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pixie bee

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11/07/2008 3:34 PM
When I stop I just don't stop, I give the whoa,sit or down command.So, when he is misbehaving it is a command that he has to follow, this puts the dog into "focus on handler" mode,even if it's just for a moment. I have extended these 3 commands for about 20 seconds. I find that whoa works the best. When he goes foward I stop,plant myself, pick him up and lift him back to heel position and command whoa. Training, engraining behavior is done thru repitition. At this point I really don't know if he understands heel as much as he understands come,whoa and down. He does understand that when I stop he needs to be in heel position.I see that he often will go into heel as I stop. I do not use the word heel. I am expecting the dog to understand that he is not supposed to walk ahead of me or he will be put back. If he goes back on his own this is better then physically making him do it. It shows that he understands and in a small way submitting. It's a begining.One thing I like is that I can now get a remote sit and whoa, but not down and his recall, when not to distracted, is almost perfect. I am thinking that at some point I may have to add the word heel, I will play this by ear. Walking at heel when not commanded is a submissive posture. It tells me that I am the leader and not the boss. Okay, maybe I live in la-la land. Have a great weekend everyone.

"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

TessaGA

Georgia

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11/11/2008 10:02 AM
I like that last concept of yours of leader vs. boss, submissive vs. subordinate. Ideally, one should not even have to say "heel" for the dog to heel - at least in the city, I expect that from my dog. The word "heel" will come in handy though if the dog is running around, park, woods, and for some reason I want it to come to you and continue walking at a heel, so I teach it. If nothing else, it'll increase their vocabulary " align="absMiddle" border="0" src="/DesktopModules/NTForums/themes/blue/emoticons/smile.gif" />

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pixie bee

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11/14/2008 4:40 PM
I don't know why I didn't post this earlier. When you walk do you notice their head and eyes are constantly working,along with the nose that is either smelling something or leading them to smell something. I try to make collar corrections, which is almost constant, but now getting better, so the dog is more focused on me,a jerk of the collar. No nose to the ground,no searching with the eyes. A dog doing these behaviors is a dog that is dominating the walk.And I do not allow a dog to look back at something. We are going foward and so does the dog's brain. They always want to look back at a dog they've passed,go back to a smell, ect. Keep the walk moving foward, at your pace. And, since walks have gotten better I have slowed down to a stroll.

"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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