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Showing posts with label Stay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stay. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Alyssa Yesterday's Warm Up and Stay Work a Couple Steps IN
Alyssa is a dog involved in our daycare/train program.
Testing if Alyssa is where I think she is in sits before going onto the stays. The heel (I start that warm up towards the end of the tape) that I do next is also a "semi new" directive to her. Her surgery kept us from doing this too much or off leash last year. It's always a good idea to do a warm up/refresher of previously worked commands before going onto new parts of commands or totally new commands.
Testing if Alyssa is where I think she is in sits before going onto the stays. The heel (I start that warm up towards the end of the tape) that I do next is also a "semi new" directive to her. Her surgery kept us from doing this too much or off leash last year. It's always a good idea to do a warm up/refresher of previously worked commands before going onto new parts of commands or totally new commands.
So once the warm up is done (although this is the next day, so I do a shorter warm up on just basically making sure the sits remain first command, and done randomly again---meaning not in heel position), then we will go onto a couple steps into the stay command (did the very beginning the day before yesterday). A lot of verbal tips on the different steps of commands, the appropriate rewards for the dog, and the reasons why there are different parts of the sit/stay command. I should have also gone into different places to train, areas, and distractions. Next time...
Finally starting one or two steps into the stay command yesterday.
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Monday, January 24, 2011
Boris Stay Begins Week 3 Days 1-2
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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Monday, January 17, 2011
Training Can Be Boring or Rewarding, It's Up To You
I have a client that moved away to Vermont. Her dog has been unfortunate enough to have been born with some serious physical and medical issues that made themselves known very early on. So it is important for this client to maintain their (as in the team) training and socialization (safely).
The human client gets bored however. I totally understand this, much of my training uses silence, calmness, repetitions ET to ready the dog for distractions and temptations of the real world. "Aha, she said, then you admit that training is boring". Well, I certainly don't think there is a large television audience ready to watch "real dog training". It is my job and my client's job to learn to appreciate the dog training process. This is for the ultimate good of the dog, and to keep the training as gentle and easy as possible, while still training for reliability and results.
So now I will present to you a video of paint drying-----sorry just kidding. It's even more boring, this is training stays that are in the middle of their development. What is really exciting is the level of freedom and peace that can come to a dog owner (once the command is usable and/or finished), so that they are more refreshed to do the playing, exercising, and just being with their dogs in general! So instead of screaming at your dog to get out of the way while cleaning, or hearing them cry crated in the next room, here are some commands and training that can bring just that little bit of peace into your life once finished. Plus it is so much better for the dog, as they do not need to guess at why you are annoyed with them. Instead, they have a job to do for a few minutes. Now that is something that I CAN get excited about!
NOTE1: THIS IS NOT THE BEGINNING POINT OF THE STAY EXERCISE. IT IS MORE THE LOWER MID POINT OF THIS EXERCISE. BEFORE THIS HAPPENS DOGS NEED TO BE ABLE TO STAY WITH YOU NEAR, STAY WITH YOU NEAR AND MOVING, STAY WITH YOU MOVING AWAY FROM THEM, MEANWHILE YOU ARE ADJUSTING THE TIMES AND DISTRACTION LEVELS. THEN EVEN BEFORE THIS STAY BEHIND WHILE YOU GO AROUND OR BEHIND SOMETHING. DO NOT START HERE.
NOTE2: ELECTRONIC COLLARS ARE ON IN THIS TRAINING SESSION, HOWEVER ALL THESE DOGS RESPOND TO BEEPS AND VIBRATE, AND THEREFORE DO NOT NEED THE ELECTRIC STIM. FOR STAY, I DON'T RELY SO MUCH ON THE COLLAR, I DID VIBRATE A COUPLE OF TIMES FOR THE "LET'S GO" AS THE DOGS WERE RELUCTANT TO GO INTO THE "NEW" ROOM.
These exercises are all part of daily training that we do. The stays are related to the obedience training. Tommy (the brown Pitbull/Lab X) is just doing this to maintain his training while his owners are away. Magoo is learning to stay in a down when I leave a room. My dog, Leon, is learning a little self control when I am not working with him right by my side.
