This one’s for when you need to let a distraction pass you.
- Drop a treat between your feet
- Your dog will put their nose down to find it
- Wait until your dog looks back up at you. Use your marker word e.g. ‘yes’/’good’ and drop another treat.
- Repeat, repeat, repeat.
After a few repetitions your dog will get into the rhythm of looking up at you after they’ve eaten the treat to ask for another one. Meanwhile, the distraction passes you by.