May 19, 2011
My new dog will not be quiet during the long down. What should I do?
Full Question:
Dear Ed,I have a male German Shepherd that I have been training for Schutzhund. I have been working on adding distractions with him on the down stay, however when the other dogs are out on the field and he see's them running he will start barking uncontrollably. I have him where he won't break the stay but the barking really gets on my nerves.
What do you suggest should I give him a good correction or I have a tri-tronics no bark collar I purchased from you, or just let him bark away? Our club is very small and we really don't have anyone with much experience here to ask. I have been reading you're website for a couple of years and have bought many of you're tapes, but I don't see anything on this subject.
Sincerely,
Diana
Cindy's Answer:
The dog needs more obedience training. In reality BE QUIET is an obedience command.
So put a prong collar on the dog and a solid long line. If your corrections are strong enough the dog will be quiet. The focus of this work is to train one thing at a time. So in this case its BE QUIET - and not the stay. If the dog will not BE QUIET when you are standing 10 feet away he will not do it when you are out of sight. So start short and move away as success comes.
For a beginner, the electric collar is the last solution - dogs figure out when this is on.
So put a prong collar on the dog and a solid long line. If your corrections are strong enough the dog will be quiet. The focus of this work is to train one thing at a time. So in this case its BE QUIET - and not the stay. If the dog will not BE QUIET when you are standing 10 feet away he will not do it when you are out of sight. So start short and move away as success comes.
For a beginner, the electric collar is the last solution - dogs figure out when this is on.
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