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12.13 Step 7: Opening the
Front Door
Send Fido to his rug, and then stand by
the front door. With treats coming every
3 seconds, close and open the front
door. First, time the distraction as his
head’s buried in the system’s bowl. Then
when he’s focused primarily on the food
rewards, time the distraction randomly. If
he gets up to run to the door, quickly block
him so it’s clear he can’t get by and wait
patiently until he decides to go back to his
rug. If he’s worked on the say “please” by
sitting exercises, he will stand in front of
you when he can’t get by. Then remember
that when he can’t get what he wants, he
should try something else. That something
else is generally running back to the rug
to get rewards where he knows that they
will occur. Similarly, if he sits, simply stand
stationary (but in a way so that you can
block him if he gets up). Let him figure out
lying down is the only behavior that will
earn rewards. If he doesn't lie down within
10 seconds, you can tell him once to lie
down.
You may first have to start by just touching the doorknob or rattling the lock as
he’s eating his treats. Once he ignores these distractions, increase to opening the
door just a quarter of the way and quickly shutting it. Work up to opening the door
all the way. When he’s relaxed and primarily focused on the treats for 2 one-minute
repetitions in a row, go to Step 8.
NOTE: This step is especially important for dogs with separation anxiety or
similar issues. For these dogs, you’ll also practice walking out the door and
coming back in, and walking out the door and staying out for progressively
longer periods of time. The goal is that you always come back before Fido has a
chance to get anxious and get up.
12.14 Step 8: Combining
All Distractions
Now combine all distractions with treats
coming every 3 seconds. Especially
concentrate on opening the door, running
toward the door, pretending to talk to
someone outside the door and add ringing
the doorbell. If you find Fido’s having
trouble with one particular distraction,
concentrate on timing that particular
distraction when he’s getting food treats. If
he’s overly reactive to the doorbell, you can
practice several sessions with the doorbell
distraction alone.
When Fido does well for 2 one-minute
repetitions in a row, meaning you can
present the distraction even when he’s not
eating his treat and he doesn’t bark or try
to get up, but remains relaxed, go to Step 9.
12.12 Step 6c: Full-force
Knocking: With treats coming
every 3 seconds, knock on the
door with full force, but time
the knocks randomly.
When Fido’s relaxed and nonreactive for 2
one-minute repetitions in a row, go to Step
7. If he barks more than once or twice,
immediately go back to Step 6b or you
may accidentally train him to bark more!
Step 6a: Knocking on the Door
CHECKLIST
Step 6b: Louder knocking,
timed with treats.
CHECKLIST
Step 6c: Now time knocks
randomly.
CHECKLIST
Step 7: Opening the Front Door.
CHECKLIST
CHECKLIST
Step 9: Combine distractions
with treats coming every 5
seconds.
CHECKLIST
From here on, we just increase the
time interval between treats.
Step 10: Repeat Step 9, but give
treats every 7 seconds.
CHECKLIST
TIP: If you live in a household with
more than one dog, you should
repeat this step with the other dogs
in the room if your end goal will be
to have all the dogs out in the house
when guests come to the door. For
those with multi-dog households,
see Section 14.4.
12.15 Increasing the Treat
Time Intervals
From here on, we just increase the time
interval between treats.
Step 9: Combine all distractions, with
treats coming every 5 seconds. Time the
distractions while or just before Fido gets
a treat. When Fido can complete this
step 2 times in a row, go to Step 10.
Step 8: Combine All Distractions
Have treats coming every 3 seconds.
CHAPTER 12
Game 5 – Down-Stay with Distractions
CHAPTER 12
Game 5 – Down-Stay with Distractions
At this stage, if your dog is also very
reactive to doorbells, you can repeat
step 6b and 6c with doorbell ringing.
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