The purpose of
this page is to show you video examples of what my pups learn
before they go to their new homes.
Also included are pups playing and being socialized.
To watch a clip, left click on the link and wait for it to load,
or right click on it and save it to a folder on your computer.
Gem's home is now in Italy. She belongs to a wonderful young
man named Gabriele. They will do Agility, but more importantly,
be best friends.
Gem was nicknamed Nickel from the Penny x Camo litter of 2008
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Videos from the Mirra & Camo litter of 2008 @ 7 weeks old.
Chocula/
Clicker training (Come, Sit, Wave hello, Sit
up, Roll over!) Chocula
2nd Clicker training clip (Down, Roll over,
Come, Stand, "Easy Button", Leash training, Target stick
and toys!)
Chock is only a nickname and can be changed by his new owners.
Dime is a medium drive
pup that loves to play
fetch!As you can see from the pics-- he's fetching
two different toys.
Dime is doing great with his clicker training. He knows Come,
Sit,Down,
Wave Hello and Roll
over.
He is trained to walk
on a leash, touch a target
stickand crate trained also.
We trim their nails
using a dremmel which grinds the sharp edges off.
Dime is currently being house trained and is learning to use an
"Easy
button"to ask to go outside!
Mirra & Camo litter born
June 20th, 2008
(Mirra's registered name is Lock-Eye Smooch's Mirra
(Mirror) Image because she looks a lot like her mom, Smooch)
Please note on the clicker training video clips:
I usually only put the finished behaviors on the web site.
They are very young and it's only their 4th lesson, so the down
is in it's beginning stage.
I will update the videos as their training progresses and also
get some clips of them playing.
Columbo was 9 weeks old when this clip was taken.
This clip starts out with me using a target stick to teach him
to heel off leash. I am shaping the behavior with the stick. You
wont see a perfect Heel yet. He is only 9 weeks old. J But
this gives folks an idea of how
it can be done. I then put leash on the pup because they need
to learn to give to the pressure if they feel the
leash tighten. One of sections, you will see him
balk I waited him out and when he stepped forward
one step, I clicked and treated at my side. (The At my side
part is important!) On a 2nd balking part,
notice what he is looking at. Its his toy that hes
locked on to! I simply called him and C/Td.
As the video progresses, I am asking for behaviors he is very
familiar with. Come, Sit, Wave, and down. Also Sit from down and
Stand. He has been learning
these since 4 & ½ weeks old. A new behavior in the
clip is Roll over. This is the actual first lesson of that! At
the end of the clip is teaching the fetch with tugging
as the reward for bringing the ball back. Note that I have the
tug toy behind my back when I throw the ball.
Dial up folks shouldnt attemptits
111 MB! A link to the smaller version is below the large one.
March 11th Clip
1 (Large) Michelle training all
3 pups at the same time. ||
Clip
2 (Large) Pups
playing with a popper. Clip
3 (Large) Michelle wrestling with all
the pups. ||
Clip
4 (Large)
Michelle clicker training Matlock.
Clip
5(large) Smooch playing
with her pups||Clip
6(large) Smooch nursing her babies.
Note on clips 5 and 6. I set up a "hidden" camera and
filmed what the pups and Smooch do when I'm not in with them.
It's a hoot to watch Smooch playing with her babies. Please note
that even though her play looks very rough, you never hear
the babies yelp.
Keep watching the clip--it's over 13 minutes long, but about 1/2
way though, Mrs Nancy Drew gives Smooch a run for her money.
This play between mother and pups teaches them many things, including
bite inhibition and being restrained without "freaking out."
I allow the mothers access to their pups for as long as they desire--or
until the pups go to their new homes.
I have some moms who would never willingly give up their babies!
(They also try to "steal" other babies.)
Smooch is one of those mom's, as is her daughter, Mirra, that
I have from the 2004 Smooch/Lazer breeding.
It's special when I keep one of their pups and they don't ever
have to say good-bye.
Who knows, Nancy Drew may just have to stay here as this could
be Smooch's last litter....
Below are the same video
clips in a smaller download.
Clip
1 (Small)
Michelle training all 3 pups at the same time. ||
Clip
2 (Small) Pups playing with a popper.
Clip
3 (Small) Michelle
wrestling with all the pups.
||
Clip
4 (Small) Michelle
clicker training Matlock.
Clip
5 (small) Smooch playing
with her pups ||Clip
6 (Small) Smooch nursing her babies.
