Costume Design
Toby offered to lend a paw designing his next costume.
What can possibly go wrong?
Our Daily Challenge - Aug 1, 2021 : THE ARTS
Daily Dog Challenge - 3523. 8/2 "Assistance"
We've been working on "glasses" in the background for the past few weeks, and I can now put them on top his head without issue.
Migrating them down to his nose is still a bit iffy, and given that the Sewing Machine was a novelty I decided not to press my luck.
The challenge of the Sewing Machine was getting him close enough to it. It's not that he's wary of it, as spent the entire setup time wandering around it sniffing... maybe he just didn't want to be rude. :)
Toby isn't unique on this, and over the years a trick I've found that tends to work is to bring the dogs up beside the object but not facing it (so, in this case, facing the camera) and then use the Cookie at the last minute to turn them toward the object - and here, lie down.
And that's what I did today.
An even easier technique is to get the dog into a down-stay and then move the object into place. That works for a "pro" like Henry who had a rock-solid stay, but Toby is a still a bit too bouncy for that approach.
Finally, for focus, I reached through the gap under the machine's neck and fed Toby a few Cookies, then pulled my hand back and "click"!
100x in 2021 - #60
365:2021 - #218
Costume Design
Toby offered to lend a paw designing his next costume.
What can possibly go wrong?
Our Daily Challenge - Aug 1, 2021 : THE ARTS
Daily Dog Challenge - 3523. 8/2 "Assistance"
We've been working on "glasses" in the background for the past few weeks, and I can now put them on top his head without issue.
Migrating them down to his nose is still a bit iffy, and given that the Sewing Machine was a novelty I decided not to press my luck.
The challenge of the Sewing Machine was getting him close enough to it. It's not that he's wary of it, as spent the entire setup time wandering around it sniffing... maybe he just didn't want to be rude. :)
Toby isn't unique on this, and over the years a trick I've found that tends to work is to bring the dogs up beside the object but not facing it (so, in this case, facing the camera) and then use the Cookie at the last minute to turn them toward the object - and here, lie down.
And that's what I did today.
An even easier technique is to get the dog into a down-stay and then move the object into place. That works for a "pro" like Henry who had a rock-solid stay, but Toby is a still a bit too bouncy for that approach.
Finally, for focus, I reached through the gap under the machine's neck and fed Toby a few Cookies, then pulled my hand back and "click"!
100x in 2021 - #60
365:2021 - #218