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Judy
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posted January 02, 2004 08:21 PM
My 10 month ole brittany pulls really bad on a leash. I have the sensation harness which does help some what but not completly. Is there a certain way I should be restricting her by me? She has alot of energy and just wants to go. She also obeys the COME command in the house but outside it's like she just does't want to pay attention. Any thoughts or suggestions appreciated.
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NicoleLJ
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posted January 03, 2004 01:03 AM
First off to get the perfect heel and the perfect walk takes time and patience. This is my plan for training my service puppy to heel and walk on a leash. I am in the process of writing a book about my experience in training my own service dog. So as you can imagine since she will be working in public she has to very well trained. I can give youall the advice you want but you have to be patient and follow it through and never give in. Here is the plan.
For the walk bring the squeaky toy, clicker, and hot dogs or another fabulous treat only to be used on a walk. The goal is to exercise the pup but still keep her attention on you and keep her at your side the whole time. To begin with make sure every time you need to leave the yard you get the puppy to go potty. This makes life a lot easier down the road when you need to go somewhere the pup will already be accustom to going potty before hand. She will learn that something fun and exciting usually happens after going potty. Also when ever you go to leave the yard start out right away with her in a sit off to the side of the gate. Open the gate and step through first then call her to your side. If she goes to rush through before you or gets up before you call her to follow you then without saying anything pick her up and place her back where you had first put her in a sit and make her sit. Keep this up till she stays in a sit and waits for you to call her. When you call her say her name and come. When she comes click the clicker and give her a small treat. If when you called her she goes to run past you or by you then grab her and put her back in the starting position. Keep this up till she comes to you. No harsh words, dirty looks or punishments. She will learn by realizing that once she figures out what you want she will get a reward. Once she has finally completed this successfully then it is time for the walk. You might not get far the first several walks but each day you will get to go farther. Make sure the pup is in a heel position then say the pups name and heel. Then take a step, only one step and then stop. If the pup rushes forward past you stop and take a step back. Pick up the pup and place it again beside you in the heel position. Again say the pups name and take a step forward. If the pup stays with you then click the clicker and give the pup a treat. If it again bolts then repeat the first part. Once she does one step successfully then try for two steps. And so on. Keep this up and soon she will be walking well at heel.
That should cover your walking and heeling. For the coming you need to start from scratch. First off I would not allow her to be lose outside. Have her on a long training leash if you feel like she has to have some freedom. My pup will never be away from me so this is not a concern for me. For the come let the puppy roam around the room a little for a minute or two. Then say her name and come in a cheerful voice. If the puppy comes then click the clicker and give a piece of treat. If the puppy doesn’t come then squeak the toy to get its attention and repeat the command. When the puppy comes over then click the clicker and give a piece of treat. Now let the puppy go wander around the room again. After a minute or two say the pup’s name and repeat the command. Do this 3 or 4 times. Only stop this after a successful come. Or several successful comes. Don’t end on a not come. I only use treats outside because of the high distraction level. Other wise I train with using my pups kibble. Every morning I measure out what she will eat through out the day. Say it is 2 cups. Then I feed her half a cup in the morning, half a cup at lunch, half a cup at dinner and then I have the last half a cup for training. She is basically working for her dinner. This makes it so she is still getting her right amount of food and not getting over fed plus she gets a good healthy reward for training.
Again I will say this is slow for the first week or two but if you have only her favorite treat and she only gets it on a walk then she will be looking at you the whole time. If you need advice for distraction or anything else in her training let me know and I will gladly help you.
For my pups the first week they are made fimiliar with heel, sit, come, stay, down, hurry up, leave it & breakfast plus they learn to go potty on command. All of this at 8 weeks old. She will only be made fimiliar with the commands. But at 10 months things can either go slow or fast. For now though don't have her off leash. I hope this helps.
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Posts: 82 | From: Raymond. Alberta | Registered: Oct 2003
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lou3
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posted January 03, 2004 04:13 AM
Try a halti or gentle leader - usually a bit more effective than a harness.
Lou
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Freckles
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posted January 04, 2004 08:46 PM
I have said this in a previous message.... The Gentle Leader has been an absolutly wonderful tool in working with Freckles.
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