Watch Part One to learn the why and where of targeting, including how useful it is for life skills and cooperative care for husbandry: ua-cam.com/video/MzePo7RSQu4/v-deo.html Check out our playlist on targeting for dogs, including how to fade a target: ua-cam.com/play/PLphRRSxcMHy3ylCyQ2bJQSCwo_ERiVHj3.html
Hello. Thank you for great introduction into targeting. Can you recommend any further resources for developing targeting in other areas: such as paw targeting, shoulder targeting, rib targeting.
I’m in the middle. I have a year-long course broken up into 10 week training styles for service dogs and I learned more in this video than I have learned for the price of $6000
I just tried this training for the first time: as soon as Jack understood all he had to do was boop into the palm of the hand I was presenting him, he had that sparkle in his eyes, his tail went up and wagged all excited, and he would boop his snout like a kid pushing a JACKPOT button. I couldn't hold myself but to laugh while training it
I work as a bike mechanic, and a colleague of mine has a lil jack russel puppy who he lets freeroam between all the bikes. Ive been using some hand targets with his meals, and some hotzone training to get him a little more managed, your methods have truly worked wonders already! If i call 'jacky, Touch!' , he comes running across the hub :D much more productive than jabbing at peoples legs, peeing between bikes, and barking at random people. I've also been working on 'search' 'itsyerchoise' 'break' and a little bit of shaping for some basic positions like sit and down. Thanks susan, for helping an aspiring dog trainer!
wow. this was just incredible! absolutely loved watching you work. this was such a delight to watch as well as extremely informative. thank you so much for showing us a great technique!
I teach my dogs to target their shoulder to my leg, so when we are heeling or doing freestyle, I can walk in any direction, forwards, backwards, sideward, and they just follow my leg
This clear instruction of how to do a lesson plan is SO HELPFUL. I love the idea of training myself first, then the dog. We should call it "people training -- with dog evaluators!"
Binge-watching your abundant videos & podcasts. Excited our "Retractable Clik Stick" just arrived. Thank you for all you do! Cheers! Can't wait for the pup's big reveal...My kids say "Forget the dog, mom wants the attention to show off."
I especially loved the lesson plan. It's too easy to just barge in and chuck cookies thinking you know what you are doing (guilty 🥺). Loved this, thank you. Five cookies to you🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪
Chair rehearsals!! Genius 😀 I always feel so daunted at the prospect of making mistakes that will hamper my dogs’ understanding so of course I should be rehearsing beforehand. Thank you 🙏
Thank you! This is so fun. I started practicing, not with a chair dog, but with the invisible dog in the kitchen. Mocha saw me and came to see what I was doing and touched the spoon. Since I was holding the clicker I clicked and rewarded and she immediately got it! That fast! I’m interested in learning how to transfer this understanding to other targets. I have a click stick on order. I guess I just start over when it gets here and since she’s learning with the spoon in the meantime she’ll more quickly (if possible) grasp it with the new stick?
Hi Lindsay, we've got a playlist on target training with progressions and also how to fade targets - ua-cam.com/play/PLphRRSxcMHy3ylCyQ2bJQSCwo_ERiVHj3.html
Hi and thank you for these target teaching videos! I would love to learn the next steps, how to take the nose target to other places or how to teach other targets. Great podcast! :)
Thanks for this. I haven't shaped a puppy in forever! I'm helping a friend train her new Lowchen! And, I knew I missed something!! Thank you for sharing!!
Hi Michael, if you check out the video with podcast episode 32 on "20 Easy Ways to Exercise Your Dog at Home" Susan covers backing up with a target from around the 14 minute mark - ua-cam.com/video/-6ikk7uQcXA/v-deo.html (DogsThat Team)
Fabulous - really helpful. I’ve had a lot of luck training my dogs pretty casually often mostly by intuition, but I was always clueless about more rigorous training. It never occurred to me to write out the steps or rehearse it. It’s really nice to see you actually doing it with an untrained dog and see you deal with some of the things we may be dealing with.
