“The discussion about perceived pressure was monumental. I taught my dog to sit and deliver to hand and he has done it well for months. I noticed my dog lately trying to avoid the delivery despite(or come to find out because of) my ‘good boy, good boy, here, hold, good, here etc…’ I thought I was positively reinforcing and didn’t want to over use the e-collar.
After listening to that episode I went home and threw a retrieve. One simple ‘good’ when he picked up the bumper. When he turned and made eye contact I turned my body sideways and took a knee. He brought it straight back, excitedly bumped my arm with his nose and sat and held. Beautiful, not only did he deliver to hand, but he wanted to. This was the first retrieve of the afternoon and was a water retrieve, he usually always drops to shake or avoids on the first retrieve. I quit the session there and hope it wasn’t a fluke 🤣
Thank you thank you for the constant great content, you truly have impacted my training and overall relationship with my dog many times. Sorry for the lengthy review.”
The Real PK_ via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/13/22