More Bringsel Training: The Deliver Game

The Come Game

Day 2

The Deliver Game: Step 1

Day 2
Family Room

Adding Distance to both games
The Come Game

• still needed?  or does the SS "name the game"?
• 7/25:  The SS is sufficient environmental cue.  The Come Game is no longer needed.
• Comeafters at each Step
• Hide and Seek
• different recipients
• Distance
• Duration of hold before taking bringsel
• Distractions

The Deliver Game: Step 2

• SS is now "cue"
• Adding Sit to the delivery
• 7/25:  Began asking for a Sit when delivering the SS; almost default now
• in Family Room; Living Room; Marina
• re-teach using Phil

About the Verbal Cue

• when to add the "get help" cue?
• when we have the FDB

Treating from Hand instead of the Scent Stick

• The Deliver Game: Step 3
• 7/25
• in Family Room, Living Room, Marina (w/distractions)
• re-teach using Phil

NOTE:

• 7/25
• Lily is delivering SS (w/Sit); accepting treat and returning to sender
• At first we looked at it as a problem BUT then realized that it is actually the beginning of FDB so have decided to capitalize on the volunteered behavior by adding the return to training at this point and delaying the treat - to be given at RETURN by MJ (stranger)

Teaching the Return

• The Deliver Game: Step 4
• MJ take SS, follows Lily back to Lynn, MJ treat AT Lynn, have a party
• close

This didn't go as smoothly as we thought that it would.

We will Review, Remind, Reteach the default Sit

• add Distance
• re-teach using Phil

Substitute bringsel for Scent Stick
The Deliver Game

• The Deliver Game: Step 5
• Re-teach from the beginning

Add vest w/short leash

• The Deliver Game: Step 6
• treat upon delivery