THE COUNTING GAME

- CHIRAG PATEL

A simple game to build engagement and thus address issues like running off with objects, recall and generally not giving you much notice.

Steps:

  1. Drop to the ground and start counting, placing a treat down with every number.

  2. As your dog approaches, find a new spot and repeat.

  3. Watch the process get faster and faster.

Begin in a non-distracting environment at home.

Outdoors use a harness and longline if you need to.

In this example Chirag then gradually starts touching the object his dog wants to retain before repeating the counting game until his dog is happy for him to pick up his objects and thus perform a drop it.

*Get in contact if your dog bears teeth or low growls when going near their objects or has any bite history,