Table Distraction Game for Sniffer Dogs | Hunter's Heart Scent Dog Training

Reliable scent dogs must ignore food, toy, and environmental distractions to find target odor (see the finished performance at https://youtu.be/RLUCnyPduYY). This video shows the table distractions game we play with our scent dogs. 1. Start by placing a portion of your dog’s dinner in his food bowl. Sit on the floor between a table and the bowl of food. 2. When your dog ignores the food and puts 4 paws on the table, deliver food to him on the table. *If your dog is unsure, you can kickstart the process by putting a piece of food on the table to lure him onto it. But get rid of the lure as soon as possible.* 3. Deliver a random number of food rewards (approx. 2-8, or whatever your dog likes) on the table 4. Say your release work e.g. “ok, get it”, then show him a piece of food and toss it so it rolls away from the table to restart 5. Look at the table, say nothing and wait for your dog to return to the table. 6. If the dog tries to steal the food, cover the bowl with your hand. See 1:53. Don't keep your hand on top of the food to block it. To earn the reward, take your hand away from the food and give your dog a chance to make the right choice. When goes to the table to reward on the table. Jager is a 5 month old Brittany Spaniel, training for bed bug detection. The table we’re using in the video is a KLIMB dog training platform (available from Clean Run & Amazon). You can substitute a piece of smooth wood, an agility table, a dog bed, matt, platform, cardboard box, agility step, Bosu balance trainer (from FitterFirst or Costco) or whatever you have on hand. Once your dog knows understands staying on the table, you can generalize to other objects like a dog bed. Then practice in new locations, working up to staying on the table during training classes. Read the full post our Blog: https://wp.me/p74GTg-q1 _ HUNTER’S HEART WEBSITES Follow Our Blog: https://Nosework.HuntersHeart.com Online Classes: https://store.huntersheart.com/Scent_Detection_Foundation_Online_Dog_Training_C_p/sdf.htm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ScentDog YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/carlalsimon?sub_confirmation=1 Our Brittany Spaniels: http://www.huntersheart.com/kennel.html © 2017 Hunter's Heart. Media by Hunter's Heart, Videoblocks, Epidemic Sound & Audioblocks. Help us caption & translate this video! https://amara.org/v/fAVq/