Had a great meeting with Caryn last night. We’re going to start on
leaving him alone outside of his crate (exciting!) and got some tips for
recall. Chompsky’s “drop it” is pretty good and we reward him every
time to keep it good, but he’ll pick stuff in the house and bring it to
show us, dropping it sometimes even before we tell him to. He knows how
to get treats! So we’ll be introducing a new “sometimes you get treats,
sometimes not” command for “drop it”, and keep “drop it” for emergencies
/ when we have treats on hand.
I think this new command to make him spit out whatever he’s got will be
“POISON!” as in, “Chompsky! That’s poison!”
We’re also going to work on an Emergency Recall where he always gets
rewarded, so he’ll come running whenever we utter this key word. I went
to Twitter for suggestions and we’re going to go with “Chompsky! IT’S A
TRAP!”
Here are the top suggestions, all runners up!
Chompsky, ATTACK! (then when he comes running, say “No, not me!!”)
Chompsky, TO THE BATMOBILE (too long but still awesome)
Chompsky, ENGAGE. (cool)
Chompsky, RED ALERT! (similar idea)
Chompsky, PLAN B! (not bad, not bad)
Chompsky, RETREAT!
Chompsky, ACTIVATE OMEGA PROTOCOL (too long, and that is too bad)
Chompsky, IT’S TIME!
Chompsky, BATTLE STATIONS (Jenn says she refuses to shout this one though)
Chompsky, find the best looking person in the room! (way too long and
that is just too bad, because that would be amazing)
Chompsky, I have separation anxiety!! (again, too long, but SO ADORABLE)
Chompsky, I MISS YOU!
It’s our last one-on-one meeting with Caryn and with her help (as you’ve
seen!) Chompsky is a much better dog. We’ll be taking him in group
courses now with her, but if you’re looking for a trainer, I really
recommend Caryn at Whatta Pup!
