The good news is that Iorek eats food. The frustrating part is that he does not exactly go bananas for the food. I am used to terriers that lose their mind when food is around and will do almost anything for half a piece of kibble.
The first week home Iorek got most of his meals hand fed with an occasional meal in his crate. We spent the second week powering up the clicker. And now that Iorek understands that click = food we are beginning to start shaping behavior.
Its been awhile since I have had a puppy and I am having a hard time prioritizing which behaviors to begin shaping... so I have decided to pick three different challenges.
1) Shaping going into his crate (I like this because then I can work on stay in a month or so)
2) A mix of hand targets and a target stick
3) The wobble board
The shaping is a bit slow going... Iorek seems to be more willing to work in the mornings then he does in the afternoon. Iorek is very hesitant of the wobble board... if he continues to show minimal progress I will pick a different activity to shape til he feels more confident. The major positive that I have taken out of the shaping so far is that although things are going slowly he hasn't ever given up... perhaps I need to increase the value of the reward???
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