Harness Desensitization Session 2 (Patreon)

So last week you saw a full first training session with a harness for CoolWhip who is harness sensitive. In this week's video I'm going to show you the difference between two harnesses and why a dog may prefer one harness over the other. Then we'll get into a shaping session with the goal of shaping a dog who self-loads into the harness. 

In this session I start with the same shaping techniques I used in video one, and then move on to doing some targeting. Once she's placing her head in the head-hole consistently, I move on to using some luring to make her more comfortable with taking the harness off, when I discover that taking it off is now the sticking point. 

It's important to be flexible in your sessions and train the dog in front of you. I'm really happy with where we left off on this video. And, you'll see how much progress she made in 16 minutes of training total between the two sessions. 

Let me know if you have any questions. Happy Training!