This week’s Short Set is all about bite development. #podcast #dogtrainer #bitework #handler

Name: This week’s Short Set is all about bite development. #podcast #dogtrainer #bitework #handler
Uploaded: 2024-01-02T14:33:30+00:00
Duration: 46 s
Channel: AJ Vargas
Description: A dog trainer explains why some dogs focus more on the reward than the bite itself, and how to fix it by making the bite the goal and the out just a side…

2 Jan 2024 · 1 min

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A dog trainer explains why some dogs focus more on the reward than the bite itself, and how to fix it by making the bite the goal and the out just a side effect. Rebuild the dog's mental model by downplaying the reward.

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He's more focused on outing. Okay, when is Dad going to tell me to out, or when is he going to make me out, versus being focused on his task. So in his head, it's kind of reversed. The bite is a function, but it's more geared towards getting ready for the out. So we want to kind of rebuild that thought process too in his head, that my full engagement needs to be here. Not need to be fully focused on the fight per se and the bite, you know, fully engaged in that. And then the out may come. So we want to deteriorate the out a little bit in order to focus on the dog being more keen and more focused on the engagement and the fight with the ball.