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Iam in the process of teaching a retrieve from scratch using back chaining..to a 9lb dog lol
I have been experimenting with this and wonder if anyone else has done it.
So far I shaped Tippy into biting down and pulling on an object (which was a task in and of itself...wow)...at the click she will drop it (obviously) but Iam wondering when I should add a release cue (ok) instead of a click?
I can point and she will go to the object (about afoot away) pick it up and turn around (like to come back to me) and then drops it...Iam trying to click now BEFORE she drops it. But if I encourage her to come back with it she simply drops it...Iam guessing Iam moving to far too fast?
I have also taught her to pull the object off of a box (since she too short for a table) and she does that wonderfully..but once she reorients to me, she drops it.
Iam guessing I should stick my hand out and only reward for it landing in my hand?
anyway any help tips with this would be awesome
I have been experimenting with this and wonder if anyone else has done it.
So far I shaped Tippy into biting down and pulling on an object (which was a task in and of itself...wow)...at the click she will drop it (obviously) but Iam wondering when I should add a release cue (ok) instead of a click?
I can point and she will go to the object (about afoot away) pick it up and turn around (like to come back to me) and then drops it...Iam trying to click now BEFORE she drops it. But if I encourage her to come back with it she simply drops it...Iam guessing Iam moving to far too fast?
I have also taught her to pull the object off of a box (since she too short for a table) and she does that wonderfully..but once she reorients to me, she drops it.
Iam guessing I should stick my hand out and only reward for it landing in my hand?
anyway any help tips with this would be awesome