Dog Genius
Hey guys! You all did great last week. Some of you face some early challenges, but I want you to know that they’ll all iron out quickly. The shy dogs always get acclimated faster than you would guess. And the resistant dogs will come right along once you start interacting with them. Don’t worry, have fun with your training and enjoy your dog. Send me an email if you’re concerned about anything. A copy of this weeks home work is below, I believe that the articles listed at the bottom of the page will be very helpful now.
Linda
The three P’s
Persistence –
• Hang in there you’ll get it!! Repeat each exercise the same way each time. Don’t accept non compliance. Persist until you get what you want. Practice makes perfect, dogs have to manually filter all their info and they can’t globalize so they needs tons of practice.
Perspective -
• We’re training dogs, not rocket scientists! Explanations confuse dogs. Dogs think differently than we do and they don’t have frontal lobes; they are constantly flooded with details. Watch for signs of stress. Yawing, looking away, head and or tail downward, sniffing the ground. Dogs can relax when we are good leaders.
Payoff -
• You can train without payoffs but it’s a lot faster and easier when you reward. Payoffs communicate most clearly to your dog in language he understands. Payoffs motivate your dog to respond quickly. Payoffs keep your dogs attention. Praise, food, play, expression are all excellent payoffs.
The basics
• Train when you’re relaxed and happy, your dog will be too, and learn faster. Corrections lack clear direction. Don’t correct, command! Don’t repeat yourself, the dog is confused enough. One command only – then physically help the dog into place. Train every where and all the time, your dog is watching and learning every second. Sit or Down for every privilege all
• Entry and exits to anything. All food. Access to toys and furniture. Walks, Play and all things good.
This Week
Sit – move treat over head
Down – move treat slowly at ground level
Come – high pitch, move quickly, backup, use toy.
5 X 5 Practice 5 times a day for 5 minutes.
Or 2 repetitions of each exercise 5 times a day. = 10 sits, 10 downs, 10 recalls.
Recommended reading
Puppy Brain
Doggie math
Watching your every move