tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120612464438241057.post451392124206090382..comments2023-05-15T06:13:30.266-07:00Comments on Paws For Independence: Fetch, part 2Elle Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01506931705691712594noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120612464438241057.post-79622352421060094382011-11-16T21:04:12.982-08:002011-11-16T21:04:12.982-08:00Max - Haddie knows Drop and so as long as she come...Max - Haddie knows Drop and so as long as she comes to me, she will release the item into my hand when I give her the command of Drop. However, the Fetch game came about because she would not come to me when she had something in her mouth. I taught Drop much earlier by having her exchange the toy/item for a treat. According to my trainer - IF Haddie would not release the item, I was to grab the item from her mouth - your hands should only be on the item, not the dog. Praise WHILE the item is still in the mouth. So to start training Drop, I would command Drop, grab, yes, then treat. My trainer said she always has the dog Drop in her hands, only because she does not want to bend down any further. =) She said, however, that a Drop at your feet is acceptable. I just so happened to train Haddie to Drop in my hand - by pure accident. =) No dogs in class were rewarded with a treat during the Fetch game. Instead we use the "Let's have a party" reward system. Lots of praise and whoop it up ... and then throw the item requesting Fetch (never Get) and start all over. Because we don't treat during the Fetch game, I am not sure if she would ignore the item and go for the treat. She probably would. =) I hope this answers your questions. Let me know how it goes!!Elle Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01506931705691712594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3120612464438241057.post-21255223188333749562011-11-16T18:07:36.895-08:002011-11-16T18:07:36.895-08:00Inspired by this post we've been working on Fe...Inspired by this post we've been working on Fetch with Orent. He's good about getting within arms reach but still turns away if we reach for the ball/toy. Maybe unlike Haddie, he's SUPER kibble-motivated, so much so that if we reward with treats for fetching, he won't run after the toys. He just sits and downs and rolls in succession hoping we'll give him more kibble!<br />I'm wondering how Haddie gives you the object. Do you take it from her mouth? Does she drop it on the floor? In your hand? How are you working on that? And, are you using treats? Does she ever ignore the toy and focus only on the treats?Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16935784635103701185noreply@blogger.com