Whoop, whoop, my books have arrived!! Argh, it has to be when I'm really busy at work so can't sneak off to have a cheeky flick through! I have: The Other End of the Leash (Patricia B. McConnell) Clicker Training, The Perfect Foundation (Kay Laurence) Clicker Gundog (Helen Phillips) So excited to start reading these! I've also got a pack of baby food pouches so I can start liquidising tasty stuff for extra special treats. Just have to work out my UK calendar, then I'm going to get my session with Helen Phillips booked up and I think I'll explode from excitement
Re: Books galore!! [quote author=snowbunny link=topic=10308.msg151469#msg151469 date=1427126876] I'm going to get my session with Helen Phillips booked up and I think I'll explode from excitement [/quote] Quite right too.
Re: Books galore!! I've read a sneaky couple of chapters of the first one between work. It appears I've been delivering my treats all wrong. Fallen at the first hurdle!!
Re: Books galore!! [quote author=snowbunny link=topic=10308.msg152253#msg152253 date=1427378810] I've read a sneaky couple of chapters of the first one between work. It appears I've been delivering my treats all wrong. Fallen at the first hurdle!! [/quote] do tell...
Re: Books galore!! I was holding the treat between my fingers. Kay Laurence suggests that there should be a clear distinction between a lure (treat between your thumb and forefinger) and a delivery (open palm). This means it's clearer for the dog and also less painful if you dog loses the distinction between treat and fingers!! Mine can be quite excitable with certain treats, and I do get the odd chomp, which is especially painful when my fingers are freezing cold! So, this is something to practice.
Re: Books galore!! [quote author=snowbunny link=topic=10308.msg152257#msg152257 date=1427380557] I was holding the treat between my fingers. Kay Laurence suggests that there should be a clear distinction between a lure (treat between your thumb and forefinger) and a delivery (open palm). This means it's clearer for the dog and also less painful if you dog loses the distinction between treat and fingers!! Mine can be quite excitable with certain treats, and I do get the odd chomp, which is especially painful when my fingers are freezing cold! So, this is something to practice. [/quote] The other reason I've heard for that is if you "post" treats, by moving the treat into your dog's mouth, your dog will continue to eat them when he is really over a threshold and would refuse treats if they had always been "offered" rather than "posted". I didn't really buy this, until I saw it with Charlie when he was watching other dogs retrieve - I thought "oh, it's ok, he can still eat". Well, it wasn't ok. When I switched to offering them, he stopped eating and I had to build it up. I sat with the most amazing stuff in my open palm at the level of his head, and waited for him to decide to eat....
Re: Books galore!! Wow, that's really interesting Julie. It makes sense, but I wouldn't have thought of it in a million years!
