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Loose Leash Walking
It's been a while since I've had to train a dog to do this, but if I'm going to be dog sitting with any kind of frequency, I may end up having to teach certain doggies how to behave on leash. A certain young dog is clearly missing a few brain installments. When he gets excited, he trills. He chirps. He makes Chewbacca noises. When he has a leash on, this is accompanied by a bucking bronco routine. I have tried the make like a tree routine. He's pretty convinced that he is perfectly capable of pulling this tree off its roots. Tried changing directions and seeing if he'll pay attention, which he will if we're indoors (and have yummy treats which he will persistantly try to nab and that failing, will sit instead), not at all if we're out. If we're going some place and he's excited (= any place other than within 20' of the house as long as there is no wildlife nearby), he'll pull, lunge, jump up in the air, jump up and forward at the same time, try to run, etc. He is controllable by a Halti, but does not walk on a loose leash with it. Because his head turns towards me when he tries to pull, he'll jump up in the air and in circles with it on. He doesn't know how to walk in a straight line, and zig zags constantly - out front, to the side, behind you, back between your feet, etc. While ordinarily a sissy, he pays zero attention to a properly fitted prong (I'll admit that the prongs are probably too large for him) Is there anything that can be done to at least remediate his natural tendencies somewhat in a short period of time? He is otherwise a very good boy, especially for a young Sibe. No, scootering, skijoring, etc. are generally not an option at this time. All I can say is TG for the dog park. Suja |
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Suja wrote: Is there anything that can be done to at least remediate his natural tendencies somewhat in a short period of time? Things that have worked for me include clicker training and lots of random changes of direction (throw in gee/haw commands and he'll start picking that up, too, which has the additional benefit of teaching him to listen to you in addition to other attention modes). Things that have not worked have included make-like-a-tree and training collars. However, I handle a training collar badly and it may work for someone with decent skills. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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"Lynne" wrote in message: I haven't had a chance to try this yet, but this technique came highly recommended: http://www.dogpatch.org/training/choose.html When I have CrazyDog for a longer period of time, I'll try it. He is very exhuberent about everything, so I am reasonably sure about how he'll react (I know how he'll react indoors, for instance), but it's worth a shot. Also, I don't really care if he heels or not; I just want him to walk on a loose leash without getting in everyone's way and tangling us all up. I can still walk three dogs at a time by myself, but it's considerably more difficult when one of them is constantly getting in everyone else's way. BTW, when the dog is excited and trilling in your ear when you're in the car, don't join in. Very bad idea unless you want your glasses and ears full of slobber. Suja |
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"Suja" wrote in news:5jj40mF3sqqntU1
@mid.individual.net: Is there anything that can be done to at least remediate his natural tendencies somewhat in a short period of time? In class with Zoe, one of the tricks was keeping a stick with peanut butter in front of her nose, walking along at the pace I wanted, letting her get little licks now and then but mostly just keeping it slightly in front of her. That dog would do anything for peanut butter. -- Catherine & Zoe the cockerchow & Queenie the black gold retriever & Max the pomeranian & Rosalie the calico cat |
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Suja wrote: Is there anything that can be done to at least remediate his natural tendencies somewhat in a short period of time? Things that have worked for me include clicker training and lots of random changes of direction (throw in gee/haw commands and he'll start picking that up, too, which has the additional benefit of teaching him to listen to you in addition to other attention modes). Much patience is key to most things doggie. Things that have not worked have included make-like-a-tree and training collars. However, I handle a training collar badly and it may work for someone with decent skills. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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In article ,
Suja wrote: Is there anything that can be done to at least remediate his natural tendencies somewhat in a short period of time? Things that have worked for me include clicker training and lots of random changes of direction (throw in gee/haw commands and he'll start picking that up, too, which has the additional benefit of teaching him to listen to you in addition to other attention modes). Much patience is key to most things doggie. Things that have not worked have included make-like-a-tree and training collars. However, I handle a training collar badly and it may work for someone with decent skills. I have never known make-like-a-tree to work for any Siberian. I'm sure that there are some out there for whom it would be effective, but in my experience a typical Siberian will happily choke itself while pulling against something solid. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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In article ,
Suja wrote: Is there anything that can be done to at least remediate his natural tendencies somewhat in a short period of time? Things that have worked for me include clicker training and lots of random changes of direction (throw in gee/haw commands and he'll start picking that up, too, which has the additional benefit of teaching him to listen to you in addition to other attention modes). Much patience is key to most things doggie. Things that have not worked have included make-like-a-tree and training collars. However, I handle a training collar badly and it may work for someone with decent skills. I have never known make-like-a-tree to work for any Siberian. I'm sure that there are some out there for whom it would be effective, but in my experience a typical Siberian will happily choke itself while pulling against something solid. |
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