Taking a go at "Fuss"! - Page 1

This is Maggie von Ryanhaus 8 months old, learning to Fuss.
Maggie loves the bitework, now we have to fine tune the obedience part!



And a very short clip of her Fuss!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4aGSUoYnlg 
Enjoy!

???? I thought Fuss meant Heel...???

She's a lively worker!  I'd quit using the right hand to lure, it's bringing her way out of position both in movement and sitting in basic position.  If you teach her the "fuss" position before you start moving, then add in pivots and lateral movements, she will have a better understanding of where to keep her body once you start moving forward.

You need to stop, she is a lovely dog but you haven't got a clue what you are doing and will create problems in the future.

You're amongst friends, as many of us have nice dogs and no experience but the poor dog doesn't know what you expect from her and doesn't understand the basics like PLATZ.

My advice is to stop using any commands at all when training for th next few weeks and just use food.... no words.

This clip is a puppy training, look how happy it is and how little instruction is given... fair play to you for posting but there is a lot of work to be done e.g. you need to learn how to hold a leash.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHnr1R0u7C8


This next clip is a lady training a 7month old dog which has followed the above principles with food and positioning to help the dog learn what's expected, it's very good, and what I would try to aspire too. Good luck you're not a million miles away.

http://www.youtube.com/user/Hagenmuehle#p/u/4/023Xp1Hw3Oo        (development stage)

http://www.youtube.com/user/Hagenmuehle#p/u/3/Ddi-gEFV8cU            (more polished)
    
Ronin

Great post Ronin. In my opinion that's the purpose of a forum like this! Sound advice from people with experience.

I agree with Ronin. Gorgeous little pup, but she is confused and stressed because you are trying too much too fast, and giving mixed signals. If you want to work on this, get with a club, start
s l o o o o w, get a nice, happy, focused basic position with her sitting at your side before even thinking of taking one single step forward. Your hand and body position keeps pushing her out of the basic, and then you correct with the leash - causing confusion and stress - she isn't learning anything, but she is trying so hard to please! Once you know what you are doing, she will be awesome. :)   As others have said, slow down, get help, take your time.

You really need someone breaking down all you are doing here to its basic parts and start from scratch or you'll never get a foos that looks anything like a foos.

You do bitework, work with a club? There must be people at the club that can guide you through this and give you attainable and realistic goals, week by week.

I agree with Ronin use food to  lure the dog into possitions my dogs are trained this way and they look good I think

Just to add, fence lines can be good for teaching muscle memory and straight heeling, especially on a dog that has learned bad habits.

Also, you will notice in the videos Ronin posted that the food/hand is placed straight in front of the puppy so that muzzle, neck and back are in straight line, allowing the puppy's body to stay straight and parallel to the handler.  This will keep the puppy from heeling crooked and casting the rear end out.