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We can do this the easy way, or....

Posted 10-01-2010 at 10:41 PM by QuickSilver
Updated 10-01-2010 at 10:45 PM by QuickSilver

I tend to split training into two categories: trick training and "life skills" training. Tricks are cute, largely unecessary things your dog learns to do for food and for fun. Life skills translate into good manners and good sense. Life skills are also generally conceived as don'ts: Don't bark all the time, Don't beg for food, Don't eat disgusting garbage off the ground, etc.

To some degree this is a false distinction. For instance, Don't Eat Disgusting Garbage can be translated...

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Intro to Nose Work - Classes #1-3

Posted 06-28-2010 at 09:58 PM by QuickSilver
Updated 06-29-2010 at 10:26 AM by QuickSilver

I had heard about a sport called Nose Work right here on YT. It sounded like a good match for Thor, because he is very reactive around other dogs and unfortunately, this reactivity precludes him from any Agility work.

However, in Nose Work, each dog gets to work the floor on his own, while the other dogs are kennelled in a waiting area. Semi-insanity can even be a good trait in Nose Work, because here, the dog is running the show. Sports like Agility require that your dog follow your...

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Intro to Nose Work - Classes #4-6

Posted 06-28-2010 at 09:14 PM by QuickSilver
Updated 06-30-2010 at 05:03 PM by QuickSilver

Read about the first part of our adventure here!
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/blo...asses-1-3.html

Class 4
Everyone is doing really well, except the poor Belgian German Shepard-looking dog. She still seems to get confused by the process, and her owner is clearly distressed that she will not be an Odor star. I have decided I hate her owner, who constantly interrupts class to talk about how awesome her dog (and by extension,...

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Thor matriculates

Posted 06-07-2010 at 09:48 PM by QuickSilver
Updated 06-07-2010 at 10:07 PM by QuickSilver

I must admit that I haven't been doing my part to help Thor keep his New Year's Resoutions. It's very tough for such a motivated, driven dog like Thor to be partnered with a lazy owner such as myself.

HOWEVER, we did get to take our first formal class together, Intro to Nose Work! It was a very fun, low key way to work with Thor in a training session. The instructor even says that Thor is ready for Intro to Odor, in which we will work with our first official odor (birch).
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Speed bumps on the training journey

Posted 04-27-2010 at 05:53 PM by QuickSilver
Updated 04-27-2010 at 06:00 PM by QuickSilver

I posted a few weeks back about how fabulous Thor has been with Stay. Well, since then, his Stays have gotten very shaky, particularly if they are outside.

Every time we go to the park, I take his leash off, put him in a Sit/Stay, and then walk away from him for some pre-determined amount of time, generally about 90 seconds. Recently, Thor has not only been getting up, but when I use my verbal correction ("ah ah ah!"), he has the nerve to scamper towards me. I then pick...

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