tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101438868458660054.post92053096244238783..comments2024-03-04T06:54:50.622-06:00Comments on Reactive Champion: 99% PositiveCrystal (Thompson) Barrerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01738188430244886019noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101438868458660054.post-76425255120085541912010-05-04T21:22:41.117-05:002010-05-04T21:22:41.117-05:00Ha, I'd love to be as "not thin" as ...Ha, I'd love to be as "not thin" as you are. :)<br /><br />That's great advice your trainer gave you. I agree wholeheartedly, even if I do sometimes get dazzled by celebrities. :)Crystal (Thompson) Barrerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01738188430244886019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101438868458660054.post-17529230585827850572010-05-04T21:14:31.680-05:002010-05-04T21:14:31.680-05:00Beckett's first dog trainer Jo once said to me...Beckett's first dog trainer Jo once said to me, that if you really listen with your whole heart it will not lead you astray. It is some of the best advice I've ever had in dog training. So as much as I listen to other people, I also want to take that into consideration.<br /><br />And it is that sentiment that encourages me to strive to be 100% positive. Maybe I can't be positive 100% of the time, but I can try. So my heart and I support your goal. Also just so you know, my heart also supports my love of cookies - which is why I'll never be thin and I'll probably always be a cookie pusher.Elizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929570102892029752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101438868458660054.post-73071435333865024282010-05-04T21:11:01.469-05:002010-05-04T21:11:01.469-05:00Probably, yeah. :)Probably, yeah. :)Crystal (Thompson) Barrerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01738188430244886019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101438868458660054.post-50690835222975239562010-05-04T20:58:33.657-05:002010-05-04T20:58:33.657-05:00You must have awesome friends ;)You must have awesome friends ;)Elizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929570102892029752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101438868458660054.post-12097170943554373332010-05-02T19:34:26.982-05:002010-05-02T19:34:26.982-05:00Hmmm, I'll have to try that variation, too. It...Hmmm, I'll have to try that variation, too. It's not uncommon for me to change the way I train something as I see how it's working. Offered eye contact/attention is definitely worth reinforcing!!<br /><br />Congrats again on your CDX! :)Crystal (Thompson) Barrerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01738188430244886019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101438868458660054.post-42727665835397950282010-05-02T19:25:48.908-05:002010-05-02T19:25:48.908-05:00It always makes me happy when you "over think...It always makes me happy when you "over think" things and try so hard!!! I think you'll have good success with your plan. I've been doing that for most of the dogs I start training with at work and it really helps their attention a lot. I don't see anything wrong with the resultant leash tug of continuing walking so I do that too, but I think the ability to reward the dog with a sniff helps so much more. You know that I am a huge attention trainer, and can be with my breeds, so I won't train anything else until I have attention. Go sniff has helped me a lot with my dogs and others. The only thing I do differently then what you described is that I usually don't cue an alternative behavior. Instead I stop moving and try to stand just out of reach from what the dog wants to sniff and wait until they look at me, this then earns the reward and I move closer. Or when the dog is more advanced I'll keep walking (thus the leash tug) and then might turn around and run back to that spot for the reward.Laura and The Corgi, Toller, & Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06437492165453445126noreply@blogger.com