Dog training thread

[Pampered chicken girl]

I’m gonna look like a maniac if we’re out walking and then just take off running when I see a dog or squirrel or person or whatever

Maybe start in the yard first. LOL

A maniac with a soon well behaved dog

 

[ShrekDawg]

A maniac with a soon well behaved dog

Hmmm true! LOL

 

[Squawkers]

I so need to start my scent work with willow

YES YES YES

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Ill try and update from time to time

Tuckers reactivity training is going well. He has met quite a few people over the last few weeks. And just soaks up the attention. And so far no set backs with his reactivity after the accident.
We have been working on scent work a lot to. Especially since it tires him out quicker than a walk. Offleash park time it better but cant go there right now. Ive added few more objects and distractions. He still finds the object he needs to.
We have also been working on strength/muscle building.
The newest trick he fully learned was pressing a button. Im going to get a medical alert button that will send a alert to someone close that i trust and then close family.


For Denver she gets her almost daily walk, she is slowing down a bit. But we also have been doing muscle stretches and strength training. Plus perfecting her tricks. She does enjoy scentwork though we had to restart slowly because after the move she kinda lost what she was suppose to do.

 

[Squawkers]

We have also been working on strength/muscle building.

how are you doing this?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I guess I’ll give an update on Chase here!

For those that know I have been doing tracking. I just couldn’t keep up with it in this heat though. Chase gets burnt out fast. I decided to wait until winter to continue. I plan on changing it up then! I have been focusing on soft surfaces but I have realized it would be best for me to backtrack and go to hard surfaces. I’ll be doing that when it gets cooler! Chase has his article indication down though!! Not much gets past him, even the tiny top of a screw/nail head.
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Very cool!

I have been focusing more on his focused heeling lately. I find I am never satisfied with it I finally realized what’s bugging me though. He keeps forging in front of me which causes his head angle to slack. Trying to figure out how to keep him a bit back without correcting him

Tightening him up at heel is done by working in an open area and doing lots of turns: left, right, right about-turns, interspersed with sudden stops (auto-sits) and Downs. Include changes of pace, slow, fast, even tunning. Throw in a few Sit-stays and Down-stays as you walk away on-leash a step or two, then to the end of of the leash, then walk around him, then Heel away. In other words just keep him guessing what your next move might be. If you don't know how to correct if he breaks from a Sit-stay or Down-stay, just ask. Or if you don't know how to get a Down without bending over or pointing at the ground.

Short video of it! With a bonus down in motion. He is really good at those. His sits in motion though… that’s a work in progress

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jpop...ey=6jtwrl8c2wdawnp1us9tiz5d3&st=mvklondb&dl=0

Brew might but idk what he’d be motivated by LOL

Food? Have him seek for little pieces of hot dog to start with.

I’m gonna look like a maniac if we’re out walking and then just take off running when I see a dog or squirrel or person or whatever

What do you already look like? A maniac whose dog drags her into dangerous situations for you and the dog. He could drag you into traffic, or into a dog fight.

If you follow these procedures - first of all, hardly anyone will notice you at all, as they go speeding along the road on their own errands - but those few that do, will think, Look at that lady training her dog like she knows what she's doing! I wonder if she gives lessons ...

Maybe start in the yard first. LOL

Are there distractions there? You have to go where the distractions are.

 

[Squawkers]

Tightening him up at heel is done by working in an open area and doing lots of turns: left, right, right about-turns, interspersed with sudden stops (auto-sits) and Downs. Include changes of pace, slow, fast, even tunning. Throw in a few Sit-stays and Down-stays as you walk away on-leash a step or two, then to the end of of the leash, then walk around him, then Heel away. In other words just keep him guessing what your next move might be. If you don't know how to correct if he breaks from a Sit-stay or Down-stay, just ask. Or if you don't know how to get a Down without bending over or pointing at the ground.

Yeah I do that already I do lots of turns, stops, changes in pace, and walking backwards. He does everything thing great… while being about two inches in front of me. That’s my fault I know. I didn’t realize how much that would affect his head position while teaching it so I didn’t do anything about it. He thinks that is what he is supposed to do, which is why I don’t want to correct him for it. Just trying to think of a way to teach him to stay back a bit. I have been going back to luring at the right position and I hope that will kind of re-teach him. But I’m open to other suggestions! I also found that walking really slow allows him to concentrate more and I find that the kinda seems to understand I want him to stay back further. The only reason I don’t like this though is because I feel like it is weakening my fast auto sit. Now he seems hesitant whether I’m stopping or just walking super slow.

 

[Squawkers]

Yeah I do that already I do lots of turns, stops, changes in pace, and walking backwards. He does everything thing great… while being about two inches in front of me. That’s my fault I know. I didn’t realize how much that would affect his head position while teaching it so I didn’t do anything about it. He thinks that is what he is supposed to do, which is why I don’t want to correct him for it. Just trying to think of a way to teach him to stay back a bit. I have been going back to luring at the right position and I hope that will kind of re-teach him. But I’m open to other suggestions! I also found that walking really slow allows him to concentrate more and I find that the kinda seems to understand I want him to stay back further. The only reason I don’t like this though is because I feel like it is weakening my fast auto sit. Now he seems hesitant whether I’m stopping or just walking super slow.

I couldn’t really find any more videos this is kinda but not really. Excuse the excessive barking

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/f1oe...ey=wdlvl077g8owhfmvrxhl4srzd&st=mwaqpdqq&dl=0

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

@BigBlueHen53 do you have tips for getting willow to stop sniffing things as we walk by?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Yeah I do that already I do lots of turns, stops, changes in pace, and walking backwards. He does everything thing great… while being about two inches in front of me. That’s my fault I know. I didn’t realize how much that would affect his head position while teaching it so I didn’t do anything about it. He thinks that is what he is supposed to do, which is why I don’t want to correct him for it. Just trying to think of a way to teach him to stay back a bit. I have been going back to luring at the right position and I hope that will kind of re-teach him. But I’m open to other suggestions! I also found that walking really slow allows him to concentrate more and I find that the kinda seems to understand I want him to stay back further. The only reason I don’t like this though is because I feel like it is weakening my fast auto sit. Now he seems hesitant whether I’m stopping or just walking super slow.

If he were my dog, I would do lots of left turns. I would trot, then slow down and turn left immediately. Yes, I might catch him in the shoulder with my knee, but consequences are the only language we have with which to communicate. Words don't work. You want your dog's front feet to walk in step with your feet. That way he can move out of your way when you turn left, by slowing down a bit. He can speed up when you turn right. Leading (being a little ahead of you) is a safety hazard, because you could trip over him in a sudden left turn. So work on it a controlled situation. Lots of praise when he gets it right!