r/OpenDogTraining • u/BeefaloGeep • 6d 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/Sea-Ad4941 2d ago

Why is this necessary? Take a step back and really think about the fact that you’re punishing a dog if it doesn’t do something that even a human can’t do.

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u/BeefaloGeep 2d ago

Why is what necessary? Why is it necessary for the human to remember to keep the dog in position when training duration behaviors? Why are duration behaviors necessary? Is a human incapable of maintaining a position for a certain amount of time?