Touch
Cue: Verbal
cue "touch."
Description:
On cue, dog will touch (or attempt to touch a moving target)
with his nose any indicated object.
Elements:
- Behavior
specifics: Nose touch.
- Duration:
Behavior terminates at actual touch.
- Distance:
Up to 40 feet.
- Latency:
Immediate.
- Position:
Dog shoud go to the target regardless of the target's position
relative to me or him. I should be able to be in any physical position.
- Locations:
Everywhere.
- Distractions:
Anything and everything. Especially distractions common in a dog
show or performance environment.
Training
Plan: (Accomplish each level in multiple locations of gradually
increasing distractions.)
- Touch offered
hand target.
- Add cue.
- Touch the
end of an offered target stick.
- Touch indicated
object, including a dumbbell.
- Shape dog
to look in indicated direction.
- Add cue to
"look."
- Shape dog
to look and then touch object on floor 10 feet away.
- Follow and
touch the target stick.
- Touch a wall
from 10 feet away.
- Touch a wall
20 feet away.
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