I am training a gorgeous and huge rescued and adopted Dobermann, Swayze, for a client. Swayze needs to work in distracting environments, which means I have to get him into my truck for travel. Swayze’s a wonderful passenger. He hangs out in the back seat watching the world go by as I drive us to our destination. The challenge wasn’t the drive over there. The challenge was getting this big boy into my truck before we hit the road.
About a week into our training, my back said, “Please take a break to train Swayze to load up into the truck using his own paw power.” I agreed with my back and took a session to get Swayze comfortable with hoisting his own body into the truck instead of my having to do it. The video below is the before and after of Swayze’s loading-up skills.
Dobermann Swayze Learns To Jump Into A Truck from Helen Verte Schwarzmann, CTC on Vimeo.
Lifting small dogs up into a vehicle isn’t so bad, but once we get past 30 pounds or so, the task becomes, well, a task. If you have specific tasks you’d like your dog to learn and own, contact Outsmarting Dogs® for a personalized board-and-train program.
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