Teaching a Rabbit To Do Leg Weaves pt. 1 of 2

Step one: teach finger or hand targeting by clicking your bunny first for looking at your outstretched fingers, then for moving slightly towards your fingers, then for taking a step towards your hand, then for touching it with his nose. Once your rabbit is deliberately approaching your hand to get you to click & treat, go to step two.

Step Two: Click for following your hand target a very short distance at first. I've found that tapping the floor softly helps regain my bun's attention sometimes when he gets distracted. Then gradually start increasing the number of steps he needs to take before you click. If he totally loses interest, you may be asking for too much. Go back to clicking for only one or two steps again.

Step Three: When your rabbit is following your fingers around like a magnet, start the leg weaving game you see here.

In this video you can tell when I've raised criterion too fast. My rate of reinforcement drops and Philippe thumps the ground impatiently to let me know he doesn't approve. Making the task easier helps get him motivated again.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Rabbits
• Clicker Training

[b7u7g7]

is he a english spot mix oh my bunny will not follow my fingers wut do i do

[thistlemiss]

@b7u7g7 What treats are you using? May not be valuable enough to your bunny yet. Try tiny slivers of dried cranberry or crumbs of dried banana. See how that works.

[KnowTheBone]

Do you have an e-mail pleaseI need to talk to you very urgent.. Thanks alot for your help... god will give a reward

[thistlemiss]

@KnowTheBone Sorry. I didn't get your message until today. I don't give my e-mail out normally, but if you write to me via You tube I promise to check messages more often. Hope you figured out what you needed. 

[magnificentAmbercin]

What are you giving him as a treat?

[thistlemiss]

@magnificentAmbercin very small slivers of dried cranberries and dried banana

[magnificentAmbercin]

@thistlemiss thx :D

[magnificentAmbercin]

What are you giving him as a treat?

[spacemanjer]

sounds cool ill try!!

[thistlemiss]

Yes. I use a mouth click with the rabbits. Thanks!