This week’s Talking Tip follows on from last week – we show you shaping in action.
It’s a long one… We start with a box and let the dogs interact. You’ll see how Gus got bored – it was a windy day and then a plane appeared…. Then we have a good session with Tippi – her first ever shaping session.
I don’t say much today (!), but hopefully you’ll see that you need some patience and you do need to focus so you don’t miss anything your dog does that you can mark and reward.
If you want to try it, start inside where there are few or no distractions. You can use any safe object – a stool or box or sturdy upturned bowl – and just let your dog interact with it, rewarding any behaviour you like the look of, or any movement that takes you closer to the idea you have about how you want your dog to interact or behave.
Most of all, have some fun with your dog trying out some shaping. Let me know how you get on – we might do some more about this later on in the series.
You can find today’s Talking Tip here along with all the others from previous weeks.
Finally, please do write in and ask if you have a question you’d love us to answer. I want to make sure these Talking Tips are useful to you.
Enjoy!
Have a good weekend,
Keep training and keep safe,
Carol