Premier MannersMinder Instruction Manual page 55

Chapter 13: Visitors at the Door
Step 2:
As soon as he places, dispense treats manually
every :02-:03 seconds. Continue at this rate if he
looks like he wants to get up or if he barks. You
may need to give treats even faster to prevent
barking. If Fido gets off his rug to run to the door,
block him as you learned in "Say Please by Sitting"
on the DVD. If he has the choice between sitting
and waiting or going to the rug where he could
also get treats, he'll go to the rug to get treats.
When you block him, you shouldn't have to tell him
to "Place." He should make the choice on his own.
If your dog does not look relaxed after a minute,
then have your guests leave and return a few min-
utes later and repeat the door procedure. Continue
practicing these one-minute sessions with guests
remaining outside until your dog relaxes. This can
take as little as one trial, or it may take multiple
guest visits over a number of days. Since the trials
are short, each visitor can make as many as five or
more visits during one training session. Dogs learn
this step quickest if they know that they can't get
by you to reach the visitor and if you've worked on
"rewarding calm behavior."
Once your dog is relaxed with the person outside,
you can slow the treats down as long as he doesn't
get up and he doesn't bark, or you can go ahead
and invite the person in.
Step 3:
When your guest steps inside, make sure you
stand in-between Fido and the guest so you can
block Fido from getting to the guest if he gets up.
Also, keep the treats coming fast enough so he
doesn't get up. If your dog gets up once the visi-
tor is inside, block him from getting to the person
by stepping in front of the person well before Fido
reaches the person.
The visitor should stand completely stationary as if there's no dog there. Once Fido figures
out that he's not going to get to the guest, he will go back to his rug. Once he gets there
Step 2:
As soon as he places, dispense treats
manually every :02-:03 seconds. Continue
at this rate if he looks like he wants to
get up or if he barks
Step 3:
When the person steps inside, make
sure you stand in-between your dog and
the guest so you can block him from
getting to the guest if he gets up.
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