Comments on: Two new BAT videos http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/2009/10/18/two-new-bat-videos/ News, Tips, and Information Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:49:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rachel Bowman http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/2009/10/18/two-new-bat-videos/comment-page-1/#comment-1004 Rachel Bowman Mon, 04 Jan 2010 03:00:25 +0000 http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/?p=908#comment-1004 Hello, I'm a trainer out of southern california and have stumbled upon your site. I find your work and methods fascinating. My mother is a psychologist so I've always been curious about more in depth behavioral training. I'm curious if you've ever tried using BAT with a dog with separation anxiety. I currently have a client that just adopted a dog who was abandoned on a freeway and has pretty substantial freak outs whenever the owners leave. They've only had the dog a few weeks so he hasn't really got any pre cursor triggers stored in his brain to worry about (I.e. Picking up keys or putting on jacket) so I was thinking BAT might actually work. I used your formula and created the following idea: Owner leaves --->dog chews up house (literally walls) ---->owner comes home now I believe the wanted forumla would be owner leaves --->dog sleeps ----> owner returns. Now to put this into motion I figured the owners could ask the dog to down, then stay and proceed to walk out the door then click and re-enter. Then the owner would repeat but wait an extra second and so on until they could leave for a good amount of time. Does it sound like I'm on the right page here or way off? Thank you can't wait to hear from you. Hello,
I’m a trainer out of southern california and have stumbled upon your site. I find your work and methods fascinating. My mother is a psychologist so I’ve always been curious about more in depth behavioral training. I’m curious if you’ve ever tried using BAT with a dog with separation anxiety. I currently have a client that just adopted a dog who was abandoned on a freeway and has pretty substantial freak outs whenever the owners leave. They’ve only had the dog a few weeks so he hasn’t really got any pre cursor triggers stored in his brain to worry about (I.e. Picking up keys or putting on jacket) so I was thinking BAT might actually work. I used your formula and created the following idea:
Owner leaves —>dog chews up house (literally walls) —->owner comes home now I believe the wanted forumla would be owner leaves —>dog sleeps —-> owner returns. Now to put this into motion I figured the owners could ask the dog to down, then stay and proceed to walk out the door then click and re-enter. Then the owner would repeat but wait an extra second and so on until they could leave for a good amount of time. Does it sound like I’m on the right page here or way off? Thank you can’t wait to hear from you.

]]> By: Grisha http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/2009/10/18/two-new-bat-videos/comment-page-1/#comment-988 Grisha Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:39:47 +0000 http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/?p=908#comment-988 Good thoughts. This was on a regular walk, we just happened to see the kids waiting outside the restaurant, so we did about 5 reps total, I think, and continued on. There is definitely value in getting full relaxation from a distance. Good thoughts. This was on a regular walk, we just happened to see the kids waiting outside the restaurant, so we did about 5 reps total, I think, and continued on. There is definitely value in getting full relaxation from a distance.

]]> By: Jenny Ruth Yasi http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/2009/10/18/two-new-bat-videos/comment-page-1/#comment-986 Jenny Ruth Yasi Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:18:07 +0000 http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/?p=908#comment-986 Cute stuff! The one thing I notice from looking at the first clip, is the Peanut looks pretty excited, a bit anxious, so I guess that's why you are training him around these triggers. But I wonder what would happen if you just had him lay down and lower his adrenaline a bit before letting him more closer or further from his trigger? But I like this game too! Great job! Just noting the excitement, and think I'd wouldn't want to keep it like that, but would be aiming for ability to just lay down in one place and oberve from a distance. That seems easier than practicing relaxation while on the move, but maybe laying down at a distance is already easy for this dog. Cute stuff! The one thing I notice from looking at the first clip, is the Peanut looks pretty excited, a bit anxious, so I guess that’s why you are training him around these triggers. But I wonder what would happen if you just had him lay down and lower his adrenaline a bit before letting him more closer or further from his trigger?

But I like this game too! Great job! Just noting the excitement, and think I’d wouldn’t want to keep it like that, but would be aiming for ability to just lay down in one place and oberve from a distance. That seems easier than practicing relaxation while on the move, but maybe laying down at a distance is already easy for this dog.

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