Video: Hand Touches – Bad Dog Agility Academy

Video: Hand Touches

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  • dramyhawes@comcast.net says:
    May 6, 2022 at 2:19 pm

    Basic nose touches, haven don’t the “in motion” version yet. I started with the Susan Garret touches so I haven’t named the behavior (yet).
    https://youtu.be/C251ZgNjVUE
    https://youtu.be/Ddv1RL9DuQ8

    • Sarah Baker says:
      May 9, 2022 at 11:37 am

      Those look good! Definitely time to add a cue and decide what your finished criteria will be. Multiple nose touches? A sustained nose touch? The later is my preference.

      • dramyhawes@comcast.net says:
        May 10, 2022 at 9:21 am

        So how do you get to the sustained effort? I see Hops in the video with the final behavior, but not quite sure how to go from multiple to sustained?
        This is fun!

        • Sarah Baker says:
          May 10, 2022 at 3:44 pm

          I usually start out by holding out for more than one touch. Often the dog will start to keep their nose closer to the hand in anticipation of having to do another touch before being rewarded. I shape from there, jackpotting any touches that are longer or that stay closer. Sometimes moving the hand away a little can help.

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