The Attention Noise - Puppy Training

[@shmabagayle]

I’m so glad Epic is part of the crew! She’s offering an opportunity to revisit some past training topics which is super helpful because we get to see your style and how different dogs react to your style.

[@aaronburbach2344]

Loading my dog's name is my homework for our first day of obedience class. I couldn't get her to look at my face and not the treats even with my weirdest noises. The breathing trick worked perfectly! This was super helpful, thank you

[@kangeyisgr3at835]

how's it been with the progress?

[@TeslaNick2]

Epic is just so perfect. I can see why it was love at first sight. You taught me the "positive interrupter" when you released it the first time around. I've sworn by it ever since. It's another one of those simple tricks that's a game changer.

[@kikopup]

:) That was a long time ago!!!!

[@XoXoDreaMeoXoX]

The thing that helped me get my pup to look at my face was putting the treat up towards my face every time before rewarding her. I figured out that was a good way to get her look at me, so I just continued to do it.

[@Shyringa]

Loved the video! Little Epic is SO cute. These puppy training videos are really giving me puppy fever. My 3-year-old dog has all this stuff down already, thanks to Emily ofc!

[@here5D]

9 weeks old !! this form of training seems to take away soo much anxiety as the human trainer .... no intimidation & all love 🐶💙

[@MryCPetCare]

This is great information. She’s really cute too. Now where did I put my clicker...

[@spelahardy1387]

The funny thing is that when I watch your videos my dogs react to your voice as well :) for example: they are playing in the garden and they hear kissing noice, they both come to me and seat in-front of me, waiting for a treat

[@kikopup]

Awe! Thats sweet!

[@Scarletlight525]

Really great point about the working on the right side as well as the left. Not only for the neck... My boy has actually gotten quite unevenly muscled in his hind end due to his tendency to both look up at me, and at the same time stick his butt out to the side!

[@kikopup]

Oh thats a good point!!!

[@tedjack9184]

Thanks for these brush up sessions. With always some new footage.

[@ephraimcamacho9600]

Love your new puppy. So glad she has you! Thank you for your help

[@wooopa]

Thank you! And what I'm gonna say and ask might sound odd but watching your videos help me keeping motivation on training (specially when i need to step back after asking too much for my pup by accident and just need to change plans to make it easier to him by going back on steps or finding more understandable way to show him what i want) But I found that this has been hardest thing to teach to my dog. He's smart and eager to figure out what i want but because he has almost completely black eyes i find it hard to see what he's looking at and mark the behaviour on wrong time. 🥺 Edit. Sorry for my broken English 😅

[@kikopup]

It can be really really hard for some dogs, and really really easy for some dogs. You could begin where you are putting the treat further away and clicking the head turn in your direction first. you can also put a treat down near his paws and click the lifting motion as his head lifts up after the treat when you are standing in front of him with your hands behind your back so you click his head moving up to look at you while there is no treat there to stare at.

[@mello2365]

We’ll be getting a Whippet pup in less than a months time, and I can’t tell you how excited I was to see you’re inviting us in to see your own sweet pup’s training journey. I can definitely see how the ‘attention noise’ will be useful to my family since Whippet pups are known to be notorious chewers!

[@kikopup]

Oh congrats on your new pup! How exciting!

[@ceebs648]

How’s your whippet pup going?? I recently got mine and he’s 5 months.

[@animalobsessed1]

Okay, this is actual magic! I'm inspired to try this with my high prey drive dog! We've been struggling with calmness in an outdoor environment in general, mostly because she spends the whole time scanning the area for potential prey. She pretty much spends her entire walk in a crouching/stalking position to try to sneak up on birds. XD It's super rare for her to just walk at a relaxed gait outside of our yard (after chasing all the squirrels and birds out). Where can I find the one about teaching calmness in the presence of prey? Is it in the membership, or the Video On Demand section?

[@mzm4245]

Excellent video with clear instructions! Thx! Chihuahua is a cutie❤❤

[@kikopup]

Thanks!!!!

