Video: If you wish to play along at home, the video is Beau - Quick Flick: TL4 Retrieve (part 2)
Setup: Beau is having a hard time learning to hold an object at the same time as I am holding it.
Equipment: canvas bumper, clicker, treats, Beau
(all times approximate and based on the master video on my hard drive)
- 00:00:20 – Beau had never seen the bumper so he’s treated for showing interest – so he knew today’s game involved the bumper
- 00:00:35 – Per Sue’s suggestion, tried holding the bumper between my knees. Clicked any sort of interaction
- 00:01:00 – Started looking for a double grab or at least a longer or stronger grab
- 00:01:21 – Ooops – didn’t think he would try pawing at it!
- 00:01:24 – Asked him to give it to me (cue = Bring) but he looked confused, as it was already at my feet - how much closer did I need it???
- 00:01:35 – Finally, he picked it up. Since I didn’t want him thinking giving it to me was the point, I clicked before he actually got it into my hand
- 00:02:03 – New idea – since he seemed to grab it from the floor, what if I was holding it at floor level?
- 00:02:13 – Jackpot! He finally gave a noticeably harder tug. It’s the first real tension I’d felt
- 00:02:20 – Added Bring cue while holding it – would that get a harder grab?
- 00:02:27 – Jackpot! He pulled it out of my (very light) foot “grasp”
- 00:02:42 – Switched to between my ankles, but it didn’t work so well.
- 00:02:50 – Back to between my feet, still using Bring cue
- 00:03:00 – Would he grasp more firmly now if I actually held it?
- 00:03:10 – Nope
- (pause to refill cookies)
- 00:03:35 – A break with the real Bring
- 00:03:50 – Back to between my knees with the Bring cue
- 00:04:00 – Jackpot! Again, there was enough tension to dislodge it.
- 00:04:25 – Another real Bring…
- 00:04:35 - … and another good grab
- 00:05:13 – Tried again “in hand”, but still not happening
- 00:05:26 – Ended on a good one
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