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He's starting to get a better idea of "left","right","back". He knows "wait" (probably will rename to "halt" or something like that), and I can throw in "upstairs" and "downstairs" and even a bit of "obstacles" (mostly opening doors, though he needs to be better at doing it on his own if he runs into a closed door so he can keep searching so that's one area to work on)
We have a new game oriented around the directions. A coffee table separates us and he has to go around it in the direction I indicate for the click and treat.
I haven't played the game where I "hide" and object (more like placed in plain side, but he doesn't know where it is) and I guide him there with directions. We'll probably play that again soon. He seemed really into it - it's like a "different" side of him came out where he's still engaged but more focused and less bouncy/excited - at least until he finds it and brings it back!
What would be some other games/tasks to work with him on this concept? I know there's things we need to work on:
-Learning that the direction means just keep going until you find whatever or I call another direction (i.e. don't look back/at me every 5 steps)
-Figuring out if I need to teach a direction that brings him closer to me or if I should just use recall.
-Wondering if I should invest in a whistle and expose him to that. Would that make this easier, or just confuse him at this point with one more piece of new information to learn?
-How to set up more obstacles in the house that he has to deal with on his searches and what those obstacles should be.
We have a new game oriented around the directions. A coffee table separates us and he has to go around it in the direction I indicate for the click and treat.
I haven't played the game where I "hide" and object (more like placed in plain side, but he doesn't know where it is) and I guide him there with directions. We'll probably play that again soon. He seemed really into it - it's like a "different" side of him came out where he's still engaged but more focused and less bouncy/excited - at least until he finds it and brings it back!
What would be some other games/tasks to work with him on this concept? I know there's things we need to work on:
-Learning that the direction means just keep going until you find whatever or I call another direction (i.e. don't look back/at me every 5 steps)
-Figuring out if I need to teach a direction that brings him closer to me or if I should just use recall.
-Wondering if I should invest in a whistle and expose him to that. Would that make this easier, or just confuse him at this point with one more piece of new information to learn?
-How to set up more obstacles in the house that he has to deal with on his searches and what those obstacles should be.