This is a video of Lucky - a dog I rescued almost 3 years ago. We love him to bits but he has been one of the most challenging dogs I have ever had.
We have never been able to put anything on him except a collar (and even then we risk being bitten!).
Recently I attended a course on TTouch and Clicker Training with Sarah Fisher and her TTouch Team in Bath, UK. The lessons I have learnt from Sarah and her team have been most enlightening.
I have been using the Tellington Touch on Lucky and "clicker" training him for just 2 weeks and the results have been amazing.
In this video, I am putting on a Thunder Shirt (a specially designed shirt for dogs with various issues) recommended by Sarah Fisher.
This isn't a very elegant video (as I am still learning alot about clicker training), but there are 2 main things to note:
1. I have now managed to get the Thunder Shirt on Lucky in 1 minute 20 seconds.
2. Lucky has not snapped or growled at me like he normally does.
When I first started two weeks ago, it took me 30 minutes!!!
Will be posting more videos of Lucky and his progress with the clicker!
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Lucky and The Thunder Shirt
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1 comment:
That's great :-)
Muzzle (my human mum) took my collie brother to see Sarah a few years ago and uses some basic TTouch on him, along with Reiki and other things, and finds it really helps relax him.
She's also looking at getting him a Thundershirt to see if it helps him when the fireworks start.
Minnie-Moo, UK
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