(VICT) Re: retrieve and harness
- From: "Karyn and Thane" <bcpaws4me@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Vi-clicker" <vi-clicker-trainers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:01:48 -0700
Hi Ridge
It is good to hear from you. How does the Active Dogs harness work with
handle attachment. The reason I ask is that I use just a handle from Julie.
She can use different attachment hardware like various clasps. I found being
in a wheelchair that the actual attachment needed some flexibility for us to
be able to work turns down aisles and such. To compensate I have D rings
attached to the handle and then I use a fastener similar to a carabiner to
connect to the D rings on both the handle and his harness.
With retrieve. I too was having trouble with this. Are you on the OCAD list.
I would recommend it for working on the service dog tasks. I have found if I
tell people or remind them in my posts that I am deafblind their comments
are easier to put to good use.
Debi Davis posted an excellent post in regards to my own question about
gaining the hold. In clicker training the goal is to back chain- start with
the last aspect of the skill and work backwards. So you want to get a good
solid hold before you move on to having him get it from the floor. Thane had
a marvelous take and spit it back out Smile
Now that I am beginning to use the clicker and treat for his offerings, it
is going better I think but its only been a couple days.
Start with a sniff, go to the lick, go to the teeth on the item, click and
treat before he is ending it/ spitting it out and slowly very slowly work
your way up to that solid hold where he will keep holding it no matter what
you do, no matter where you are. Then and only then would I work on lowering
the item to the ground by holding your hand lower as you progress until he
can get it from the ground and hold onto it for you.
Others may share this concept a lot better but this is the basics.
Karyn and Thane
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