The one problem I had with my mouthy puppy is she really wanted to bite the duster/target stick. I tried to catch her before she got her mouth on it, but clicked multiple times just as she made her move to bite on it. Timing is really hard.
thank you for this! I love how helpful this video is! the lesson plan part helped me grasp the concept better and it made the practical training smoother.
Thank you for showing the lesson plan! Superb! Now I have an "outline" to use in the future. Also, I appreciate your showing the fine points of mechanics and how that can mess our training up. (Know you have talked about it before.)
I found the leash discussion portion near the end very interesting. My pup's 5 months, just like this one, but I can NEVER let her off the leash in the house, not for a moment. She's immediately more interested in exploring, sniffing, finding things to chew or eat, than she is in paying attention to me, no matter the treats. I wish I could.
Susan, thank you so much. This is very helpful. I know you have taught your dogs how to stretch out their back legs on command. Could you please share with us how to teach this? Thank you 🙂.
Susan. I loooove your videoes. My 5 oclock inspiration in the mornings . Always giving me input for being a better companion for my dog and giving me something to think about for the day. Love love it. Brgds recaller students 😉
any chance there is a PDF/link to download to print your steps on the whiteboard? great breakdown with lots of stuff i hadn't thought of. so helpful in including my dog's perspective on plans.
Do you have a video that shows how you go from using a target for front paws and then how you teach them to hold their paws on the target for a sit down and stand?
I've watched your 2 videos on targets and my puppy is doing great with nose targets. I'm curious how to teach the dog to target with other body parts. Do you need to make different targets for each body part so they acknowledge the difference until they learn the cue?
Hi Libby, awesome you are in Recallers, it's the foundation for everything! For functional tricks like crossing feet, that's in Wag Nation. Many Recallers are member of Wag Nation. Send a note to us at wag@dogsthat.com if you'd like info.
Can you please tell me 1. Where do you get the tripe treats 2. What is the supplement you gave your dogs in the previous video 3. How do you keep your other dog so calm to be in the room with you while training the puppy. I have two puppies and one is always protesting, whether in the room or separated, because jealous of the one getting trained at the moment. 4. I have problems with my pup biting the target stick, and will try to reevaluate my treat placement. Thank you for this valuable information.
What kind of target would you suggest to teach a go-out for directed jumping? A lot of people teach the dog to target the center stanchion or pole, but sometimes there isn't a pole directly in the center.
Any suggestions for marking the wanted behavior you want with a deaf dog? Ordinarily I give a thumbs up but of course they have to be watching the handler.
Hi there, I've watched both parts and like everyone else, love the lesson planning. My boy is pretty good (no expert that's for sure) at It's Yer Choice and Crate Games and picked up the target spoon super quickly too. But he is nowhere near as calm and deliberate as Momentum is in Part 2. My Banjo is like a bull in a china shop! He will still pay attention to me. To try and reset him I ask him to go to his mat and he willingly does this but then fidgets and tries every trick to get his treat. Everything is in fast motion. So I stop the Target training and finish it with something easy that he will succeed at. But he loves any sort of training and is so excited to please. How do I slow him down?
Hi @robbiehalloran it sounds like you and your boy are doing great! We've got a short video and a playlist to help! Here's a quick video with a tip on stimulus control for dogs who get a little frantic when shaping - ua-cam.com/video/Kn3tIuQ7t9g/v-deo.html And we have a full playlist to help with dogs who get excited - ua-cam.com/play/PLphRRSxcMHy3tN5Z336OeZkYoF2dJ7gNY.html
Sooo just tried this. My pups know touch but wouldn’t touch my hand unless I said it I mean stone not moving. Then my two year old newf when I put the cookie on the spoon, ran away in fear.😮
What is that retractable stick with the pink foam (your "poor man" target stick) called, please? I want to look for one. What is the name of the dollar store you got it at? Thank you!
