Training Tip: Go Out There

This one is fun, just fun. Show off for your friends. Useful when you need your dog to step away from you for any reason at all.

You will need yummy treats. Or a toy. Balls are perfect. Wet treats don't work. I will explain the trick with treats.

Give three treats: One, two, three. You have your dog's attention. 
Toss a treat 3 feet away from you. Say "Go out there". Your dog will go get it and come back. Toss another treat 4 feet away. Say "Go out there". Your dog will go get it and come back. Toss a treat 6 feet. Say "Go out there". When your dog gets to the treat, eats it, and turns to start back to you, toss another treat out there. Say "Go out there" and keep tossing treats. Your dog will go out there and stay out there. Praise and run to your dog for some fun playing time.

Next time same thing but stop tossing a treat so often when your dog is "out there". Give them a chance to stay on their own.

Tilli is great at this trick. We use a ball with her. "Go out there" and she runs to where we point. Then we throw the ball. We love this game.

(Use clicker training for fastest results. Please make sure that you read a clicker training book or watch a DVD before starting clicker training. You will create bad behavior as quickly as good if you don't know what you're doing.)

Darcie Krueger, Owner 
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