You will see later that I switch up the distractions, rooms, and whether or not the dogs are with other dogs or alone in the room. All these things you change up help train your dog in a more complete way. Even if your dog does not need to deal with many distractions, they will stronger in their undistracted obedience for learning how to keep a command under distractions.
It won't be boring if you learn how to appreciate what is going on, and live in the moment with your partner.
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http://mannerlymutts.blogspot.com/
mannerly_mutt@yahoo.com
The human client gets bored however. I totally understand this, much of my training uses silence, calmness, repetitions ET to ready the dog for distractions and temptations of the real world. "Aha, she said, then you admit that training is boring". Well, I certainly don't think there is a large television audience ready to watch "real dog training". It is my job and my client's job to learn to appreciate the dog training process. This is for the ultimate good of the dog, and to keep the training as gentle and easy as possible, while still training for reliability and results.
So now I will present to you a video of paint drying-----sorry just kidding. It's even more boring, this is training stays that are in the middle of their development. What is really exciting is the level of freedom and peace that can come to a dog owner (once the command is usable and/or finished), so that they are more refreshed to do the playing, exercising, and just being with their dogs in general! So instead of screaming at your dog to get out of the way while cleaning, or hearing them cry crated in the next room, here are some commands and training that can bring just that little bit of peace into your life once finished. Plus it is so much better for the dog, as they do not need to guess at why you are annoyed with them. Instead, they have a job to do for a few minutes. Now that is something that I CAN get excited about!
NOTE1: THIS IS NOT THE BEGINNING POINT OF THE STAY EXERCISE. IT IS MORE THE LOWER MID POINT OF THIS EXERCISE. BEFORE THIS HAPPENS DOGS NEED TO BE ABLE TO STAY WITH YOU NEAR, STAY WITH YOU NEAR AND MOVING, STAY WITH YOU MOVING AWAY FROM THEM, MEANWHILE YOU ARE ADJUSTING THE TIMES AND DISTRACTION LEVELS. THEN EVEN BEFORE THIS STAY BEHIND WHILE YOU GO AROUND OR BEHIND SOMETHING. DO NOT START HERE.
NOTE2: ELECTRONIC COLLARS ARE ON IN THIS TRAINING SESSION, HOWEVER ALL THESE DOGS RESPOND TO BEEPS AND VIBRATE, AND THEREFORE DO NOT NEED THE ELECTRIC STIM. FOR STAY, I DON'T RELY SO MUCH ON THE COLLAR, I DID VIBRATE A COUPLE OF TIMES FOR THE "LET'S GO" AS THE DOGS WERE RELUCTANT TO GO INTO THE "NEW" ROOM.
These exercises are all part of daily training that we do. The stays are related to the obedience training. Tommy (the brown Pitbull/Lab X) is just doing this to maintain his training while his owners are away. Magoo is learning to stay in a down when I leave a room. My dog, Leon, is learning a little self control when I am not working with him right by my side.
You will see later that I switch up the distractions, rooms, and whether or not the dogs are with other dogs or alone in the room. All these things you change up help train your dog in a more complete way. Even if your dog does not need to deal with many distractions, they will stronger in their undistracted obedience for learning how to keep a command under distractions.
It won't be boring if you learn how to appreciate what is going on, and live in the moment with your partner.
http://www.mannerlymutts.com/
http://mannerlymutts.blogspot.com/
mannerly_mutt@yahoo.com
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Match Tomorrow/Training Schedule Today
Jack, Brie, and I are getting ready for a match tomorrow. This whole week has been basically firming up these basic skill sets. Devon is on vaca until we go to Trial basically (Feb 29th).
****Note to self, do a lot of food training (that is to refuse food, not to treat) with Jack tonight. Treating at these things is obnoxious, even though you can't bring them into the ring, and it will take an unprepared dog and make them a total spaz.
