^{I speak Dog, English and Sign Language!}

Obedience

Please visit my page on Credentials as it outlines much
of the education I have taken and completed.
 

Commands

These are instructions which I can preformed weather my handler is in front of me or behind me. Sometimes she's not even in sight at all! I respond to both verbal cues and hang signals. I have also learned to perform most of my directions from a distance of 6 to 12 feet, a requirement of stage and film preparedness.

I practice EVERYDAY, seriously, it's like those piano lessons so many had to take. Practice, practice, practice. Sometimes I perform in my own home or yard and sometimes to add distraction we try our routine in public, like the park or the mall! (With people watching!) Mom even has people other then herself work with me. So I learn to listen to what is being asked instead of whom is saying it. I don't know where or how my human learned all this but someone did a good job at teaching her, in turn she has made me a balanced and well behaved dog, with quite a few talents!

Yes, I see there are extra bullets with no command after them but as my Mom sees it, there is always room for improvement!

As an example: Here are some commands I haven't mastered
yet that I am still practicing or just learning.

*Speak will be the last command Emma will learn. Primarily because in order to train your dog to speak you wait till they exhibit the behavior and then you build on it. She never says a peep.

Many of these commands we are still trying to master Emma Zen can already perform. But wagging your tail once on command and being able to do it every time your asked are entirely two different things. You have got to be able to carry out a direction consistently no matter where you are at or who is giving the command. So I practice my art everyday sometime in a quite place and sometimes in an unfamiliar location with distractions. I practice those I know and those I need to learn better. I also perform on or off leash or even while be lead by an unfamiliar handler. My coolest trick is being able to go "Potty" when I am told to, means I don't have accidents in public, during therapy or on set. Isn't that a relief! :-)

It's a tall order, a life time job, a challenge for my intellect and a positive use of my capabilities. Everything I do has helped me train better and all my training has helped me behave well enough to be allowed to do everything I get to. Behave / Reward.

I have attended obedience schools, agility classes and have been professionally trained in film and stage preparedness.

Games like "hike and seek" also challenge a dog. And like everything else that started out as fun now I want to join "nose work class". The phrase "pet friendly" is about as household  as it gets so find what your dog likes, what his/her interest are and  then, get out there and do it. A few minutes a day changes their life and yours! Obedience is not over-rated.

Tricks

Here are some tricks I haven't mastered
yet that I am still practicing or just learning

Agility and other Sport Programs

Agility has it's own language and though they don't necessarily classify as a command. They are tricks of the trade and executed upon verbal request. I learned how to accomplish many instructions by what started out as just, playing games.

Command: "Pose"
The Tilted head is dog for "Are you talking to me?"

Emma Zen Chiapuzio does have a pretty extensive vocabulary.
So you may be asking yourself, is it true? Is she that good?
I mean, doesn't she has a down side?

Well the answer is, YES. A clear and definite, Yes.
She is the S L O W E S T dog you will ever met.
I mean, ultra slow moe, to the point that we nicknamed her that!

So when it comes to action or time consumption if you want this dog or need this dog to go from point A to point B, well you better have five minutes. In the movie world maybe not the best presentation but for us, just what we can live with.

Command: "Leave It"
Thought in dogs head, "Are you kidding me? For how long?"

Novice Trick Dog!
 

I am SO proud of me! I did 19 tricks and you need 15 to pass!
If you don't know Kyra Sundance click on the book!!!

This butterfly is dedicated to Mangum Force
Another really smart dog!

This page was last update in May 2010

I am such a Smarty!

Emma has been
trained both off and on leash
 

She can work
with distractions

She responds to multiple handlers

She can combined
commands
 

Emma is a fast
learner and has been trained using

Positive
Reinforcement Techniques

Many things in life go a long way, and not only with your dog

• Tone of Voice

• Reward

• Hugs

Emma is FOOD motivated

And she can
"keep her on the ball"

And she appreciates
a hardy "Good Girl!"

Training Techniques

	Clicker Trained
	Mark Trained
	Target Trained
	Touch Trained

Emma is very sharp and if she doesn't know what to do
give her a moment
and a little direction she'll figure it out in no time at all.

I practice EVERYDAY  15 - 30 minutes

Emma COME

My list of instructions were composed by the Studio Behavior List and Training Chart

Take Breaks!!!

• Walk it out

• Change pace

• Roll in the grass

An uncluttered brain soaks in more!

Don't just train
your dog.

Train yourself!

Learn, Apply, Succeed!

There are so many ways to find information. Your on one of them, the internet. Use today's knowledge to your advantage and lets
all learn from
each other!

Kennel Trained

 Consider All
your dogs senses

• Touch
• Sight
• Taste
• Smell
• Hear

Or in dog terms

• Hug me
• Take me somewhere new
• Feed me special treats
• let me use my nose for a while
• And sometimes just be quite so I can hear things you don't.

There are so many more subjects I would like to add to this page. How to speak to an animal while training them, tone of voice. Where to train an animal, different types of locations, so you can mix it up a little. I presume this site will always, as life, be in progress.

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