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Doggie Camp @ Human Mall (video)
Yes! It is good and fun to change routine, visit new places and have different experiences. Isn’t it?
That’s one aspect of why we do new activities during camp days, but another reason even more important is to teach your dogs how to generalize a command in a variety of environments around a variety of distractions.
Generalization is the ability to apply knowledge to situations “in general”. And the ability of our dogs to automatically apply knowledge to new situations is more limited and challenging than ours. Dogs are very good reading our body language in certain context, but the moment we do some changes, then they are not always sure how to respond.
So, Generalization is the ability to apply a concept to a situation different from the one it was initially learned in.The key to generalization is variability.
Our goal is to teach your dog that a cue and its associated behavior apply in any environment, that is why we love to train in many locations beside it is really fun to go to Merrick Park with 14 dogs wearing bandanas (paleacates in “mexicano”) and observe how much attention and smiles they create on people “in general”!
We finished the day with an always needed practice of obedience around motorcycles, bikes and skateboards.
Very good !!!
Comics O-Rally
Rally is a new sport in which the dog and handler complete a course. The judge tells the handler to begin and the team moves at their own pace through a course of designated stations (10 – 20, depending on the level)., each of these stations has a sign providing instructions regarding the next skill that is to be performed, very similar to rally-style auto racing. Rally was designed with the traditional pet owner in mind, but it can still be very challenging for those teams who enjoy higher levels of competition. (AKC)
Rally promotes fun and enjoyment for dogs and handlers at all levels! so we did our “own rally-dogconnection course, with a little bit of fun twist!”
En sus marcas, listos….fuera!!!
(On your mark, get set, go!!!)
CLICKER TRAINING @ THE BEACH !! (VIDEO)
Training – real life – training – real life…..
and a beautiful day @ the beach!!
Clicker training = fun!!
dog connection doggie camp = super fun !!!
Recipe to make it :
14 happy doggie campers (sassy, casper, delilah, lucy, kitty, sadie, peta, bo, sofia, maddie, buddie, pancho, anubis & coco)
5 happy trainers (ludovic, gustavo, hector, nikki & paulina)
1 van and 2 suvs
2 gopro cameras
1 waterproof camera
1 point and shoot camera (i did not bring my real one!! 🙂 (excuse the quality!))
1 beautiful beach
5 clickers
And many treats & tons of smiles and wagging tails!!!
Train is beautiful but to be able to apply the training into real life is even more beautiful and that is our goal. We want our campers to enjoy freedom because they know how to behave….each one has their level and challenge but we will continue to improve how they behave and at the same time we are ALL going to have so much fun!! (thank you!!)
Dog Connection 