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Page 2: ...her website at www AskDrYin com Acknowledgements While humans have been training animals for centuries we have been lax in collecting data and then methodically testing and revising our techniques usi...

Page 3: ...sure to select the same CHANNEL for both the remote and the base unit Insert the proper Kibble Disc for your dog s kibble dry dog food Learning the Basics For people and pets 1 Add some food to the Ki...

Page 4: ...ENSE Repeat until your dog comfortably takes the food that you dispensed 6 Now switch the VOLUME to low and dispense treats When Fido orients to the MannersMinder and runs to get food immediately afte...

Page 5: ...21 Chapter 6 Say Please by Sitting 24 Chapter 7 Down 28 Chapter 8 Game 3 Down Stay 30 Chapter 9 Rewarding Calm Behavior 38 Chapter 10 Come When Called in the House 42 Chapter 11 Game 4 Place 44 Chapt...

Page 6: ...pecial spot on cue Game 5 Stay at the special spot for one minute in the face of common front door distractions What You Need Item 1 Dog bed or rug where you will send your dog You ll be sending your...

Page 7: ...vailable whenever he wants then he may learn that it s okay to get off at will because he can just get back on to receive his reward later on In fact in the clinical trial testing of this product some...

Page 8: ...e him treats Clearly one key to success here is rewarding the correct behavior as it occurs or immediately afterward This requires opening our eyes so that we see the correct behavior closing our mout...

Page 9: ...ss even the most finicky Fido Dogs are more motivated by the actions involved with obtaining their food By feeding regularly from the MannersMinder you ll turn meal times into a fun interactive game K...

Page 10: ...s lost this portion for today Repeat the process at dinner and for additional meals if needed If everyone in the household holds out for up to several days and refrains from giving treats in between t...

Page 11: ...s just eating because the food is available and there s nothing better to do Over 44 of pets in the U S are overweight and 25 are actually considered obese Because dogs don t walk around naked or wear...

Page 12: ...rs towards his hind end your fingers should bump over his ribs If you have to press to feel the ribs you know that there s a layer of fat under the skin In general skin is not very thick Any increased...

Page 13: ...Kibble Bin Note that using the larger disc with small food will dispense multiple treats on a single dispense Treat Bowl Catches the food reward This is where your dog goes for its treat Battery Comp...

Page 14: ...888 640 8840 Setting Up the Machine Install 4 D batteries into the battery compartment at the bottom of the machine The batteries should last about 6 months This machine requires dry dog food or trea...

Page 15: ...ue Dispense Alerts you when to press the DISPENSE button in the Down Stay mode Used for Game 3 Down Stay In this setting the timer will beep but food will not be dispensed until you press the DISPENSE...

Page 16: ...fo that will help you understand how your dog learns and what motivates him to learn It s essential for understanding why this program works so well Chapter 3 gives full details how the machine itself...

Page 17: ...owl continue adding kibble each time he s finished eating the previous kibble until he readily eats from the bowl Most dogs are attracted to the bowl after several kibble Step 2 Dispensing Treats Once...

Page 18: ...e passed Step 3 then he should imme diately go to get his treat when he hears the tone Repeat until your dog is consistent Some dogs don t look when you smooch If smooching doesn t work after several...

Page 19: ...hould immediately run to get his treat 9 out of 10 times in a row before you go on to the next stage of training Troubleshooting Fido s Afraid of the MannersMinder Start with the best treats you have...

Page 20: ...n Once he consis tently waits with all four feet on the floor to get his treat go to the next step Fido Barks at the Machine If Fido barks at the MannersMinder make sure you don t dispense a treat dur...

Page 21: ...or him to reach with an outstretched neck When he reaches out to sniff the target TONE TREAT and simultaneously remove the target If he knows the TONE TREAT well he should immediately run to get his t...

Page 22: ...e because he has no reason to learn the second cue The visual cue is more noticeable and will block his learning of the second cue that s presented at the same time In psychology this phenomenon is ca...

Page 23: ...wly If your dog responds slowly you either Skipped a step Moved on to the next step too quickly Go back and repeat an earlier step Your presentation of the target was not quick enough Fido was not mot...

Page 24: ...t you ll have it in your toolbox in case you need it later on TIP Your dog will respond more to your actions than to your words Make sure your body language and actions are correct Step 1 Learning to...

Page 25: ...ves you his attention Once you have his attention again and he decides to make another try for the treat he ll still start with the old song and dance routine When it just earns a cold shoulder he ll...

Page 26: ...d using a verbal cue such as sit because we don t want to have to micromanage his sit behavior rather we want him to say please automatically every time he wants something from you When to Use Say Ple...

Page 27: ...ely still so he realizes nothing is happening Wait until he chooses to walk up to you and sits with his attention focused on you You don t stand silent and stationary while you wait for Fido to sit Ra...

Page 28: ...en you re holding it too low Raise it a little for now Next hold the treat a little lower so that Fido bends down a little more If he loses interest or keeps getting up you re holding the treat down t...

Page 29: ...e diately several times in a row you can switch to the L pattern method Adding the Cue Word Down At any point when Fido s predictably lying down with the hand signal or on his own add the cue word Dow...

