Premier MannersMinder Instruction Manual page 31

Chapter 8: Game 3 – Down Stay
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a more valuable resource or learns that it's only
available when you present it and when he's
willing to work. Also, if he's more motivated by
praise, play or other things, or overall has a
low attention span, you will need to perform the
exercises Say Please by Sitting (Chapter 6) and
Rewarding Calm Behavior (Chapter 9) in order
to successfully complete this and the next two
sections.
If the last session was on a different day, it's a good
idea to review the last step that Fido completed.
Starting the One-Minute Sessions
Take the MannersMinder and a comfortable rug or dog bed out. From here on out, I'll refer
to both as a rug. For now, make sure you use a rug that you only use for this one purpose.
Avoid using his regular dog bed or a rug he lies down on regularly. Be sure to choose
something that you won't mind having near your front door later down the road.
•Remember that both the MannersMinder and the rug should only be out during training
sessions at this point so that your dog learns that these things are special and access
to them is limited.
•Also, only reward your dog from the
MannersMinder for lying on his rug when you ask
him to. Otherwise, he may end up training you
to give him treats at his will rather than on your
terms.
•Position the MannersMinder at the edge of the
rug in a way that allows your dog to eat the treats
without having to get up. You may have to prop it
up on something if you're using a dog bed.
•Turn the MannersMinder to ON, turn the TONE
VOLUME to ON. Set the Down-Stay Session
switch to CUE DISPENSE. This setting tells the
MannersMinder to give you an audible cue that
tells you when to dispense a treat.
•Then set the Treat Rate time to :03 seconds
so that it gives you the cue tone every :03
seconds. Set the interval to FIXED so that the
MannersMinder will give the cue tone at a fixed
interval.
5 one-minute trials in a row at any
given level or step (with short
breaks between each minute), then
he can go onto the next step.
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When Fido can repeat