Clean Run Magazine - May 2007 - 18

OBJECTIVE Running Clean & Fast! HydroDog Can Help! TM Using the Intermediate Bridge to Teach a Finger Target To clarify the idea of the intermediate bridge and to start teaching basic targeting behavior, as soon as the dog is responding to the bridge, teach the dog to come to and to follow a finger target. What you need: • A dog that is in the mood for treats • Tiny, easy-to-swallow treats • A hand What to do: End result: Your dog will touch your fingers with his nose on cue. The All Natural Electrolyte Drink! Aids Hydration, Nutrition, Fitness & Performance HydroDog will •REHYDRATE! •REPLENISH! •REVIVE! •REFRESH! •RECHARGE! •REFUEL! Your dog will have •MORE STAMINA •LONGER ENDURANCE •QUICKER RESPONSE •FASTER RECOVERY Your dog will •RUN FASTER •LEAP HIGHER •GO HARDER •GO LONGER Your Dog Will Feel The Difference! You Will See The Difference! HydroDog is puriﬁed water with just 1 Get comfortable and let your dog know you’ve got treats. 2 Extend your hand, first two fingers pointed (like when you were a kid pretending to shoot something), in a snappy motion toward your dog, no more than 2" from his muzzle. The instant your dog touches your hand, say Excellent emphatically and enthusiastically, and feed him a treat. As long as there are no other distractions, and your hand movement is quick and snappy, the dog will touch your hand. 3 electrolytes added – calcium, potassium and magnesium. Veterinarian endorsed, scientiﬁcally formulated – promotes hydration to refuel working muscles – replenishes trace minerals lost through daily activity, exercise, sports, competition, work, travel, stress, heat stress and illness. Repeat this five times, keeping the energy level high with a bright and cheerful Excellent each time. 4 Repeat steps 1-3, but this time, say Touch as you present your fingers. The combination of verbal and visual cues gives the dog two pieces of information about what you want and what it’s called. It also keeps you from saying Excellent too soon. Remember, Excellent means he’s done the right thing, he only gets to Excellent by touching your fingers. 5 By this point the dog is reliably touching Ex,Ex,E your fingers when they are presented Excellent! x, ch Ex,E right in front of his nose coupled with Tou the cue Touch. Now it’s time to add the intermediate bridge. Present the finger target coupled with the Touch cue, this time with your hand 5" to 6" away from the dog’s muzzle. Start the intermediate bridge the moment you have finished saying Touch and continue until the dog touches the target. End with Excellent. At this distance it is unlikely that the dog will get distracted or not touch the target, but if the dog stops moving toward the target, immediately stop the intermediate bridge and freeze. The instant you see any flicker of attention back to the target start to bridge again. x, ALL NATURAL AND CLEAR! NO sugar! NO sodium ! NO coloring! NO flavoring! NO fat! NO calories! NO preservatives ! HydroDog Helps Make Champions! HydroDog Keeps Them At Their Peak! HydroDog The Competitive Edge Your Canine Athlete Needs & Deserves! Don’t Take Our Word For It! Buy Now–Direct From HydroDog! FREE SHIPPING! Call or Email for Details 866.493.7634 hydrodog2@aol.com Proud to be Awarded 6 Repeat step 5 keeping the target hand very close but changing the position each time (above the head, below the head, to the left, to the right, and so on). 866.493.7634 www.hydrodog.com 18 Clean Run | May 07

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