Training is so much Yin & Yang.. What you don’t see is that right before this I was having him practice spinning around in front AND behind me to either side. While we are practicing proofing his behaviors by alternating between them, they are all very similar, so what I was doing semi-set him up for failure. Laughing and not providing his “nope” marker when he did the incorrect thing simply told him he probably did the right thing just there. So when I reset him, he did it again. The second time I gave the “nope” marker and managed to keep my face relatively blank. But I didn’t want him practicing the incorrect behavior again, so I helped him out with a clear lure. Then marked the completed behavior as correct, faded the lure, marked correctly again, and finally asked for the behavior. He did it and was rewarded for the correct rep. If our dogs keep making mistakes, guaranteed, most of the time, it is due to something we are or are not doing. We must clarify and provide support. As little as possible but as much as needed 💪🏼 . . . .
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