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Originally Posted by Merlin M
Thanks! When he gets going we are struggling to distract him with treats, still to find one that work, planning on trying chicken (still unsure exactly if he does have a food allergy and if so to what so introducing new food slowly...) this is a method we were planning to implement, love the command you suggest, and think I will try the liver too!
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I can imagine he goes nuts...I have imagines of you being pulled behind him horizontal ....the trick is to do it at home nice and quiet and so he gets use to the command, good behaviour gets the treat .... so for instance you could say 'watch me' (I do a hand sign too - hand to eye - this is so I can attract attention from far away and just point to my eye). So say 'watch me' with or without the hand - and if he makes eye contact he gets the treat. (I never give snack treats - too high in ash content makes them loopy). its all about making the 'resource' more interesting so in theory when he goes nuts you can say 'watch me'. At the moment the barking is much more interesting for him and you probably interact and he gets what he wants, and scare off the intruder to boot ! probably sucking eggs for you but I love dog training. mine can empty the washing machine - got to be cruel to be kind I say , CB