Dino, Rusty and Benny Complete a 10 Mile Hike in San Francisco!

Dino, Rusty and Benny Complete a 
10 Mile Hike in San Francisco!

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Name: Dec 19 2013 Hike Lake Merced SF
Activity type: walking
Description: -
Total distance: 16.88 km (10.5 mi)
Total time: 5:19:03
Moving time: 3:23:40
Average speed: 3.18 km/h (2.0 mi/h)
Average moving speed: 4.97 km/h (3.1 mi/h)
Max speed: 8.42 km/h (5.2 mi/h)
Average pace: 18:54 min/km (30:25 min/mi)
Average moving pace: 12:04 min/km (19:25 min/mi)
Fastest pace: 7:07 min/km (11:28 min/mi)
Max elevation: 46 m (150 ft)
Min elevation: -15 m (-50 ft)
Elevation gain: 360 m (1181 ft)
Max grade: 16 %
Min grade: -15 %
Recorded: 12/19/2013 10:33am

Benny, Dino and Rusty Complete a 10 Mile Hike!

Anthony Chabot/Lake Chabot Regional Park

Oakland/Castro Valley, CA

December 2, 2013

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Name: Hike Dec 2 2013 Bort Meadow

Activity type: walking

Description: -Total distance: 16.28 km (10.1 mi)

Total time: 6:03:50

Moving time: 3:25:32

Average speed: 2.68 km/h (1.7 mi/h)

Average moving speed: 4.75 km/h (3.0 mi/h)

Max speed: 10.30 km/h (6.4 mi/h)

Average pace: 22:21 min/km (35:59 min/mi)

Average moving pace: 12:38 min/km (20:19 min/mi)

Fastest pace: 5:49 min/km (9:22 min/mi)

Max elevation: 221 m (724 ft)

Min elevation: 66 m (217 ft)

Elevation gain: 569 m (1867 ft)

Max grade: 29 %Min grade: -27 %

Recorded: 12/2/2013 9:25am

Benny Passes Canine Good Citizen Test!

Benny Passes Canine Good Citizen Test!
November 16, 2013

Galt, CA

Judge: Christine Duane

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Benny Learns How To Down

This is a set of videos I took to teach Benny a "down" position in order to pass his Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test. Since he is only two inches from the ground, teaching him a down was unlike any process I have been through in the past to teach a dog to down. I wanted to break it down to the smallest increments I could think of, and I wanted to film it in case others needed some help also. 

He learned pretty quick, but being in that position was not natural for him, and he did not prefer it to other positions. I wanted to generalize it as much as possible and to keep it very positive and fun for him. 

After these videos, which is not shown, I gradually moved him to concrete and gravel and finally out to a street surface. Then I had to randomize the treats. If he caught onto any pattern, he would only do the down when he thought the treat might be there.

In addition, I also had to teach him a sit and a stay and a basic heel position. Plus, I had less than two weeks to do this, which is when the test would be.

Prior to these videos, I had never done a single bit of formal obedience with him. I adopted him in February 2013 from a shelter in Fresno as an unclaimed stray with an unregistered microchip. He is estimated to be from three to five years old. I had taught him "wait" and that was about it. There really is very little need to teach a mini Dachshund a formal down position, unless you are going into Obedience competition or for tricks. The "sit" and the "stay" has come in handy afterwards and we continue to work on that. 

Learning Down Part One

Learning Down Part Two

Learning Down Part Three

Learning Down Part Four

Learning Down Part Five

Here is the link to the CGC test!