hello im a novice trainer in england with a 7month old rottweiller bitch ibought the dvd on building drive and focus and have been carrying out the excersises to build drive
i was wondering if any one could tell me roughly how long you might have to do this for before the dog should be getting the idea
my bitch is only half hearted she makes few attempts to bite the toy and if i let her bite it she only holds it gently and lets me pull it away easly
she is a little better with a tug in that she holds it tighter but she is still easily distracted
i realise she may never have enouhg drive but was just wondering how long some of you experanced people thought it might take
i would appreciate any comments
thankyou
mike.............
Have you ever thought of getting a person to help you train the dog. From my limited experience with bite training, I have seen a few dogs who act differently with their owner than with a stranger (trained professional). You may want to try using different items (toys, rags etc.) to get her into it. Are you building the item up and teasing her with it to get her extremely interested? Just a few thoughts
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My girl didn't come alive until after her second full heat cycle. A few other things might of added to that but I think maturity level had a lot to do with that
Michael, what kind of obedience have you done with her? After getting involved in schutzhund, I realized I had possibly knocked some drive out of my pup, with house training, puppy biting, calming down, etc. I'm now trying to bring it out of her again
I'd start with a rag, and make it really short. Start from the bottom and work up to an orbee or tug. A spring pole, with some fur has worked great for my dog! She has now progressed to a jute sleeve cover. The guys in my club are doing a great job helping with her drive.
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I'd start with a rag, and make it really short.
I'm with Alex here, because the "living" (moving) target will bring out latent prey drive faster than the dead toy. At least, that's been my experience.
I'm using a piece of thick but soft natural leather about 10 inches wide and about 4 feet long. They love to bite on this and tug. It feels good in the mouth. But you need to keep it "alive" even when the dog is tugging. Then for obedience, it can also be used worn around your neck and immediately flung out as a reward for "break and play."
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Levi loved to chase and bite a towel, not rolled up or anything either. Just would go crazy with it around him and he'd come alive and chase the towel till he caught it and then would chew and tug on it. I also used Building Drive and Focus, great video really woke my boy up!
I might add, now he's a prey driven freak! The trainer asked me not to bring his ball to protection training anymore as he focuses so hard on it that he get's distracted.
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I would just add to try different prey items until your dog likes one of them. I thought Bella had similar problems with a lack of drive for the ball. Then someone suggested that I should try a tug. So, I started using that, and saw a quite a difference. And now that she started getting really into the game, the ball is much more interesting than before, too.
I also agree with Alex, a rag will be very lively, even more if you put it on the end of a whip!
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