Dog thread!🐾

[ShrekDawg]

If Fanta starts dragging me on her collar I also give her a gently tug, she forgets she is pulling she would be more upset by me falling over!

Yeah Brew would be upset too lol

 

[SpotTheCat]

Yeah Brew would be upset too lol

She once did pull me over, she was so upset she yelped and then she tried to trample me

 

[MyParadiseFalls]

I believe what I said was misinterpreted. I don’t ONLY punish bad behavior, I praise as well for good behavior, my adult dogs don’t like treats…simple as that, they won’t do anything for treats unless we’re in the house and it’s raw deer meat, anywhere else with any other type of treat…nope, couldn’t care less (but they do live for praise) Aspen will take treats anywhere and listen to anything, she has a will to please like no other puppy/dog I’ve ever seen. Once she’s in training mode, nothing can distract her, she’s got a laser focus and that’s something I love abt her, she rarely does anything wrong because she’s just so dang smart

 

[SpotTheCat]

I believe what I said was misinterpreted. I don’t ONLY punish bad behavior, I praise as well for good behavior, my adult dogs don’t like treats…simple as that, they won’t do anything for treats unless we’re in the house and it’s raw deer meat, anywhere else with any other type of treat…nope, couldn’t care less (but they do live for praise) Aspen will take treats anywhere and listen to anything, she has a will to please like no other puppy/dog I’ve ever seen. Once she’s in training mode, nothing can distract her, she’s got a laser focus and that’s something I love abt her, she rarely does anything wrong because she’s just so dang smart

Do you teach engagement and leash skills with reward before punishment?

 

[SpotTheCat]

I know many wont agree that this works but it does. It worked on the strongest most stubborn saint benard ive ever met. Walking a 200lbs saint benard thats pulling you is no fun.
When the dog starts pulling turn the other direction until it stops. And continue.

this is a good way of teaching leash walking with out treats, I have seen many different versions including using treats and rewards as well. It is basically using the environment, moving forwards and sniffing as the reward

I found it didn’t work well enough to only do that to teach leash walking but when out walking it’s useful to do something like this so they aren’t rewarded for pulling

Another way is to train your dog to come back when the leash tightens.
Basically start by throwing a treat on the ground far enough away that the leash just tightens up, wait till they eat the treat and then keep tightening the leash till they come back. I used a clicker to teach this to Tucker.

I have also seen many different versions of this as well. I personally have found a different way of teaching leash pressure worked better for my dogs but each dog also needed it to be changed slightly differently

 

[fluffycrow]

this is a good way of teaching leash walking with out treats, I have seen many different versions including using treats and rewards as well. It is basically using the environment, moving forwards and sniffing as the reward

I found it didn’t work well enough to only do that to teach leash walking but when out walking it’s useful to do something like this so they aren’t rewarded for pulling

This we do. Or I should say did. Now all he requires is a slight pause on my behalf and he walks at my pace again. And as said before we did the ground work with treats at home

 

[ShrekDawg]

She once did pull me over, she was so upset she yelped and then she tried to trample me

OMG

 

[MyParadiseFalls]

Do you teach engagement and leash skills with reward before punishment?

If I give a cue and they learn it w/o me using punishment, yes. If they insist on pulling and taking me off my feet, no they will be punished and then rewarded as soon as they engage in good behavior again

 

[SpotTheCat]

If I give a cue and they learn it w/o me using punishment, yes. If they insist on pulling and taking me off my feet, no they will be punished and then rewarded as soon as they engage in good behavior again

I am sorry this is not making any sense to me what do you mean by if they learn it with out punishment?

 

[MyParadiseFalls]

I am sorry this is not making any sense to me what do you mean by if they learn it with out punishment?

If they listen to my cue to heel, obey it, and heel, obviously I’m not going to punish them for doing exactly what I want, they’ll get praise and a treat IF they’ll take it. If I stand still and they insist on pulling I will sharply turn in the other direction and continue on my way, if the dog engages and turns with me, great! If they don’t pay attention, they’ll get a little snap on the leash because they didn’t follow the turn. I keep my hand in a fixed position at all times, I don’t yank or pull the leash back, my momentum is what pulls them in the opposite direction.