Hi Kim, it's an extendable duster, the link is on the description and here for you: geni.us/extendable-duster . Amazon Links Disclosure: Susan only recommends products she uses herself, and all opinions expressed here are her own. The link above is an affiliate link that, at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission if you decide to buy from it. Thank you!
How do you end a training session with a dog? I always feel awful for ending a training session because we go from being super engaged with each other to needing to work on other things, and my dog is left confused about why we stopped. But I don't want to go longer in case he gets bored or frustrated with the training.
My puppy wants to grub and eat the target stick, not just touch with the nose. She is coming with open mouth to it. If she do Hand target she is ok with nose only. What to do?
I could use some big help. My dog is 4yo. He trained ME from a puppy that if grabbed something that wasn’t his (paper, pen, paper clip, etc) that I would trade him a treat to get back the item. Well I’m tired of his little game, but not sure how to fix it… I don’t want to make things any worse. Suggestions?? Thanks!
Watch Part One to learn the why and where of targeting, including how useful it is for life skills and cooperative care for husbandry: ua-cam.com/video/MzePo7RSQu4/v-deo.html
Check out our playlist on targeting for dogs, including how to fade a target:
ua-cam.com/play/PLphRRSxcMHy3ylCyQ2bJQSCwo_ERiVHj3.html
Hello. Thank you for great introduction into targeting. Can you recommend any further resources for developing targeting in other areas: such as paw targeting, shoulder targeting, rib targeting.
Where are you located ? For in person training
I’m in the middle. I have a year-long course broken up into 10 week training styles for service dogs and I learned more in this video than I have learned for the price of $6000
I love seeing a dog 'fresh' to a behavior be trained. :)
I just tried this training for the first time: as soon as Jack understood all he had to do was boop into the palm of the hand I was presenting him, he had that sparkle in his eyes, his tail went up and wagged all excited, and he would boop his snout like a kid pushing a JACKPOT button.
I couldn't hold myself but to laugh while training it
I can`t believe in my lucky to find this video) Thank you!)
Amazing lesson, you are such a great teacher! Thank you for sharing this!
Thank you so much!
I would LOVE to see some body targets like back feet, cheek or shoulder :)
Yes!!
I love your method, adding distance for dog to come and touch.
I work as a bike mechanic, and a colleague of mine has a lil jack russel puppy who he lets freeroam between all the bikes.
Ive been using some hand targets with his meals, and some hotzone training to get him a little more managed, your methods have truly worked wonders already! If i call 'jacky, Touch!' , he comes running across the hub :D much more productive than jabbing at peoples legs, peeing between bikes, and barking at random people.
I've also been working on 'search' 'itsyerchoise' 'break' and a little bit of shaping for some basic positions like sit and down. Thanks susan, for helping an aspiring dog trainer!
How cool is that, Lotte! Thank you for sharing ❤
Can you do part 3 - targets for other body parts and show how you use them as mentioned
wow. this was just incredible! absolutely loved watching you work. this was such a delight to watch as well as extremely informative. thank you so much for showing us a great technique!
I have watched hours & hours & hours of UA-cam videos on dog training and this is definitely the most helpful 20 minutes I’ve seen. Thank you Susan!
I know this video is older, but I'm still really hoping that you'll add some videos on training other body targets, hopefully soon!!
I teach my dogs to target their shoulder to my leg, so when we are heeling or doing freestyle, I can walk in any direction, forwards, backwards, sideward, and they just follow my leg
Very clever!
Great idea.
This clear instruction of how to do a lesson plan is SO HELPFUL. I love the idea of training myself first, then the dog. We should call it "people training -- with dog evaluators!"
😂
Great idea.
This has helped me with my mechanics and timing so much! TU
Binge-watching your abundant videos & podcasts. Excited our "Retractable Clik Stick" just arrived. Thank you for all you do! Cheers! Can't wait for the pup's big reveal...My kids say "Forget the dog, mom wants the attention to show off."
