Mar 18, 2020
A frame from today's Collared Scholar video challenge. Look at that focus!
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A frame from today's Collared Scholar video challenge. Look at that focus!
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Workshop alert! If you have a dog who struggles to focus in public or on walks... Who pulls on lead... Who seems to have selective hearing the moment you step out of the front door... Who wants...
Collared Scholar is doing some live workshops on walking.
They’ve got some big claims happening, but then what dog company doesn’t:
~ What you might be doing to cause your dog to check out ~ How making a simple tweak to your home life routine can have a big impact on your dog's ability to focus ~ How to become the center of your dog's universe
I’ve enjoyed the other workshops, more or less. They tend to be a bit long and rambly but some good tips and things worth keeping in mind pop out. I’m curious to see what these will bring:
Monday, May 13th at 10am Pacific - https://bit.ly/2HeY7uP
Tuesday, May 14th at 1pm Pacific - https://bit.ly/2Hegstz
Wednesday, May 15th at 4pm Pacific - https://bit.ly/2LHE91g
If you cannot make them, you are able to register to receive the replays.
There’s also a facebook group for these workshops. Tends to only be active when they’re on, but its an interesting group of people with a wide variety of dogs.
Collared Scholar Day 1
Today's challenge was to find a toy and play with your dog for 10 minutes. I am not sure whether we were meant to tug for 10 minutes or to just play with it.
I personally felt that 10 minutes of tugging was way too much, especially for a dog that is pretty meh about tugging to begin with (Marlo) so we just played with it. Maybe 2 minutes of tug total with some fetching and misc biting.
I'm interested to see what tomorrow's challenge is.
Although I don't have a video from the collared scholar engagement challenge I do want to share our progress this week. At the start of the week Eevee either didn't care about tug or would become too overly excited when using toys to engage well or learn anything. She would either ignore my attempts to play or she would become so excited she couldn't focus. Now she tugs every time I offer a toy to her and she is able to actually think while I'm holding the tug! She understands the tug is a reward that is worked for and earned. She has turned into a new dog I swear. Tug is rewarding now and it's magical.
At the end of the day, rarely would I say that dogs “test us”. They may test our patience, but I promise, that isn’t their intention. Using such anthropomorphic terms to suggest that our dogs are plotting against us oftentimes gets us into trouble when it comes to how we approach our training sessions. Rather than our dog intentionally scheming to provoke frustration, it’s a bit more likely that our communication is simply off.
He’s Just Testing You - Is Your Dog Really Stubborn? Collared Scholar | BLOG | 5 June 2016
So next time you think your dog is being stubborn, take a look at your own actions. They just might be to blame. And work harder to motivate your dog to comply with your wishes. Throw some parties! Encourage your dog, and celebrate his successes. Not only will comprehension skyrocket, but you just might find yourself having a bit of fun as you do!
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This looks interesting.
Collared Scholar is doing some kind of reactive dog bootcamp BETA TEST. The workshop will start on September 18. This will cost $49 US if you get accepted into it.
We're looking for some select dog owners to help us Beta Test this new, and completely epic program. To join us, simply fill out the application below (be thorough and answer every question, otherwise your application won't be considered). We'll select only those students we feel are COMMITTED to getting change, and who will benefit from the program completely.
While collared scholar is very tldr in the articles and videos, I have seen some really interesting gems and tidbits come from them and they do give good structure training ideas. So if you are feeling ready for the commitment, maybe give it a go?
I am applying. I do not know if we will meet the requirements for this particular bootcamp (being we have quite obviously improved a lot!) but I’m always keen to find out new techniques to help the dogs out.
Here are some guidelines the next time your dog is being stubborn
Check out your reinforcement – Have you been consistent and clear? Have you spent time working with your dog to motivate him to comply, and have you done so in this particular context? Changes in context and environment can have a huge impact on your dog’s comprehension, so if you haven’t taken time to work in a similar setting, it’s time to take things back to basics.
If you are correcting, are your actions having the desired result? If you choose to correct your dog, ask yourself this question….. “Is it working?” This is important. Now I’m not talking about in-the-moment results, I’m talking about his pattern of response later down the road. If you correct and your dog immediately sits, that’s great….but what happens next time you ask? Does he instantly comply, or does he become even more “stubborn”? If he seems more contrary on each repetition, it’s likely that your corrections are ineffective, confusing and doing more harm than good. If you find this to be the case, remove the punishment and go back to motivating your dog – re-establish the command through positive reinforcement, and spend some time there for a bit to clear up any confusion and to undo any stress you may have inadvertently introduced.
Motivate your dog – You’re going to get more flies with honey, that’s no surprise. But here’s the thing, although it is absolutely possible to cause damage through use of motivational training, just like you can cause damage through use of aversives, giving your dog a few extra treats is far safer than opting to over punish non compliance. If your dog is getting obstinate, I’ll challenge you to take away the punishment entirely, and shift into reinforcing your behaviors positively. When my dog fails to take a position, at times, I’ll revert so far back as to lure him into it, motivating him to want to take the position as opposed to punishing him for not taking it. I’m not permissive. I just know I’m not perfect, and I make mistakes in my body language and reinforcement – so for that, more often than not, I give my dog the benefit of the doubt.
He’s Just Testing You - Is Your Dog Really Stubborn? Collared Scholar | BLOG | 5 June 2016
The final challenge of the collared scholar fitness challenge was to share your work plan. Unfortunately, the calendar I wanted to plan my dog training year in has been sitting in Sydney for the past week and a bit so I have had to wait.
Finally, it has arrived! Now I can be more organised with a truly great pair of inspiration watching over me ☺️ @shotinthekidney
All proceeds go to Myeloma Canada and keeps Martin in our memory. You can buy it here and read Laura’s stories behind the photos here.