Isabelle, do you have fleas? - dog training tutorial

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This video is on capturing a behavior using clicker training. I have been working on capturing natural behaviors with Isabelle and putting them on cue. So far she can sneeze on cue "Smell the Skunk" and now scratching "Do you have fleas?". I have also captured other tricks that Isabelle likes to do by just clicking her when she does them and put them on cue, "boing" and "cross paws".

Once your dog understands that their movements can make you click and earns them a reward, they will start offering behaviors and be more aware as to what they were doing when you clicked. I think that it is just fun to try to take what the dog already loves doing or does anyway and put it on cue.

Good luck and have fun with capturing behaviors!

Pam & Isabelle

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[nataliawasilewska97]

what if you want to capture the behavior the dog does once a week?

[pamelamarxsen]

I would click and treat it every time it happened! Even if it is every week, because they will probably start doing that behavior more, especially if it is being clicked and rewarded.

[claudiahoyle]

ahah loved it! I was trying to capture Joel yawning and it is not that easy, he still has not put 2 plus 2 together, this is such a fun way of teaching and learning with dogs!

[pamelamarxsen]

I know, those natural behaviors seem to be much harder to get on cue. I think that it has something to do with instinct, but not really sure. It seems like it would just be so easy since the dog just does the behavior, but it is not easy to capture a natural behavior. Good luck.  You could capture the lip licking. That one seemed pretty easy??

[tehrenberg]

Very cool, Isabelle looks so cute trying to work this out. I've been trying to capture Mi sneezing, it sure is tricky to time but it's fun to try!

[pamelamarxsen]

Thanks! Capturing natural behaviors is my new favorite thing to do with Isabelle. I need to do this with Bandit as well! I am happy that you are having fun with it and not getting frustrated.  :) take care!

Pam

[redcuprar13]

excellent - i have taught my chocolate lab to shake on command - i wiggle my fingers at her and say shake and she does!! really handy when i need her to shake!

[DogsAreMyBestFriends]

Wow, haha! This is such a cute trick to teach!

Well done, great video, 5*s!

[jasperaliceuk]

Yep, that's the one Pam - I have ample opportunity to try it at hydrotherapy for the next couple of weeks - I'm just conscious that they are trying to get Milo done and ready for their next client!!

[AlmondBear]

Great video!!!

[pamelamarxsen]

Awesome! I want to work on the 'shake' too. You mean the shake like after a bath, right?