oh well it just had her frisbee, bullies, stuffed toys.
yesterday we began cueing and reinforcing a bark with “speak” command and the talky hand like in the video. we will start working on quiet as a paired behavior today.
the open mouth touch improved when i pinched a target with two fingers. this way she can see that my fist is not clinched so there is no food in my hand. with two fingers extended, she would nose the inside of my hand looking for food. using inanimate targets seems to help as well.