Hi all! Sorry I’ve been MIA the past few days, work is getting in the way of life and all other things. I have been using food games for Tokaji’s engagement out and about and for his rewards too, but I am finding that when I use them for rewards, he tends to work for the treat then when he gets it he checks out. Shoudl I change strategy and hold this kind of rewards whilst I build connection and drive away from distractions? Or is there something deeper to work on beforehand?

@Alex Lato how long do we have access to the course material after the five weeks is finished?

I created a similar post in the first edition of Play with Purpose, as I thought it’d be useful to link all Kairo’s videos in one place. It was much easier to keep track of our progress, so I’m creating another one for this edition. Videos marked with a ✅ have received feedback, but those marked as 🆕 have not. Reinforcers 1) Top 5 Reinforcers ✅ Social Play 1) Session 1 ✅ 2) Session 2 ✅ 3) Session 3 ✅ 4) Session 4 ✅ 5) Session 5 ✅ Food Play 1) Session 1 ✅ 2) Session 2 ✅ 3) Session 3 ✅ 4) Session 4 ✅ 5) Session 5 🆕 6) Session 6 🆕 7) Session 7 🆕 Toy Play 1) Session 1 ✅ Social and Food Play 1) Sessions 1 & 2 ✅ 2) Session 3 ✅ 3) Session 4 ✅

I might not be able to attend the live call but will try my best, so here my questions: - is a verbal cue to stop social play when gone too far similar to a tactile cue (collar grab)? I use my “uh-uh” a lot with both dogs also during play and I find it conflicting for them (it signals that they did something wrong) so I’d like to stop using it but want to hear the difference between verbal and tactile “correction” during play - Tokaji is definitely a dog that likes to hold stuff in his mouth during play (even social play) so that would not interfere with the play? Is it advisable to use a toy or something neutral / different (ie piece of clothing or slipper etc) that is not also used during toy play?

Recording of Live Q&A- Thank you taking part and all the questions. that made it interesting :)