i just bought the dvd prey drive and focus..my question is my that my gsd loves to go crazy on a chammy.he is not to crazy about the orbie ball..could you please tell me how i can get his drive on the ball and less on the chammy
I have just taken on a 5 month Mali. Unfortunately he spent those five months with his litter brother adn sister running with them all the time. Wanting to use this dog as a Police Service dog, I am quite concerned at his lack of drive for a ball/tug etc. Is this retreivable at this stage and will it cause me issues in the future. I would appreciate any advice on this.
Brad Higgs Webboard User Reg: 06-13-2010
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I messed up with mine, brother and sister combo + another male, and didn't know anything about building drive until I started on this site. I started with mine at around 8 months and while they still don't have really good drive it's come a heck of along way so I'd guess at 5 months you've still got time if you put the work in gotta be easier with a Mal than Amstafs.
I have just taken on a 5 month Mali. Unfortunately he spent those five months with his litter brother adn sister running with them all the time. Wanting to use this dog as a Police Service dog, I am quite concerned at his lack of drive for a ball/tug etc. Is this retreivable at this stage and will it cause me issues in the future. I would appreciate any advice on this.
If he's got good genetic drive potential, you should be able to bring it out. I have Border Collie that could have cared less about a ball or tug when I got him at 20 m/o. Fast forward a year and he had become a dog who eagerly worked for a tug/ball reward.
Start with groundwork and crating. Don't give him any opportunity to satisfy himself/his drives without you. Then move on to several very short (a minute or two) very motivational drive building sessions scattered throughout the day. Chasing a leather rag on the floor can be a good way to start to try to trigger his drive.
Remember with drive building to keep is highly exciting and always, always, always quit before your dog is ready to.
In 99% this will be no problem. Wich is the background/pedigree, bloodlines of your dog? How does they behave or work? Describe how your dog behaves, is he alert, does he want to chase cats, cars, birds....
In 1 week you can 'activate' a dogs prey drive, I did it with mine! Make sure you have a tug and a ball and have two of each!
Why the ball? Are you using it as a reward?
My own personal choice is a tug. I like the interaction of the "game" between the dog and handler with the tug. That "game" is the dog's reward. Not just the chammy/tug.
With the ball, once the dog has it, you are no longer as valuable to the dog. With the Chammy you are a huge part of the reward when you play tug with it. You also have to wait between exercises for the dog to bring back the ball. If he doesn't have a very strong desire to retrieve he really doesn't need you. He has his ball now.
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agreed bob . . . this sums up my view of the ball ( vs tug ) :
either the dog has it , or you've just taken it away from him .
a ball , specifically a ball on a string , can be used as a good tool for engagement , but i've found a tug or a ring make it so much easier to present a target for the dog to strike and then tug with .
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In 99% this will be no problem. Wich is the background/pedigree, bloodlines of your dog? How does they behave or work? Describe how your dog behaves, is he alert, does he want to chase cats, cars, birds....
In 1 week you can 'activate' a dogs prey drive, I did it with mine! Make sure you have a tug and a ball and have two of each!
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