Dog training thread

[BigBlueHen53]

Brew was good on his walk today except several bunnies got very close including one right under our deck and a stupid one on our walk that just kept moving inches away instead of running into the bush RIGHT THERE or across the street (it eventually ran across the street) and another in the front/side yard when we came home so Brew tried to lunge at/chase all of them LOL but I knew what he wanted to do thankfully and preemptively reeled him in and was like no no no LOL

But you did not do about face, charge in opposite direction?
And you have him on one of those extension leashes where you reel him in like a fish?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Fully agree with that, but he easily falls into the few who are stupid. He is a very good boy but he is lacking a lot in the brain department.

Humph. Well. Somebody is this scenario is not very bright.

 

[OnlySympathy]

Humph. Well. Somebody is this scenario is not very bright.

Unfortunately that would be the dog

 

[ShrekDawg]

But you did not do about face, charge in opposite direction?
And you have him on one of those extension leashes where you reel him in like a fish?

I didn’t think of that honestly because I truly forgot but that would’ve been perfect because by the third bunny, he might’ve been perfect

And no. He’s on a regular leash LOL I just say I reel him in

 

[Squawkers]

Unfortunately that would be the dog

Nope you

 

[OnlySympathy]

This idiot would have made him look like a genius though View attachment 4223484
And I promise I am not just jumping to conclusions about how smart the dogs are we have just been blessed to have had 2 stupid dogs

SQUAWKERTIE WHY ARE YOU ANGRY

He would literally bark at the shed door to be let inside because he forgot where our house was. And no he had 0 vision problems in the 11 years of his life

 

[OnlySympathy]

SQUAWKERTIE WHY ARE YOU ANGRY

He would literally bark at the shed door to be let inside because he forgot where our house was. And no he had 0 vision problems in the 11 years of his life

Oh and he would bark at dust. Not his shadow, usually not his reflection but freaking dust

 

[ShrekDawg]

SQUAWKERTIE WHY ARE YOU ANGRY

He would literally bark at the shed door to be let inside because he forgot where our house was. And no he had 0 vision problems in the 11 years of his life

Maybe he had dog dementia or something lol which is a real thing btw. Or maybe the shed looked extremely similar? IDK

 

[ShrekDawg]

Oh and he would bark at dust. Not his shadow, usually not his reflection but freaking dust

That almost sounds like OCD. Not stupidity LOL dogs can and do be that too

 

[Pampered chicken girl]

WHat is dpt, please?

Deep pressure therapy

Blind stays are wonderful. Keep them very short to start and get back to her before she breaks to build confidencr. Keep her on leash so you can correct if necessary. Build length of time gradually and randomly.

that's what we've been doing, she also verbally corrects really well if I absolutely have to. If she starts to get up from a stay and I make my correction noise she immediately goes back to the stay. Obviously though she shouldn't even try to get up buy we are working on it. I think she mostly just assumes a lot, like when she gets up, she comes to me not wanders around. She really just thinks she knows what I want I guess

Stand by, I can help.

@Pampered chicken girl
To make the transition to off-leash work, get a 20-foot length of clothesline and put a buckle snap at one end. Be SURE it can't come loose. Attach it to her training collar along with your six-foot leash and run through your training routine in a busy environment with plenty of distractions (no cats, we don't want one to grab the end of the clothesline and play with it!). Let the clothesline drag along behind you. Work her until she ignores it. If she steps on it just keep going.

After ten minutes or so, do a Sit, reach down to pet her, and casually unhook the leash. Throw the leash over your shoulder, give a Heel command and move forward. If she's ready for off-leash work she should Heel as always. Continue your training routine. If anything distracts her and she starts to charge, STEP ON THE CLOTHESLINE. Do not attempt to grab it with your hand until after you have stepped on it. For one thing, she's faster than you and you could miss. For another, if you grab it while she's going at speed you could get a nasty rope burn.

Chances are she will Heel beautifully. But if you find yourself having to make corrections, go home, you're done for the day. Take about a foot ling piece of clothesline and make yourself what's called a "tab." It's basically a length of rope, folded in half and tied in an overhand knot at one end. Then push the folded end through the ring in the training collar and thread the knot back through the loop, to form a very short leash, or handle hanging from her collar. I'll post a pic tomorrow. You'll grab the knot if you need to make a correction.

Tomorrow, repeat, only now if you need to give an off-leash correction, you have this little rope handle you can grab.

Every day repeat this exercise: start out on leash, remove the leash, let her drag the clothesline. Only make this change: every day, cut a foot or two off the end of the clothesline.

In a week or two you will realize you couldn't step on that clothesline if your life depended on it. And you'll also realize - you don't need to. You and your dog have gradually built confidence in each other. It's time to get rid of the clothesline. And you decide when you don't need the tab any more.

Congratulations. Your dog is now Heeling Free!

We will definitely start working this! She's used to dragging her 30 ft line so that's already down. I've always wanted to do her off leash I'm just so nervous that she's gonna get distracted, even if it's just a crazy one off, and get herself into a dangerous situation like into traffic or with another dog. Her recall is so perfect 70% of the time but then sometimes she just...won't...it's like she'll see something super appealing and that's it. But if nothing specific catches her eye she's fine. I wouldn't say she's easily distracted at all, but when something does get her it really gets her