Training 'Take' and 'Give' Objects for a Formal Service Dog Retrieve

[alexehilary]

for my border collie is easy to take object .How can I teach to my own hybrid?is a dog that does not have the instinct to take.how can I do with food?

[supernaturalbc2008]

@alexehilary Use shaping. Start by holding the object and mark and reward any interaction with the object. Go back and look for my other videos on this topic.

[alexehilary]

@supernaturalbc2008 I can help find the video

[supernaturalbc2009]

Glad to be of help! Just ask if you have questions!

[deborahtucker94]

This has been very helpful. I have an 8 month old Red Tick Coon Hound/ Black and Tan Coon Hound mix that is learning very quickly. My goal is to have him ADA certified for my autistic son.

[xxOakleyrulesxx]

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[xxOakleyrulesxx]

Thank you so much for there videos....I am unfortunatley disabled and I am finding it quite difficult to get a trained dog so have tried training my German pointer but sometimes failing....lol I have just found your videos and I have taken some notes so that I can start training him this way...I'm not sure whether to use treats as he gets very obsessed over the treats and over excited and not focussed on what he is supposed to be doing :) what do you think? X

[supernaturalbc2008]

@xxOakleyrulesxx Sorry I missed this! Lucy is food obsessed. The trick is to find one that is of low interest that they can focus. For Lucy, most days its Cheerios. Try canned mushrooms, lettuce, cucumber etc. Experiment and you will find something. My Golden could work for lettuce.

[misskatemonsterful]

I have a specific question about my dog. She is at the point where she is reliably picking up the object and will hold it sometimes up to about seven seconds. She drops when I click but she also drops at any movement of my hand toward her mouth and the ball in it. How do I get her to hold onto it until I click or say "thank you"?

[supernaturalbc2008]

@misskatemonsterful She likely has a supersittiion about the postion of your hands when she holds it. I'd go back and retrain it from the ebginning, making sure you move your hands inot different positions so she learns that it is the clikc or the cue that is the clue to drop it, not the postion of your hands. D

[vacvacvac61]

Have you posted a video for 'hold' objects yet?

[caewissler]

Thanks for posting the great video! I have been looking for a good tutorial on this set of behaviors and yours was very clear and helpful!

[kikopup]

awesome video ! ! ! :)

[kcjg1234]

What breed/mix is that dog?

[supernaturalbc2008]

@kcjg1234 Her mom was a border collie, dad was possibly a pointer or dalmatian or some similar mix. She exhibits many pointer type behaviors from holding a point, being birdy and rabbity, good stamina, a ground-eating run, loves physical contact (leans), can be somewhat aloof to strangers, fleshy foot pads etc.

[ServiceDogPartner]

Excellent, as always, Donna. And Lucy is, truly, a superstar. I love how she gives the BC stare to your pocket every time you are about to pull a treat out. LOL!

[supernaturalbc2008]

@ServiceDogPartner She is a chow hound for sure!

[Rickyagility]

Wonderful tutorial! Lucy is a very quick learner! Is there a reason why you throw her treat on the floor instead of having her take it from your hand? I know you do that to reposition her some times but I was just curious! I am looking forward to your "hold" video as I can get Ricky to take and give but he doesn't want to hold anything for very long and can't walk and hold at the same time - LOL!

[supernaturalbc2008]

@Rickyagility I wasn't thinking about what I was doing! LOL! Bad trainer! Partly it was to get her to move away from the object at first. I changed to hand delivering when I noticed she was increasing her arousal level, partly due to the more toy-like object and partly because I was throwing the treat.

[supernaturalbc2008]

Also, Lucy can be 'sharky' when she's aroused (she is highly food-motivated) so I have to be more consciously aware about what is going on for her and how I deliver the treat. If a dog that wasn't so excited about the task, I'd try throwing the treats to see if it generated more interest.

[blcain2005]

I am doing the training levels but am teaching this now as Indy doesn't like to give things back. He is getting really good at it.

Great Vid!

[dalmaranta]

¡¡Good girls!! :))

[northseaglass]

Great video!

You make it look so easy... ;-)

[matkamateria]

it's such a fun to watch this dog!

[elisahafdis]

great video i love your tutorials!! they are great !

[1949pink]

Your tutorials are always excellent. Great help! thanks! :-D

[redcuprar13]

A very informative video - loved it :-)

[boer65]

Great tutorial, thanks!