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04-03-2009, 06:18 PM | #16 | |
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04-03-2009, 08:31 PM | #17 |
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| Don't give up she will get it soon. I love the "watch me" command. Can't wait to try that one. Thanks! |
04-05-2009, 01:35 PM | #19 |
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| Bailey and I are getting frustrated. She still won't get "sit" and she's just getting angry at me because she can't earn the treat. She's started to attack my socks or pants when I remove the treat.
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04-05-2009, 01:47 PM | #20 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | TishaMoon, why don't you try "Down" for a while instead? Training should be fun for both of you. I have been trying to get Thor to Roll Over for forever and he seemed reeeeeeeeally close last week. Yesterday, I found myself trying the command Roll Over, You Dumb Dog! I think I'm going to work on Watch Me for a while. I do have hope because it also took forever for Thor to get Shake, and now that's one of his favorites. Oh, also: if she's jumping around a lot, try doing a training session after she's had a long walk or training session. Hopefully she'll be less, "Omigod Give Me The Treat I Want The Treat It's A Treat!!!!!!"
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04-05-2009, 01:53 PM | #21 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | Duh, when I said "long walk or training session", I meant "long walk or PLAY session". Also: You can try holding the treat out between all five fingers at nose level. When you have her attention, tilt your hand back toward your wrist, as if beckoning someone. Usually if the dog is jumping at the treat, it's being held too high. I love "It's Me or the Dog" too!
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04-05-2009, 01:55 PM | #22 |
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| Thanks. I just have to stop trying to rush things. She just got watch me so quickly and everyone says sit is the easiest so I get annoyed easily. I can't blame her for getting mad at me. It's like I'm teasing her with a treat she can never get.
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04-05-2009, 02:01 PM | #23 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | It can be different for different dogs. "Shake" is supposed to be super-easy also, but it primarily works if your dog naturally paws at stuff. If he doesn't he may learn that Shake means "Run Away Because Mommy Is Going to Grab Your Paw." Similarly, Thor has learned that Roll Over means "Stay on All Fours No Matter What". The big key with training is patience and flexibility. You may find she learns other commands very easily. Maybe you'll find another way to teach her Sit. Presumably, she sits at other times, so you could try to "catch her in the act" and give her a treat.
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04-05-2009, 02:17 PM | #24 |
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| I love this thread, very informative!
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04-05-2009, 03:56 PM | #25 |
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| Yay! Bailey's finally getting it! I think the problem all along might have been that I was trying to train in the kitchen, which has vinyl flooring. Maybe the vinyl's too cold for her little bottom. I brought her in the living room for play time and noticed she was sitting a lot on the carpet, so every time she sat I told her "sit" and just gave her a piece of her dry food. After a while I tried with her favorite treats and she's definitely catching on. She may not sit as soon as I say sit, but when she sees the treat it doesn't take her long to try sitting to get it.
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04-05-2009, 04:23 PM | #26 | |
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04-05-2009, 04:33 PM | #27 |
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| I just watched your video over on the video board! I can't wait 'til my Bailey can learn those more interesting tricks! It takes a lot of patience to get through the "sit", "down" commands to get to the fun ones!
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04-05-2009, 04:36 PM | #28 |
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| Yes LOTS of patience, but it's soooooooooooooooooo worth it!!!! You're doing a great job, keep it up!
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04-05-2009, 04:48 PM | #29 |
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| Great information on this thread and that video is great!! I taught all my girls to sit with tiny bits of cheese. I had to hold their bottoms down for the first few times but they picked up pretty quickly. I taught an 8 week old puppy to sit with cheese too so they don't have to be grown to learn tricks. The sit command was a must for my girls since they had to learn how to model. No slackers in this house!! They must earn their keep! LOL!! |
04-06-2009, 07:00 AM | #30 |
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| When you train ..... make it in a comfortable place for you and for the dog in a place where there are No Distractions Make training sessions Short and make them Fun If you or the dog are getting frustrated ... STOP You're making it worse training sessions really should be under 5 mins at a time
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