Fly and Me

Our Training Journey

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Toy Pile Reward

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.




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