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The visitor should stand completely stationary as if there’s no dog there. Once
Fido figures out that he’s not going to get to the guest, he should return to his
rug. Once he gets there and lies down, give him treats every 3 seconds so he
stays down consistently for at least 30 seconds and relaxes. If you give him only
1-2 treats and then he gets up again and you repeat this pattern multiple times,
you may accidentally teach him to get up so that he can run back to the rug to lie
down and get a treat.
After Fido is down and relaxed, the visitor can pet him when he’s lying down on
his rug (if Fido has no history of being possessive of his food or the Treat&Train™
system) but if he gets up, the visitor should immediately stop and stand up straight.
In this step, Fido learns that he doesn’t get attention when he gets off his rug; he
only gets attention when he lies down on his rug, like he’s supposed to. You can give
Fido treats rapidly enough so that he doesn’t get up when he’s being petted, if you
think the guest won’t be able to remove their attention in a split second.
Repeat this door practice multiple times with each practice visitor. If Fido gets
practice with many visitors over a short period of time, he’ll quickly learn that he
should stay on his rug when visitors come to visit.
13.6 Step 4: Increasing the Interval Between Treats
When your dog meets the following criteria when treats are dispensed rapidly, then
you can systematically increase the treat rate:
1) He’s fairly relaxed when visitors come to the door
2) He stays on his rug reliably because you’ve blocked him when he’s gotten
up prematurely
Congratulations! You and your dog have completed “Visitors at the Door” training.
13.7 Troubleshooting
What if my dog barks?
If at this stage Fido still barks, you’ve probably accidentally rewarded him
for barking by giving treats right after he barks, and not giving treats
frequently enough when he’s quiet. You can tell when you’ve rewarded the
wrong behavior because your dog may bark a few times and then look at the
Treat&Train™ system. Or if he barks every time you bring out the system, then
he thinks that barking earns him treats. Additionally the tone of his bark may
be higher pitched because it may now be an attention-seeking bark, rather
than the disturbance bark that dogs give when they sense something new
appearing in to the environment (like someone coming to the door).
To change this behavior, when Fido’s "placed" with someone at the door, give
him treats continuously so he doesn’t have a chance to bark and only has a
chance to be rewarded for quiet time. Systematically increase the amount of
quiet time you require before giving him a treat, and gradually increase the
interval between treats. When doing this, make sure you still have the treats
come rapidly enough so that he doesn’t have a chance to bark.
If Fido is still barking at distractions and it's not a trained bark, it's likely that
you've increased the intensity of the distractions too easily. Start from the
beginning and slowly increase the distractions.
What if my dog gets up to go to the door?
If Fido gets off his rug to run to the door, block him as you learned in Say “Please“
by Sitting on the DVD. If he has to choose between sitting and waiting or going to
the rug where he could also get treats, he’ll go to the rug to get treats. When you
block him, you shouldn’t have to tell him to “place.” He should return to his rug.
What if he gets up when the guest starts to pet him?
If he’s getting up because he’s overly excited and wants attention, then next time
make sure he’s getting treats so rapidly that he doesn’t have a chance to get up.
Have the guest pet in short bouts with 5-10 seconds rest times in between, while
you slow the TREAT RATE way down. If they repeat this petting/food rewards while
he remains lying down, Fido will soon understand that lying down while being
petted is worthwhile.
Alternatively, you can have the visitor pet Fido with treats coming quickly at first
and as Fido relaxes, increase the interval between treats.
What if Fido’s possessive of his Treat&Train™ system with guests?
If Fido’s possessive of the Treat&Train™ system only with guests but was never
possessive with you, it can either be: 1) that he’s not as comfortable or trusting
with guests in general (he may even be fearful of them and that may need to
be addressed separately) or 2) that because you frequently walked up and gave
him better treats than what were in the Treat&Train™ system during the earlier
stages of training, he’s learned to associate you and your approach with positive
consequences. He doesn’t need to feel possessive with you because he knows
you’re not going to take his prized possession away. Rather, you’re coming because
you may give him something better.
If Fido has a history of being food-possessive, discontinue this step—changing
this behavior requires a different program for training. See a qualified professional
animal behaviorist.
What if he doesn’t like being petted by guests?
If Fido’s fearful of guests or just aloof, don’t let them pet him. If you want to
train him to enjoy being petted by guests and ensure that you are not actually
increasing his fear and likelihood of aggression, then you might want to train him
under the supervision of a properly accredited professional.
CHAPTER 13
Visitors at the Door
CHAPTER 13
Visitors at the Door
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