the backstory is that jean has gotten really head shy over the years, to the point where she would run away anytime i got her collar out. lo and behold, turning this into a “trick” worked like a charm. now she’s happy and excited every time she sees her collar, and it has become one of our best recall tools.
you’ll notice i also often treat her when i take the collar off, so she wants to stick around after i remove her collar rather than bolting away from me. this is especially important since she’s a sporting dog (agility and fast CAT).
at the end are some tricks she already knows, just for fun. :)
oh yeah, this is just to get her in and out of the track or agility course. she wears a front-clip harness or head halter when we go for real walks. :)
Good to hear. Currently fostering yet another dog with tracheal collapse and I’m on a mission :D