Boris and I begin our stay work for the trials on 3/12/2011. We have a lot to do on many exercises, so I don't know if we will realistically make it, but a few weeks before that date, I will decide if Boris might be ready for his first trial. Until then, this is one way to begin a stay command. The leash is held above his head NOT to choke him, it provides gentle pressure that helps him know that he should stay up straight and not slide down. This is a really good step, because some dogs will start sliding down, and you don't want to have that happen in a trial OR a dog get used to going into a down. That is all your team needs to blow the whole trial.
Here are the steps that we are working on in this video:
Collar and leash position: Snug under the chin, high on neck, and ring at back of neck. The leash is accordianed up in your left hand, and gentle pressure is held straight up.
DAYS 1 AND 2:
STEP 1: Handler will be in heel position, and the dog will be in a sit. The leash is accordianed up in the handlers hand, and held straight up behind the dog so that the ring of the collar is under the chin and straight behind the dog's neck. You want gentle upward pressure (like how a turtleneck feels)
STEP 2: Say "Sit" and then stay stay as place the palm of your hand in front (not on) of your dogs nose and then take it away.
STEP 3: Step off with your right foot, and position in front of your dog, also called the nose to knees position.
STEP 4: With your hands and verbal praise, encourage your dog holding their head up high to maintain eye contact with you.
STEP 5: Return to heel (or ready) position. This also means that you switch the leash from the left hand to the right hand, and it's loose.
STEP 6: Remember, you have not given your dog the release word. Remember this while you praise your dog for a good job with verbal and physical contact.
STEP 7: Should your dog break their position, give your dog the sit correction. If not, then be pleased that your dog maintained their position. Remember we are still just teaching the exercise here.
STEP 8: Do an exercise finish (ie heel forward into auto sit).
STEP 9: This exercise will be done until you have built up to one solid minute of consequitive staying. You do not start at this time. Slowly build time up from something like 15 to 20 seconds. If they fail at any point, stay at that point until you go onto more seconds.
STEP 10: Repeat until your dog can achieve one minute. At the end exercise finish, and then give your dog the release word so that they know they are done.
By the time that you get to the stay Week 1 (longe line, sit on the dog) and Week 2 (heeling and sit and continuation of Week 1) should have been accomplished. In the progression that Boris and I are taking each exercise builds on the other, and provides for opportunities to maintain the previous exercises.
*****I just noticed although I did not intend to share our first stand practice (this is my first time with this method of stand as well as far as training my dogs). Well, you get an uncut (and terribly boring) portion of me trying to sort out practicing the stand position in a different way than I am used to. Again, this all follows Week 1 and 2 work, and thus here are the steps I am attempting to follow for Week 3 work on Stand Days 1 and 2:
PROPERTY OF MANNERLY MUTTS DOG TRAINING AND ROBIN RUBIN. WE ONLY ALLOW PAYING CLIENTS TO COPY THIS MATERIAL FOR THEIR USE ALONE. THIS MATERIAL MUST NOT BE DISTRIBUTED TO OTHER NON-CLIENT PARTIES OF MANNERLY MUTTS WITHOUT EXPRESS PERMISSION.
Equipment Needed:
6' Leash
Training Collar
Explanation and Goal of Exercise: The start of the command teaches the dog how to go from a sit position (bum on the floor) to a stand position (legs vertical and "straight" with bum off the floor) with a verbal command,while the front legs stay in the same position and place. The dog should be able to allow for foot positioning by the handler, and inspection by another party that is not known to them.
Uses for this Exercise: You are able to position your dog for grooming and veterinarian exams if you have completed the exercise properly. I have a dog with bad knees, and so I use this exercise as an auto stand (instead of the auto sit) while heeling.
Week 3 Stand Days 1 and 2:
STEP 1: Drop the leash.
STEP 2: Position the collar so that it is high and snug. The running links are held by your right thumb and fingers on the running links, which are positioned below the ear and below the eye level.
STEP 3: The handler's left hand travels down their dog's left side to lift up once they reach under the hip.
STEP 4: Reposition any feet that are not in a good position for the comfort of the dog.
STEP 5: Your left hand strokes from neck and down to the shoulders, but avoid touching the bottom end, as you do not want to encourage a sit.
STEP 6: Right hand moves down to the leather portion of the leash, to carefully pick it up being sure not put any pressure on the collar or pull up.
STEP 7: Do an exercise finish.
