‘Look’
Attention Purpose– teaching this exercise will train your dog that it is more reinforcing to pay attention to you than the distractions around him. Criteria– your dog should look at you. Visual Que– Point to your eyes. Verbal Que– ‘Look’ Important to remember Your dog is familiar with his own environment. There are fewer distractions at home as compared to a park. Begin all training where there are minimum distractions. As your dog becomes more reliable with certain behaviors, gradually work your way to a more distracting environment. DO NOT expect your dog to respond to you as well as they would at home in this new environment. Behavior Pyramid Start in an area with no distractions Take a treat slowly wave it in front of your dogs nose and with your dog watching bring it to your eyes. Say ‘Look’ then ‘ok’ then give your dog the treat. The
