Comments on: Is Walking Away from Danger a Reward for Your Dog? http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/2010/04/25/is-walking-away-from-danger-a-reward-for-your-dog/ News & Tips from Ahimsa Dog Training in Seattle Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:09:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gina http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/2010/04/25/is-walking-away-from-danger-a-reward-for-your-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-1363 Gina Fri, 24 Sep 2010 04:44:10 +0000 http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/?p=1121#comment-1363 Hi Grisha So glad to read your clear response to "Is Walking away from Danger a Reward". I'm just learning about BAT and am considering it as a training for my intense, reactive, stalking , prey-drive GSD. (I love her!!) I was doubting BAT as an alternative because she is so intent on getting to the trigger, and I assumed that retreating would be a punishment. But now that you explain that the magnet is too strong...Ahha! and I the dog needs time to gather information...Ah-ha! and when on a walk and another dog is just continuing to approach, your dog is so busy freaking out trying to figure out how to react, that they get so worked up...Duh! My challenge in practice will be to find some willing decoys (the suburbanites around here think I'm nuts) and finding a high enough value reward (not food motivated) (BTW: if she didn't stalk, lunge, and rush the other dogs and make them react, she actually is VERY social and loves to play). My follow up question would be, "my dog can usually overcome and calm herself given enough time (gathering info) in presence of trigger (like she acclimates), will this transfer when there isn't a lot of time, or will it be like a whole new scene?" Hi Grisha
So glad to read your clear response to “Is Walking away from Danger a Reward”. I’m just learning about BAT and am considering it as a training for my intense, reactive, stalking , prey-drive GSD. (I love her!!) I was doubting BAT as an alternative because she is so intent on getting to the trigger, and I assumed that retreating would be a punishment. But now that you explain that the magnet is too strong…Ahha! and I the dog needs time to gather information…Ah-ha! and when on a walk and another dog is just continuing to approach, your dog is so busy freaking out trying to figure out how to react, that they get so worked up…Duh! My challenge in practice will be to find some willing decoys (the suburbanites around here think I’m nuts) and finding a high enough value reward (not food motivated)

(BTW: if she didn’t stalk, lunge, and rush the other dogs and make them react, she actually is VERY social and loves to play).

My follow up question would be, “my dog can usually overcome and calm herself given enough time (gathering info) in presence of trigger (like she acclimates), will this transfer when there isn’t a lot of time, or will it be like a whole new scene?”

]]> By: The mailman sessions – Part 1 « Boogie’s blog http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/2010/04/25/is-walking-away-from-danger-a-reward-for-your-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-1197 The mailman sessions – Part 1 « Boogie’s blog Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:09:20 +0000 http://ahimsadogtraining.com/blog/?p=1121#comment-1197 [...] If you are registered on the Functional Rewards Yahoo Group, you can read the discussion threads on this session. e g, Boogie and the Postman. Also check out Grisha Stewart’s article on Walking Away From Danger/How to tell when your dog is DONE staring at the trigger. [...] [...] If you are registered on the Functional Rewards Yahoo Group, you can read the discussion threads on this session. e g, Boogie and the Postman. Also check out Grisha Stewart’s article on Walking Away From Danger/How to tell when your dog is DONE staring at the trigger. [...]

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