When I scream at my computer, she can't hear me!ĭ. I can take her to loud concerts and jam circles.Ĭ. You can jam your music up load at home and at the car.ī.

Here are some great advantages of deaf dogs!Ī. In each case, once I throw the orange ball, she turns around and comes back to me for the finest of doggie hors d'oeuvres.ģ.

I found this is useful when I am in my backyard and she runs after a bird/bunny/passerby. By pre-installing cues for reactivity or predatory responses, the dog knows to stop and return to me for a treat/praise. I carry an orange tennis ball and use the sight of this as a cue to check in. Most leash failures occur when the dog lunges/takes off in response to powerful stimuli, so this makes it even more dangerous. With a deaf dog, the handler probably will not have a vibrating collar installed.

We know this happens, and a good audible recall will promptly fix this with non-deaf dogs. I think the possible contingency of a leash/harness failure should be accounted for with deaf dogs. I believe the 'smile' should be especially emphasized here so as not to poison newly installed hand signals.Ģ. With non-deaf dogs, all of the above may be concealed since the dog need not look at the handler to hear the click or 'yes.' With a deaf dog, they must look each time. As a result, I instruct the client to smile (which makes them happier too lol). Since I work primarily with phobic and 'aggressive dogs', I find that the client's grimace (face in hands, anger, rolling eyes, wide-eyed stare) usually remains with their training and is an unaccounted variable in retarding progress. Furthermore, a recent MRI study (APDT online conference), indicated that a treat and praise have essentially equal value. This will countercondition any previously aversive smile-like grimace (delivered with 'no!') while assuring that the smile is classically conditioned by the treat. To correct both, I ask the client to combine the marker (yes, good, good boy etc) with a smile, then follow with a treat. It is still possible that a smile-like expression (clenching teeth) has become a conditioned aversive. Also, any time a client calls us, they usually have a history of frustration and nasty grimaces. I think we all know that the word 'no' has usually become a conditioned aversive along with the facial expression at the time. I am a big advocate of smiling when I deliver the marker. I like her tip on using same hand for marker and treat to keep training clean. Her books helped me when I started working with deaf dogs 2 years ago and I follow pretty much all her training tips (I prefer the thumbs up). I believe Kikopup's channel is the de facto goto for training, and you have some great content from her as well. I can say with certainty that this is the best behavior site online now. This goes a long way to help new learners (have my CBCC only 15 mo now). This is what this profession has needed for a long time, a behavior learning center with up to date content and excellent demonstrations. It has become more user friendly, the sound quality is excellent, and the content is nothing less than stellar. First off, I really like the way your site has evolved, Grisha.

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