Phillyo118
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| 03/22/2010 5:10 AM |
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I've just been doing some training in the garden with Bentley, working on long sit stays and down stays and working on the whistle command for sit stay too. I thought, "I know, i'll see how we get on at the 'woah' command"
Well, I said woah, put my hand in front of his nose and dropped his lead to keep walking. I stopped in his tracks first time as i moved on about 5 paces. I stopped and faced him, stayed for about 5-10 seconds (didn't wanna push my luck!) then came back and gave him a HEAP of praise! Did it once more then left it on a high! Chuffed to bits  |
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"From the dog's point of view, his master is an elongated and abnormally cunning dog."
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Shelley
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| 03/22/2010 5:17 AM |
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That's great.... but where's the photographic proof  You know how I (we?!) love pictures....
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Phillyo118
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| 03/22/2010 5:30 AM |
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Next time i'll make a video of it!! So there!  |
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"From the dog's point of view, his master is an elongated and abnormally cunning dog."
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Splat
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| 03/22/2010 5:50 AM |
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| Yeah without the picture or video it is just a big fish story! Just kidding! That is great that he caught on so quickly to what you were asking, now just to get the distance and length down pat! |
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Phillyo118
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| 03/23/2010 5:12 AM |
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Right, you wanted proof...here it is! Boy did he do me proud haha!
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"From the dog's point of view, his master is an elongated and abnormally cunning dog."
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Shelley
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| 03/23/2010 5:48 AM |
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Good work!!! That Woah is great
Love your black grass, hehe... |
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Phillyo118
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| 03/23/2010 5:51 AM |
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The garden is a work in progress unfortunately  you should've seen it when i first moved in. It was literally a forest! Getting it turfed in the next few weeks hopefully  |
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"From the dog's point of view, his master is an elongated and abnormally cunning dog."
"My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am." |
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Toni
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| 03/23/2010 5:59 AM |
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| is it me!! It says the video is not available boo |
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Shelley
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| 03/23/2010 6:37 AM |
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| Yeah I had to go to youtube and click on it from there T |
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TessaGA
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| 03/23/2010 7:12 AM |
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Can't see the video either - even when I go to youtube directly.
Tessa took to it right off the start - I always thought she came programmed with it. It's a great base to built upon. Without overdoing it, I would suggest you incorporate it in daily life - whoa before exiting a door, while waiting for the food, during walks etc - worked well for us. Over the months I made things more challenging and all went very well, I was so excited. Then I took her to the bird field and the whoa was gone as was everything else so don't get too excited just yet |
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TessaGA
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| 03/23/2010 7:24 AM |
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Okay, now the video came up for me. Good job! That is a well-behaved pup! How old is he again?
Re whoa: What I did from the beginning, when I said "whoa" Tessa wasn't allowed to move unless I released her. If she did move, I picked her up and placed her back in the exact same spot. I did not repeat the command "whoa" at that point. I did this even when it was just a short whoa while she was waiting for the food or so. I want "whoa" to mean stand still and don't move at all, and wanted her to learn that from the beginning. I don't have any sound so I couldn't hear your voice but at the end of whoa in your video I see Bentley turn around and sit, I wouldn't allow that until after the dog has been offically released. |
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Toni
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| 03/23/2010 7:31 AM |
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| now i can see it Really good work, Bentley is very handsome. |
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dieterthegsp
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| 03/23/2010 7:34 AM |
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| great job! that really inspires me to get off my butt and do some work |
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Phillyo118
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| 03/23/2010 7:40 AM |
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He moves a TINY bit when i pick up his leash, but i think I say "ok, sit....down" then walk away before coming back to praise him. It was literally his second try at Whoa and as you say i just kept it short and didn't expect miracles from it. I'll try not to get too excited just yet haha. I'll keep working on him and when he's rock steady i'll introduce distraction. Gf can come running over with a toy etc.
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"From the dog's point of view, his master is an elongated and abnormally cunning dog."
"My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am." |
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| 03/23/2010 8:51 AM |
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Ok, what's the closest airport,how much do you charge and can you do a pick up by morning?????
Oh,I'll be sending 2 dogs - do we get a discount????
Very nice work!
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"Time with my dogs clears my mind, renews my faith, and lets me see the world as it is. My only regret loving dogs as I do, is the misery of their early departure." Robert G. Wehle
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CL66
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| 03/24/2010 1:13 AM |
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| Great vid! Did you go to puppy classes when he was younger? |
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Phillyo118
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| 03/24/2010 1:15 AM |
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| We did go to the basic puppy class yeah, but to be honest it was mostly a waste of time as we were a lot further ahead than all the other puppies. The most he got out of it was the socialistion of meeing other pups. |
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"From the dog's point of view, his master is an elongated and abnormally cunning dog."
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CL66
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| 03/24/2010 1:20 AM |
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Yeah, that's the only reason i took my first pup, and i'm wondering whether to bother with my 2nd now as he already socialises with other dogs. It's all those crazy labradoodles that hold the class up :-D
Are you going to find a gundog group or anything, or just carry on training at home? |
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Phillyo118
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| 03/24/2010 1:25 AM |
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| Oh absolutely finding a gun dog club. Even if I decide not to take him shooting, I want him to be very well trained. Plus I think this breed of dog get a lot out of that kind of training as that's what they're bred for. I will do a lot of training at home still, I have a booklet I bought from "The Gundog Club" online that is running me through how to pass grade one and we're progressing well there...as you can see |
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"From the dog's point of view, his master is an elongated and abnormally cunning dog."
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TessaGA
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| 03/24/2010 6:23 AM |
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I agree with the gundog club and field training, it's fun and will increase the bond you have with your dog.
Re obedience classes, I always do them with my dogs (first year or so) even if they already know the commands. There always seems to be one thing I am struggling with, and the trainer is pretty good at figuring out what I am doing wrong or how to best approach it. It's good to have a third party look at how you work with your dog and fine tune things. In addition, a dog class offers great distraction, and I have also find it's good for them to see humans in control of things (obedience classes tend to be very controlled) and other dogs behaving well. As opposed to running wild in a dog park getting away with bad behavior and humans either unable to to control them or not caring to control them (just as an example of "bad" energy). |
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