Carol, thank you for such a lovely note! Have fun with your big reveal 💚
Awesome✔️💯😊
THANK YOU! Amazing video, as always, I can't stop watching you! :D
Glad you enjoy it! 💕🐾
Just what I needed! ❤
I especially loved the lesson plan. It's too easy to just barge in and chuck cookies thinking you know what you are doing (guilty 🥺). Loved this, thank you. Five cookies to you🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪
Mountains of great information. Thank youi. raphael nyc
Loved the plan and video. I’d love to see how you use this method to teach the other things you mentioned
I love this demonstration. Thank you.
Really loved thid video. Would love to see the next step. How you progress to teach down ect.... :)
I love how you break down the lessons so incredibly well
Thank you so much! I'm going to give this a shot with my dog immediately. 😊❤
I'd also love to see you use this to target other areas, I'm relatively new to targeting and would love to see more!
Me too!
Chair rehearsals!! Genius 😀 I always feel so daunted at the prospect of making mistakes that will hamper my dogs’ understanding so of course I should be rehearsing beforehand. Thank you 🙏
Thank you! This is so fun. I started practicing, not with a chair dog, but with the invisible dog in the kitchen. Mocha saw me and came to see what I was doing and touched the spoon. Since I was holding the clicker I clicked and rewarded and she immediately got it! That fast!
I’m interested in learning how to transfer this understanding to other targets. I have a click stick on order. I guess I just start over when it gets here and since she’s learning with the spoon in the meantime she’ll more quickly (if possible) grasp it with the new stick?
Would be great to see the next progression and how to eventually use it for functional uses
Hi Lindsay, we've got a playlist on target training with progressions and also how to fade targets - ua-cam.com/play/PLphRRSxcMHy3ylCyQ2bJQSCwo_ERiVHj3.html
Hi and thank you for these target teaching videos! I would love to learn the next steps, how to take the nose target to other places or how to teach other targets. Great podcast! :)
would love to see targeting using two by fours for dogs to side step...ps. GREAT video! So clear!
I love this video so much! I like when you use dogs that are new to the exercise.
Nice video, and in great detail. But how to progress to keep touching the stick ? how to progress to multiple touches ?
Hold nose on target is another cue I'd like to learn to share effectively.
This vid was exceptionally clear! Thank you so much!
Thanks for this. I haven't shaped a puppy in forever! I'm helping a friend train her new Lowchen! And, I knew I missed something!! Thank you for sharing!!
Would love to see how you start backing up with targeting
Hi Michael, if you check out the video with podcast episode 32 on "20 Easy Ways to Exercise Your Dog at Home" Susan covers backing up with a target from around the 14 minute mark - ua-cam.com/video/-6ikk7uQcXA/v-deo.html (DogsThat Team)
Brilliant as ever. So clearly explained 😊
Fabulous - really helpful. I’ve had a lot of luck training my dogs pretty casually often mostly by intuition, but I was always clueless about more rigorous training. It never occurred to me to write out the steps or rehearse it. It’s really nice to see you actually doing it with an untrained dog and see you deal with some of the things we may be dealing with.
The one problem I had with my mouthy puppy is she really wanted to bite the duster/target stick. I tried to catch her before she got her mouth on it, but clicked multiple times just as she made her move to bite on it. Timing is really hard.
Thank you, Karen! You got this!
Thank you Susan! Love how you break things down to the smallest details and it works! Always looking forward to learning more :-)
thank you for this! I love how helpful this video is! the lesson plan part helped me grasp the concept better and it made the practical training smoother.
Thank you for showing the lesson plan! Superb! Now I have an "outline" to use in the future. Also, I appreciate your showing the fine points of mechanics and how that can mess our training up. (Know you have talked about it before.)
I found the leash discussion portion near the end very interesting. My pup's 5 months, just like this one, but I can NEVER let her off the leash in the house, not for a moment. She's immediately more interested in exploring, sniffing, finding things to chew or eat, than she is in paying attention to me, no matter the treats. I wish I could.
