Allie Dellosa
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More specifically, how does using an interrupter or the dogs mouth open switch the dog from prey drive to pack drive. I would actually think this would cause an aversion to the handler in many dogs.
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Thank you for your answers💜🐾 I have a couple more questions💜🐾
What do you mean by social? What would be your protocol for a puppy or dog too old to blow on?
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I would suggest teaching the give or the out by utilizing phase 1 principles. I usually use “trading” to capture the behavior. For example the puppy has the toy as a result of you playing tug a little bit, when it’s time for the dog to out or give you simply stop play and present a cookie or another toy, when the puppy releases toy A for the cookie or the other toy you mark that behavior and reengage if you like. Once you have achieved this a few times you start naming it.
I try to refrain from using interrupters or startling animals into behaviors unless there is an urgent need or a safety issue. Teaching the out or the give is pretty simple with a trade, and then reinforcing it with premack principal will just solidify the behavior.
Side effects that I have seen from blowing in ear are: chomping at handlers face (self advocacy), cowering when handler is lowering down to get close to ear, hesitancy to re-engage, issues with bite building later. Of course, there are genetics and temperament to consider when thinking ahead for side effects.
I usually teach the give, or the out during the natural course of playtime, (I have not had a need for a platform for this behavior) I really try to keep things simple and realistic, with some dogs I have a pouch on me (or have the handler do so) and when they pick up rocks or sticks or toys I have strategically laid out I practice the above, then elevate my expectations as the training advances through the phases.
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Thank you bro! Yes…when I feel like I failed an animal I spin out pretty quick. I’m so grateful to have this group to lean on, and for your patience and understanding when I need help.
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I just love this. Relationship driven REAL protection! A family member with great teeth putting himself between his providing loved one and a threat. Just wonderful! Imagine what they could do by nurturing this!!!! I always think of it as the difference between fighting out of instinct and love VS. fighting out of instinct and love with the control and prowess as a result of training and sparring in an octagon. I could go on and on! I’m so happy she is ok and that you showed her how to control her boy without subduing him.
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Good to know! I think it’s important to remember that, even if she is not receiving a physical aversive, she is being stopped from doing some thing that she wants or feels driven to do. So if we stick to the pyramid and think about ethology (it probably is related to the licking and Flehmen response to some extent, given the context) and then about ABA, which is the umbrella for behavior modification, we can come up with a plan to solve the issue. If we want to change her behavior, an easy way to do it is to replace it with an action that the animal can take. I would give her another opportunity to utilize her Vomeronasal organ in a positive way, like fishing for chicken, while utilizing obedience to control her interactions with the other dogs and children. I actually like the suggestion for the place command better than a recall because it gives her a locality and a visual aid. Giving her a new behavior that she can receive reward or punishment for, while giving her a positive outlet for the the behavior we don’t like (instead of only focusing on quashing this physiological or emotional behavior) would be my plan of action.
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It depends on the dog, handler, and desired application. I am most concerned with how they are achieved.
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No questions. I sought out FSDT to learn how to get the same behaviors I was previously training for without having to use certain aids, and physicality during training. I guess it really comes down to personal experiences and preference. Thank you for taking the time to make a video! Very cool of you!
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This is where I am confused. Why not teach it through the phases instead of using interruptions or prying the dogs mouth open? I posted this in the q and a, I feel like this is something we could all benefit from hearing Mike’s thoughts on.
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Thanks for your feed back! I don’t find a reason to use “leave it” when the dogs are in heel. Heel has a built in leave it, which is why you see Luna receive a side step when she looks and then a correction after she looks again. Heel is mind and body command. I had Jorge lower the level because Luna’s perception of the class presentation is changing a 50 would have been too high and possibly caused redirection.
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I don’t know what to say, thank you. I am trying to make some changes that will hopefully help mitigate these things in the future.