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by Sheesh on 08 September 2010 - 16:09
Remember- less is more- tie him out and frustrate him with the tug- be very animated, and keep it just out of his reach- it must be alive. When he gets very excited let him have a bite, then put him up. A couple of short sessions a dayzn like 3-5 minutes is much better than one long session. You can gradually increase the time.
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by Ruger1 on 08 September 2010 - 16:09
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by Louise M. Penery on 08 September 2010 - 17:09
I prefer the Gappay leather tugs (rolled but fairly flat) because they give a grip and fit right behind the canine teeth. They last much longer than the fabric ones.
Standing facing the dog. Hold it under your chin and have a piece of string cheese in your mouth to spit at the dog when he focuses on your face. At this point, drop the tug so that you can play a vigorous game of tug when the dog catches it.. Next you can hold it behind your back and reward with either hand (not always with the same hand) after the dog focuses on your face and you spit the cheese. Pretty soon you will be able to repeat the procedure with the tug held in the hand of an extended arm---much like Ivan. Yous can also teach your dog focused heeling by carrying the tug under your arm and dropping it at random intervals while you are moving--not in a stationary position. Later you will be able to reward with the tug held in your left and and visible to the dog. Be sure not to reward with the tug held in your right hand or you will cause the dog to wrap his body around you while heeling in anticipation of the tug reward.
You may also teach the meaning of "giblaut" using the tug. Later, you go into the blind to parctice the giblaut--preparatory fo teaching the hold and bark in the blind.
Standing facing the dog. Hold it under your chin and have a piece of string cheese in your mouth to spit at the dog when he focuses on your face. At this point, drop the tug so that you can play a vigorous game of tug when the dog catches it.. Next you can hold it behind your back and reward with either hand (not always with the same hand) after the dog focuses on your face and you spit the cheese. Pretty soon you will be able to repeat the procedure with the tug held in the hand of an extended arm---much like Ivan. Yous can also teach your dog focused heeling by carrying the tug under your arm and dropping it at random intervals while you are moving--not in a stationary position. Later you will be able to reward with the tug held in your left and and visible to the dog. Be sure not to reward with the tug held in your right hand or you will cause the dog to wrap his body around you while heeling in anticipation of the tug reward.
You may also teach the meaning of "giblaut" using the tug. Later, you go into the blind to parctice the giblaut--preparatory fo teaching the hold and bark in the blind.
by Ruger1 on 08 September 2010 - 17:09
Louise,,,,Thanks for the post. Why should you drop the tug during movement, rather than in a stationary position?
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by Louise M. Penery on 08 September 2010 - 17:09
Why should you drop the tug during movement, rather than in a stationary position?
Because the dog will soon come to think that he is rewarded for focus only when he seated in the basic position. If he develops this habit, he will readily fall out of focus when heeling. When my bitch came back from titling in Germany, she would only focus on my face when in a stationary position at my side.
Because the dog will soon come to think that he is rewarded for focus only when he seated in the basic position. If he develops this habit, he will readily fall out of focus when heeling. When my bitch came back from titling in Germany, she would only focus on my face when in a stationary position at my side.
by Myracle on 08 September 2010 - 18:09
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by Louise M. Penery on 08 September 2010 - 23:09
The dog may sit either to the side or the front when you are proofing the focused attention with distractions such as people walking up to the dog and, then, stepping away. This proofing is best accomplished with the dog wearing an e-collar set at a low level of inensity. If you like, have someone else handle the remote during this sort of proofing. Don't forget to reward with the tug for focused attention fo longer and longer periods of time.
by Louise M. Penery on 09 September 2010 - 00:09
When offering the tug with your left hand during heeling, bring it over the dog's head and present it in front of the muzzle so that the dog has to commit to it before you engage in a game of tug. You have probably seen this approach in Ivan's videos.
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