Today Jackie and I played tunnel versus contact discriminations.
Pearls:
- When teaching "Out, Tunnel!" for tunnel discrimination, point out toward the line of the dog's travel and maintain your arm up indicating where to go until the dog's entire body including their tail are inside the tunnel. Only after your dog has committed their whole body into the tunnel should you turn your body to keep running.
- When cueing "In, Feet!" for contact discrimination, turn your body early to remind the dog to turn in to take the contact.
- As always, keep moving smoothly and indicating your dog's line of travel as if using a laser pointer along their path.
Jackie playing tunnel versus contact discriminations:
