Sunday, August 18, 2013

Advanced Dog Instruction Points For Conditioning Your Dog

By William Newberg


Akeisha wrote to me with some very great inquiries. I've incorporated her letter (and my responses) beneath:

Hi,

It is Akeisha once again.

I do see what you imply if it's on all the time the dog will soon forget it's on and then will behave regardless. Ok, so the dog in no way wears a buckle collar once again? This is what irks me. I wish to be able to manage the dog regardless of what collar is on not just the pinch or it could possibly be no collar at all as well as the dog still behaves. What if the owner for some reason requires off the collar then they put the buckle collar on for ID but then neglect the pinch collar? Then there's no control.

[Adam Replies] Incorrect! The dog gets conditioned. Take off the collar for awhile. Does not matter.

Do you ever in the coaching go back to the buckle collar soon after months of what you advocate having a dog that is happy with carrying out the commands?

[Adam Replies] Yes, the dog does the command simply because he is pleased and he likes it. But ultimately, there will probably be one thing that tempts him. This can be where conditioning comes in.

Think about it like this: You've lived inside the same home for ten years, correct? You get up within the middle on the night and you attain for the light switch that is towards the LEFT on the door. Fairly quickly, you get conditioned to attain out towards the LEFT from the door.

One particular day you travel and keep within a hotel. You wake up in the middle from the night and attain out for the LEFT on the door for the switch... even though you cognitively saw that the switch is around the Proper.

Actually, you could wake up for many nights-- probably even weeks or months-- and still reach out to the LEFT, even though the switch is now on the right. A number of people will continue reaching towards the LEFT for the rest of their lives. Some will commence reaching for the appropriate.

These folks have to be reinforced. Get it?

Motivational corrections if around the proper dog won't frighten them or make them hate you I know but are not there other approaches except utilizing the collar that may ultimately be established thought education that may let you to take the collar off and have manage?

[Adam Replies] Yeah, this way you can take the collar off and have manage, Once THE DOG IS CONDITIONED. But sooner or later you are going to need to go back and reinforce, for most dogs. And absolutely in case you begin expecting to operate the dog around new distractions that it's never ever been proofed around, for example chickens when the dog has in no way noticed chickens.

Look, I never make the rules. The dog is just not a robot that you can suddenly say, "He's done" and anticipate him to act regularly for the rest of his life. Like any relationship you have with an additional individual, boundaries have to be established and maintained. The dog is like your wife or husband... they will at some point test you. :)

Last query, how can the dog not realize the do not have it on considering that it feels a good deal diverse than the buckle? Its like my id about my neck at school I have gotten employed to it but I do recognize when it truly is off? Just for the record I have no problem with pinches, several members in my 4-H club use them and they function wonderful around the correct dog.

[Adam Replies] Simply because the way you should be making use of the pinch collar is the fact that the dog (since he has restricted purpose and logic) doesn't Know that it's the pinch collar that allows you to give him great corrections. But it's more than the pinch collar. If I place the dog within a number of tiny yards, with no collar on ... and I am in a position to chase him down and make him come back to me, if he does not come when I contact... then the dog will learn THE UNDERLYING PREMISE that I could make him do it, if he does not. So, the pinch collar and the long line make my job easier, but ultimately, the dog knows (or he thinks at least) that I am a man of my word and when I tell him to do something: If he doesn't do it, I'm going to produce him do it. And his life will probably be much more exciting if he does it willingly. So the dog begins to extrapolate this principle to other commands, also.

Hope I am not getting irritating I just like to know why certain trainers worth particular approaches more than other folks given that I love competing in obedience with my dog.

[Adam Replies] Hold coaching.

That is all for now, people!




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