I am trying real hard to try stuff with Iggy, I really have no choice because what I have tried hasn't worked, but then I start over analyzing and put myself into a state of brain freeze and doubt. I also have to be very careful because when things go wrong I seem to increase my criteria so all we do is fail. At the same time I know when things are good I let criteria slide, probably because I don't want to mess with good. Somewhere in the middle is the dog I want to train.
This mornings plan was to go out and do a jump. Yesterday we did one serp set up and he did fine on the second set up he spent 30 seconds looking around so I put him on leash and brought him in. We did some shaping and tugging short and sweet for the rest of the day so was ready to try the jump set up again. Anyway got outside this morning and he picked up a piece of bark, I didn't want to take it away because that just encourages the whole keep away. So I let him go for his pee and walk a bit with his wood in his mouth than started playing with the toy I had. It took a bit but he did eventually drop the wood and come for the toy I teased him for a bit and then played tug when I released I let him go back to the toy and repeated. Again it took a bit but he did eventually come back to me for my toy. I had him on a leash so prevented the pick up and run away which he did try a couple of times. Will have to repeat this regularly I feel it worked exactly how I wanted it too and gave him the right info.
I have been doing a lot of walking with him on a very short leash in RZ. I am giving the cue for the position before I put him in the spot, I am putting him in the spot so I am still questioning whether or not I should be cueing first or is the cue telling him I am about to do this so fight it????? Anyway I called him so he looks give him the verbal cue and then the physical cue which is drop the shoulder back then with the leash I put him into the position. I should stop doing it with the leash do the hand touch, funny how it comes to me know when I write it down. The reason was I am using it when he pulls but that's OK I think it will still work. We got to the end of the driveway and I called his name and his brain was elsewhere I was all over him without getting mad but grabbing his face and smacking his ass, I have been doing some work on smack tug and he seems to be getting up when I smack him which really is what I want. I feel I have done enough rewarding with a lot of this and now he needs to not be given a choice. This is where I am experimenting with him and get terrified that I will screw him up and that makes me an ineffective trainer. Anyway I think it worked :) and gave the info I wanted, stop being an ass I called you.
We walked passed the wood on the driveway in RZ, he was walking nicely so I released him to go and get it and then carry it for a while. When we were almost to the house I had him in RZ and asked him to sit when we got to the door. The garbage truck was coming down the road so he got very distracted. I forced the look at me by moving his head to the right position and releasing until he gave me eye contact then I released him to look at the truck. I can't remember if I called him or just waited but he looked at me we tugged for a few seconds and I released him to look at the truck and he chose to look at me we again tugged for a few seconds and released to look he eventually chose to tug and ignored the truck which was now at it's closest point. I am so happy how well that worked, he chose me. This is one of the few times that I actually saw him choose me :).
This mornings plan was to go out and do a jump. Yesterday we did one serp set up and he did fine on the second set up he spent 30 seconds looking around so I put him on leash and brought him in. We did some shaping and tugging short and sweet for the rest of the day so was ready to try the jump set up again. Anyway got outside this morning and he picked up a piece of bark, I didn't want to take it away because that just encourages the whole keep away. So I let him go for his pee and walk a bit with his wood in his mouth than started playing with the toy I had. It took a bit but he did eventually drop the wood and come for the toy I teased him for a bit and then played tug when I released I let him go back to the toy and repeated. Again it took a bit but he did eventually come back to me for my toy. I had him on a leash so prevented the pick up and run away which he did try a couple of times. Will have to repeat this regularly I feel it worked exactly how I wanted it too and gave him the right info.
I have been doing a lot of walking with him on a very short leash in RZ. I am giving the cue for the position before I put him in the spot, I am putting him in the spot so I am still questioning whether or not I should be cueing first or is the cue telling him I am about to do this so fight it????? Anyway I called him so he looks give him the verbal cue and then the physical cue which is drop the shoulder back then with the leash I put him into the position. I should stop doing it with the leash do the hand touch, funny how it comes to me know when I write it down. The reason was I am using it when he pulls but that's OK I think it will still work. We got to the end of the driveway and I called his name and his brain was elsewhere I was all over him without getting mad but grabbing his face and smacking his ass, I have been doing some work on smack tug and he seems to be getting up when I smack him which really is what I want. I feel I have done enough rewarding with a lot of this and now he needs to not be given a choice. This is where I am experimenting with him and get terrified that I will screw him up and that makes me an ineffective trainer. Anyway I think it worked :) and gave the info I wanted, stop being an ass I called you.
We walked passed the wood on the driveway in RZ, he was walking nicely so I released him to go and get it and then carry it for a while. When we were almost to the house I had him in RZ and asked him to sit when we got to the door. The garbage truck was coming down the road so he got very distracted. I forced the look at me by moving his head to the right position and releasing until he gave me eye contact then I released him to look at the truck. I can't remember if I called him or just waited but he looked at me we tugged for a few seconds and I released him to look at the truck and he chose to look at me we again tugged for a few seconds and released to look he eventually chose to tug and ignored the truck which was now at it's closest point. I am so happy how well that worked, he chose me. This is one of the few times that I actually saw him choose me :).
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