The Up-Down Sport – CattleDog Publishing

The Up Down sport is an easy sample sport that makes use of two behaviors to assist preserve your canine centered. You possibly can play it nearly in all places to maintain your canine engaged. To create a sample your canine acknowledges, you need to do at the very least 5 repetitions every time you play the sport.

Sample video games are a approach in your canine to be taught what to anticipate. These video games will be discovered within the ebook collection Management Unleashed by Leslie McDevitt CDBC, CPDT-KA, MLA. She additionally has an teacher certification program.

You will have:

• • Treats your canine likes
  • A clicker (non-obligatory)

STEPS:

1. Maintain a deal with as much as get your canine to make eye contact.  
2. When your canine appears to be like on the deal with, place it on the bottom between your ft.
3. Repeat this one to 2 instances.
4. When your canine finishes consuming, await them to make eye contact once more. This time, don’t maintain the deal with up; have it prepared in your pocket or behind your again.
5. When your canine makes eye contact with you, use a phrase like “sure” or a clicker to mark the habits. 
6. Place the deal with on the bottom between your ft once more.
7. Repeat this at the very least 5 instances.
8. To make the sport more difficult, have a pal stroll round as a distraction. They will begin by simply strolling, then create extra distractions by transferring nearer or speaking to you.
9. Preserve taking part in by giving your canine a deal with each time they have a look at you and make eye contact. Don’t attempt to get their consideration; as an alternative, reward them once they select to take a look at you.
10. Strive taking part in the sport in additional distracting environments, akin to your yard or native park.

Suggestions in case your canine is struggling:

• In case your canine has a tough time taking the deal with from between your ft, place it nearer to them. Be sure you put it in the identical spot each time to make the sport predictable.
• You possibly can play the Up Down sport in lots of locations, however begin at house, the place your canine feels secure. As soon as your canine can play the sport properly at house, you’ll be able to add extra distractions, akin to members of the family.
• Your canine ought to select to play this sport. Don’t pressure, bribe, or lure them. Await them to make eye contact, then reward them. In case your canine doesn’t wish to play, will get too distracted, overexcited, or reacts to the setting, attempt taking part in in a quieter place the place they really feel extra comfy and secure.