Getting back

So I was actually sick for a while, still getting over it but at least getting my voice and such back. Today I got back to Crash's training, unfortunately I didn't grab my camera to video tape it.

Today we worked on Targeting where we used the Premier Click Stick Dog Trainer - Purple. This is a handle with a built in clicker that you use for a target. The target extends and is an excellent tool to have. Crash hasn't done target training for a long time now so it was a re-fresher for him. He did excellent.

Our next session with Crash, I worked with him on the cue 'Get It', so he'll get a toy on command. Then I worked on him retrieving it, which he'll do when we are playing but if there are treats around he tends to ignore the toy. So we worked on him doing what I want first before being rewarded. I worked on him dropping the toy in my hand. Next I worked on the cue 'Pull'. He caught on to everything very quickly. All of this will eventually form into putting laundry into a laundry basket, then pulling the basket to the washer.

That's what we worked on today, hopefully next time we'll have some video to show.