May 17, 2011
I recently bought a one year old female working lines GSD. She is trained in German commands and I would like to switch her over to the English commands. How do I do that?
Full Question:
Hello Cindy/EdI have several of you DVD and products and I find them very useful. I have recently bought a one year old female working lines GSD, she is trained in basic obedience and she has started her protection training. She is trained in German commands and I would like to switch her over to the English commands. How do I do that?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Cindy's Answer:
It’s quite simple to switch a dog to new commands.
First say the NEW command you want the dog to do, then the OLD command and when the dog complies you give a very meaningful reward. At first the dog won’t know what you are asking but after some repetition they pick it up quickly.
For example: Say DOWN, then say PLATZ and when the dog lays down give your release command and an extra special reward. Repeat…..repeat, repeat.
The dog will start to anticipate what you are going to say next and then before you know it, you have a bilingual dog.
Cindy
First say the NEW command you want the dog to do, then the OLD command and when the dog complies you give a very meaningful reward. At first the dog won’t know what you are asking but after some repetition they pick it up quickly.
For example: Say DOWN, then say PLATZ and when the dog lays down give your release command and an extra special reward. Repeat…..repeat, repeat.
The dog will start to anticipate what you are going to say next and then before you know it, you have a bilingual dog.
Cindy
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