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by malshep on 09 December 2009 - 11:12
This was a very good comment and I hope this is OK Steve to reprint :
The first rule to remember is that a young Dog cannot stay focused for a long period of time, Start with no more than up to five minutes attention, afterwards up to no more than ten minutes and inbetween if the dog likes the Ball break the routine and play for a minute then put the ball away, this will bring up and the focus of the Dog but keep it short and interesting afterwards Playtime, Keep the leash loose at all times if the Dog goes ahead and the instant the leash goes tight a firm correction, do not wait that extra second for the dog to come back to you, keep one step ahead of it at all times then it will begin to realize the lead must not go tight otherwise it gets a correction, when it stays loose reward him with a treat every time he looks up
if you are at a sit and you want to move off give the command but if the dog does not look up then wait until it does look up do not speak or urge it to look at you it must do it on its own once it does a treat, soon it will know that when it looks at you it will get a reward
Now if you let the dog loose to play keep a line on it without a loop on the end so if it does not come back to you when called you can catch hold of the line but do not chase the dog move backwards away from it as if you are leaving then it will come close enough for you to catch hold of the line
If the dog does not come back when called and you catch the line do not punish the dog for not coming straight back for it will think that it will be punished for coming back, catch the line speak and get it to sit and say good Boy and a Pat then move off, No dog will do as you want until it understands the commands and that is not done in two minutes, it takes a little patience and time
Steve1
Has anyone seen the movie UP I laughed when the dogs said "Squirrel". :)
Always,
Cee
The first rule to remember is that a young Dog cannot stay focused for a long period of time, Start with no more than up to five minutes attention, afterwards up to no more than ten minutes and inbetween if the dog likes the Ball break the routine and play for a minute then put the ball away, this will bring up and the focus of the Dog but keep it short and interesting afterwards Playtime, Keep the leash loose at all times if the Dog goes ahead and the instant the leash goes tight a firm correction, do not wait that extra second for the dog to come back to you, keep one step ahead of it at all times then it will begin to realize the lead must not go tight otherwise it gets a correction, when it stays loose reward him with a treat every time he looks up
if you are at a sit and you want to move off give the command but if the dog does not look up then wait until it does look up do not speak or urge it to look at you it must do it on its own once it does a treat, soon it will know that when it looks at you it will get a reward
Now if you let the dog loose to play keep a line on it without a loop on the end so if it does not come back to you when called you can catch hold of the line but do not chase the dog move backwards away from it as if you are leaving then it will come close enough for you to catch hold of the line
If the dog does not come back when called and you catch the line do not punish the dog for not coming straight back for it will think that it will be punished for coming back, catch the line speak and get it to sit and say good Boy and a Pat then move off, No dog will do as you want until it understands the commands and that is not done in two minutes, it takes a little patience and time
Steve1
Has anyone seen the movie UP I laughed when the dogs said "Squirrel". :)
Always,
Cee
by Rania on 10 December 2009 - 10:12
Cee,
Reprinting Steve's comment and advice on training in a seperate thread is great idea.
Where I live, squirrals rae replaced with cats. They do climb trees as well :-))))
Reprinting Steve's comment and advice on training in a seperate thread is great idea.
Where I live, squirrals rae replaced with cats. They do climb trees as well :-))))
by AmbiiGSD on 10 December 2009 - 10:12
I'd love to know how you do it when you have a back-to-front dog! One that spent most of his life being serious then reverted to being a puppy!
My lad spent the first 4 yrs of his life thinking I was the centre of the universe, other people, other dogs, other animals didn't even get a glance nevermind a second glance! Then he hit 4 and suddenly there's a whole world out there, apart from me!
Admittidly he doesn't chase squirrels and is perfectly stable around deer, ducks, sheep, people, yadda yadda but a leaf blows past and ....'ooooh shiny' ......a bitch walks past...... arghhhh my boys got hormones!!!!!
And it isn't like you can have 'a little word' with him, because his version of avoidance is to put on the big goofy puppy face and do the big sad eyes and the whole, 'I don't understand and I just want to play' routine, because he won't challenge me.
He's grown into his b****x before he's grown into his brain!
And somehow I've managed to allow it and I've gotta fix it.....I just have to figure out, what i did wrong to be able to!
Edited to ad....
In all seriousness He is very very clever, he learns in one lesson, but only if it's to his advantage. He plays dumb to his own advantage!! If he's doing something I don't want him to do, yes I can outwit him, but however I outwitted him and got him to do what i wanted, not what he wanted... he won't fall for that again.
And in all honesty I wouldn't have him any other way, because I relish the challenge and he is a learning curve and a half! He has his own mind, and he can think for himself, and I wouldn't swap that for all the prey monsters on the planet! ;)
My lad spent the first 4 yrs of his life thinking I was the centre of the universe, other people, other dogs, other animals didn't even get a glance nevermind a second glance! Then he hit 4 and suddenly there's a whole world out there, apart from me!
Admittidly he doesn't chase squirrels and is perfectly stable around deer, ducks, sheep, people, yadda yadda but a leaf blows past and ....'ooooh shiny' ......a bitch walks past...... arghhhh my boys got hormones!!!!!
And it isn't like you can have 'a little word' with him, because his version of avoidance is to put on the big goofy puppy face and do the big sad eyes and the whole, 'I don't understand and I just want to play' routine, because he won't challenge me.
He's grown into his b****x before he's grown into his brain!
And somehow I've managed to allow it and I've gotta fix it.....I just have to figure out, what i did wrong to be able to!
Edited to ad....
In all seriousness He is very very clever, he learns in one lesson, but only if it's to his advantage. He plays dumb to his own advantage!! If he's doing something I don't want him to do, yes I can outwit him, but however I outwitted him and got him to do what i wanted, not what he wanted... he won't fall for that again.
And in all honesty I wouldn't have him any other way, because I relish the challenge and he is a learning curve and a half! He has his own mind, and he can think for himself, and I wouldn't swap that for all the prey monsters on the planet! ;)
by malshep on 10 December 2009 - 11:12
Thanks Rania, I felt it was a very good topic. AmbiiGSD your dog sounds like a real corker. When we shape our dogs behavior and have them learn to think without a verbal command from the handler, a whole new world opens up for them.
Always,
Cee
Always,
Cee
by AmbiiGSD on 10 December 2009 - 12:12
LOL Corker isn't the word I'd use to describe him, although it does begin with the same letter 
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