tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623995206182795675.post4468532460412841789..comments2015-07-15T23:08:43.151-07:00Comments on Raising Emma: 11 Months: Training - Day 162CKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07121751173520320860noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623995206182795675.post-35504590051527212842013-08-25T13:49:25.167-07:002013-08-25T13:49:25.167-07:00I do have Sue's book and use it, but I learn e...I do have Sue's book and use it, but I learn even more by following your descriptions of your daily training sessions and the ways you work through the challenges you encounter. Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02959852771598664085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623995206182795675.post-32288124119675604962013-08-23T19:33:12.451-07:002013-08-23T19:33:12.451-07:00May I suggest the same book I am using for Emma fo...May I suggest the same book I am using for Emma for you to use to begin training a retrieve. The book is called Training Levels: Steps to Success by Sue Ailsby and be purchased at http://sue-eh.ca<br /><br />It also shows how to fade the treats and build in life rewards and praise rewards for the dog. Even now, with Max a fully trained service dog, I still occasionally give him a treat for a sit or down to keep him working for the jackpot, but it is rare and he gets a lot of rewards for other things he's learning in the meantime. I'll talk in the future about dogs and their concept of us humans as the magical treat dispensing machines. They will try 100 times if they get a treat on 101 - they believe they jackpotted and are willing to continue offering behaviors that pay in some fashion - thus I pay off and on to keep them working for that one time they pulled the lever and a treat popped out of my hand. Amazing animals with amazing persistence.CKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121751173520320860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623995206182795675.post-49630058587916731962013-08-23T06:14:32.393-07:002013-08-23T06:14:32.393-07:00I now have a four year old Standard Poodle who has...I now have a four year old Standard Poodle who has been taught not to touch anything except her own toys. No harsh corrections were used, only praise, but I plan to use the clicker and treats and start from the beginning with her. I'm glad you shared how to transition from clicker/treats to praise and life rewards. Thank you for sharing all of this with us.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02959852771598664085noreply@blogger.com