Crash Mats – Follow-On

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Just DOGS Training

CRASH MATS

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WHY?
Value in Crash Mat, Calm Behaviour
Cash in Hoggy Bank
Offers safe place & Opportunity to be Reinforced
Off-Lead Reliability (OLR)
Next Level: Veterinary Calming Solution/Cafes, Pubs, Friends Houses etc.

HOW?
A’s B’s C’s
– Establish your dogs availability to play.
– Dog looks at Crash Mat… Reward. FEED the MAT
– Dog gets on Crash Mat… Reward. FEED the MAT
– Release by throwing food away from Crash Mat… FEED the MAT on dogs return

D’S
Play around with the distance you stand from crash mat
Incrementally increase duration
Add distractions from fiddling with food to playing at home/on lead/garden/out easy/out hard & with movement/noise/scent
NOTE – Add release cue when dog really happy to come back to mat

– Do not worry about adding a ‘Crash’ cue… DO NOT RUSH!!! Train the dog you got!! If you take your time your dog will be more than happy to go ‘Crash’!
– Invest about 80% of your dogs daily food allowance into this game. Be patient & the results will amaze you…

AND THEN?
Game play in the real world
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