September 6th, 2011: video still of tonight's session |
A couple of weeks ago I went out to play the bang game with Kipling on the teeter, Kipling had been shaping 2o2o on the end of a board starting at about 14 weeks and had seen a plank a few days earlier. Kipling had quite a lot of success on the plank, enough so that I felt he was ready for the next steps.
Keep in mind that he's had (to this day) all of 3 sessions on the plank - the one session you saw on the video, one about a week ago and again tonight (video below). He's had only the one teeter session. He saw it - was massively successful and he won't see it again for a while - maybe twice more before the snow flies and remember I live in Vermont, so the snow could come at virtually any time now :-)
Back to the teeter session: the tip-point was set at about 8" - that's the lowest 'safe' (stable) height on my teeter, the angle of the video is deceiving I think - it certainly looks like the teeter is higher than it is...The bang game - my goal that session was to click and treat for any interaction with the board that involved the board moving. I fully expected front feet pushing it down while I eased the sharpness of the movement of the drop (at least initially). That was the plan. When he offered me the full behavior I elected to reward that (a lot) and get a few reps between play sessions rewarding that behavior.
September 6th, 2011: video still of tonight's session |
September 6th, 2011: video still of tonight's session |
Lastly, on the other half of the feedback I received, ut's really important not to judge your puppy by anyone else's puppy. It's human to do so - parents do it all the time with their children. I see someone with a puppy that does X and I have flashes of "wow, that's so ADVANCED", then I get over it. Puppy raising isn't a competition, anyone who makes it a competition is putting too much pressure on their puppy and it never pays off. Give yourself and your puppy a break.
You've prioritized your puppy's lessons and training sessions based on what you value most and what works in your household. In MY household I emphasize house manners, walking on a loose leash, stays/waits and shaping behaviors (probably my favorite part of puppy training actually) - with the assumption if I can instill 'how to learn' and 'learning is super fun' now at 8-52 weeks, I'll be able to teach that puppy (dog) ANYTHING later on down the road. Enjoy puppyhood - it's too short already!!!
Now, here's today's plank session - flat plank, on two bricks - 3" off the ground. Kipling is now 20 weeks old, as you can see he's adding some speed and the speed causes him to make a couple of mistakes. Video is edited to save time between plank and play reps - all reps are included however. Also note that Kipling is holding super waits as I lead out past the end of the plank.
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