Comments on: Shaping Challenge

By: Helen

Helen — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:48:40 +0000

This was so fun. I managed to get Tilly to lick her lips on the cue of “yummy”. I also taught her to cover her face when I say, “Oh dear!” and she can close the kitchen drawers and cupboards. We are now working on opening the fridge and getting out a soda/beer.

By: barrie

barrie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:58:35 +0000

My pre advances in dog training attempt:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3coacqhIuSI&feature=player_embedded

on the bucket behavior and then my post advances in dog training attempt on lifting a hind leg like she’s taking a whiz:

http://www.youtube.com/user/barriepink#p/a/u/0/F-bK6hPs8fc

Explanation of both behaviors and setting up the environment to get the behaviors:

http://funwithdogs.tumblr.com/post/400599672/jellybean-is-a-whiz

By: Gvmama

Gvmama — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:08:35 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zztX_XENNm0

On a rainy day stuck in the RV, every time my male dog looked at his privates i clicked and treated him. It wasn’t long before he understood “ARE YOU a boy or a girl?” It gets a lot of laughs.

By: Crystal (and Maisy)

Crystal (and Maisy) — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:53:17 +0000

What good timing! I just put together a video of Maisy’s latest adventures in shaping: push something with your nose.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZsU6BjMhG0

By: A&J

A&J — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:19:17 +0000

This was one of the harder tricks to teach, maybe because it requires such focus and stability. … however, forced me to try all different kinds of things to achieve success in a short time frame (as well as figure out the video feature on the cell phone.) Here are the results for Session 7 this am. I included the first round for a laugh, as under pressure of being taped, I blurted out the wrong cue (its the one for weave between my legs, which is what I has doing to get him pumped.) My abbreviated notes below. Thks! Fun blog!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axsOAgEoiFs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULh4-kcis38

*Fri. Session 4. (1) by 30 sec. 4pm. Reward: cat food leftover. In half crate, while mixing CGs in with Grids outside, did an impromtu session. 3 responses to finger point, lifts to bum on his own,
*Fri. Session 5. (3 ) x 2 min. 7pm. Reward: Pork and hamburger. Too excited, flailing paws. Last round had 2 solid responses to finger. Ended there. POA: Watch excitement level before start, this exercise needs focus! Add verbal, almost there. Set-up reqd, to square bum for success.
*Sat, Session 6. (6) x 30 sec. 7am. Reward: canned dogfood (switched to something soft for this learning stage, since he was hacking on the drier treats. ) Offering responses. Set-up helped after each response (feeling of instability may have caused flailing before) – hand touch, sit, then “pretty”. Added cue, no finger point. Position has a brief hold, 1 sec, without support or flailing, so this is my goal achieved for two days. POA: fade set-up, add into trick sequences, build duration.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:28:55 +0000

I started shaping her to cover her eyes with her paw. I’ve done 3 sessions and they are going really well! I’m now trying to get her to hold it a tiny bit longer each time. I’m really happy how well it is going as I’m pretty new to shaping still.

By: Jen

Jen — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:14:59 +0000

I am working the same thing as Barrie, trying to get my dog to circle around a little step. We’ve worked it before but never finished it to a complete circle. I got about as far as half way around yesterday. A few times, he put all four legs on it, and circled by stepping over it. I may just have to make a smaller one for him if he keeps trying that.

By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:46:30 +0000

I LOVE shaping!!! these ideas are great and I need some new ones.

Here’s one of my favorites, and it was tough to build the duration!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu1PB1n8Idc

By: A&J

A&J — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:11:19 +0000

Marge: Enjoyed those clips!

By: Bronwyn

Bronwyn — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:33:20 +0000

I have two dogs, both standard poodles. One is 3 and the other is 5 months. For the shaping challenge I have shaped the puppy (Kepler) to walk under the older dog (Pi). This was my first time working both the dogs together, and I was impressed by how well it went. They were both able to focus very well, despite the interaction with their playmate. Pi has a pretty solid stand-stay. I started by clicking any movement of Kepler towards Pi, and then clicked just movement towards the middle of Pi’s body, and then a head drop. From the head drop it was only a few more times until Kepler was moving under the other dog. It took 3 training sessions in total; I’ll start putting a word cue on it next time.

Another thing I have shaped this week is for Kepler to fetch me a Kleenex out of the box. That was fairly straight-forward, since he has a retrieve already. The trick was clicking before he had a chance to shred the tissue. Now I just have to put that on a word (achoo!), and that will be a neat trick.