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BACK AWAY! To get your dog to refocus on you!
Ever have a dog that is behaving and suddenly -- you can tell he is about to misbehave? You could be on a loose lead walk, and the dog suddenly sees another dog. His/Her ears go forward, his hackles may go up. . . or it could be some other cue that you know --- because it is your dog and you know your dog. You are working heeling at the Training Building and someone opens the door to walk it -- your dog drops his/her head to look away. You are working arounds with a cone or back end awareness with a rubber bowl, and instead of working on the exercise, the dog starts biting the object for play (this has happened with me). EVERYONE should know the Back Away! GET STARTED: Walk Forward with the Dog, exaggerating your body language. (SILENTLY) -Pause, Stop Your Stride, Shift weight BACKWARDS, and then just step back, with the leash and treat in both hands at your stomach. Get your dog to sit front. Mark and Pay. Just do a couple of these at a time to practice. But do them every d...
BACK AWAY!!
Ever have a dog that is behaving and suddenly -- you can tell he is about to misbehave? You could be on a loose lead walk, and the dog suddenly sees another dog. His/Her ears go forward, his hackles may go up. . . or it could be some other cue that you know --- because it is your dog and you know your dog. You are working heeling at the Training Building and someone opens the door to walk it -- your dog drops his/her head to look away. You are working arounds with a cone or back end awareness with a rubber bowl, and instead of working on the exercise, the dog starts biting the object for play (this has happened with me). EVERYONE should know the Back Away! GET STARTED: Walk Forward with the Dog, exaggerating your body language. (SILENTLY) -Pause, Stop Your Stride, Shift weight BACKWARDS, and then just step back, with the leash and treat in both hands at your stomach. Get your dog to sit front. Mark and Pay. Just do a couple of these at a time to practice. But do them every d...
POP MEANS LOOK AT ME
There MUST be a correction for lack of focus. I use POP --- and I teach my dogs that if they are not looking, they may get a pop. AND THEIR ATTENTION IS REWARDED. They learn it is a GOOD thing to pay attention to me.