I've started the process of teaching this 3 yr. old to pull a cart using the clicker. But for those of you who know me, I'm always looking for ways to teach these new behaviors in fun ways. Hope you enjoy.
Mantra begins cart training
By Peggasus on 02/29/2008
What a delightful video
Thank you. I particularly loved the way he stepped onto the small mat - so very carefully, one could really see that he understood the concept you were teaching. did you go directly from the large to the small mat? or were there middle-sized mats in between?
Christina
Mat training for Mantra
Hi Christina,
He is cute isn't he, and concentrating on foot placement was a huge breakthrough for this fractious little guy.
I used 4 mats total and then standing without a mat. In the video you see there are 3 mats. I showed the largest, but skipped the filming of the middle sized mat. Then you see a smaller one, the tiniest one, and finally no mat. It's a little hard to see with the quality on YouTube.
Thanks for watching it! Keep me posted if you try this. It's fun.
take care
Peggy Hogan
www.thebestwhisperisaclick.com