Susan, thank you so much. This is very helpful. I know you have taught your dogs how to stretch out their back legs on command. Could you please share with us how to teach this? Thank you 🙂.
Great breakdown of training and planning!
Susan. I loooove your videoes. My 5 oclock inspiration in the mornings . Always giving me input for being a better companion for my dog and giving me something to think about for the day. Love love it. Brgds recaller students 😉
Great detailed plan! Mechanics and timing is everything!
I loved the instructions how to make a lesson plan! That was great!
Thank you for demonstrating the lesson plan, very helpful!
Love it thanks Susan.
Great will rewatch so can write down what to do with my babies ❤❤❤❤⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Awesome ❤️
High quality content! Thank you!
any chance there is a PDF/link to download to print your steps on the whiteboard? great breakdown with lots of stuff i hadn't thought of. so helpful in including my dog's perspective on plans.
I frequently STOP/PAUSE her videos and take aa screen shot of her white boards. I can then print them out.
@@patriciadulaney2547 Thank you so much for the info!
@@patriciadulaney2547 Agree with Cathy and Thanks never thought of screen shot but do stop and write it all down but your way is easier so Thanks ❤❤
You make it see so simple. Great lesson, thanks!
Do you have a video that shows how you go from using a target for front paws and then how you teach them to hold their paws on the target for a sit down and stand?
Lovely 🥰 just lovely 🥰 paw targeting please? 🙊🙊🙊🙊🙊🙊
Susan can you show how you use the stick to position a dogs high head in IGP so as not to lure with food or a ball. Please!
I've watched your 2 videos on targets and my puppy is doing great with nose targets. I'm curious how to teach the dog to target with other body parts. Do you need to make different targets for each body part so they acknowledge the difference until they learn the cue?
Lesson plan on teaching backing up
Is targeting covered in recallers? Like crossing feet, etc. I love everything about your training methods.
Hi Libby, awesome you are in Recallers, it's the foundation for everything! For functional tricks like crossing feet, that's in Wag Nation. Many Recallers are member of Wag Nation. Send a note to us at wag@dogsthat.com if you'd like info.
Can you please tell me 1. Where do you get the tripe treats 2. What is the supplement you gave your dogs in the previous video 3. How do you keep your other dog so calm to be in the room with you while training the puppy. I have two puppies and one is always protesting, whether in the room or separated, because jealous of the one getting trained at the moment. 4. I have problems with my pup biting the target stick, and will try to reevaluate my treat placement. Thank you for this valuable information.
What kind of target would you suggest to teach a go-out for directed jumping? A lot of people teach the dog to target the center stanchion or pole, but sometimes there isn't a pole directly in the center.
Any suggestions for marking the wanted behavior you want with a deaf dog? Ordinarily I give a thumbs up but of course they have to be watching the handler.
How do you train the dog to keep the bridge of his nose in your hand? I can guess, but it would be great to see.
Hi there, I've watched both parts and like everyone else, love the lesson planning. My boy is pretty good (no expert that's for sure) at It's Yer Choice and Crate Games and picked up the target spoon super quickly too. But he is nowhere near as calm and deliberate as Momentum is in Part 2. My Banjo is like a bull in a china shop!
He will still pay attention to me. To try and reset him I ask him to go to his mat and he willingly does this but then fidgets and tries every trick to get his treat. Everything is in fast motion. So I stop the Target training and finish it with something easy that he will succeed at. But he loves any sort of training and is so excited to please.
How do I slow him down?
Hi @robbiehalloran it sounds like you and your boy are doing great! We've got a short video and a playlist to help! Here's a quick video with a tip on stimulus control for dogs who get a little frantic when shaping - ua-cam.com/video/Kn3tIuQ7t9g/v-deo.html
And we have a full playlist to help with dogs who get excited - ua-cam.com/play/PLphRRSxcMHy3tN5Z336OeZkYoF2dJ7gNY.html
I want that lotus ball bungee toy.... where did you get that please?
