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Category Archive for 'Hand targeting'

Treibball with Sadie? Sheer Joy! (Video)

Posted in Dianna Stearns, Fearful dogs, games, Hand targeting, Hilary Lane, Mary Manka, Positive reinforcement, Punishment, Treibball on Feb 8th, 2011

Tweet Even though Sadie is a fearful dog, I’m convinced her natural state-of-being is joy. When she feels safe, she oozes delight. She launches her body into midair and twirls it around just because the snow tickles her toes and the sun the shinning. Her tail whirls like a helicopter at the mere sound of […]

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Magic “Touch” for Fearful Dogs

Posted in Behavior, Hand targeting, Touch, Uncategorized on May 6th, 2009

Tweet “Touch.” I thought our trainer had gone a cue too far. Why on earth would I want Sadie to touch her nose, sweet as it is, to the palm of my hand? On Cue? This is nuts, I thought. Make work. I wanted Sadie to sit, and down, and come, and leave it, and […]

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