STEP 8: Now we say stand, and start building up the stand stay until you can do this for 1 minute. (WATCH FEET AND MAKE SURE THEY DO NOT MOVE, SHOULD THEY MOVE, BE SURE TO REPOSITION THE FEET)
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Here are the steps that we are working on in this video:
Collar and leash position: Snug under the chin, high on neck, and ring at back of neck. The leash is accordianed up in your left hand, and gentle pressure is held straight up.
DAYS 1 AND 2:
STEP 1: Handler will be in heel position, and the dog will be in a sit. The leash is accordianed up in the handlers hand, and held straight up behind the dog so that the ring of the collar is under the chin and straight behind the dog's neck. You want gentle upward pressure (like how a turtleneck feels)
STEP 2: Say "Sit" and then stay stay as place the palm of your hand in front (not on) of your dogs nose and then take it away.
STEP 3: Step off with your right foot, and position in front of your dog, also called the nose to knees position.
STEP 4: With your hands and verbal praise, encourage your dog holding their head up high to maintain eye contact with you.
STEP 5: Return to heel (or ready) position. This also means that you switch the leash from the left hand to the right hand, and it's loose.
STEP 6: Remember, you have not given your dog the release word. Remember this while you praise your dog for a good job with verbal and physical contact.
STEP 7: Should your dog break their position, give your dog the sit correction. If not, then be pleased that your dog maintained their position. Remember we are still just teaching the exercise here.
STEP 8: Do an exercise finish (ie heel forward into auto sit).
STEP 9: This exercise will be done until you have built up to one solid minute of consequitive staying. You do not start at this time. Slowly build time up from something like 15 to 20 seconds. If they fail at any point, stay at that point until you go onto more seconds.
STEP 10: Repeat until your dog can achieve one minute. At the end exercise finish, and then give your dog the release word so that they know they are done.
By the time that you get to the stay Week 1 (longe line, sit on the dog) and Week 2 (heeling and sit and continuation of Week 1) should have been accomplished. In the progression that Boris and I are taking each exercise builds on the other, and provides for opportunities to maintain the previous exercises.
*****I just noticed although I did not intend to share our first stand practice (this is my first time with this method of stand as well as far as training my dogs). Well, you get an uncut (and terribly boring) portion of me trying to sort out practicing the stand position in a different way than I am used to. Again, this all follows Week 1 and 2 work, and thus here are the steps I am attempting to follow for Week 3 work on Stand Days 1 and 2:
PROPERTY OF MANNERLY MUTTS DOG TRAINING AND ROBIN RUBIN. WE ONLY ALLOW PAYING CLIENTS TO COPY THIS MATERIAL FOR THEIR USE ALONE. THIS MATERIAL MUST NOT BE DISTRIBUTED TO OTHER NON-CLIENT PARTIES OF MANNERLY MUTTS WITHOUT EXPRESS PERMISSION.
Equipment Needed:
6' Leash
Training Collar
Explanation and Goal of Exercise: The start of the command teaches the dog how to go from a sit position (bum on the floor) to a stand position (legs vertical and "straight" with bum off the floor) with a verbal command,while the front legs stay in the same position and place. The dog should be able to allow for foot positioning by the handler, and inspection by another party that is not known to them.
Uses for this Exercise: You are able to position your dog for grooming and veterinarian exams if you have completed the exercise properly. I have a dog with bad knees, and so I use this exercise as an auto stand (instead of the auto sit) while heeling.
Week 3 Stand Days 1 and 2:
STEP 1: Drop the leash.
STEP 2: Position the collar so that it is high and snug. The running links are held by your right thumb and fingers on the running links, which are positioned below the ear and below the eye level.
STEP 3: The handler's left hand travels down their dog's left side to lift up once they reach under the hip.
STEP 4: Reposition any feet that are not in a good position for the comfort of the dog.
STEP 5: Your left hand strokes from neck and down to the shoulders, but avoid touching the bottom end, as you do not want to encourage a sit.
STEP 6: Right hand moves down to the leather portion of the leash, to carefully pick it up being sure not put any pressure on the collar or pull up.
STEP 7: Do an exercise finish.
STEP 8: Now we say stand, and start building up the stand stay until you can do this for 1 minute. (WATCH FEET AND MAKE SURE THEY DO NOT MOVE, SHOULD THEY MOVE, BE SURE TO REPOSITION THE FEET)
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