tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762762826377694092.post6247490981550138220..comments2015-08-16T18:09:10.327-07:00Comments on The Legend of Chimera Monstra: Attention trainingJuniperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11509960413960894986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762762826377694092.post-58451464040487241152013-02-25T10:14:27.899-08:002013-02-25T10:14:27.899-08:00Great points, thank you! Reorienting exercises are...Great points, thank you! Reorienting exercises are something I haven't done at all, other than during leash walking. And Cai also has trouble breaking off his staring, but the BAT is helping with that.Juniperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509960413960894986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4762762826377694092.post-85030674513775898302013-02-25T06:05:14.335-08:002013-02-25T06:05:14.335-08:00I do It's Yer Choice as a whole lifestyle. Lif...I do It's Yer Choice as a whole lifestyle. Life is full of IYC moments! I'm an IYC junkie; I loooove teaching self control. It's also a really fun exercise to teach in classes because most dogs and humans have rapid success with the early levels, and each level is a very clear, achievable step up from the previous level. <br /><br />Leslie McDevitt teaches a lot of reorienting exercises: reorient to me when you exit a crate, when you go through a doorway (such as entering the dog school or competition venue), when you enter the competition ring. I've been meaning to do that with Albee - if we enter a space with dogs in it, he sometimes gets "frozen" looking at them. I love the idea of teaching him specific situations in which his job is to auto-watch me. <br /><br />I've had a TON of success with Look At That in a group class setting. Albee desperately needed a job to do while in a room with other dogs; if left to his own devices, he'd stare and build up pressure until he exploded into barking or lunging. He now offers LAT voluntarily in many situations (although I need to work on it some more when "surprise" dogs appear outdoors). Carolinehttp://www.staypositivetraining.comnoreply@blogger.com