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staceyj said:
I totally respect that. All dogs are different as are all owners.
I appreciate that when I was going to school to be a dog trainer I at least had exposure to all types of training tools.
I think a lot of dogs in shelters might not be turned in or euthanized if trainers could work with the owners to strategize what methods worked best on certain dogs.

Jonah was the easiest dog in the world. 100% positive training. Mostly clicker. Never had to raise your voice. He loved food too, so rewards were all good in his book. Win win.
He was my 1 in a million, dog of a lifetime. He LIVED to please.
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I love a great driven dog! They are so easy to train.
Sable and Tilly are treat driven.

I am not as able as I used to be to walk 4 separate times twice a day.
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My hope is that the new harness makes it easier so I can at least get 4 solid walks in a day.

Jack is easy after the first block. He gets a little amped up at first since he is last to go. I make his walk last because it is short and easy on me. :p

Delilah, Delilah, Delilah. :rolleyes: She is a born sled dog. Always trying to make me the sled. She has the endurance to really make walking a '"drag". :hmm
 
21hens-incharge said:
I love a great driven dog! They are so easy to train.
Sable and Tilly are treat driven.

I am not as able as I used to be to walk 4 separate times twice a day.
:th

My hope is that the new harness makes it easier so I can at least get 4 solid walks in a day.

Jack is easy after the first block. He gets a little amped up at first since he is last to go. I make his walk last because it is short and easy on me. :p

Delilah, Delilah, Delilah. :rolleyes: She is a born sled dog. Always trying to make me the sled. She has the endurance to really make walking a '"drag". :hmm
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I am hoping it works! :fl
 
I broke down and took the kids out a few days early, supposed to rain here 4/20 too.
Anyways, this sums up how it went perfectly.:)
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Evening folks. 21 I always used choke collars to train my dogs until I got my avatar. I leash train to my left side as my firearm is on the right. I tried it once with her and abandoned it for something very similar to what you got. Mind you they recommend waiting til they're 18 months for sled training. I'm 6'3" and 250lbs. And when first training to the leash she could pull my arm off. I used the harness to leash train her and once she respected it and the commands I just hooked the leash to her collar. And she followed commands and pulls and such just fine. But I've come to the conclusion that every breed is different on training methods.

When I brought my LGD home and was training him what and where to guard. He almost killed me. After his last 360 with the leash and knocking me off my feet. I was re-thinking the whole LGD thing. Once he engages a predator, all bets are off and all commands are not heard. He exercises independent judgement. But when he's not working he needs tummy rubs.
 
sigh turkey mama went back to the now empty first nest.. :he I handed her an egg that had been in it and she gently rolled it in. Will wait a while before she gets incubator eggs...
Decided this was the time to put up shade cloth over that hoop coop before she switches nests again.. it was almost 90f in there and 70 outside. Heatwave with the sun on a clear tarp.... mind you it snow Sunday :barnie
 
rjohns39 said:
Evening folks. 21 I always used choke collars to train my dogs until I got my avatar. I leash train to my left side as my firearm is on the right. I tried it once with her and abandoned it for something very similar to what you got. Mind you they recommend waiting til they're 18 months for sled training. I'm 6'3" and 250lbs. And when first training to the leash she could pull my arm off. I used the harness to leash train her and once she respected it and the commands I just hooked the leash to her collar. And she followed commands and pulls and such just fine. But I've come to the conclusion that every breed is different on training methods.

When I brought my LGD home and was training him what and where to guard. He almost killed me. After his last 360 with the leash and knocking me off my feet. I was re-thinking the whole LGD thing. Once he engages a predator, all bets are off and all commands are not heard. He exercises independent judgement. But when he's not working he needs tummy rubs.
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We are definitely NOT going to do any sled training with Delilah.

We are ~300 miles north of her origin and 2500 feet lower in elevation. Not enough snow here.

She comes from lines that are working sled dogs. :rolleyes:

Watching her gait I think she has hip issues already.
I want my son to tighten her collar and at least try to collar walk her. As soon as the body harness is on she thinks it is pull time.

Each dog and each owner is unique for sure.

When I was out in the country my old neighbors had German shepherd dogs that they bred for the police work. They used pinch collars. They had amazing dogs with or without the collars.

The pinch, choke, zap collars all have their uses. I don't deny that at all.

I have had dogs that a leash on the collar was taken as "oh? You don't want me to smell that? HA! Watch this!!!". Those same dogs on a body harness walked calmly with a slack leash.
My old pit was that way.
 

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