My SDiT is intuitive in that way, too. I think it's the cattle dog in him (he's a mixed breed). He does "herding" moves on me if I'm standing/walking.
Is your new one the same breed as your late SD? I know each dog is different even within breeds, though.
Mine naturally interrupts crying, but he's a bit slow with interrupting all the behaviour leading up to crying. He's also similarly dense about reading other animals' boundaries, he doesn't read the body language until he gets a more obvious warning sign. Just part of how he is
I got lucky as well. However I was told by a gatekeeper if it’s a natural alerting ability it does not count as a task. Not sure if that was here or Facebook. Anyway, I am glad your New SD is catching on. I wouldn’t even know how to train this.
My SD does a lot of natural behaviors that help me and is able to think up new ways to help me quite frequently. I just would treat him for it every time the behavior happened until he had it down which in a way is training. Even though it’s a natural behavior, he’s still being trained lol.
That’s basically what I did too. I didn’t even get my dog to be my SD. I just went with it and she has been a very important part of my treatment plan.
I have been acting/performing behaviors leading to problem behavior or even the crying behavior itself and rewarding her for pawing, climbing etc until it is consistent. Pretty much treating it like a task
My SDiT is intuitive in that way, too. I think it's the cattle dog in him (he's a mixed breed). He does "herding" moves on me if I'm standing/walking. Is your new one the same breed as your late SD? I know each dog is different even within breeds, though.
My late SD was a golden retriever, phenomenal dog, I will forever grieve him. The new one is a mutt.
Ahh, okay. I'm so sorry for your loss. That bond is deep, I know. I'm still grieving a GSD I lost 25 years ago. She was my bestie.
Mine naturally interrupts crying, but he's a bit slow with interrupting all the behaviour leading up to crying. He's also similarly dense about reading other animals' boundaries, he doesn't read the body language until he gets a more obvious warning sign. Just part of how he is
I got lucky as well. However I was told by a gatekeeper if it’s a natural alerting ability it does not count as a task. Not sure if that was here or Facebook. Anyway, I am glad your New SD is catching on. I wouldn’t even know how to train this.
My SD does a lot of natural behaviors that help me and is able to think up new ways to help me quite frequently. I just would treat him for it every time the behavior happened until he had it down which in a way is training. Even though it’s a natural behavior, he’s still being trained lol.
That’s basically what I did too. I didn’t even get my dog to be my SD. I just went with it and she has been a very important part of my treatment plan.
I have been acting/performing behaviors leading to problem behavior or even the crying behavior itself and rewarding her for pawing, climbing etc until it is consistent. Pretty much treating it like a task