Oh George, so good to have you back! What a sweet, sweet guy.
He made sure all the dogs knew he would approach on his own terms. After a few carefully chosen words from him, all the dogs respected his space.
Which allowed him the opportunity to pick and choose when he greeted the other dogs.
It didn't take long, though, before he was ready to come in and get to work. He's always happy to be earning some treats.
Alright, let's get to work then.
We started out brushing up on "leave it." My "leave it" pile always has the lower value treat. I reward with the higher value treat so it becomes more rewarding to leave the other food.
The second he looks away or backs off, I mark it with "yes" and reward him with the higher value treat.
That's his favorite part!
So now we start working with other food items, easy ones at first. The more he practices, the more he starts to realize it's worth his while to ignore whatever is on the table.
It is so nice having this sweet boy back here! He's been a very good boy.
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