Blocking
Added 2025-07-21 18:00:04 +0000 UTCOne of my favorite tasks for crowd control is blocking. And while I showed this quick clip of all the steps to training blocking in the Deep Dive last week (along with some of Denver's training towards this task and other behaviors you can teach with a rear foot target foundation) I wanted to post it here as a quick reference for those specifically searching for this task!
If you need more instructions, definitely check out the Rear Foot Target Deep Dive Part 1&2 for specific instructions.
Comments
That's awesome that he's chosen to do a helpful behavior. Just be careful that what you're not seeing a protection behavior vs. a trained neutral behavior. Some dogs can be naturally suspicious, so we want to make sure we don't reinforce guarding type behaviors in service dogs.
Laura DeMaio Roy
2025-07-22 20:16:51 +0000 UTCI don't know how I got so lucky, but my dog does this automatically. He wasn't taught to do it. He will even do it when we are walking and someone starts walking to behind us, which is helpful because I have PTSD and can get freaked out if I don't know someone is behind me. So, he lets me know. It only becomes a bit annoying if he decides he doesn't want to move until they pass us, which sometimes, he does. We are working on it. He has a stubborn side. 🤦🏼♀️
Amanda Bartholomew
2025-07-22 05:10:29 +0000 UTCIf you're looking for the full process, check out part 1 of the deep dive listed above to understand how I teach the back up to a rear foot target, and then part 2 to see how I train it in more detail showing denver working on it as well. I do add a backup cue to the rear foot target once I've shaped the backing up behavior without a verbal cue.
Laura DeMaio Roy
2025-07-21 20:25:12 +0000 UTCThanks for sharing! I would love in longer videos to hear your voice and what you say to whip. Like do you encourage? Are you giving other cues like "back up" ?
Makaela Lentz
2025-07-21 20:21:56 +0000 UTC
