I have read it on this site several times something to the affect, " I place him in a down command for 1,2... minutes. What are the incremental steps in doing this , my 7 month knows the sit and down command but gets up immediatley after rewarded.
I have used no compulsion to this point due to the age ...
here is an exerpt of an article from Dr P's web site:
Put a leash on your dog and give the command "DOOWWNNNN" once. If the dog doesn't do it or hasn't learned the command put him down on his belly; if he rolls on his back that is fine as long as he is down for the duration of this dominance exercise. A pup or untrained dog will get up (repeatedly) pretty quick, but keep putting him down without babbling to him. You can growl "NO!" and the command to him one more time but you should otherwise be silent. Eventually, the dog will settle for at least enough time to set your timer for 30 minutes. Yes, this must be done "Cold Turkey" for thirty minutes!
do you agree with this, it said for any dog 3 month and older.
You have taught the dog to down but not to stay. Ideally, the dog should automatically stay until the next command is issued. This is only a 7 month old puppy though and it is a good idea to work this down thing into a down-stay thing. Have you worked on the stay?
Dallas is now 20 weeks old. We have been working on the down/stay. She will only down if I place my finger in front of her and point to the ground. Otherwise..she just sits there wagging her tail at me. What am I doing wrong?
Oh Captian Correction Barbara needs your special brand of help.
In addition you have taught the dog to respond only to a hand signal (putting your finger on the ground) and not the command or the proper hand signal.
If you can't be a Good Example,then You'll just have to Serve as a Horrible Warning. Catherine Aird.
At this age, I don't think using a hand signal to get the pup to perform the command is really that big of a deal. Just keep working on it, using positive motivation and plenty of praise. When she is older and you move to a correction phase you can correct her for not minding the command with or without pointing to the ground. Around my house, to this day out of habit I will sometimes point to the ground when I tell my dog to down.
Good point Richard. I also think that holding the treat in front of the dog and lowering to the ground often incorrectly evolves into some sort of hand signal. I feel that in time though, this should go away after the dog goes through the correction phase. Of course if the dog is focusing entirely on the hand signal rather than the voice then it would be unfair to correct her for not minding the command without the hand signal. I don't think this is the case though. I think the pup is probably associating the hand signal with the treat and needs to associate the voice command with the reward. I'm not sure if i am making sense here. Rich does a better job of explaining this stuff. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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