

Boon: Level 2: DELIVER

"This behavior specifically brings the dog to your hand when she's off leash, and is the beginning of the dog delivering objects to inert hands in the Retrieve - not everyone can reach to the dog to get an object." Steps: Deliver: Level 2: Discussion

Boon: Level 2: Trick/Trainers Choice

Smart trainer!

(Remember! Sue says that it's all tricks!!)

Sheila's "Chin" behavior is a good beginning to Deliver: Level 2:

Dog targets a palm-up hand in the seated trainer's lap.

For Deliver: Level 2 Boon will need to rest her muzzle in Sheila's open palm

IN HER LAP for 3 seconds. (either hand)

Another Touch behavior.

Another L2 Duration behavior.

Ah! Great minds.........

So. What to do to build this into Deliver?

Drop the cue.

Continue teaching the behavior.

And, when the behavior is ready, substitute the "Touch" cue instead.

Boon: Level 1: On the Road

Sheila is starting early teaching Boon to work with other people.

Boon: Kennel Trick

Learning to backchain.

Boon: Level 2: ZEN

Zen: Level 2: Before Moving On

Adding variations to Floor Zen.

Boon: Shaping Level 2: DISTANCE

This is obviously not the first time that Boon has been shaped to Go Around the box.

When Sheila waits for more, Boon is not sure what to do next, thinks about it, and then offers the behavior again.

NOTE: The cue has not been added yet.

Boon: Before Moving On: Level 1: SIT and DOWN

Note how Sheila uses Target to move Boon around the hearth,

using the behavior in a practical, real life situation.

USING behaviors is their purpose for being!

Puzzle: Level 2: STAND, HANDLING

Luring Stand: Level 2

Luring Stand: Level 2

Adding the clicker to mark the behavior

Handling: Level 2