Zip and Zap Learning to Park

3 years ago
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The really really boring stuff that I can't live without is teaching a dog to stay put. A dog is worthless when he's tied to a fence or boxed in a truck so I teach mine to stay somewhere when I tell them regardless of what's going on around them.

It all starts here. I start by putting them on something easy to hop on or off of and just keep putting back up until they give up and quit jumping off. No corrections or fussing at first, just keep putting them back till they get the idea. It'll take a while. I've been called pathetically patient.
I use pressure and release to train because I've never seen a food reward more attractive than a squealing pig or a goat kid. But here's a challenge.
If a trainer out there finds the reward that a dog will choose over a thrashing squealing goat kid I'll personally elevate your status in the Texas Urban Ranch Dog Society to MASTER BAITER.

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