OwenWitesman Webboard User Reg: 07-22-2006
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My 11 month aussie has graduated top of his class in 2 obedience classes. Our instructor used mainly auto-correction with a prong collar to induce avoidance when training ALL of the behaviors. I've also done some clicker training with him on my own for teaching new behaviors, although mostly just for tricks like putting away his toys.
At this point all of his basic obedience commands are pretty great, but one or two still need a little polishing here and there. Straightening things out, speeding things up, stuff like that.
Anyway, given that most of what I know so far in terms of giving corrections seems to be "old-school", does anyone think I'll get a lot from the basic obedience DVD? Is it just full of techniques that when you first saw it you said to yourself, "man, I've been doing it all wrong, this stuff is great."
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My 11 month aussie has graduated top of his class in 2 obedience classes. Our instructor used mainly auto-correction with a prong collar to induce avoidance when training ALL of the behaviors. I've also done some clicker training with him on my own for teaching new behaviors, although mostly just for tricks like putting away his toys.
At this point all of his basic obedience commands are pretty great, but one or two still need a little polishing here and there. Straightening things out, speeding things up, stuff like that.
Anyway, given that most of what I know so far in terms of giving corrections seems to be "old-school", does anyone think I'll get a lot from the basic obedience DVD? Is it just full of techniques that when you first saw it you said to yourself, "man, I've been doing it all wrong, this stuff is great."
Timing timing timing was my biggest lesson from that video. I was a pretty good trainer before I watched it, but I'm a lot better now. I have people whose dogs I work with watch it too.
Also, are you ever going to train another dog? Then I would suggest that you get Basic Obedience.
(You mentioned a clicker: It's not a clicker method, per se, but there's no reason a clicker can't be used with Ed's method.)
However, Ed's own words will be better here, I think, in explaining the difference between this video and either beg-and-bribe or yank-and-crank. http://www.leerburg.com/philosophy.htm
If you read that and want to try it, then get the video. <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
Scott Young Webboard User Reg: 08-15-2006
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Yah, it should worth. I was asking the same questions before. Almost everyone suggests to get Basic Obedience and 8wks to 8mths. I ordered both without any hesitations this afternoon right after I saw their posts. I ordered by UPS express. OMG, I just cant wait any longer !!!
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Basic Obedience for Obedient Dog?
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