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Item Discrimination (Name That Thing!) (Patreon)

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2024-01-26 02:00:02
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Hey Folks! 

This week we'll be talking about training your dog to retrieve and discriminate between items. This is helpful for service dog tasks, like being able to ask your dog to retrieve your meds, and then a drink, or for some fun trick training! 

The way I teach this is through successive approximations with the opportunity for your dog to build on their successes. You can also use this method to name just one item. 

The bonus this week is that I have also released the first part of my retrieve training webinar, absolutely free, to all members, not just those in the Inner Circle. So if you're not sure how to get started with your retrieve, you can check out the first part of the retrieve training series here. 

Now it's back to videoing for the Behavior Interruption course! Still hoping for a late February release date, so stay tuned for a Patreon-exclusive additional discount on the pre-sale discount in a few weeks. Double discount! LOL 


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How to Train Your Dog to Retrieve Items By Name (Item Discrimination for Service Dogs)

🦮 Service Dog 101 Course: https://courses.doggyu.com/p/service-dog-101 👉🏽 Sign Up For my FREE Dog Training Foundations Mini-Course: https://www.doggyu.com/ 🎉 JOIN the DOGGY•U Community! (150+ Exclusive Training Videos!) https://patreon.com/doggyu #dogtraining #retrieve #fetch #tasktraining #psychiatricservicedog #servicedog #servicedogs #servicedogtraining #assistancedog #dogtrainingtips #dogtrainer #positivereinforcement #servicedoglife #assistancedogtraining #servicedogtask Retrieve Training Webinar Part 1: https://www.patreon.com/posts/deep-dive-hold-1-86695732 In this video I show you how to train your dog to retrieve items by name. We focus on item discrimination (object discrimination) and I show you how to teach your dog the name of each item like your cell phone, water or meds. We work on slow progressions and making the right thing easy and the wrong thing hard. Training Treats: 👉🏽 Happy Howies Meat Log: https://amzn.to/3qFmMAa 👉🏽 Beef Liver: https://amzn.to/3B7VVS0 👉🏽 Rawwble: https://amzn.to/3BHlMlc 👉🏽 Vital Essentials: https://amzn.to/3S2F0aq Treat Pouches: 👉🏽 Ollydog Large Adventure Pouch: https://amzn.to/3BPKG2d 👉🏽 Ollydog small treat pouch: https://amzn.to/3RZqr7k 👉🏽 Ruffwear Fanny Pouch: https://amzn.to/3diMCa4 👉🏽 Ruffwear Treat Pouch: https://amzn.to/3RMObfj My Favorite Dog Training Books: 👉🏽 https://www.amazon.com/shop/doggyu/list/33IBHUH6XV0BJ?ref_=aipsflist_aipsfdoggyu Leashes 👉🏽 Bold Lead Design Leather: https://amzn.to/3AdhXm6 👉🏽 Blue-9 Multi-Function Leash: https://amzn.to/3Lj1iEo New videos every week! **As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Click on the above link supports the creation of these videos at no cost to you. I receive a small payment even if you don't purchase the products shown here. Connect with us on Social Media! Website: http://www.doggyu.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doggyutraining/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/doggy.u TikTok @doggy.u Blog: www.doggyu.com/blog/

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Gunther Alcerro

great! video. What is the recommended amount of repetitions or days?

Elizabeth Downing

Question if you see this. I used this format to teach naming my medication pouch. Worked great…but my uninteresting item later became interesting at to my retriever and I started getting brought my remote randomly 😂🤦🏼‍♀️. Any suggestions for retriever who thinks most things are lovely to bring me

Earth2Wendy

Elizabeth Downing, I have a similar situation! It is largely my fault, tho, because I’m a Very Bad Trainer! Teaching “spoon” (wooden spoon) as our first object, I was getting reliable, enthusiastic retrieves. So I added a stapler as my “uninteresting” object (can’t remember the object spacing, tho I *think* I did separate them pretty well, initially). When presented with the choice of this novel, metal + hard plastic object, Trip (my senior BC) pounced on it with enthusiasm and brought it right to me! I was SO astonished. All I could think was, “He may never do this again if I don’t capture this behavior!” Laughing out loud, I gave him a *CLICK* and a reward. And now I have a stapler/spoon retrieving problem!! I’ve been fighting it by not clicking for “stapler” retrieves, but have enough failures that I’ve concluded I should put both objects aside and start with a brand new object. If Trip can learn the name of a novel object, I’ll try reintroducing “spoon” and “stapler” later. He knows so many words, but not object names. So perhaps this is a new concept for him!

DOGGY•U
>>128147017

As in most things, I recommend short bursts of 1-2 minute training sets with a break of play or a snuffle in between if you're doing more than one set of reps.

DOGGY•U
>>128279153

Haha the "problem" with retrievers! If you stop rewarding the behavior, it should eventually go into extinction. That being said, do you notice it being brought at certain times, meaning, if Whip doesn't get enough exercise in a given time period she will sometimes start retrieving things. I make a point not to have retrieving the thing trigger me doing something with her (which would reinforce bringing the random item) and instead just say "thanks but not now" but make a mental note that after several minutes pass I need to provide some more stimulation. Does that make sense?

Leo Halliwell

Well it was just one training session so far, but I think tomorrow I should still be able to get him to fetch my shoes [shoe; search]. He got a little bit lost and confused a few times, and went to hit his buttons on the wall instead, but eventually he got it. The bonus being because my shoes weigh maybe 2oz each, I can use both of them with the same word, and train hopefully a little bit quicker for that item.

Leo Halliwell
>>145756586

AAAAAAH!! I really ramped up the difficulty this time, and he still managed to do it! I covered his crate so he couldn't see where I was hiding my shoes, and it took him a couple minutes to find them both in my room but he did it!!! I feel like my barefoot shoes were a good one to start with since he likes using his nose, and feet have a distinctive smell to them 😅. He's now staring at me like he wants to fetch more shoes 😂