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Luring Positions/Following a Lure (Patreon)

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2025-03-07 12:00:03
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A few of you reached out about your dog struggling to follow a lure, so I figured I'd post this session where the goal is simply to have Denver follow the food lure in my hands. My hand has several pieces of his kibble in it and I'm letting him nibble on them and then periodically releasing one.

The big thing that isn't talked about much in dog training because it's not sexy is this: a lot of training is just patterning behavior, just like you have a pattern of brushing your teeth morning and night. If you take a puppy and lure them into your most desirable positions, day after day, you'll have a puppy that offers these positions. So, teaching Denver to follow a lure gives me not only a tool I can use to train new behavior, but it also allowed me here to start patterning the close position, as well as a left and right side heel, and walking next to me. Training doesn't have to be fancy to be effective!

P.S. If you struggle to hold multiple treats, or your dog struggles to follow a lure, unwrap a full stick of string cheese and put it in your hand and then just have the top poking out for your dog to lick and chew at, and then feed it down through your hand as it's consumed.

Happy Training!

Filmed 11/21/24

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EM

what a great idea about the string cheese! i have to send it to a friend!

Earth2Wendy

Ditto—great tip about the string cheese! And have to add I love how you combine 6(?) stationary and moving behaviors so nobody gets bored. I think my worst enemy sometimes is my own boredom and failure to do sufficient repetitions. We’ve been continuing the fancy “flip into a sit between the legs” and Trip loves this one. I’ve failed to work both sides, tho. I use his age as an excuse too much. But it’s *I* who needs the “best practices” habits more than he. Thanks for your constant inspiration and this valuable reminder that excellent training involves lots of repetition. “Patterning” sounds more interesting and helps drive home the purpose of it—a good mind trick for me. I’ll do better today. :-) Thanks❣️

Cathy

We've definitely struggled with luring, mainly because my SD has such limited interest in food. He rarely will be "glued" to food in the hand to do anything, for any type of food (he doesn't like cheese sadly). He has some interest in the freeze-dried raw foods that you've suggested (thank you!!!), and I have some success with introducing things or luring with those in the hour or two before a meal so he's more likely to be hungry. (I continue to work with the dog in front of me, next time, A LAB! LOL)