[@jfrankcarr]

Cute pup. Reminds me a bit of my Chloe (my avatar pic) when she was little. I use a whistle for her attention noise.

[@kikopup]

Oh Chloe does look so similar!!! A whistle is great I should have mentioned it!

[@ozrenerceg2262]

Thanks Kikopup, your videos are awesome

[@kikopup]

Oh thanks!

[@mara11ish]

Loving your videos. I have a new puppy who had zero training and was in between homes before I got her and I've never had this much trouble with training before 🤣 I need a clicker and some hot dogs I think!

[@debramacbride2946]

What a neat idea - I never thought of attention noises - pr using attention noises to interrupt unwanted behaviors. Your training skills are awesome the way the two older dogs lay on couch and do not jump off or otherwise try to get treats while you are training the pup. I do have one question - the training requires a lot of treats. How do you keep from getting an obese puppy/dog down the road a few months/years?

[@fannitrainedstars]

Yeees, thank you veryyy much. These videos are very helpful and inspiring and informative. 😍😍

[@kikopup]

Oh thank you!

[@marietheresreinke2828]

That was a great video!

[@WorkingTowardsImprovement]

Oh my gosh she’s so cute !!!

[@kikopup]

Thanks!

[@TeslaNick2]

She absolutely delightful. Such a good match.

[@dogsareawomansbestfriend]

I'm in love with your Chihuahua puppy!

[@kikopup]

Awe :)

[@trishvillarreal1920]

I am adopting 6 yr old chihuahua sisters. On Saturday. How do I work with one at a time. Your dogs do so well in letting you work with just one dog. Blessings. Sister Trish

[@stephanieeusebi5271]

Great video!! Thank you so much!! :)

[@kikopup]

You are so welcome!

[@sebofdoom]

Great tutorial! I am getting a puppy soon, so I am consuming a lot of videos :) But as the novice I am, I fail to see how the attention noise is different than calling the pup's name. When calling the name the pup should also make eye contact and wait for a request.

[@kikopup]

You can use the name of the puppy too. I like to train the attention noise because we cant put any annoyed or angry emotions into it, when say they are chewing on the couch. Also clients tend not to repeat the noise as much as they do the dogs name in everyday speech.

[@sebofdoom]

@@kikopup That makes sense. Thank you so much :)

[@katerynafensom6829]

Thank you so much for all the videos you provide. Wish I have discovered your channel much earlier, I would of made less mistakes

[@arthurmatthews3366]

Hello! I absolutely love your videos and am trying them out on my dog, mostly because I really prefer the positive reinforcement method than other training methods. I would just like to ask, may I know what to do if your dog really won't look at you when you make the attention noise? Do you keep making noises until they look up or do you just wait? I've been trying the latter and my puppy just gets frustrated at how long it takes to get the treat. And if you have a variety of attention noises, will this be an issue when repeatedly reinforcing the behavior? Thank you so much! I'm sorry for the barrage of questions. This is the first time I'm seriously training a dog and I honestly have no idea what I'm doing huhuhu.

[@lancefrancedance]

I would also like to know this. Im getting frustrated because my dog lackadaisically wanders over and sits to look up at me and receive a treat when I'm training. Then when I actually need her attention the sound has no affect and continues whatever she was up to. Who's training who haha?

[@secession77]

I can't stop admiring how calm and "turned off" the rest of the dogs are. Even when you are making smooching noises. How did you teach them to know when to react to these noises and when to ignore these? Do you use the exact same clicker for each dog? And the same recall/attention cue? Do you have any video on that topic? I'm curious as hell.

[@TimeTravelingBirds]

She has a great video about midway through the puppy playlist on exactly this topic! Its wonderful and worth watching

[@secession77]

@@TimeTravelingBirds could you please link it?

[@solanarose1057]

@@secession77 in case you haven't found it yet, here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5e1o3V-lMeYjpo this one is also super helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6OUoJ-wnM6Xg9k

[@clearfield2009]

This is so much work.

