3 Easy Engagement Games for Building Focus & Attention | Dog Training Tutorial

Engagement, the ability to stay focused on you around distractions, is the most foundational skill that every dog should have. These three easy games are a perfect way to help work on your dog's engagement in all sorts of environments!
Taylor Lima CPDT-KA CTDI
AKC CGC, STAR Pupppy, and Trick Dog Evaluator
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[@Rainbird33]

Definitely gonna try these with my apbt! He's working on his focus so this will be fun!

[@eleanorstclair7824]

Thank you so much! My collie cross is doing so well with training but I’m always looking for new games to play because he gets bored.

[@PuptoPerfection]

Happy to help!

[@Olivia.Boyd.]

Me waiting over an hour for my dog to look at me so I can play find it 👁 👄 👁

[@PuptoPerfection]

If you start somewhere boring where there's no other stimuli for your dog to look at, especially if your dog is on leash, they will look at you pretty quickly! Always start in familiar environments where there are as few distractions as possible- like your living room or basement- when teaching a new behavior or a new exercise. Once the dog is 100% in that environment, try a different familiar environment with few distractions, like a different room of the house where the dog doesn't usually train. Then try a familiar environment with slightly more distractions, like your back yard or in the driveway. Slowly work up to newer, less familiar environments with more distractions. If your dog is still struggling to look at you, that's a sign that the environment is too challenging and they do not have enough practice to nail it yet. You have to go slow to go fast! ;)

[@4lifemusiclova]

I laughed at the FidoFidoFido hahha

[@se9535]

What treat are you using?

[@PuptoPerfection]

honestly I think I might've been using kibble! since this video was filmed in/around my house, but I'm also a huge fan of the Vital Essentials freeze dried raw nuggets!

[@alyssa8738]

In ditch the dog my dog doesn’t follow me what should I do?

[@PuptoPerfection]

Start in your house with no other distractions around. Don’t go too far away to start. Try moving away from your dog quickly. Spend some more time doing find it & nose touches first to build value in your dog staying near you.