kycooner1 wrote:
I use a choker,,but as the above stated post says,,saying heel when you enforce correction is totaly wrong,,john wick also says do it this way,,but i'm telling you it is wrong.
Start off with dog by side give command,heel and start walking when the dog gets ahead of you ,use the choker with a quick jerk and say NO then imiedataly say, Good Dog,reason ,no stops bad behavior,and since they quit doing the bad behavior praise ,good dog,,then evry command you teach your dog ,when you use the choker,,whether its sit, come or stay ,you use the word No when you enforce the choker.
I call this putting a No in them,,after 3 weeks of this obediance training,,they will Know what the word No means,Meaning stop what your doing,,and it will go a long ways in other training down the road.
No is used when you never want to see an action again. There for you wouldn't want to use it in this case. You recommand the heal. BUT to start out you don't use any command. You just want to teach the dog he has to go were you do. Get in a place were there are 3 trees or somthing about 50 ft. apart in a triangle or 4 in a square. Use a choke chain and a15' leash. Don't say a word just walk to one of the trees. No matter what the pup does just walk(even if you are draging it up side down). Then stop when you get to the next tree and wait about a minute to let him think and go to the next tree. Two days and he will be watching you to see were you are and if you are leaveing. The rest of the weak try to catch him not looking and trot off. He will learn to watch you.
At the end of that weak do it on a 8' leash. You will find that you have his attention. After that weak on the 8'. Then bring him to your left side and tell him heal. If he gets out in front of you turn to the right and trot off. He will learn that the only way he can avoid you troting off and him getting a jerk when you do it is to stay back were he can see you. After he learns that but still is a little to far ahead. You start makeing left turns and bumping your knee into his head. Before long he is down there were you want him and watching your every move.
Then walk him close to a pole and teach him he has to drop behind you instead of going on the other side of the pole. You do that by letting him go on the wrong side and standing with his head up next to that pole chokeing a little till he figures out witch side he needs to be on. It don't take many. On a soft dog you can modify a little and use treats. OK that is for a pup that nows nothing.
SPEED TRAINING a dog that just pulls.
Put him in a choker (is best) collar will work. Bring him to your side. Tell him heal drop the slack in the leash. When he takes off turn and walk the other way and give a good jerk just about the time he hits the end of the leash. He will start your way and go right past. Do the same thing. A few minutes of this and he will see things your way. From then on never hold a tight lead. Give him slack and if he gets close to the end of it yank. This only takes a few minutes.
Now On the dog that pulls like last one above. The easiest and fastest way. You put a e-collar on him and his regular collar. Hook a leash to his regular collar. Tell him heal. Give him slack and as soon as he gets ahead or behind you start a nick to the rhythm of your heart. Just enough electric to make his neck flinch a little. Keep repeating the work heal over and over. When he gets in to the sweet spot were you want him to stay. Stop the nick and tell him good. You may have to use just a short part of your lead so you can pull him back into the sweet spot to show him were it is for a while. BUT in minutes you can have him staying in heal possition and with very little work or discomfort to him you can have him do it off lead.
You can teach him to load the same way. The sweet spot is the box or tail gate. A tree climber the sweet spot is with the back feet ong the ground.
Now if they know were the sweet spot is and how to get away from the nick. Then they may get stuburn every now and then. At that point you can pop them hotter. BUT turn it back down and keep the less nick going till they comply. They can't think while scared or hurting. You may have to go back and help them find the sweet spot. If they look confused THEY ARE help them. Just don't stop the nick. You can turn it to were they can't hardley feel it but to make them die hard obeident don't stop till they comply with the command.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST ALWAYS TELL THEM GOOD AS SOON AS THEY COMPLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have used this on about every breed you can imagine with success.
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