Practice this exercise in lots of short bouts, whenever you go away somewhere with your dog. You may also want to praise/click-treat the dog whenever it makes spontaneous eye contact with you while out on a walk.
For longer periods between “Watch me” and “OK”.Gradually build the exercise’ quality criteria separately, until your dog responds:.
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“OK”). Feel free to add variation to the type of movement you make in these repetitions (left/ right, low/high, very fast/not so fast, etc.) Repeat this exercise quickly four or five times in a row until you release the dog (e.g.Dispense of the treat by holding it up between your eyes, forcing the dog to look up in the direction of your eyes, and then give the dog the treat at such an angle that it has to keep looking in the direction of your eyes.Make sure the dog has not seen the treats until that point.Immediately after the praise/click, give the dog a treat.When the dog moves in your direction, give him praise (or click).You’ll need treats and optionally a clicker. This exercise takes place outdoors without leash(make sure your dog is in no danger, and has an excellent recall). The idea behind this exercise is to get your dog’s unwavering attention instantly and on demand. The focused attention method described here was inspired in its greatest part from Kathy Diamond Davis in her Scavenging outdoorsarticle. Teach your dog to “Watch me” on demand Credit where it’s due Yes, even for your food-obsessed Labrador. Solution: time to train your dog to stop scavenging while off-leash. Sounds impossible? It’s actually easy, gentle and quick. Still, I don’t want my dog to be the next stat, and there are frequent reports of poisoning in the Netherlands. 10% of pet poisoning occurs outside the home.I am so disgusted.Īs many walks in my immediate neighbourhood are frequently on high alert, I am getting increasingly concerned about this. Think it’s paranoia? Check this: “If the dog becomes a canine vacuum cleaner, grabbing and swallowing anything and everything off the ground … sooner or later the dog is going to swallow something harmful.” ( Scavenging outdoors, Kathy Diamond Davis, Veterinarian).īefore you completely panic, here are the (US) statistics (Source: What you should know about pet poisons):
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Someone sprinkled bags full of yummy treats laced with poison. I have just read the most chilling news: 22 dogs have just been picked up by ambulance for acute poisoning in Utrecht (the Netherlands). Article about training dogs to stop scavenging
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