It doesn't always work, but sometimes with Jake, taking a few minutes and just really roughhousing with him will get him back to a frame of mind, where he is focusing on me again. When I say roughhousing, I mean where he is leaping into the air to try and body slam me. I turn at the last minute and he goes by my shoulder. Using a high pitched voice and lots of quick body movements will get all my dogs, other than Cody, going. My energy level gets theres up and they pay attention to what I am doing. You have to keep the energy up, while maintaining some kind of focus, which isn't easy, but is better than a roadkill imitation.
Kathy