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Does not like to walk
#21346 - 08/22/2002 12:58 AM |
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Hi
I have a problem with my dog and I hope you do have a solution.
My problem is my dog does not like to walk in heel position instead of walking he will lay flat like a dead log and have to pull him like a log He is 7 months Goodie have nof food or play drive at all. What shall I do?
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#21347 - 08/22/2002 12:24 PM |
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Is this his first time working with a leash? If this is true,it happens a lot. Dragging him was the worse thing to do, because he assoicates having the leash on with, I'm gonna get drugged (a discomfort).
I'd let him wear the collar leash combination for a while, after that practice calling him with the "come" command, if he comes just let him drag the leash along.
After he gets comfortable with this call him/her and walk with him without having the leash in hand. Eventually you can pick up the leash and he will continue to walk with you. He won't be walking at a heel, but this were you can start working on the "heel" command.
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#21348 - 08/22/2002 02:02 PM |
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Good post Goodogu,
I will go a step further and add in, I suspect Maxlee you are trying to make the dog heel while walking, and I will assume you most likley are giving corrections for not heeling and your dog is laying down in avoidence.. now I may be wrong, but it's my guess... I have seen enough people try and walk their dogs like this without training the heel at all! "My dog won't heel!" They proclaim... LOL
If you want your dog to heel, your going to have to train it to heel, and you can't do that on walks at first..you need to go at it a diffrent way...I have heard people tell me this too.."My dog has no food or play drive" Don't be silly...I have not meet a dog yet who won't get into it with the right attitude on your part.
Time to sit and rethink your ways! You can do it!
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#21349 - 08/22/2002 02:52 PM |
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This is just me, cuz I am a mean SOB. I would pull the dog. 7 mo old is too old to be playing this game. If he plays dead and you stop doing what you are doing it teaches this is how I react when you do something I don't like.
I would drag the dog, he will figure out it is much more comfortable to walk than to be drug. If he was a puppy I would go with the previous suggestions, however he is a little older now, and stronger. Feeling his oats so to speak.
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#21350 - 08/22/2002 03:54 PM |
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Every dog has food drive, just don't feed him for a day. You'll see food drive.
I would induce the dog to follow, on leash, with a treat. If homie don't play dat', then I prong the hell outta him a couple of times. When he does get his lazy ass of the floor and moving in the right direction, I praise and would give the treat. I bet with the right attitude, a happy nice one, the dog will follow the treat the first time. That's how you can start to teach a basic walk on the leash.
If you want to teach a heel, I start in a stationary position to teach what heel means. Means find the spot and stick like glue no matter what I do.
The dog isn't like grossly fat or unhealthy right?
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#21351 - 08/22/2002 04:08 PM |
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I'm with Todd - get up and walk or lie down and get dragged -it's the dogs choice. Dogs have to learn that there are some things they have to do wether they like it or not and that is the way things are going to be. With a younger pup I would try the persuasive method but with a 7 month old boat anchor of a dog I'd be dragging him
until he gives over and gets up. You have to be cheerful and up-beat through the whole process and praise him at any sign of progress.
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#21352 - 08/22/2002 06:11 PM |
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I'm with Vancamp. I'm also thinking along the line of correcting the dog for not getting his ass up, that is of course if positive methods fail. I never like the idea of dragging or pulling a dog.
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#21353 - 08/22/2002 11:36 PM |
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I agree that a few good upward tugs w/ the prong should get a lazy dog motivated, however, do you think that a shy/fearful dog may try to go into avoidance? Or as long as it gets praise when it moves in the correct direction and manner that it will put 2 and 2 together no matter what the temperment?
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#21354 - 08/22/2002 11:54 PM |
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The dog has no food or play drive,which seems unlikely,and he has to be drug like a log. Without knowing more about the dog or how he's been handled in the past, I'd have to go with Jennette on the shy/fearful idea. How do we know if the dog is fearful or disrespectful of handler?
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#21355 - 08/23/2002 01:16 AM |
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Well let's wait for Maxlee to respond and then we can get more info. Something else is going on... and I suspect it's what I orginally said, I think the pressure is/was to great at a young age and now it's avoidence.. adding prong will only drive the fear deeper...
If it's him just beign a prick... I still think there are better ways to skin the cat so to speak...If it were my dog, he would live in that crate 24-7 and the only time he gets out is for a walk for a couple of days, all good things come from the Alpha, Freedom is a good thing.. Pronging the brain is more effective IMHO
Let's hear it Maxlee.. wazzz up?
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