All the ball flat and full and eaten along with other goodies are piled along side of the front lawn. This is the reward pile. After Fly has worked with me she gets to go pick a toy and play for a while. Round balls she rolls to me and we kick and herd it around. Flat balls she runs laps with and brings to me to throw. After a bit I put the toy away and we work. I have "Pick a Toy" as a command that allows her to grab the goodie of her choose. I have "Toys Away" when I put it back on the pile and we go do something different. The toy pile gets a look every now and then. The closer we "work" near the pile the bigger value the distraction. In the last week we have only had a few escapes to the toy pile and it was when I work to long and I knew it. Just trying to get one more in. I am getting better at stopping sooner. I always want to finish on a high note. These four pictures are selecting the flat ball after being given the command pick a toy. She goes over an pokes around a bit before selecting what we will play with. I had a cup balanced on top that just had to be nosed over.
My mom is Charlie and my Dad is Haze. Becky Edwards and her family raised me. I was first named Jazz but Dianne and Steve named me Fly. When I was only a few weeks old I helped Becky's daughter do her homework. She read to me and my brothers and sisters while sitting in the whelping box.
I have learned so much here. Great online classes. I know dog training on lone souds weird but it works great. An hour class is almost a waste for me. Fly works great and learns for about 5 minutes at a time. Training this way we go out and play(train) 5 times a day for short bursts, 5 minutes and gain more that way.
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