March 10th Clip
1 (Large) Clip
2 (Large) Below are the same video clips in a smaller download. Clip
1 (Small)
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Clips from March 9th
Brandy's 3rd imprinting lesson
(Historical Human Remains)
Click on a Video number to see
that clip.
Video
1 --Brandy is investigating
the sunglass case at first. She even looks up at me to see if
this will get her a click. She does not get a Click, so she starts
to pass over the sunglass case in favor of the bone and hair,
which does get a click and treat.
Another thing to note is how quickly I try to get the treat to
her mouth. This is to discourage any mouthing of the scent articles.
Video
2 --This clip starts out with her
heading to the sunglass case. She pays very little attention to
it and goes over to the foot bone. I click/treat her for the nose
touch of the scent article. She gets a little distracted. I START
to walk over to the other articles and I notice that she has nose
touched the foot bone again. I click and she touches the bone
AGAIN before I can even treat her! I give her the
treat after clicking again. She then trots over the top of the
sunglass case directly to the hair for a C/T. (While trotting
over the case, she gives it a quick sniff.) I'm out of treats
in my hand, so I pick her up.
Video
3This clip begins with me pointing
her towards the sunglass case. She heads in a direct line to the
case and then as she gets to it, she very clearly veers
away from it. Her nose is on the floor and she bumps the stamp
holder house. She quickly dismisses the house and then sniffs
the sunglass case again, but then heads to the rib fragment. She
is almost to the bone when she finds a crumb and eats it. I flinch
because I'm anticipating her touching the scent article.
I need to be sure I wait for her to touch the article
and clickbefore I move! I click/treat for
her touching the article several times and then give her the "Find
another" command. She goes back to the foot bone and earns
some C/T's again. She goes to the hair and I'm very mindful of
the fact that this particular item could be very tempting for
a puppy to want to play with! So, I'm ever more diligent in getting
her treat to her mouth after the click. I do not want to give
her the opportunity to develop bad habits!
Video
4 This clip starts out with her
facing the foot bone. She makes a B-line back to the hair for
a C/T. I give her a "find another" cue and she pops
her head up and moves away from the hair. She bumps the stamp
house and looks at me, then walks over to the rib fragment for
several C/T's.
Two ways to view these video clips:
1) Left click on the links below. They should pop up and
play after they have downloaded. Sometimes they take a few
minutes even after you've seen the word "Done."
2) Make a folder on your computer,then right click
on the video you want to see, and then Save Target As, (save
to that folder) Then-OK. It will load and then pop up and
play,or open it from the folder you made.
You will need Windows Media Player. Please let me know if
you can't see the clips.
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First meal! Clip
1 Clip
2 Clip
3 Clip
4 Clip
5 All pups eating Clip
6 Kate's pups too Clip
7 Kate's pups also Clip
8 Kate's pups also Clip
9 Kate's pups also
More clips are uploading. I will make links when they are done.
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Kate and Rouge nursing the pups together.
========================================================================================================= These clips were taken on Sunday April 23rd.
They are individual clips of each puppy!
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12 (Small view-nursing) Day
12 (Large view) Day
12 (Long, large view)
(Please let me know if you have trouble
viewingthese clips.)
Birth videos
Please note: When shaking the
pups to remove fluid from their lungs, I FULLY support their head
and body. 1)Koala's
birth 2)Wombat's
birth
3) Tipan's
birth
4) Roo's
birth
5) Dundee's
birth
6) Mate's birth wasn't filmed. Rouge and I both dozed off--and
the camera wasn't running when Mate "showed up."
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1 (8 MB) (Cher-renamed JayCee has been picked
and will be going to Glenna in CO) Cass 1 (Taken
on May 15th--mislabeled on clip)(Cass has been picked and
renamed Ashes.) Beth
with Marley and Cass (Marley has been picked
and will be going to TX with Sarah) Marley
(Marley has been picked and will be going to TX
with Sarah) Cass
on May 19th. Clicker training(Cass has been
picked and renamed Ashes.) Cher
being clicker trained (Cher has been picked
and renamed JayCee)
What you will see in the clips
labeled "Imprinting" are of the pups learning to alert
on Human Remains.
When I am evaluating a pup for its possible life's work, it is
important that I have all the information possible
to make that determination. By
pre-training these pups on Human Remains scent articles, the possible
owner and I can see
which pups have the best potential for this very specialized work.
