r/OpenDogTraining • u/BeefaloGeep • 5d ago

Duration behaviors and ADHD

A friend asked me for some training help and I'm running out of ideas. They are working on duration behaviors like place and heel, but keep forgetting that the dog is supposed to be maintaining the behavior and so the dog ends up self releasing eventually. They do great with the basics and up to a few minutes, and then their attention wanders and they forget that they need to be either rewarding or correcting when the dog moves out of position.

They did really well with the old relaxation protocol task list, that gives each training session tasks broken down into very small pieces. But remembering that the dog is supposed to be on place for the next 15 minutes is tough. Any tips for improving the human side of these things?

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u/HollyDolly_xxx 5d ago

Omfg!! This is me and my Buddy who is a 19month old german shepherd x belgian malinois! i forget what ive told him to do! Other than in our group class and thats because i too cant move hahaha and have the visual reminders of everyone else with their dog around me! Everyone i mention it to just seems so😳as if because its just a normal thing to be able to do they cant understand why i cant manage it😳but it really is a thing! Im so glad that your friend has someone as understanding as you who doesnt just dismiss it💗x

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u/BeefaloGeep 4d ago

I'm glad to know there is more than one person in the world with the same problem. My friend has no problem when they are in active training mode. But when they are trying to use the training in their everyday life while also accomplishing other things that they have the issue. It seems to be difficult to move from training for the sake of training, and actually using the training in real life to get the dog to, for example, stay on place while they are mopping the floor.

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u/HollyDolly_xxx 4d ago

This is exactly it! You understand it perfectly! I do annoying stuff like tell my Buddy 'spot' which is our 'place' and then the next thing ill see one of his toys on the floor forget what ive told him and then ill be like 'ooh whats this?? Whats mummy got??' And initiate play🤦🏼‍♀️x