I am going to begin training my dogs the watch me command. I have a basic idea in my head how it can be done. but would love to have some input on how do train the watch me command.
Thank you
(I started my pup in the kitchen and just put her in a sit and kneeled in front of her and waited until she gave me random eye contact. I marked it and repeated it; she caught on very quickly...)
Thank you for all your help. I had taught my dogs that when they look at me they get rewarded, it went very well. Now I want to say to them, "Watch me" and have their attention turn to me. I think I will begin it the same way as I do the "good" response so they could learn what value the word good had. THen I will try and add watch me and then after they have that down, move around and have them turn their attention to me, and then later after they have that down, as they are in the house playing or lazing around, or when we are walking them, say the watch me command. I want them to learn that when I ask for their attention when we are together and not calling them, they should turn their attention to me. ( They have good recall, well, cody is only 8 months old so his isn't as good as bindi's
who is almost 2 years old.)
Does this sound right to those of you who are trainers?
Thanks for the input
Sharon
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I find it very simple and much easier to teach "fus" means look in my eyes and sitting in correct heel position right from the start rather than a seperate "watch me" command that will have to phased out eventually.
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Look into the building drive and focus video. It is great for making the transition and keeping the dog looking at you. even if you are not doing any protection work it is great to build that relationship based on play and incorporate it into OB work. http://www.leerburg.com/101e.htm
When a flower doesn't bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.
Sharon, go to youtube and in the search block put in normandavidepstein that will take you to some of my training videos. There you will find four videos with a GSD pup where I was teaching focus. I hope they may be of some help. Norman
Dear Cameron: I have that video, thanks for reminding me, I will look at it again. I have been working on focus with COdy. He is very intelligent, but very hyper, his problem won't be learning his problem with not being distracted and his prey drive is very intense, anything that moves, he wants to be on it!
THanks again
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