This makes SO much more sense than what my trainer is teaching (targets). Would this translate to the ring if I bought 1 stanchion and 2 gates and did this at home? Give her the same visual…sort of…in my city apartment?
No, I keep it to maintain muscle memory for a straight line. The only time the stanchion was missing at a trial she didn’t notice because I asked her to turn and sit before she got too close.
I wonder about working with a wall. If you're on an exterior ring you may not have gates and stantions. My trainers has me leaving the treat at the wall, sending her to a treat at the wall, and running up behind her quietly to reward a straight sit.
I’ve seen dogs that were sent to a treat in training and they were looking for the treat during competition. Instead, put a small sticker on the wall and teach your dog to touch the stick, then reward. They’re not as likely to search for a sticker during competition than they are to search for the actual reward, the food. I never train by sending a dog to a reward, because it’s too hard to fade out and it’s teaching them the wrong thing. I hope this helps. I’ll make a video of what I’m trying to explain. I do not train the sit and the go out together. I train the go out. I train the straight sit. When both are perfect I put them together.
Is your dog touching the stanchion first and then going for your hand when you reward? Or are you using your hand to indicate where your dog should touch instead of letting him figure it out?
@@sharonanderson9577 you NEED to wait your dog out. Go back and look at the video to see the timing. Step 1. Dog disconnects from distractions. That doesn’t mean dog looks at stanchion. That means dog quits sniffing the ground or looking at your hand. So hold your treat hand behind your back. When your dog disconnects from distraction, say yes, and immediately feed on the stanchion. Don’t point. Don’t do anything else. Just feed. Step 2. Dog looks in the direction of the stanchion. Say yes and treat in stanchion. Step 3. Dog approaches stanchion. Say yes and feed on stanchion. Step 4. Dog interacts with stanchion. Say yes and treat. Step 5. Dog interacts appropriately. Celebrate!!!
Success, he will go and touch the stanchion now on cue and will do it from 6-8 feet away. But is very slow about it. I'm assuming your demo dog has been doing this for awhile as he runs to it. Will mine pick up speed as he becomes more comfortable with the exercise?
@@sharonanderson9577 this was the second lesson for my demo dog. I miss calculated how quickly he would catch on is why he appears to have some experience. He was VERY experienced in shape training is why he caught on so quickly.
You can use the same method to send a dog to their place (kennel or bed) without having to escort them, or when misbehaving outside, send them to the porch or deck.
This makes SO much more sense than what my trainer is teaching (targets). Would this translate to the ring if I bought 1 stanchion and 2 gates and did this at home? Give her the same visual…sort of…in my city apartment?
I always have jumps set up to complete the visual. Good luck!
Do you remove the Stanchion later in training? Not all rings have that so would that be a problem?
No, I keep it to maintain muscle memory for a straight line. The only time the stanchion was missing at a trial she didn’t notice because I asked her to turn and sit before she got too close.
I wonder about working with a wall. If you're on an exterior ring you may not have gates and stantions. My trainers has me leaving the treat at the wall, sending her to a treat at the wall, and running up behind her quietly to reward a straight sit.
I’ve seen dogs that were sent to a treat in training and they were looking for the treat during competition. Instead, put a small sticker on the wall and teach your dog to touch the stick, then reward. They’re not as likely to search for a sticker during competition than they are to search for the actual reward, the food. I never train by sending a dog to a reward, because it’s too hard to fade out and it’s teaching them the wrong thing.
I hope this helps. I’ll make a video of what I’m trying to explain.
I do not train the sit and the go out together. I train the go out. I train the straight sit. When both are perfect I put them together.
So for teaching the initial touching of stanchion, my dog is going after my hand when I touch the stanchion not paying attention to the stanchion.
Is your dog touching the stanchion first and then going for your hand when you reward? Or are you using your hand to indicate where your dog should touch instead of letting him figure it out?
@@BaebeasDogTrainingPortland No he doesn't touch, so I point or touch it and say touch. He just stares at me. I should wait it out?
@@sharonanderson9577 you NEED to wait your dog out. Go back and look at the video to see the timing.
Step 1. Dog disconnects from distractions. That doesn’t mean dog looks at stanchion. That means dog quits sniffing the ground or looking at your hand. So hold your treat hand behind your back. When your dog disconnects from distraction, say yes, and immediately feed on the stanchion. Don’t point. Don’t do anything else. Just feed.
Step 2. Dog looks in the direction of the stanchion. Say yes and treat in stanchion.
Step 3. Dog approaches stanchion. Say yes and feed on stanchion.
Step 4. Dog interacts with stanchion. Say yes and treat.
Step 5. Dog interacts appropriately. Celebrate!!!
Success, he will go and touch the stanchion now on cue and will do it from 6-8 feet away. But is very slow about it. I'm assuming your demo dog has been doing this for awhile as he runs to it. Will mine pick up speed as he becomes more comfortable with the exercise?
@@sharonanderson9577 this was the second lesson for my demo dog. I miss calculated how quickly he would catch on is why he appears to have some experience. He was VERY experienced in shape training is why he caught on so quickly.
can i use this to to train anything else? i don't compete.
You can use the same method to send a dog to their place (kennel or bed) without having to escort them, or when misbehaving outside, send them to the porch or deck.