Lucy Front Foot Reach

I have started to shape Lucy to reach her front foot forward for stretching as well as maybe a future Spanish Walk behavior?? I heavily reinforced knee lifts early on which sort of got in the way with her understanding of reaching her foot forward! Also Lucy doesn't not paw (thank goodness!) so I couldn't even capture it that way!

At the beginning of the clip I show how I started by asking from smaller rears and consequently getting varied foot behavior, and the one I reinforced was the reaching/stretching forward! I also c/t as she lowered her foot to the ground after a knee lift, IOW I clicked LATE!

I also added a new cue, with the target up over/on her neck instead of by the target cue by her chest, which makes it clearer to her that I want FOOT REACH and not KNEE LIFT right now!

She started right off with the right front, and then caught on to
stretching/reaching her left thru mimicking! I think this exercise is going to be great for her chest and shoulders!!!

Sorry about the dirty lens (GG)!!! I know! I know Anny! YOU TOLD ME SO!!!!!!

Enjoy!

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• clicker
• training
• targeting
• mimicking
• horses
• leg
• lifts
• rearing
• stretching
• spanish
• walk
• liberty
• Spotted
• Draft

[MsMoolies1]

Ya put ya left foot in, ya put ya left foot out, ya do the other foot then shake it all about, that's what it's all about!!! Love it!!! Too cute!! I love watching her back when her foot is out - especially over her loin.

Lyndsey