Company Of Animals Target Stick Training Tool For Dogs And Cats Provides A Visual Target For Your Pet When Teaching New Skills
- The target stick is a great tool for teaching your pet useful day to day behaviours as well advanced tricks
- The red rubber ball provides a visual target for your pet to focus on and follow, so you can teach your pet movements and body positions from a distance
- It allows you to break down complex tasks into smaller steps that can be rewarded piece by piece, until your pet has learned the entire behaviour
- Teaching your pet to maintain contact with the target stick will allow you to then transfer this contact behaviour on to other objects
- The ball is situated at the end of the 70cm metal stick
- The telescopic design retracts to 15.5cm for transport in your pocket or training pouch
- It can be used for teaching everyday behaviours such as sit, drop, and roll over
- It is also great for teaching complex assistance behaviours, body positioning and staying still for grooming, agility training, and tricks
Dimensions
- When retracted: 15.5cm length x 1cm width
- When extended: 70cm length x 1cm width
- Red ball: 2.5cm diameter
Directions for use
Getting Started
- Put a tasty treat on the end of the target stick
- Offer the target stick to your dog
- As soon as your dog’s nose touches the stick, use your clicker or whistle and give them a treat
- Repeat several times, moving the stick slightly further away each time
- Once your dog is consistent, you can add a command such as ‘touch’