[@kikopup]

you mean pursing your lips to make a kissing noise, to get your puppies attention?

[@djtaybae]

​@@kikopup😂😂😂

[@Hitman-md3mp]

I just got a 11 week old puppy 1 week ago and I’m worried I’m gonna mess her up!😰 I know I’m not a pro trainer so I’m not gonna be perfect but how do I know if I’m doing the right thing or progressing properly? At this stage of life where should she be with potty training, name recognition and recall, Trick training, and crate training? If she’s whining in her crate when it’s time to settle down do I just let her whine for the 8 minutes it takes for her to sleep? How many times should she be getting up to go to the bathroom at night?

[@Hitman-md3mp]

You make everything look too easy! Hopefully I’m able to to put what you’ve taught me into practice

[@kikopup]

You cant really do much wrong at all, if you are trying. The genetics, what happened in the womb and the first 8 weeks defines mostly who the puppy is...you cant mess up much unless there is some issue the pup came with. Don't worry too much. Most people who are the worriers end up being the most attentive and being proactive when they see problems so relax and also enjoy having a puppy! All puppies are different some puppies sleep the whole night and dont need to get up. I have the puppy in a crate next to my pillow and just get up if the puppy wakes and whines, if not I keep sleeping. My puppy doesnt need to go to the bathroom at night but some puppies do. I suggest sitting next to the pen to help the puppy calm down and relax. Really reinforcing go to the bed and lie down is a great exercise to get the puppy to think to lay down when in the pen. Puppies do whine. They bark and they bite. Its all normal and it happens from time to time.

[@TeslaNick2]

It can be overwhelming in the early days. It's all normal. Puppy needs plenty of low stress time to settle in and adjust (decompress) so keep any training brief and loads of fun. At this stage the training should be all about bonding and teaching puppy how to learn, not looking for any kind of precision or reliability. General attitude and making myself awesome to be around is my primary aim. Best of luck and keep us updated !

[@heartfullofhippies]

Idk what to do 😩 my puppy is WAY too excited for treats. He’s starting to do this thing where he rushes to do the action and gets frustrated when I don’t give him the treat quick enough. He knows I keep treats in my hand so I can’t even hide them. And his “sits” are too hyper. He’s not still, he moves a lot & when I go to reward him, he gets up & reaches for the treat. I’m trying to treat him when he settles too but he knows the treat is coming & gets up. I can’t even sneak up on him when he’s chilling. I need help 😢

[@melissadevera9113]

Use low value food to capture calmness, like laying down, playing with an appropriate toy, sitting next to you in a calm state or offering a desirable behavior. Perhaps use your dogs kibble, carrot, lettuce. Try Saying “all done” while showing your hands so you can try to convince your dog that you have no more treats. You want to make sure your dog isn’t thinking about the food and then reward .

[@1316Salva]

Unrelated, but what do you suggest to do when the dog likes chasing a toy like a frisbee or tugging on a tug but when they get it they prefer to chew on it?

[@1316Salva]

Btw I've tried animating another toy another toy near him and he won't go for it. He will trade it for food though

[@kikopup]

I have this tutorial on fetch kzbin.info/www/bejne/bX_QZZqletp1qpY

[@1316Salva]

@@kikopup true, but does this work to get a dog loving to fetch for the fun of it instead of the food?

[@707bluedogs]

how would you start over with an older dog who doesn’t respond to various sounds because he’s learned to ignore them?

[@SpectralCicada]

What about a deaf puppy? We do a double tap and she doesn’t often respond to it if she is more interested in what she is doing (she’s very strong willed and wants to do what SHE wants).

[@xitaris5981]

Bah it's so frustrating how good your puppies are, because then I can't rationalize my puppies bad behavior - I have to admit it's my fault. It's one thing to watch a million dog training KZbin videos, it's another to actually be able to implement them properly.