Brilliant. Thank you. How do you use targeting to get the dogs chin in your hand? Thanks 😊
Jennifer, the hand itself is the target.
@@RaptorsGirl Hi. Thanks Susan. I understand that, but how do you get the dog to put their chin in your hand (without luring into position?
@@jenniferbrook7461 Exactly how I shared in this video, expect rather than a spoon it is a hand!
@@RaptorsGirl Great! Thanks
How do you use targets to get your dog to move the hind legs back with your cue of lifting your foot toward him?
I would love to teach my dog how to give me a back massage lol
Sooo just tried this. My pups know touch but wouldn’t touch my hand unless I said it I mean stone not moving. Then my two year old newf when I put the cookie on the spoon, ran away in fear.😮
Have you taught the hand touch?
I really liked using the word yes opposed to using a clicker. Can I do that?
Sure, you can use your verbal marker. Happy training, Vicky! 💕
What is that retractable stick with the pink foam (your "poor man" target stick) called, please? I want to look for one. What is the name of the dollar store you got it at? Thank you!
Hi Kim, it's an extendable duster, the link is on the description and here for you: geni.us/extendable-duster . Amazon Links Disclosure: Susan only recommends products she uses herself, and all opinions expressed here are her own. The link above is an affiliate link that, at no additional cost to you, we may earn a small commission if you decide to buy from it. Thank you!
So many little details that are helpful... remove the target... reward at the target...
How do you end a training session with a dog? I always feel awful for ending a training session because we go from being super engaged with each other to needing to work on other things, and my dog is left confused about why we stopped. But I don't want to go longer in case he gets bored or frustrated with the training.
Isn't (9:31) baiting the target (spoon)? I thought we were avoiding baiting?
Wondering this too. Following any reply.
do you have a recipe for the tuna brownies? and you said you were using beef cookies did. you make or buy those?
Hi Rebecca, if you pop into Episode 59 on our Shaped by Dog site, there's a link to get a recipe book:
dogsthat.com/podcast/59/
My puppy wants to grub and eat the target stick, not just touch with the nose. She is coming with open mouth to it. If she do Hand target she is ok with nose only. What to do?
My dog tries to eat the spoon. How do i fix that?
what is the ball that you are hiding treat in called where can I buy?
Hi Rebeca, it's a Gamble Ball from 4MyMerles:
www.4mymerles.com/product/gamble-ball/
I could use some big help.
My dog is 4yo. He trained ME from a puppy that if grabbed something that wasn’t his (paper, pen, paper clip, etc) that I would trade him a treat to get back the item. Well I’m tired of his little game, but not sure how to fix it… I don’t want to make things any worse.
Suggestions??
Thanks!
Hi Terry, our playlist for behavior chains will help with strategies - ua-cam.com/play/PLphRRSxcMHy36FqDOVAwoHy87MhWFUxVd.html
@@DogsThat thanks! I went and looked at the playlist. I’m not sure which one would help in this situation. One said I might need a trainer to help??
Hi Terry, are you able to share a little more about the main challenge you'd like to fix?
I would love to see it with a dachshund.
How can I teach my dog to not pick up garbage (and eat) garbage when we are walking
Can you teach a 4 yr old Malinois this?
For sure you can! Give it a try and let us know how it goes! 🐾
My dog learnt to not bite the Target stick in this project. But when using the target to teach loose leash walking, he bites the stick.
Barking at visitors to front door and demand barking
Lol thats not a blue jay on her pillow 😂😂
Why isn’t amplifying by putting the cookie on the spoon luring?
Please show us how to teach a dog to not be reactive to other animals or people.
Hi Theresa, we have a playlist to help with reactivity, here's the link for you - ua-cam.com/play/PLphRRSxcMHy0Tbd6ZybIXgJk3mtpBLLk7.html
My puppy just jumps at it and attacks it.