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Puppy: Sit -> Down -> Sit
Jun. 5th, 2011 05:17 pmI introduced Sit -> Down a few days ago with a treat-lure, and then again yesterday or the day before. We didn't practice it, those days, just introduced the concept.
Today, we went over to the gym with one of the neighborhood kids. We played a little bit of fetch to get the hyper out, and then started work. I demonstrated sit, and then the kid practiced until he got the gesture and tone right and Cody was listening to him. And we practiced calling the pup and having him sit - just a couple feet apart. Then I demonstrated Sit -> Down, and it took a few seconds but the pup did it. I practiced one more time, and he got it instantly. Then we practiced back and forth. Come -> Sit -> Down. 5 in a row, instantly. Then we worked a little bit on Sit -> Down -> Sit. Cody is not a fan of having to get back up from down, and yipped or whined, but did it.
Then we had the kid go across the gym. We worked on 'Come -> Sit' a few times. Then the puppy's brain was tired and he had a couple minutes of Insane Puppy Hyper running circles in the gym while the boy and I watched. There was some nice pettin' time, in which Cody learned that he can't nibble on other people when they pet him, either. (That's a constant reminder, thing. But he's only 14.5 weeks, so.) We tried bringing him back to work, after that, but his brain was pooped. He sat, but just barely. So we gave him some more pettins and brought him home.
We did 5 minutes of crate time in which he couldn't see me while he chewed on his chicken treat, and then praised extensively and treated for remaining in the kennel when I opened the door.
He is now sacked out on the kitchen floor.
Oh, and he's definitely bigger. I changed the location of the panel in the kennel to make a bigger space for him. I could /almost/ remove the panel altogether, but that would be pushing it.
Today, we went over to the gym with one of the neighborhood kids. We played a little bit of fetch to get the hyper out, and then started work. I demonstrated sit, and then the kid practiced until he got the gesture and tone right and Cody was listening to him. And we practiced calling the pup and having him sit - just a couple feet apart. Then I demonstrated Sit -> Down, and it took a few seconds but the pup did it. I practiced one more time, and he got it instantly. Then we practiced back and forth. Come -> Sit -> Down. 5 in a row, instantly. Then we worked a little bit on Sit -> Down -> Sit. Cody is not a fan of having to get back up from down, and yipped or whined, but did it.
Then we had the kid go across the gym. We worked on 'Come -> Sit' a few times. Then the puppy's brain was tired and he had a couple minutes of Insane Puppy Hyper running circles in the gym while the boy and I watched. There was some nice pettin' time, in which Cody learned that he can't nibble on other people when they pet him, either. (That's a constant reminder, thing. But he's only 14.5 weeks, so.) We tried bringing him back to work, after that, but his brain was pooped. He sat, but just barely. So we gave him some more pettins and brought him home.
We did 5 minutes of crate time in which he couldn't see me while he chewed on his chicken treat, and then praised extensively and treated for remaining in the kennel when I opened the door.
He is now sacked out on the kitchen floor.
Oh, and he's definitely bigger. I changed the location of the panel in the kennel to make a bigger space for him. I could /almost/ remove the panel altogether, but that would be pushing it.
