Then repeat the old cue again, so that the game doesn’t keep getting harder and harder. If your dog makes even a tiny movement in the right direction the first few times you play this game, click to reinforce your dog for thinking on his own. To add or change a cue by playing “What did you do last?” game, repeat the behavior 10 times using the old hand signal or the old verbal cue, then stop and see if the dog offers the behavior again for no cue. Watch the video tutorial on adding or changing a cue: Then make it harder again, by leaving time between the two cues to see if your dog will offer the desired behavior in response to the first cue again. Go back a step when your dog succeeds in guessing what to do, by again leaving no time between the two cues, so that your dog will be highly likely to succeed on the next trial. Make sure that the game doesn’t always get harder and harder. Click or say “yes” for the dog being impatient and offering the behavior before you do the visual cue. Wait the dog out and see if he will offer the behavior you want after you say the first cue while he is waiting for you to do the old signal. Step 4: Put time between your new verbal cue and your old visual cue. Click and treat for your dog responding correctly. Step 3: Say your new verbal cue (the cue that you want to use in the future) BEFORE you move a muscle to do the visual cue (the old cue that your dog already knows). Step 2: Give the hand signal 5-10 times and click and treat for correct responses to help the dog predict what behavior you will ask for next.
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Step 1: Fade your lure or visual cue to the smallest gesture possible so that your dog will not be dependent on your extreme body movements (see the previous tip on how to fade a lure)
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Then if this doesn’t work, and the dog gets confused or stuck, I can simply revert back to showing the dog how to change the cue in small increments.įour steps to adding a verbal cue by raising criteria in small increments: But with a clicker training savvy dog I prefer to play the “What did you do last?” game first to cut down on training time and give the dog an opportunity to problem solve. You can also add a verbal cue or change a cue by fading the lure or hand signal in small increments first and then adding your new cue before your old cue to teach the dog to respond to the new cue.
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For me, adding a verbal cue and changing a cue follow the exact same training method as fading a food lure or a target using the “What did you do last?” game as explained in the previous training tip.