{"content":[{"text":"“Trail Manners!” - page two","bbox":{"left":0.403725,"top":0.06525,"width":0.339832,"height":0.022598000000000007}},{"text":"Next: When your dog is fluent with nothing going by--easily following your lure, sitting at \n Front and happily munching those treats--start using “Trail Manners!” with real distractions. \n To help your dog be successful, start with more distance than you think you need! \n If your dog is struggling, won’t follow the lure or won’t take treats, use more distance, easier \n distractions and/or better treats!!","bbox":{"left":0.106961,"top":0.16242,"width":0.792494,"height":0.095412}},{"text":"Distractions Can Include: \n People walking by \n People with on-leash dogs \n Bicyclists \n Skateboarders \n Joggers \n Groups of children \n Tractors & Quads \n Horseback riders \n Or anything that might pass by \n when you’re out and about...","bbox":{"left":0.596373,"top":0.272799,"width":0.28889699999999996,"height":0.208366}},{"text":"Keep Going: Make it a habit! Use Trail Manners anytime something needs space on a trail- \n -the mountain bikers, the horse people, joggers, the dog owner with an anxious dog. \n They will all appreciate you and your dog’s good manners so much!","bbox":{"left":0.096176,"top":0.520753,"width":0.8053489999999999,"height":0.05617000000000005}},{"text":"Tips: \n Use good treats and be generous! Remember \n that in this exercise, how your dog learns to feel is \n just as important as what she does, and we can \n use Pavlovian Association to our advantage! Your \n dog can learn that things going by aren’t weird, \n scary or exciting; they’re opportunities to earn awe- \n some goodies! \n Choose locations thoughtfully--especially when \n you first start. You want 1) good line-of-sight so \n you can see what’s coming without sudden surprises, 2) enough space to get off to the side of a trail or \n road and take as much distance as you need for your dog to be successful and 3) enough of the distrac- \n tions you’ve chosen to work on to get in some practice without overwhelming you or your dog--think slow, \n steady trickle instead of constant parade. \n Give Your Dog Clarity. Emotions like fear or excitement are often driven by expectations--what your \n dog predicts is going to happen next. “Another dog--playtime! Yeah!” can get them all excited. Or \n “Another dog--it’s going to get in my face and bother me--@#&%!” can lead to anxiety or fear. So tell \n your dog in no uncertain terms what’s going to happen on your walks: that they will not be meeting or \n greeting (or chasing or playing with) whatever is going by (“Trail Manners!”) or that they are released to \n “Go say hi!” if it’s appropriate and you want them to. (Obviously, ask if it’s okay before releasing your dog \n to greet.) Once your dog learns that you will reliably tell them what to expect, the mere sight of some- \n thing approaching becomes nothing to get excited or frightened about.","bbox":{"left":0.081275,"top":0.595101,"width":0.8371740000000001,"height":0.351846}},{"text":"© 2021 Emily Gaydos","bbox":{"left":0.412059,"top":0.959456,"width":0.17582000000000003,"height":0.022558999999999996}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.075971,"top":0.046818,"width":0.148211,"height":0.093333},{"left":0.087843,"top":0.268788,"width":0.442745,"height":0.24697},{"left":0.494118,"top":0.588182,"width":0.431765,"height":0.157879}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.075971,"top":0.046818,"width":0.148211,"height":0.093333},{"left":0.087843,"top":0.268788,"width":0.442745,"height":0.24697},{"left":0.494118,"top":0.588182,"width":0.431765,"height":0.157879}]}