Okay the main goal for right now is calmness in public places, such as my job, pet stores, etc. As a puppy we worked a little on settling in the house but not to the degree I'm going to try and take it to now.
There's a video on youtube by kikopup that I'm using as a guide, and will try to routinely keep up with the lessons for 5-7 days before proceeding to public places.
What we worked on today was settling ( laying down, chin on paws, relaxed body etc) and calmly treating for said behavior. I cheated a little by immediately throwing the frisbee when I got home until she was tired.
I wasn't rewarding for this, as I felt she was too fixated for my liking here ( facing/watching me) as she is used to offering me behaviors until getting it right.
This is what I was mainly rewarding and looking for from her. She's used to the game being: chin on paws = treats. But I also didn't want to keep witholding treats and cause frustration. We did this for maybe thirtyish minutes while I "watched" youtube and pretended to do nothing
Here you can see her getting confused why she wasnt getting a treat and offering a different position while focusing her attention on me. Again any advice, input, two cents or what have you that you have to offer I'm all ears
