Yes! Suzanne Clothier's automatic check in! First thing we teach in any of our classes. Head on a swivel. Key is acknowledging every single check in. So Yes/treat or if you don't have treats on you, thanks for checking in, good decision! Thank you. Fwding this to my CGC/Therapy Dog students. Hope this helps.
my service dog in training is SO MUCH BETTER because of your videos. her focus is amazing, she’s enjoying work a LOT more which is saying a ton because she loved working anyways. i really appreciate that you take time out of your day to make these videos to help handlers.
Holy crap, 3 minutes in and I realized how confused my sdit must be. I think I've been using three commands interchangeably. Thank you for pointing that out.
I've always made mine to sit before walking away from the car, about 5ft from the store entrance and 5 to 10 ft inside the store mostly for my comfort but also to make sure she feels comfortable. I trust her sense's more than mine
I totally understand why it’s important to teach a dog behavior first in a non-distract environment before expecting them to perform it on cue in public. What I was wondering though was what do you advise doing to get the dogs attention that’s not nagging?
If you feel like you have to nag to get the dog's attention, then really, you're just working in an environment or around a distraction that is too hard for him. So instead of thinking about getting your dog's attention, you need to think about how to better prepare him for this situation. We talk a lot about this in our foundations course, but this video is a great exercise to start with: ruclips.net/video/tSSya4MRlQI/видео.html
My sdit has the hardest time with focusing when we're walking, he doesn't quite understand he also has to alert while walking. He finally started recalling better off leash originally he wouldn't recall without using the beep on his collar to remind him. Now he will correct himself on his own a lot of the times, other times I recall him and he slows and turns until he sees my knee ligned up with his shoulder. But he does not alert out in public while walking. He will alert while sitting still. But no matter whats going on around us he just does not alert while walking,
Oh my goodness I am so glad I found your channel!! So friggin helpful! I need to slow it down a ton with my girl. I think I was moving way too fast for her.
I was always told you give one command. You do not repeat it and if they don't do it right away you Wait . If they don't do it after like 30 secs only then do you repeat the command.
If you jump to public access too quickly, how would you combat that? Would you go back to the beginning and retrain at home, and go up the scale slower than before? I feel like i started taking my service dog in training with me too soon. I want to set him up for success, and any help is greatly appreciated!
I like to start teaching puppies to walk nicely really early. Our puppies are learning all the time, even when we're not "training" so every moment they're on a leash they're learning how to walk. Check out the video I did a couple weeks ago on freedom walks as it's a great way to protect your heeling training when taking your puppy for exercise, bathroom breaks, and stuff like that. You can find that video here: ruclips.net/video/wf9juDW8AgY/видео.html
I agree, I always start leash training very early. At the least, teach that the leash is not a tug-o-war or chew toy. But I personally don't take puppies out to walk in public until they've gotten all their shots. Some may disagree with this, but I used to live in a rural area and didn't want to risk the puppy ingesting or getting into something left from a wild animal or something.
mine does ANYTHING. laundry, gets me anything, takes shoes off and brings to me, he understands. is amazing his IQ. I can just sign one thing and he does it also. He also creates his own solutions. very smart! problem is that he is not socialized enough so until then i cant take him out in public place. yet i have spine issues and have hard time taking him out to do this. is a real issue. he goes out and is so excited at dogs, cats, anything that moves, he is so excited he loses focus! he wont listen half the time. and he dont know how to act just right. thinking of putting him in a doggie day care. wonder if that would help. its mostly other animals like dogs. yea, he does good in parking lot. its mostly large dogs he is not use to or unsure of. he is not going in pet store... but i cant live without his help. so need to try and fix it. tks for tips
Doggy daycares all differ. And can be overly stimulating so it may or may not help. It helps with socializing. Each one is different so you have to research each one to find the best fit. Where I live there’s only one BUT I know the owners and they have made it a very good one and my puppies love it when I do take them every so often.
Can you please help me I have really bad PTSD anxiety attacks and my dog has been acting up lately around other dogs he’s been looking at them like until they go far away he has not had this problem before and for some reason he’s having this problem can you please help me bring his focus back
The less nagging and talking getting more attention thing applies to people too 😅 my mom and grandma talk so much that I admit that I space out at times. On the other hand, my dad isn't much of a talker (he'll go silent on the phone, just listening to me, and I'll think we lost connection 😄), so I pay attention to what he says more. I don't have a service dog, but I'm thinking about it. Need to find out if I qualify first. If not, maybe an ESA. Just concerned about cost. If I understand correctly, California requires a licensed service dog trainer to be with a dog for public access. That really sucks for me and I hope is not the case. How am I supposed to do training then?
