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I'm trying to teach Tom some behaviors that involve his paws (like shake and wave). He isn't a dog who offers his paws/paws at things naturally, so I thought I'd start by teaching him to paw at a target.
I was doing this by placing a treat under the target (a tupperware lid) and holding it down while he nudged it until he pawed at it.
Easy peasy, he offered the behavior pretty quickly.
I tried lifting the target about two inches off the ground.
He tried eating it.
At first I didn't want to correct him because I don't want to discourage him from offering behaviors, but after he really chomped it up I had to take it away.
Unfortunately, he thought that was WAY more fun than clicker training.
Should I be correcting/distracting him from chewing/mouthing the target?
I was doing this by placing a treat under the target (a tupperware lid) and holding it down while he nudged it until he pawed at it.
Easy peasy, he offered the behavior pretty quickly.
I tried lifting the target about two inches off the ground.
He tried eating it.
At first I didn't want to correct him because I don't want to discourage him from offering behaviors, but after he really chomped it up I had to take it away.
Unfortunately, he thought that was WAY more fun than clicker training.
Should I be correcting/distracting him from chewing/mouthing the target?