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Step 2: Reward After Lying Down
In this step, when Fido targets, don't TONE &
TREAT until after Fido lies down on his rug in front
of the MannersMinder. That is, after he targets he
should automatically run to the MannersMinder
because it's a habit now. Once he gets there, he
should stay at the machine if he's really ready for
this step, especially since you should have walked
up to the MannersMinder with him and should be
standing near him. Then, you can either wait a
second to see if he'll lie down on his own or cue
him down verbally. You need to be sure he lies
down in the right orientation. When he reliably runs
to the machine after targeting and lies down to get
his treat 9 out of 10 times in a row, go to Step 3.
NOTE: Any time your dog makes several mistakes,
go back and repeat the previous step. Remember,
you can "jackpot" Fido if you want, but in any
case be sure that you give him several treats at
irregular intervals so that he doesn't anticipate
that you will call him to target. Once he's in a
stable "down-stay" you can target him off the
rug. Again, make sure that you target him from
many different directions relative to the rug so
that he learns to lie down in the correct orienta-
tion regardless of the direction from which he
has approached the rug.
Step 3: Food Lure
Now Fido should clearly show that he likes lying
down on his rug in front of the MannersMinder
machine and that lying down in front of Manners-
Minder is what makes the treats come out. Now
call him to you or target him and then grab his
collar before he can go back to his rug. When you
call him to come, you can give him a treat for com-
ing if you want. When you're holding onto his col-
lar, he should want to go immediately back to the
machine so that he can lie down and get a treat.
Chapter 11: Game 4 – Place
Step 2: Reward After Lying Down
Complete 9 out of 10 correct sessions
in a row.
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Step 3: Food Lure
Complete 9 out of 10 correct sessions
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