Ada says you can owner train. That’s federal law. You don’t need a professional to train although it’s helpful to get a trainer to help but it’s not a law. You have to see if California allows SDIT in non pet friendly places if not then pet friendly places and you can ask a manager if they’ll allow you in with your SDIT. If the state allows them, then you can go alone with your dog when it’s ready. Well mannered and not distracting. Look up federal ads laws and then state laws. Federal trumps state laws. Like NM allows SDIT in public access. I hope this helps. I’m still learning but I’ve learned this so far
What would you suggest for Parking lot training if it is 95* outside? I've been taking my sdit into a non busy pet friendly store instead of the parking lot since it's so hot.
What do you suggest for service dogs who see inviting behavior from other people and start approaching them to sniff and get pets? I've recently let coworkers know I need them to not try to engage her but they haven't stopped and customers also engage her. When they do this often I notice my dog is more likely to wander up to a stranger if they're 4 feet away or sniffing because someone offered.
Did you teach your dog from the beginning that when he is on the leash there is NO contact with humans/dogs etc? Usually then dogs learn to ignore them. If you didn't he needs to relearn this. Ask some friends to help you train and train your dog in there presence... (have good treats with you). When your dog ist focusing on you Ask them to look at you and keep your dog focused on you. if this works as well make them look at your dog/walk closer to him and eventually even talk to him while you reward him for ignoring them. if he wants to go to them IMMEDIATELY turn around and show that he needs to focus on you.
I've heard this phrase "one step at a time" used a lot during training, which makes sense to me. I can't learn everything at once, so neither can my dog. But at the same time, I'm not sure how they get to know their training so quickly! Is that just through lots of reptition in a short period? Should I train two or three tasks at home and slowly take all three of them out in public? Or do the focus thing at home, then slowly in public, then a different task at home, then slowly in public, and so on and so forth?
You need to do many repetitions with your daughter to make sure that they know how Javon the test that you want them now but I'm trying to train a service dog right now unless I thought she know what lay down and I went back after a few days she wouldn't do it so I had to go go back and retrain it again to make sure that she got it
@@brendoliggins246 I'm having a hard time understanding your reply. I understand repitition is highly important. But should my dog learn every skill at home and then, with continues practice, take them into public? or do public access training as he begins to master skills one at a time?
Yes! Suzanne Clothier's automatic check in! First thing we teach in any of our classes. Head on a swivel. Key is acknowledging every single check in. So Yes/treat or if you don't have treats on you, thanks for checking in, good decision! Thank you. Fwding this to my CGC/Therapy Dog students. Hope this helps.
my service dog in training is SO MUCH BETTER because of your videos. her focus is amazing, she’s enjoying work a LOT more which is saying a ton because she loved working anyways. i really appreciate that you take time out of your day to make these videos to help handlers.
Holy crap, 3 minutes in and I realized how confused my sdit must be. I think I've been using three commands interchangeably. Thank you for pointing that out.
My dog probably thinking “wtf is this juman doing”
This is very informative. No one ever told me to do my training in multiple places and get ourselves in check before we even enter the store.
I've always made mine to sit before walking away from the car, about 5ft from the store entrance and 5 to 10 ft inside the store mostly for my comfort but also to make sure she feels comfortable. I trust her sense's more than mine
I totally understand why it’s important to teach a dog behavior first in a non-distract environment before expecting them to perform it on cue in public. What I was wondering though was what do you advise doing to get the dogs attention that’s not nagging?
If you feel like you have to nag to get the dog's attention, then really, you're just working in an environment or around a distraction that is too hard for him. So instead of thinking about getting your dog's attention, you need to think about how to better prepare him for this situation. We talk a lot about this in our foundations course, but this video is a great exercise to start with:
ruclips.net/video/tSSya4MRlQI/видео.html
My sdit has the hardest time with focusing when we're walking, he doesn't quite understand he also has to alert while walking. He finally started recalling better off leash originally he wouldn't recall without using the beep on his collar to remind him. Now he will correct himself on his own a lot of the times, other times I recall him and he slows and turns until he sees my knee ligned up with his shoulder. But he does not alert out in public while walking. He will alert while sitting still. But no matter whats going on around us he just does not alert while walking,
Oh my goodness I am so glad I found your channel!! So friggin helpful! I need to slow it down a ton with my girl. I think I was moving way too fast for her.
thank you
I was always told you give one command. You do not repeat it and if they don't do it right away you Wait . If they don't do it after like 30 secs only then do you repeat the command.
If you jump to public access too quickly, how would you combat that? Would you go back to the beginning and retrain at home, and go up the scale slower than before? I feel like i started taking my service dog in training with me too soon. I want to set him up for success, and any help is greatly appreciated!
I got a question: about when should I start training a service dog puppy to heel or walk nicely on a leash?
