pluto training update (slow)
Two months in and Pluto can sit when he sees food, but without food he just looks at me. Very dissapointing. I tried the hand signal method from YouTube, he just thinks I am waving at him to come closer and then he jumps on me.
The trainer at the park said to keep sessions short, like 5 minutes, otherwise he gets bored. I thought I was doing that already but I think I did 15 minutes every time. Now I do the short ones and it is better, becuase he is less distracted.
He learned come this week, finally. Ten treats for one good recal, I call it the Pluto tax. Still working on stay. He is only 4 years old, he will get it one day, I think.
2 comments
Lee · 10 months ago
How long did the hand signal take to work? Did Pluto learn sit with the hand or only with the food? Popcorn is bad at hand signals too.
Sara · 9 months ago
We had the same. The hand gesture confused our dog too, so we switched to just the voice and treat. Pluto will get it, two months is not long.