Re: HELP!!! I’m new!

[kizkiznobite]

hi and welcome

you are not conditioning him to being groomed..you are treating when done…so he is working to avoid the session…he is working to end it for the treat and you are praising the anxiety during the session….back up the criteria…right back…have you got the stand on cue?…i suggest you teach the stand and get it fluent and then get him on the grooming bench and cue the stand and reward and then off and then back on with no brushing…when you have conditioned him to the bench this way…add the brush…one brush stroke one treat…then 2 and a treat and build it up…have a word for the cue to brush…so lets say ‘pretty’ so ‘pretty’ brush stroke then ‘good pretty’ and reward and repeat and repeat…nice light voice almost a whisper…this is no longer about training this is now re-mod. of the learnt behaviour…and telling him no…being firm etc..is a punishment…turn it around…ignore the bad reward the good and get the cues in