The previous message related mostly to this except we used wrong adjectives (it's sometimes difficult to find right words):
We are going to go through with your suggestions one at the time and tell what kind of issues my friend has/doesn't have with them.
Actually the reason we wrote that is that some of you had commented that my friend could not use any of your suggestions, but we forgot to mention it.
My friend was trying to say that we should rather concentrate on discussing about ways where the behaviors are teached only with toys.
That suggestion doesn't work because this is how Lotta behaves with toys:
http://s740.photobucket.com/user/CavalierLotta/media/Lottajalelu_zpsd7ed6a74.mp4.html
That's why my friend needs to hold onto the toy by herself. She can use only one toy at the time because she needs to hold a clicker in one hand. Someone suggested a flirt pole. Lotta has for example that toy seen in the video.
One could easily see in that tutorial how to teach those behaviors. "My friend could follow the instructions in that tutorial if someone could answer to the questions about it." Those questions relates mostly to naming the behaviors.
How would you teach the take cue to a dog that behaves like s/he wouldn't hear what you're saying?
We had just wrote about that in another thread.
It now seems like that some of you think that your suggestions are worthless or useless. That is not the case. Not all of them are.
Actually the reason we wrote that is that some of you had commented that my friend could not use any of your suggestions, but we forgot to mention it.
Like we have been trying to explain, it doesn't work with treats when the behaviors are teached to Lotta. That is the main issue. Since Lotta likes toys so much, those should be teached so that the reward would be to continue playing with the toy instead
Honestly, the way I've gotten my dogs to drop their toy when asked was to hold onto the toy and not move. If they tried to tug, I'd let go immediately (I'd act like I was a really weak person and they'd just pull it out of my handB] with no resistance)
That suggestion doesn't work because this is how Lotta behaves with toys:
http://s740.photobucket.com/user/CavalierLotta/media/Lottajalelu_zpsd7ed6a74.mp4.html
That's why my friend needs to hold onto the toy by herself. She can use only one toy at the time because she needs to hold a clicker in one hand. Someone suggested a flirt pole. Lotta has for example that toy seen in the video.
One could easily see in that tutorial how to teach those behaviors. "My friend could follow the instructions in that tutorial if someone could answer to the questions about it." Those questions relates mostly to naming the behaviors.
When we linked the tutorial (from Pamela Johnson) that my friend had seen about it, we told what the previous questions were if you haven't noticed them. The next questions are:
1) Has my friend missed something or is there a way to teach take it cue/behavior to a dog that behaves this way?:
1) Has my friend missed something or is there a way to teach take it cue/behavior to a dog that behaves this way?:
This is not only about training sessions: Lotta often....//....behaves like no one has said anything and like she wouldn't "hear" anything
So, Lotta may not notice that one is saying something.
So, Lotta may not notice that one is saying something.
2) When you teach take it, how do you prevent this from happening?:
...any words you use to apply to the behaviour become white noise right off the bat.
Having said that, if this were my dog I would take a step back and work on impulse control. If she gets SO excited during training sessions that training is this difficult or frustrating, then there is no technique in the world that will help train a specific task until she learns some self control. Check out games like "It's Yer Choice" or "Puppy Zen" on YouTube and start there, and set aside specific tricks until she can calm down and focus.