Lid target

Train Dog to Obey at Distance

If you want your dog to perform an action at a distance you may prefer to use the yogurt container lid as a target. Follow these steps to teach your dog to target the lid:

Put the lid in your hand and hold a food lure in the center with your thumb.
When your dog noses at it or sniffs it, click and treat. Repeat six times.
Now present the lid to your dog with no treat and click for sniffing or nose bumping.
Label the behavior by saying, "Touch" just before your dog touches the lid with his nose.
Put the lid on the floor close by and repeat the previous process.
Click your dog at first for moving toward the lid and then for actually touching it with his nose. Timing is crucial when labeling an action.
Vary the distances between your dog and the lid until you can send him across the room to bump his nose for a click and treat.

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