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Originally Posted by YorkieTherapy  Great pictures of Jackson and friends!
The hay would be very hard to resist for most dogs including my own. Britster, could you do a make shift search area with hay, combine a bit of nose work with barn hunting to teach Jackson not to mark? When we did nose work 101, the first thing we did was teach them not to mark in the search area. Dogs were taken to a designated potty area where they were given the chance to potty before they enter the search area. After the search they were taken to the potty area again. So it's pee, search, then pee again. |
Yeah I honestly should have practiced more before. Wish I had a rat to practice with too! haha. I think because it's an outdoor environment, hay, lots of other dogs have been there, etc, it's just his urge to mark. He never marks in agility etc, but he's also more focused with the treats in my hand (no treats allowed in barn hunt or I prob could have distracted him).
Lots of other things we could still try tho! I haven't crossed nosework off. It's just a matter of the $$. I wasted $60 this weekend ($20 for each trial - I had him signed up for 3).
