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Has anyone found variances in work ethics in their dogs? Or is it all handler?
I find that Niz really likes the easy stuff-he loves the table in agility. Not so much the jumps. He hates off leash heeling and circle work--he'll lag behind and then just go away, no matter how happy I am and no matter how high value of a treat I have. He'd rather forgo the treats and lay down and sunbathe. When I'm doing training, I use only positive reinforcement and no corrections, and I keep my energy level up and my moods up as well. (Corrections are given when we're walking on leash or off leash hiking/at the park and he ignores/blows off commands he knows and has acknowledged he's heard.) He'll do things he knows, like sit, down, ect., over and over and get super amped over it, but especially doesn't like having to think and learn new behaviors. I can make Niz run over and over to the table and he'll get up on that and down repeatedly, just as excited as the first time and won't get sick of it. If he's hungry, it's a bit easier--I used to feed him his breakfast at agility on class day, but I can't just keep him hungry all the time...
I'm starting to wonder if Niz just doesn't like having to work for things, and that's just a part of who he is.
I find that Niz really likes the easy stuff-he loves the table in agility. Not so much the jumps. He hates off leash heeling and circle work--he'll lag behind and then just go away, no matter how happy I am and no matter how high value of a treat I have. He'd rather forgo the treats and lay down and sunbathe. When I'm doing training, I use only positive reinforcement and no corrections, and I keep my energy level up and my moods up as well. (Corrections are given when we're walking on leash or off leash hiking/at the park and he ignores/blows off commands he knows and has acknowledged he's heard.) He'll do things he knows, like sit, down, ect., over and over and get super amped over it, but especially doesn't like having to think and learn new behaviors. I can make Niz run over and over to the table and he'll get up on that and down repeatedly, just as excited as the first time and won't get sick of it. If he's hungry, it's a bit easier--I used to feed him his breakfast at agility on class day, but I can't just keep him hungry all the time...
I'm starting to wonder if Niz just doesn't like having to work for things, and that's just a part of who he is.