Dazzlin' Diva

This is a short video of a few of the exercises Diva worked on today. They were based on building attention on owner as well as value of owner when in the midst of high level distractions. I was not filming but loose dogs were running though the lesson, as well as a toddler and family playing soccer nearby... when one of Divas most favorite things is soccer balls!

What a beautiful dog she is! A true Diva! I expect great things to come!

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• clicker
• training
• dazzling
• diva
• dog
• frisbee
• disc
• trained
• distractions
• tug
• drop
• default
• behaviors

[catalin30]

Very nice outdoor training! It is so important to work with the owner!! They look so good as a team. I noticed the detail of clicking when the dog looks at the distractions around. But if somebody doesn't know why, or when to click(needs a good timing) he actually(as you already said) can reinforce the interests for the distraction. The next step cpuld be, to close up the distraction,right?

[kikopup]

Yes thats the next step to get closer and closer. Also for at the same level for the dog to look at the distraction and then look back to the owner. Haha, but life never happens that way! And you get surprised from behind by a loose dog etc! :) A loose dog ran up to Diva 2 times, and we just fed fed fed her for doing NOTHING about it :)

[SplishSplashCrash]

Beautiful mal! Is it a loupsdusoleil?

[kikopup]

No. She is from Mexico, she is very cute.

[SalsaTiger83]

@catalin30 to click perfectly you have to predict. If you have to predict, you fail sometimes. If you miss-click more times than correctly, the dog probably still "gets it", if the pattern you want is more obvious than a random pattern arising from your mistakes. Of course, perfect timing is better, but it's not absolutly essential.

[Munira125]

Beautiful! I simply love high-energy dogs! And as for the attention building exercise, ever since I've started clickertraining with my dog, she prefers me to the environment all by herself! :D Thanks kikopup for all your great videos!!

[tervlet22]

Beautiful Mal! I have Tervs and Groens.

Belgians are the BEST!

[SinisterSkip]

offtopic but what kind of breed is this then: watch?v=Z-hT018rpBs

So lovely :)

[CafeAmerican1945]

That looks like a Malinois. They are awesome dogs but they are like a German Shepherd x100. Most people who have them say that they want to work 24/7 and don't just sit around well. Good for Mondio ring/police work, not so great for a pet.

[SinisterSkip]

Sorry to ask but couldn't find it as fast: What kind of breed is that dog and is it closely related to the german shepherd?

She looks awesome

[frekijsimpson]

is the dog's leash attached to a "post" so it can't run off?

[IloveDogTraining]

very informative thanks

[kikopup]

well! theres one thing we can agree on :) yay! I dont reward attention or arousal on food or staring at its location.

[barrysoap1988]

Sorry is still don't understand this method of training. Throughout all my dog training experience, the whole idea is to have the dog focus on me (or whoever is handling it) and aim to please, rather than focusing on what is in the handler's pocket.

My guess is that you have never seen a slip collar (check chain or similar) used properly. Yes in the wrong hands these can be dangerous, but in the rihgt hands they are extremely useful training tools.