tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6623893322121422964.post1703862370029463022..comments2023-05-18T02:36:32.195-05:00Comments on The House of Misfit Dogs: Lok FrustrationNinsohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11926615638315977082noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6623893322121422964.post-42561834033999780462009-12-17T08:25:38.426-06:002009-12-17T08:25:38.426-06:00Yeah, I also had a really hard time teaching a hol...Yeah, I also had a really hard time teaching a hold in the beginning. I think he understands the concept and he loves retreiving, but I think he just doesn't like holding something in his mouth that long. <br /><br />My idea was to try to work more on a cued drop. So rather than getting a click for a hold and the click ending the behavior, he gets a click for a drop, but only a drop on cue. If he drops it before the drop is cued, obviously, no treat. That's actually been working to help eliminate chomping while he's holding, but I still can't get past 10 seconds with the dumbell and even less with other objects. Maybe I need to use higher value rewards.Ninsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11926615638315977082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6623893322121422964.post-40142239928828928022009-12-16T17:34:04.413-06:002009-12-16T17:34:04.413-06:00it sounds like he's doing great with the pulli...it sounds like he's doing great with the pulling stuff!!!! As for the hold, I've always had issues with that one. I've never been able to simply delay the click like everyone suggests. but if you got 10seconds then that confuses me since he must understand the concept? <br /><br />What finally worked with Vito was doing a "doggy zen" game. Basically I put dumbbell in his mouth and immediately held a treat out to the side. At first Vito dropped it right away, as usual, but then he realized that in all other situations he didn't get the treat unless he ignored the treat. so having the treat out allowed him to focus for a tiny bit and soon I had a 3 second hold. it was also very visual that dropping dumbbell made the treat disappear. from there it was easy to get to 30 seconds, it was just getting past the 1sec mark that was hard. but i have no idea what to suggest with LokLaura and The Corgi, Toller, & Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06437492165453445126noreply@blogger.com