We finally finished the two cup game today! I did take video, but it takes forever to edit, and there isn’t much value in watching that many repetitions. Today we did the:
- Pointing at cup with stick
- Tilting head at correct cup
- Looking with just the eyes
| Game | Sei | Perrin |
| Tilting Head |
4/5 |
5/5 |
| Pointing with Stick |
5/5 |
5/5 |
| Looking with Eyes |
4/5 |
1/5 |
They both did really well on the point with the stick and the head tilt. I was kind of surprised on the head tilt, that seemed more subtle than the elbow point that the struggled with. The only difference between them in this whole thing was the looking with the eyes. Perrin didn’t really understand that, while Sei definitely did understand. Interesting!
From their overall result on all variations of the game, I would think that it is safe to say that both of them are certainly paying attention and understanding my human gestures in this context.
Adventures in Dog Training 