[@kikopup]

The secret is watch how many tiny treats she gets for doing "nothing" in between the training, these are reinforcing her for waiting and reducing frustration and keeping hte rate of reinforcement in the training session through the roof, so if I mess up during the actual training shes already quite satisfied from whats going on while shes waiting to learn.

[@TeslaNick2]

@@kikopup _"The secret is watch how many tiny treats she gets for doing "nothing" in between the training"_ Another gold nugget of information. It's those subtle refinements and details that take it to a whole new level.

[@xitaris5981]

@@kikopup See? There's another example of something I didn't know I didn't know. Guess I'll start rewatching all your videos..Again.

[@elissachasen2528]

@@kikopup Do you use their regular food portions for training? Or are these more high value treats? Do you set up a ration of training food for each day? My dog is 3 now and I'm starting to notice those training calories add up for him and trying to keep up the training while keeping him healthy is a challenge...

[@melbdogtrainer645]

Can the noise be replaced with a command? I've already taught my Border Collie girl, Brynn, that when I say "focus" to her, she needs to give eye contact. Is the kissy noise taught as a separate "cue" (so that both kissy noise and "focus" mean look at me) or does it have to be one or the other? Thanks for the video!!

[@lucielunag.b.2588]

What should I do for them to look at me when I call their name?

[@jonathandinh7798]

This was great! I've been using Look At Me, but it may be too long to really get his attention sometimes. I guess a kissy noise works better! Quickly wanted to ask, what do you use to reward a puppy (watching his daily intake)? I've been cutting up kibble into quarters, but wonder if there's any other recommendations! Thanks!

[@kikopup]

With a tiny dog like this, you really have to use most of their food. I cook the food so its messy. You can soak kibble to make it easier to break, you can also buy toy dog sized kibble if you have a larger breed puppy and use those as treats. I used boiled chicken as well as the cooked food

[@kangeyisgr3at835]

what value of treats would be good for this exercise?

[@Scarletlight525]

A question: Do you have any tips on how to actually *devalue* an attention noise and teach the dog not to even care about it? I have a service dog in training, and we are having a real problem with strangers frequently making kissy noises at him, which obviously is distracting to him. I have taught him my own attention noise, which is clicking my tongue instead and that training is going well, but he still responds to kissy noises.

[@mspococurante]

I came here to say THIS! I find it incredibly rude. I live in Argentina, but I am from the US. I find it to be partially cultural. I can't comprehend it. People here also touch your dog without asking, every time. Please let me know if you've found a way to desensitize to this sound.

[@Scarletlight525]

@@mspococurante i just startef doing it myself, at hobe, on walks, on the bus, basically showing that nothing interesting cones of this moise and that fon is associated with my own attention noise or his name.

[@seanmck2602]

Hi, why can't I see the links that you mention in your videos? Are they only available if you've "joined", sorry not very savvy with this so sorry if this is a silly question, brilliant vids by the way

[@kikopup]

I put the links in the "description" area. No the joining is just for people to support my work, and get a free extra video a month. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fprdmoFtotGosJo

[@samfrances3489]

I can't seem to get this right with my dog. He sometimes seems to understand in one session, but when I try again he looks in my direction but not at my eyes, or just doesn't respond at all. Then when I click, he looks immediately at the clicker and then at my treat hand (not sure if this is what he's supposed to do). Next session he has forgotten. And it certainly doesn't work to distract him from something he's enjoying doing. :(

[@daniellerichardson146]

If she’s already learning her name this way should I also train an attention noise?

[@lalelu305]

Do you think it's important the dog really looks in your face for this exercise to make sense? I bought the leash walking course from you and my shelter dog struggles with this exercise lot, no matter what noise/breathing sound I make, he doesn't look at all, just when he is maybe 1-2m away from me . My theory is that he comes too close to me for the food (on his own) and he then shows the looking-away-appeasement-signal, which of course isn't ideal when I try to teach him looking at me, haha. Do you have any idea what to do in that case? I also tried to throw away the food to give him space, but he runs back too fast and is then again too close to me. Any help would be appreciated!

