concept training in action: go to crate
Teaching your dog the concept of left and right is useful for many circumstances, including trail-walking, dog-sports competitions, retrieving exercises, husbandry, and more. The skill is also handy when you have multiple dogs and need to guide them in specific directions. In this video, Ken Ramirez is using left and right modifier cues to teach Coral to go to specific crates and stations that are positioned on Coral’s left side and right side.
Before teaching Coral this behavior, Ken taught Coral to touch a target on the right side and a target on the left side. Once Coral could touch the correct target prompted only by a verbal cue, Ken was able to teach left and right with a second behavior: going into one of two kennels. Notice that when Coral gives a response that was not cued, Ken keeps the session positive by asking for a behavior (paw) that he thinks Coral will participate in. He rewards that behavior and then moves on!
For more information about how to get started teaching your dog fun and useful concepts for work, sport, or daily living, check out KPA’s Concept Training course series!
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