To learn more about HRD work go to: http://www.k9forensic.org/
** Please let me know if you are not able to
view clips.**
There are two ways to view them. Left click on
the clip and wait for it to load. Sometimes is takes a few
minutes even after it says "done" on your bottom
tool bar. 2nd way: Right click and save it to a folder on your
computer.
We will put more clips up every few days.
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7 week video clips!
Penny x Fuse pups at 22 days old!
These clips are all under 1 MB. There were some people
with dial up who wanted to see a few clips.
The pups are starting to play with each other and bark! From here
on out, there will be lots of clips, because they
are actually doing things. We have started bottle feeding them
for bonding. Penny still comes and goes at will to nurse them.
** Please let me know if you are not able to
view clips.**
There are two ways to view them. Left click on
the clip and wait for it to load. Sometimes is takes a few
minutes even after it says "done" on your bottom
tool bar.
or right click and save it to a folder on your computer.
We will put more clips up every few days.
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Clicker training has begun!!!
The
pups are now 5 weeks old an we have started their official training.
Here is a brief explanation
of what clicker training is.
A clicker is
a small plastic and metal box that you hold in your hand and when
you press the metal part, it makes a "Clicking" sound.
The first step is to simply
"Click" and give the pup a tiny piece of food. (The
pup or dog needs to be hungry before you train.) This is called "Charging
the clicker." You know the clicker is charged when you "click"
and the pup snaps it's head around expecting the reward.
When you have reached that stage in training, you take it one
step further by not clicking UNTIL the pup does something that
you want to teach it like coming to you, sitting, laying down,
or any number of cute tricks.
You pick one behavior and allow the pup to learn exactly what
it is and then add the words that "cue" the pup to do
the action. That is an important point in clicker training--you
add the word/cue/command AFTER the behavior is "formed"
the way you want it. As an example, when teaching the pup the
cue word for down. If you have clicked for the pup laying down
with it's body only part way on the floor and add the cue at that
point, you will end up teaching the pup that Down means to lay
part way down. In order to give the pup a clear understanding
of what you are wanting it to do, wait until the behavior is exactly
the way you want it BEFORE you NAME the behavior!
I will explain more about clicker training as this litter of pups
progress.
In these clips you will see two people. I have
the camera filming and the other person is John, my new training
assistant. John is 15 years old and has taken to clicker training
like a Border Collie to sheep! :-D
I sent him home the first day with my clicker training video and
he said he took 6 pages of notes!
The first behavior I train the pups is to Come when called. It's
much easier with two people.
The pup learns to come to the verbal cue, rather than from a reaction
to your movement.
Please feel free to ask question about what we are doing in the
clips.
Email me at: lockeye@direcway.com
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Below is a link to an index page of clips. Some are of clicker
training and some are of the pups playing.
=================================== Sept 25th!- 24 days
old
The "ABC" clips are of the pups starting
to REALLY play!!! Click on a letter to play the video.
The "1,2,3" clips are of the pups when Mary and Jason
from Tulsa were visiting.
Two ways to view these video clips:
1) Left click on the links below. They should pop up and
play after they have downloaded. Sometimes they take a few
minutes even after you've seen the word "Done."
2) Make a folder on your computer,then right click
on the video you want to see, and then Save Target As, (save
to that folder) Then-OK. It will load and then pop up and
play,or open it from the folder you made.
You will need Windows Media Player. Please let me know if
you can't see the clips.
Dynamite is as sweet as he is handsome! He's
an awesome pup to train---the type of pup that is "in tune"
with you. From the very beginning of his clicker lessons at 5
weeks old, he's been a quick study and very focused on me.
Dynamite reminds me so much of his mom, Dinah. They are both very
loving and in your lap if you are sitting down!
When you "rev him up" with a toy, he's tugging your
arm off and if you throw it, he proudly trots back to you with
it.
Dynamite is a medium drive puppy that has an excellent on/off
switch for his age. He's an easy pup to live with. Dynamite is
crate trained, walks like a gentleman on a leash and knows Come,
Sit, Down, Wave, and Fetch. Dynamite has been as many places to
be socialized as his brother, Rocket. When I'm going somewhere
that I can take the pups, I load them all up and we have fun meeting
new people, seeing planes take off or romping in a new field of
spring grass. :-)
Dynamite would be an excellent dog for Herding, Obedience or Agility.
Because of Dynamite's amiable personality, I would feel comfortable
with him in a pet home that would take him to Clicker training
classes, and perhaps consider a "career" for him as
a therapy dog.