Distraction Initiates Games = DIG
Focus with Rally Signs
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Distraction Initiates Games = DIG for Rally Sign distraction SUCCESS
Often a distraction can cause your dog to lose focus, to worry, or even create a negative experience for your dog. However, distracting situations are a perfect time for you to turn a possible “negative” experience for your dog into a “positive” one. If trained appropriately, not only will your dog become more confident, but he will “try harder” and learn to focus more intensely on you no matter what the situation.
This skill cannot be rushed! Work on the DIG skill a few minutes in every training session.
DIG is teaching your dog how to be successful when faced with new locations, environments, and or people. This applies to RALLY SIGNS TOO.
Pay close attention to discover what your dog’s threshold is in a variety of environments and situations! Always reward BEFORE your dog indicates or LOOKS at the distraction or sign.
Working with distractions will help your dog become confident and will enable him to concentrate and successfully do his “job” and focus on you in many different situations or new locations. After all, the “ring” is a continually changing new environment.
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