Page 30: ...d rug Target him about 3 times in between trials and then when you re ready to start another Down Stay session just follow him up to the rug and cue him to lie down Make sure you always target Fido of...

Page 31: ...hat both the MannersMinder and the rug should only be out during training sessions at this point so that your dog learns that these things are special and access to them is limited Also only reward yo...

Page 32: ...venient for your dog Some dogs get up each time you dispense a treat at first Just continue having them lie down each time they get up After they lie down many times in a row to get the treat they fig...

Page 33: ...nd Make sure you reach down low enough so that you don t lure him into a stand Occasionally giving treats from your hand will also prevent possessive pooches from guard ing the machine from you They l...

Page 34: ...always call him off or target Fido to leave his rug If he gets up before you call then put him back on his rug and tell him down and then give him a treat for staying down Step 4 Repeat as with Step 3...

Page 35: ...onds and one minute and then give 2 3 more treats afterwards at a random interval When Fido can repeat 5 trials in a row go to Step 9 Step 9 Treat Rate 30 seconds Give treats at 30 seconds and one min...

Page 36: ...ree So overall the best course of action is just to take the MannersMinder away and practice again later in the day Alternatively you can use a real treat instead of kibble But remember dog treats tha...

Page 37: ...on to have the machine feed your dog his entire meal automatically In the Variable mode the MannersMinder will keep going until it runs out of food Make sure you re nearby so that you can call Fido of...

Page 38: ...tted The best way to do this is where everyone in the house concentrates on each interaction with Fido for the first 24 48 hours Without this special attention to this exercise it s the humans who wil...

Page 39: ...or play with the other family dog They ll just come back to you later when you ll lower the price of your praise and petting In these cases you should start by practicing with Fido on a leash prefera...

Page 40: ...hen Fido s calm behavior you can require that Fido earn all petting and attention by lying down As with the sitting exercise Fido may at first wiggle or put his paws on you as soon as you start pettin...

Page 41: ...e appropriate behavior You correctly ignore Fido when he tries to get your attention for free but you don t reward him enough for sitting or lying down If you only withhold attention for bad behavior...

Page 42: ...no distractions you can bend down in a the human equivalent of a play bow which will elicit his attention and say Fido come If he doesn t immediately come then run the other way to stimu late him to...

Page 43: ...not likely to come so he learns to ignore you You practice off leash in cases where you should practice on leash Fido runs right by you For the first several times lure Fido with a treat That is when...

Page 44: ...m up to the place each time and when he gets his treat cue him to lie down Once he s down give him a few more treats at varying intervals so he continues to think about staying in a down stay rather t...

Page 45: ...y case be sure that you give him several treats at irregular intervals so that he doesn t anticipate that you will call him to target Once he s in a stable down stay you can target him off the rug Aga...

Page 46: ...llow up with at least 2 5 treats for staying down facing the correct direction before you call or target him off the rug When you can repeat Step 3 9 out of 10 times in a row correctly go to Step 4 If...

Page 47: ...time while doling treats out every 03 seconds Once Fido s completes 3 one minute trials in a row at any step you can go on to the next step If he ever messes up 2 or more times in a row refer to the...

Page 48: ...movements start timing the quick movements right before he gets a treat and then more randomly Work in any movements that you know tend to distract him such as dancing leaning over to pick something...

Page 49: ...sions in a row go to Step 4b Step 4b Repeat Step 4a but this time squeak the toy or bounce the ball at random intervals from 10 feet away When Fido s good for 2 one minute sessions in a row go to Step...

Page 50: ...e trials in a row go to Step 6c You may need to insert additional steps where you gradually increase the knock volume until you re able to knock full force Step 6c With treats coming every 03 seconds...

Page 51: ...e sessions in a row meaning you can present the distraction even when he s not eating his treat and he doesn t bark or try to get up but remains relaxed go to Step 9 NOTE If you live in a household wi...

Page 52: ...er Fido s in a down stay on his rug Show him his toy and then have him earn it by lying down on his rug while you bounce squeak or wave it When he stays down for a few seconds one bounce or squeak or...

Page 53: ...e treat bowl when you present the distraction Fido is not hungry enough Test with higher value treats or stop the session and resume later in the day You haven t removed the rug or MannersMinder betwe...

Page 54: ...e of the rewards and he can t just go back randomly to get rewards then get off his place whenever he feels like it Start with One Dog If you have more than one dog that s misbehaved at the door make...

Page 55: ...during one training session Dogs learn this step quickest if they know that they can t get by you to reach the visitor and if you ve worked on rewarding calm behavior Once your dog is relaxed with the...

Page 56: ...coming rapid fire and stays on his rug reliably because you ve blocked him when he s gotten up before you ve given him the cue to get up then you can gradually increase the interval between treats Con...

Page 57: ...his crate Use the same settings as the down stay with distractions Set the MannersMinder on a treat rate of 03 seconds single treat and variable rate so that each trial can last greater than one minu...

Page 58: ...s no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the e...

Page 59: ...ard explanations Creative solutions to common problems Sophia Yin D V M M S is an Applied Animal Behaviorist and past award winning pet columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle See Dr Yin s website a...

Page 60: ...attach ment stops pulling by steering your dog to the side and redirecting his attention towards you Unlike traditional collars our harness never causes coughing gagging or choking because the chest s...

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