Training Bloopers Or What We Don't Show Silvia

When I'm making our little 5 min videos for class there are a lot of things I cut out - Tibby running to eat her treat, me dropping the treats all over the floor, Tibby stopping for a butt itch - you get the idea :P
This little video shows a few of the other things that don't make it into the final video.......I have such a well behaved dog ha ha ha!

Tibby's Hips

I have been working with Tibby on 'beg' for a few weeks now. She still keeps falling over. Sit up or beg is part of our homework for the 2nd lesson of ST puppy class.



This is what Silvia said: "you definitely don’t want her to fall! First, make sure she sits correctly before asking her to sit up. For now, also help with something behind her back (a sofa?) that would allow her to lean against if necessary and put your paw target so that she can get some support from it when putting front feet on. Click and reward when you feel she is well balanced. It definitely takes practice to find balance and build muscle to be able to hold this position, that’s why you want to offer some support at first, as you definitely don’t want her to be falling over!"

This is what another classmate Mary said: "Scout, my TT, does “sit pretty” very well, but it took a long time for him to build up the core muscles to be able to hold the position. I found that working against a wall or other stationary object with his back to it helped him a lot in the beginning stages. The wall added support so we could concentrate on getting those front feet off the ground without him falling over. There was a lot of falling over before we came up with this solution."

So TT owners can your dog sit up? Is this a TT thing?

Beg and Box

Just a little video of Tibby's new trick 'beg'.

Plaweez?

I was making dinner and I turned around from the stove to see this.

"Plaweez can we have some?"

"Food?"

"Datz not food."