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I haven't yanked a dog into heel position for years. Oh.. i envy you Seems like everytime we go out At has to relearn it. We do obediance every sunday and walk most days, the first 20 mins are a nightmare! Cin |
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I haven't yanked a dog into heel position for years. Oh.. i envy you Seems like everytime we go out At has to relearn it. We do obediance every sunday and walk most days, the first 20 mins are a nightmare! Cin |
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I haven't yanked a dog into heel position for years. Oh.. i envy you Seems like everytime we go out At has to relearn it. We do obediance every sunday and walk most days, the first 20 mins are a nightmare! Cin |
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Cin wrote: I haven't yanked a dog into heel position for years. Oh.. i envy you Seems like everytime we go out At has to relearn it. We do obediance every sunday and walk most days, the first 20 mins are a nightmare! If your dog is yanking you around, you haven't made yourself interesting or engaging enough to the dog to keep its attention. A dog who is focused on you isn't going to be hauling you all over the place. |
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Cin wrote: I haven't yanked a dog into heel position for years. Oh.. i envy you Seems like everytime we go out At has to relearn it. We do obediance every sunday and walk most days, the first 20 mins are a nightmare! If your dog is yanking you around, you haven't made yourself interesting or engaging enough to the dog to keep its attention. A dog who is focused on you isn't going to be hauling you all over the place. |
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Cin wrote: I haven't yanked a dog into heel position for years. Oh.. i envy you Seems like everytime we go out At has to relearn it. We do obediance every sunday and walk most days, the first 20 mins are a nightmare! If your dog is yanking you around, you haven't made yourself interesting or engaging enough to the dog to keep its attention. A dog who is focused on you isn't going to be hauling you all over the place. |
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"Paul B" wrote:
One point though, dogs often pay more attention to strangers or new people as they are an unknown quantity and the dog is captivated initially but once the initial attraction is over they become just as indifferent to the now not so new person. I have seen some pro dog trainers use that to their advantage to impress the dogs owners but after a period the dogs attention wanders and the pro's have to resort to other ways to captivate the dog. If a student is getting absolutely nowhere loose-leash walking her dog, I'll take the leash and give it a try. Then I can say, "Most dogs like to go fast, but yours likes to mosey. Try walking slower." Or whatever. The other night, I discovered that a walking-on-the-left dog would prefer to walk on the right. Once mom tried that, she had more success. Anyway, I invariably get the dog's focus when mom or dad couldn't. Part of it is because I'm trilling at the dog like a fool, maybe marching with happy feet instead of walking, whatever it takes. But also a large part of it is because I'm *new.* And I always make sure to tell the owners this. Otherwise, they'll get frustrated, feel "I can't do it." I say, "It's like kids. They're going to ignore you because you blah-blah at them all the time. But if a teacher or other authority figure says the same thing, they'll most likely listen as if it's something they never heard before." Canine Action Dog Trainer http://www.canineaction.com My Kids, My Students, My Life: http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html |
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"Paul B" wrote:
One point though, dogs often pay more attention to strangers or new people as they are an unknown quantity and the dog is captivated initially but once the initial attraction is over they become just as indifferent to the now not so new person. I have seen some pro dog trainers use that to their advantage to impress the dogs owners but after a period the dogs attention wanders and the pro's have to resort to other ways to captivate the dog. If a student is getting absolutely nowhere loose-leash walking her dog, I'll take the leash and give it a try. Then I can say, "Most dogs like to go fast, but yours likes to mosey. Try walking slower." Or whatever. The other night, I discovered that a walking-on-the-left dog would prefer to walk on the right. Once mom tried that, she had more success. Anyway, I invariably get the dog's focus when mom or dad couldn't. Part of it is because I'm trilling at the dog like a fool, maybe marching with happy feet instead of walking, whatever it takes. But also a large part of it is because I'm *new.* And I always make sure to tell the owners this. Otherwise, they'll get frustrated, feel "I can't do it." I say, "It's like kids. They're going to ignore you because you blah-blah at them all the time. But if a teacher or other authority figure says the same thing, they'll most likely listen as if it's something they never heard before." Canine Action Dog Trainer http://www.canineaction.com My Kids, My Students, My Life: http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/m...age/index.html |
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