ChewyIrishDoodleAdolescent

Loose Leash and Auto Sit in the Yard with Chewy:  Heeling is usually something dog owners do not want to do all the time with their dog.   Also, heeling is not meant to go on for hours on a walk.   Heeling is a strategy to get your dog used to walking on a loose leash.   I have added auto sit to our loose leash walk. Heeling and Auto Sit in the Yard with Chewy:   This is part of the strategy to have him walking without pulling on walks. Circle sit stays in the yard on a long line:  The less you need to rely on the leash, the more your dog is learning.   Also, increasing the temptation and distraction helps with obedience during less exciting times as well. Send to Place on a Long Line in the Yard:   With this, we are working on more distance to the send to place, and making it a habit (eventually) to respond to this command in the future without needing a leash. Long Place in Yard on Long Line:   With the cr...

So in week 2, we are exposing Chewy to distractions outside.  He really needs this, as some things startle him a lot.   Noises in particular, no matter how far away, have been distracting to him.  Of course people are always a lure too. I stress goals below, because practice that reaches goals is the only thing that teaches the dog how it is done.   If you are not committed to working to your goals (which are a sliding scale all the time), you will leave big holes in your training.   Sits first command with verbal and collar correction as needed (I use this for a warm-up when we are about to train to get him in the working head space).  The goal was met in the three sessions of four in a row in about 2 minutes.    Still sit-stays in the yard with Chewy.   Also, this is a warm-up for circle sit stays outside, which is harder.  This exercise also met the goal of about 5 minutes to complete 4 1-minute sit-stays. Circle sit-...

  Equipment Needed:  6’ Leash, Training Collar (or a slip lead could replace the two).  NOTE 1: IF YOU USE THE SLIP LEAD, THE COLLAR CORRECTION IS NOT AS CLEAN OR PRECISE. IF YOU HAVE AN AMENABLE DOG, THIS PROBABLY WON’T BE A PROBLEM.   NOTE 2: YOU DON’T NEED TO PRACTICE EVERY TIME WHILE HEELING. YOU CAN DO THESE WHILE JUST WALKING WITH YOUR DOG AS WELL.   Explanation and Goal of Exercise: This exercise is the end goal for the molding and interim sit exercises you have been doing. You want to be able to stand up straight now for both the command and the correction (the correction is loose, tight, loose but quickly with the chain training collar, and just a tug with the slip leash) The goal for this week will be to do three sets of four in a row without needing the correction (which means it is very important to use the well-timed correction when it is needed).  You will want to do this (with the heeling) for half an hour ...

PROPERTY OF MANNERLY MUTTS DOG TRAINING AND ROBIN RUBIN. WE ONLY ALLOW PAYING CLIENTS TO COPY THIS MATERIAL FOR THEIR USE ALONE. THIS MATERIAL MUST NOT BE DISTRIBUTED TO OTHER NON-CLIENT PARTIES OF MANNERLY MUTTS WITHOUT EXPRESS PERMISSION. NOTE ON STAYS:   DO NOT RUSH THROUGH THIS EXERCISE.   IF YOU STOP AT ONE SECTION, BUT DO THE BEST WORK POSSIBLE THAT IS MOST IMPORTANT.   IF YOU CAME HERE MORE ADVANCED, BUT HAVE TROUBLE AT ONE LEVEL, THEN BACK DOWN TO THE PREVIOUS LEVEL, AND GET THAT DONE CORRECTLY BEFORE MOVING ON.   CORRECTLY GOING ON MEANS THAT THE DOG CAN PERFORM THE TASK WITHOUT TREAT OR CORRECTION FOUR OUT OF FIVE TIMES. Equipment Needed: 6' Leash (to begin with) Training Collar (martingale, metal chain collar, or prong collar) 15' Leash (after four out of five stays while on the move with distractions can be accomplished at more than a 6' distance WITH distractions present) Explanation and Goal of Exercise:...

  The key to teaching an adolescent dog to be calmer and less likely to jump is to incorporate behavioral chill exercises and dog training that utilizes stationary commands for impulse control.  By using them repeatedly in various situations, the dog learns that jumping is not desired. Also, using the chill and stationary commands will help with counter surfing and begging. We have started walking and working on loose leash walking while we walk outside.  I haven't videoed this yet, but we have also been doing sits and sit-stays outside on the walks.  They take longer to reach their goals outside with the increased distractions All exercises are worked on until we reach our goals.   So sit first command goal for 3 sessions of 4 sits in a row without needing a verbal and collar correction is 3 minutes or less.   Still sit stays of one minute has a goal of 6 minutes or less.   Send to place has a goal of 3 sessions of 4 in a row for 5...

  Long place is technically the 4th step in the overall place command:   First step is intro.  Intro is just walking the dog and letting them pass over it.  "Place" is said when all paws are on the place. Second step is teaching the dog to step on the place themselves. Third step is teaching them that there is a boundary they should not step off. Fourth step is beginning to proof and advance this exercise by having them keep themselves on the place for a period of time.   Trainer only gets involved if they try to leave. This teaches your dog that you might very well be in a seated position when they are in a place (while the third step has started the idea that you may be moving around the room).   This is tricky for dogs as they usually want to be petted or cuddled when you take a seat, but it is important that owners have time to read, work, eat a meal, and so on without constantly needing to pay attention to their dog.   Usually ...