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I am having some trouble gaining Scarlet's focus... When I use treats or a tug, I get focus, and she will constantly look up at me and follow my movements and wait for the reward.. But say we are out for a walk and I am asking for behaviours such as a proper heal or sit I don't get them 100% of the time. Its almost like she knows she is not getting rewarded and won't want to do it. Her sits can be sloppy, where she will turn to the left and sit kind of side ways almost behind me. Healing, she starts to look off into another direction either strealing along with me, or wanting to go opposite of me. Why do I have her focus during obedience classes mostly, but in the "real" world its hit and miss. When there is a reward I will get an automatic sit, heal, change of pace, etc without even giving her any commands. So she knows what she is doing but she just won't do it without a reward really.
I guess I am asking how to ween your dog off a reward and gain focus. Or will you just always have to have some type of reward based system in order to have focus? I want her to want to watch what I am doing and follow ME, not do what she pleases.
I guess I am asking how to ween your dog off a reward and gain focus. Or will you just always have to have some type of reward based system in order to have focus? I want her to want to watch what I am doing and follow ME, not do what she pleases.