My Dream Job
Well, what else would my dream job be? 
I love working with dogs. And I would love to do it full time. working with the people would be harder, I’m sure, than the dogs. But I hope I can develop the observational skills I know are so critical.
I made this little video.. and I wanted to video Levi doing his dumbbell work anyway! He is such a good boy.
And dangit, ignore that he popped the last weave poll. I haven’t been weaving him because he has a pulled muscle in his right rear leg… so this was just a test!
Comments
Comment from Johann
Time August 2, 2008 at 7:28 pm
You two are so good together!!! Great camera head butt! Woofs, Johann
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Comment from Rachael
Time August 3, 2008 at 5:09 pm
great video. Loved the head butt at the end. Can I ask, how you trained him to pick up the dumbell? Moxie and I are starting our Open training and we have no clue. I can’t seem to find classes around here that train anything higher than CD level stuff.
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Comment from Christy
Time August 3, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Ahh Levi is doing so well!! Training dogs all day would be my dream job too! Training people would suck though. HAHAHA Wish I could do one without the other!!
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Comment from Cynthia Blue
Time August 3, 2008 at 10:29 pm
Oh Racheal… the dumbbell is so fun to clicker train! Lucy has an awesome dumbbell and I clicker trained her. Check out this page, it is what I did.. for the most part, though I modified it for my dogs.
http://www.shirleychong.com/keepers/retrieve.html
I used this for Levi and Chase, too. Though Levi is not as solid as Lucy because I haven’t worked him as much. But he is getting better as the video shows!
Basically I clicked and treated at first for them just looking at the dumbbell. Then nose touching it. Then I put peanut butter on it so they would open their mouth for it. And on from there. I refused to ear pinch my dogs, or use any of the old style retrieve techniques. I love clicker training the dumbbell! Let me know if this helps!
Comment from Cynthia Blue
Time August 3, 2008 at 10:31 pm
Yeah Christy me too.. the people would be hard, the dogs would be fun!
Comment from Cynthia Blue
Time August 3, 2008 at 10:32 pm
LOL Lora weaving is really hard to train. I use the 2×2 method and I love it! 
Comment from Cynthia Blue
Time August 3, 2008 at 10:33 pm
Thanks Johann! LOL I thought the nose pushing over the camera was very cute too!
Comment from Lindsay
Time August 4, 2008 at 5:15 pm
You should be a professional dog trainer. Just start doing it part time. I know you’d be great. You sounded so enthusiastic in your video. That is what I need to work on. No wonder Ace gets bored with me.
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Comment from Saint Lover
Time August 2, 2008 at 5:51 pm
You’d be a great trainer!!! I certainly would pay you to teach Apollo weave… I have had NO luck on my own!
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