Focus on ME! Using Tug Toys - Developing your dogs attentiveness to YOU!

the fourth & final part in the Developing your dogs attentiveness to YOU series.

I hope you find it useful & enjoy.
Episodes:

DEveloping your dogs attentiveness to YOU.

Focus on ME! Using treats.

Focus on ME! Using balls.

Can all be found on my you tube channel.

Starring in this video are my dogs:

Barney a 4yr old Labrador
&
Inca a 2yr old Sprollie

All are trained with the clicker method, with PLENTY of rewards:))

My animals all got rewarded for jobs well done, i personally find this is the main key to a HAPPY, responsive & attentive pet:))

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• focus on me
• tug toy play
• developing attentiveness
• dog training
• clicker training
• barney
• labrador
• Inca
• sprollie

[threenorns3]

my dog's not known for focus. he's a border collie mix who was basically let run wild (we lived in the middle of the bush) for the first 2yrs before i got wise. i've tried to develop focus and inside the house - great! outside - not so much. tug toys - he won't play tug. he'll shake it and toss it and he'll tug if it's tied to something or if i'm lying on the floor but the moment i stand up, he drops it and sits (that isn't something i taught him). any ideas?

[MultiAnimalcrackers]

@threenorns3 some dogs dont like to Tug and i go with what they like, Inca on here will tug but much prefers her ball. i used the tug toy work for the purpose of this vid but i havent used them in ages, both me and my dogs prefer ball's as rewards.

[plumwoodposse]

Excellent focus and excellent fun! Izzy trying to get the tug...I loved it, ha! I knew Inca wanted the tea bag as soon as I saw her stop and look at the mantel! Truly a tea loving girl isn't she?! So funny! Great video Kath! :-)

[MultiAnimalcrackers]

@plumwoodposse Thanks Mary:)) yes she defo a tea bag addict..lol!

[fuddyduds]

Just wanted to send a big THANK YOU once again. This series was so helpful. I'm beside myself with happiness...IT WORKS! Took Sadie to town and to the dog park today and got LOTS of attentive looks while we were going thru our paces. I've had dogs all my life, but never this level of attention from any of them...didn't even know it was possible! Wish I could do it all over again. THANKS KATH!

[MultiAnimalcrackers]

@fuddyduds and a big WELL DONE to you for putting the work in:)) Excellent work what a relationship you will be developing now...it is the start of something truly AWESOME:)))

[threenorns3]

@threenorns3 note to self: when playing the "Contraband Search" game (which he got in about 30 seconds) do not use peppermint tea bags if you've got cats in the house - same family as catnip and cats don't appreciate dogs trying to locate their stash.

[threenorns3]

@MultiAnimalcrackers he'll chase the ball as long as it's moving but once it stops, he usually just stares and barks at it. he'll bring it back if i ask him to but he's clearly humouring me. today, i bought a blood pudding - that seems to have him rapt for the moment: even now, he's sitting there *staring* at me and when i look over, he points at the fridge, lol. i'm going to try that seek game with it - he LOVES sniffing more than treats.

[MultiAnimalcrackers]

@fuddyduds oh THANKYOU SO MUCH, it really makes my day to get such positive feedback as this. I am so GLAD this series has been so helpful to you and it is so nice of you to let me know it has:)) so THANKYOU:))

[MultiAnimalcrackers]

@newbear95 thankyou...yes she is a fantastic dog...i am so proud of her. If you follow all these focus exercises, you should start notice a difference in your dogs focus even at heel:)) good luck and let me know how you get on:))