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'touch It" Nose Touch Trainer


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That's uber expensive for what is really a basic circuit.

ETA: You could make one for a few dollars if you went to JB HiFi, they'd even tell you how to do it (probably).

Midol could you be a little more specific how to make it so it's sensitive to touch :rofl: ?

Thanks!

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That's uber expensive for what is really a basic circuit.

ETA: You could make one for a few dollars if you went to JB HiFi, they'd even tell you how to do it (probably).

I think they are way overpriced too,wanna make me one :rofl:

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I wouldn't use a touch switch, I'd modify a normal switch like one of those button ones with little to not resistance and attach a plate, it's hard to explain without physically showing you. If I have time in the next 1-2 weeks I'll build one myself and see how well it works.

But... to use a touch switch it's another $45 for the switch.

Dick Smiths has a kit for a buzzer, grab the kit and replace the switch it has with leads to your modified switch or touch switch.

I only have a very basic understanding of electronics but the dick smiths or whatever guys will know more than I.

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Ooh that's a good idea! We don't get Japanese Takeaway (none near us), but OH's parents probably do, and I should probably look into getting a smaller one. Though Kaos also generalises well and will target pretty much anything I give him.

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What about one of those lights that they train the assistance dogs to turn on. I know they would require a more deliberate nose touch in order to activate the light but you would clearly see if they had completed the nose touch.

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How hard do the dogs hit it? Brush it or do they put pressure on it?

Kaos puts pressure on it but Zoe (being an older and more dainty dog :) ) generally just touches it. But if I wait for a longer touch or repeated touches, Zoe may resort to pawing it (as I have done some paw targetting with her on other things) while Kaos will give the longer or repeated touches without pawing.

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