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Originally Posted by linm  This is the method I used for Corabel but I had a really hard time with it. I was amazed at how she could bend herself around to get her nose on the floor without actually leaving the 'Sit' position!! Finally, she started doing it but then would only do it if I used the lure and put my hand on the ground -- never if I asked or signed the Down. This went on for over a month! Last Saturday, we had a break-thru. We were in our last class of Beginner's. I asked her to do a Down -- nothing. The Instructor started talking and I stopped to listen and watch her. I glanced back --- and Corabel had gone into the 'Down' position! It's like a light went on! Now, I get the Down about 80% of the time by asking or signing!
So, the biggest thing is just have patience -- she will get it! |
Yay for Corabel....it really does take time and patience so don't give up - do it every day even if it's just for 5-10 minutes at a time.
Izzy just had another "light bulb moment" this past weekend. We got her Memorial weekend and I think that week I got her this Poochie Bells that hang from our patio door. I had a friend who had taught her Jack Russell to ring the bell to go potty and I always thought that was so cool and I said if I ever got a dog that I would teach that. Well we got the bells that weekend and everytime Izzy went out we spoke the same line, "Outside potty ring the bell" and would say that for a few weeks, then we would take her paw and touch and say same line - OK - that went on a zillion times a day and this past weekend all of a sudden she started to ring the bells to go outside...but....lol....now the problem I have.....she rings the bell to go outside to goof around too - like chase mice, chase squirrels, but I have to let her out so she knows she did the right thing.
Oh and my husband laughed at me when I got these bells - he said I was dreamin if she would ever do that...boy did she prove him wrong. :-)
I have training with her tonight (Part II of training) and I'm going to ask the instructor how to handle this one...hahaha....be careful what you wish for...now she's a ringin diva!
