Farm chatter

[black_cat]

I am probably gonna name the rooster Storm. Can y’all help me think of names for the modern game hen that is weather related?

Breeze? Luna? Tempest?

 

[JadeFarms]

Breeze? Luna? Tempest?

I love the name Tempest.

 

[black_cat]

Sighthounds aren't good with off-leash training because they were specifically bred to see something and then book it. You know how in the movie Up, the dogs will be talking and then SQUIRRELL? Sighthounds are always looking, and when they SQUIRRELL, it's at 40mph. Regardless of if there's traffic.

What was their original purpose? Why are they bred like that? (not trying to imply that it's a bad thing, just curious)

It is called a "release word" and you basically teach it by dropping your attention and walking away. Dogs are very sensitive to body language. "Alright" is a common one and nearly all herding trainers use "That'll do"

So do you just do it at the end of every training session? Can the dog tell that you've kind of relaxed and are done?

Also, to teach a dog to jump, you teach them to sit before the obstacle. You start with something the height of their elbows. Then call them to you over it. This puts the dog in a position to naturally spring up off his hind legs, instead of reaching with his forelegs. Dogs trained in this way jump higher and more readily. Those trained by slowly raising a pole from the ground are prone to be intimidated by height (often the height you start with, with the proper method!) and look to run around or go under the obstacle.

Are the eventually trained to not automatically sit before the obstacle? I thought that they're meant to approach it at a run or trot.

 

[human1]

What was their original purpose? Why are they bred like that? (not trying to imply that it's a bad thing, just curious)

So do you just do it at the end of every training session? Can the dog tell that you've kind of relaxed and are done?

Are the eventually trained to not automatically sit before the obstacle? I thought that they're meant to approach it at a run or trot.

um... wrong thread?

 

[black_cat]

um... wrong thread?

Nope, complications, so we're continuing here. Dogs=animals, and basically whatever is acceptable on this thread anyway lol

 

[ButtonHoarder]

 

[human1]

Nope, complications, so we're continuing here. Dogs=animals, and basically whatever is acceptable on this thread anyway lol

ooh okay!

hi

 

[ButtonHoarder]

Well... my dad killed the weasel that killed 5 of my chickens

 

[human1]

Well... my dad killed the weasel that killed 5 of my chickens

oh i'm sorry about your loss, Button
hopefully that will help the problem, though!

 

[black_cat]

Also, @RiverOtter , sorry to bother you, but what order do you normally teach commands in? Most likely not for any kind of competition (possibly just Obedience, depends on how successful I am with training) but just for everyday life.