[@kikopup]

You could try with no food on you. You are sitting on the couch etc, and you talk to your dog, or make cute noises while hes relaxed, and if he looks up at you say a marker word then get up to get a treat. It will take a few days and repetitions. Some dogs 1 either just dont think to look up and 2 some cant look up when there is food. Or both. Little dogs sometimes get more info from the rest of our body than our face so don't need to look at our faces. But getting a dog to look at your face you can then give them info. Say out on a walk they are worried about something you can ask them to look at you and then you can smile and blink to show you are not worried. Rather than them fixating on stuff and getting more freaked out or excited.

[@lalelu305]

@@kikopup Thank you so much for responding! I will try that! Btw, your old videos helped immensly when we had our first dog years ago, so grateful that you share your knowledge on yt!

[@Jytwix]

I clicked on this expecting something I did not teach on my own I forgot that this track was called attention

[@marizionm9520]

I try doing everytype of noise but my little cavalier does not look at me and continues doing the wrong behavior

[@kikopup]

Keep working on the noise in training sessions, to build a conditioned response to it. In real life if you have a puppy just go pick the puppy up.

[@kangeyisgr3at835]

@@kikopup but what if it's an adult dog?

[@mspococurante]

Where I live, strangers think it is appropriate to make this sound to unknown dogs on the street. They also find it appropriate to touch your dog without asking. Its extremally dangerous because we are in a big city full of traffic. We don't really use the kissy sound at home, but she does react to it. How can we make her desensitized to such a stimulating sound? :(

[@nothingdoing21]

How much training per day do you tend to do with your puppy? I'm struggling at the moment to work out how much training I should do with my Springer spaniel who is 11 weeks old. Also I find I can't sit on the floor without her climbing, jumping or biting me constantly. Is there something I should be doing before hand with her?

[@kikopup]

I suggest teaching the calm settle and also do what Im doing in this video high level of reinforcement for waiting for the training, so feed treats for waiting- standing still siting or laying calmly kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6OUoJ-wnM6Xg9k My puppy has such a tiny stomach that I do less training than I would with a normal dog. I guess its about 60 tiny broken up pieces of food, so this day that I filmed I did about 30 treats for the attn noise and about 30 for the separation training stuff Im doing. As that is her biggest issue.

[@Susmitha0369]

Cute . I love her. I want her can you plz give 🙏

[@xristinadiamantaki1552]

❤️🐾

[@kimbrose674]

Why don’t you train look or watch instead of an attention noise. Is it the same thing

[@kikopup]

Because clients can't make a kissy noise in an irritable voice or mean voice. And they are less likely to repeat a kissy noise like they will their dogs name or watch. But yeah, some people will even repeat the noise again and again... hehe

[@spencerstarr4131]

Hi Emily and Epic! Question: we've worked the attention noise (kiss sound) with one of our dogs extensively and to great effect. I want to start working on an attention sound with our other dog, but the kissy sound is already programmed for our first dog! Any idea of another easily made sound that ISN'T the kissy sound? Thanks so much!

[@andreacuarezma3200]

Anything about shiba inu’s. She’s very hard to train!! Help.

[@kikopup]

I suggest not using any sort of physical or psychological intimidation with a Shiba Inu especially. You really want to get the dog to WANT to do what you want them to do. It's basically training the dog to think everything you ask is in their best interest if that makes sense. If she is not that interested in food there is this tutorial - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZ-8f5RmipqEkLc

[@leftycrafter]

But this puppy was already trained, or is a calm genius. My puppy did not remotely respond this nicely. Then what?

[@paulasunday8955]

You might consider whether your knees will hold up with a dog this small!!! That's why I have knee high dogs!

[@kikopup]

She will end up the same size as Kiko. I like to train them on the couch or bed to save my knees. My back is the real issue

[@TeslaNick2]

@@kikopup My back suffers too.