****Should also remember to see if husband can fix portable crate for Jack somehow.
Jack first half (a bit tired so I am going to do some more later on tonight or early am tomorrow):
Finish, did about 50 reps with e-collar instead of treats or chain collar. Didn't do bad, was sometimes crooked because he was staring at Brie and wanting to go play.
Worked a lot on myself walking with Jack and not walking into him when stopping for an autosit. Jack did pretty good sits at the end, now that he is beginning to believe that he doesn't have to worry about me flying into him. Also practiced off leash with hand on belly (left) and right hand swinging by my sid. He did really excellent as I practiced my T step for about turns. Left, he sometimes still crowds me a bit.
Brie's Schedule:
Still teaching finish, hopes she starts doing it today right from heel, so I don't need to make any movements (that would NQ me in the Trial).
Practice sit and down stay.
Practice heel on and off leash. See if it can feasible be done without any corrections or much coercion. No treats for practice today.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Thursday Thirteen (13) Monday Run Thru Notes
Using this Thursday Thirteen to document some run thru notes:
- Jackie boy, need to stop turning into him.
- Jackie got swayed by the smell of treats, during certain exercises, on Evelyn's hands. Need to stop him from breaking from obvious food.
- Jackie broke when unexpected military man came in the room. However, Jackie did stay in place in sit (broke in down) when between two very cute female dogs (one Italian grey hound, and one Chihuaua named Sassy).
- Jackie, we need to work on our finish now without luring.
- Jackie, need to stop him from trying to covertly sniff the ground for fallen treats.
- Jackie, attention could be better when in the stays. He does it well, until something unexpected comes along (military man, or he's between two cute girls).
- Jackie, stopped sticking his stand due to cookie smell on Evelyn. Need to make sure he sticks this, and stays even if judges have been touching cookies:)
- Devon, work on Stand AND Finish.
- Devon concerned about judge following or others working with their dogs. Some of this will be worked out in run thrus, but need to get him out more in public "dealing".
- Brie, work on circles to get her turned in and closer, as Evelyn showed.
- Brie, did her first off leash heel that went okay. We had done one before, when I thought she wasn't ready but instructor insisted. Hadn't gone that bad, but two instances where Brie was pretty sure it was play time.
- Brie, her front is perfect. Need to not screw it up.
- Brie, need to work on finish, and stand walking behind and examine.
****Me 1) No stepping into dogs 2) work on about turns still---better with Jackie and horrible with other two 3) move out with Jackie during fast heel, so judge can tell pace has changed even though Jack just lengthens his stride .......
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Training Schedule and Notes
Handler (Me) Notes:
Common errors that I make include:
1) Walking sideways towards dog when halting (sitting)
2) Hard time walking in straight line, need guides for this.
3) Need to say heel when stepping off not after already going
4) Turns need to be more fluid and along track, so as not to confuse poor doggie
5) During figure eights, need to remember to hurry dog up along outside turns to train them how to stay in step.
6) Nice brisk step off after halts or turns.
7) Holding leash hand steady at stomache. (as if a stomache ache, and not as if there are treats there)
8) I shouldn't screech to a halt too quickly.
Brie Notes:
Did Brie and Devon together on the beach.
Did long downs and sits. Brie is the one that is just learning not to break. She did pretty good, and she was kind of cold on the cold sand (note next time dress her in some fleece).
Also did figure eights with Devon being one of the posts, she did well herself, but when she was the "post" she tended to want to break, so need to work on the stays even though that wasn't specifically what she was doing.
Both dogs were very distracted trying to do stands on the beach, so we need to practice more in distracting situations. Neither is initiating on their own yet the position, though both can stay in it during undistracting situations.
Brie did a little "off leash" heeling but on e-collar. We are getting to the point where she will be off equipment soon with mild distractions. (am still using treats to keep attention)
Devon:
Did long sits and downs with Devon and Brie. Devon did the best at these.
His heeling had deteriorated since he was in BT, but it was coming back. He did it well on leash and chain collar, and through the figure eight, he was very attentive towards me (I was using treats though). Devon's attention was very very good.
Stand, both dogs distracted need more practice with stand in distracting situations.
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