Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Tunnels and Circus Elephants

At the training building tonight, Zane loved the tunnel. I was trying to put it away and he was still running through it!

Then we pulled out the stool for Paws Up. While up there, we started working on his turning a turn on the front. So his front paws stay on the stool and his back feet circle around it. We call this the Circus Elephant trick. I turn it into a lot of other behaviors. He's not circling yet, but he has figured out that it is his back feet that are the key. I'm doing this as a completely shaped behavior - no luring, just shaping. Right now those back feet are almost dancing in place - he's so cute!

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