Play Ruff Dog Training

Hey guys haven't forgotten about you. When Surprise wakes up from his nap, I will get today's challenge posted.Hey guys haven't forgotten about you. When Surprise wakes up from his nap, I will get today's challenge posted.

If you are not posting videos on the Play Ruff Tricky Christmas Challenge, why not??? The tricks do not need to be perfected - mine certainly aren't Have some fun with your dogs and earn entries into the prize draw!

Day 7 - hand Touches! For this trick you will get your dog to push their nose into your palm. I love this trick as a way to build value for being close, to test arousal, build some fun into the recall, distracting my dog from something as well as agility foundation for contact work. To start, present your hand super close to your dogs nose, when they investigate, say yes or click, flip the target hand palm up and deliver a treat to the target hand. Do not move the target h...and other than to flip it. Work at your dog's level, building up a solid understanding before making it more difficult. To make more challenging you can move your hand further away so they have to work harder to touch it. In the video you can see that Surprise has some value and enthusiasm so I added some it's your choice with food, some backing up (you could also use other cues) to test listening. Have fun! See more

Day 6! Scooch This is basically a reverse crawl. Keeping te dog nice and low as they move backwards along the ground. Instructions are on the video, if they are unclear, please ask. The video has a demo by Taken as well as Surprise's 1st attempt so that you can see the early stages. He was very into offering his head down since that is what we worked on yesterday