I like to start teaching puppies to walk nicely really early. Our puppies are learning all the time, even when we're not "training" so every moment they're on a leash they're learning how to walk. Check out the video I did a couple weeks ago on freedom walks as it's a great way to protect your heeling training when taking your puppy for exercise, bathroom breaks, and stuff like that. You can find that video here:
ruclips.net/video/wf9juDW8AgY/видео.html
I agree, I always start leash training very early. At the least, teach that the leash is not a tug-o-war or chew toy. But I personally don't take puppies out to walk in public until they've gotten all their shots. Some may disagree with this, but I used to live in a rural area and didn't want to risk the puppy ingesting or getting into something left from a wild animal or something.
What a great information.
mine does ANYTHING. laundry, gets me anything, takes shoes off and brings to me, he understands. is amazing his IQ. I can just sign one thing and he does it also. He also creates his own solutions. very smart! problem is that he is not socialized enough so until then i cant take him out in public place. yet i have spine issues and have hard time taking him out to do this. is a real issue. he goes out and is so excited at dogs, cats, anything that moves, he is so excited he loses focus! he wont listen half the time. and he dont know how to act just right. thinking of putting him in a doggie day care. wonder if that would help. its mostly other animals like dogs. yea, he does good in parking lot. its mostly large dogs he is not use to or unsure of. he is not going in pet store... but i cant live without his help. so need to try and fix it. tks for tips
Doggy daycares all differ. And can be overly stimulating so it may or may not help. It helps with socializing. Each one is different so you have to research each one to find the best fit. Where I live there’s only one BUT I know the owners and they have made it a very good one and my puppies love it when I do take them every so often.
Can you please help me I have really bad PTSD anxiety attacks and my dog has been acting up lately around other dogs he’s been looking at them like until they go far away he has not had this problem before and for some reason he’s having this problem can you please help me bring his focus back
The less nagging and talking getting more attention thing applies to people too 😅 my mom and grandma talk so much that I admit that I space out at times.
On the other hand, my dad isn't much of a talker (he'll go silent on the phone, just listening to me, and I'll think we lost connection 😄), so I pay attention to what he says more.
I don't have a service dog, but I'm thinking about it. Need to find out if I qualify first. If not, maybe an ESA. Just concerned about cost.
If I understand correctly, California requires a licensed service dog trainer to be with a dog for public access. That really sucks for me and I hope is not the case. How am I supposed to do training then?
Ada says you can owner train. That’s federal law. You don’t need a professional to train although it’s helpful to get a trainer to help but it’s not a law. You have to see if California allows SDIT in non pet friendly places if not then pet friendly places and you can ask a manager if they’ll allow you in with your SDIT. If the state allows them, then you can go alone with your dog when it’s ready. Well mannered and not distracting. Look up federal ads laws and then state laws. Federal trumps state laws. Like NM allows SDIT in public access. I hope this helps. I’m still learning but I’ve learned this so far
Would this also work for my cat that I’m training?
What would you suggest for Parking lot training if it is 95* outside? I've been taking my sdit into a non busy pet friendly store instead of the parking lot since it's so hot.
Focus for me is checking in and following cues. Not breaking heel to go play with other dogs or to go get pets.
My dog gets distracted by people because he picks up on anxiety, heart rate, and blood sugar.
What do you suggest for service dogs who see inviting behavior from other people and start approaching them to sniff and get pets? I've recently let coworkers know I need them to not try to engage her but they haven't stopped and customers also engage her. When they do this often I notice my dog is more likely to wander up to a stranger if they're 4 feet away or sniffing because someone offered.
Did you teach your dog from the beginning that when he is on the leash there is NO contact with humans/dogs etc? Usually then dogs learn to ignore them. If you didn't he needs to relearn this. Ask some friends to help you train and train your dog in there presence... (have good treats with you). When your dog ist focusing on you Ask them to look at you and keep your dog focused on you. if this works as well make them look at your dog/walk closer to him and eventually even talk to him while you reward him for ignoring them. if he wants to go to them IMMEDIATELY turn around and show that he needs to focus on you.
I've heard this phrase "one step at a time" used a lot during training, which makes sense to me. I can't learn everything at once, so neither can my dog. But at the same time, I'm not sure how they get to know their training so quickly! Is that just through lots of reptition in a short period? Should I train two or three tasks at home and slowly take all three of them out in public? Or do the focus thing at home, then slowly in public, then a different task at home, then slowly in public, and so on and so forth?
You need to do many repetitions with your daughter to make sure that they know how Javon the test that you want them now but I'm trying to train a service dog right now unless I thought she know what lay down and I went back after a few days she wouldn't do it so I had to go go back and retrain it again to make sure that she got it
@@brendoliggins246 I'm having a hard time understanding your reply. I understand repitition is highly important. But should my dog learn every skill at home and then, with continues practice, take them into public? or do public access training as he begins to master skills one at a time?