I'm retraining my "out" since I lost it somewhere at a year of age. Trained it Ellis' way the first time and I am redoing it that way again.
Anyone notice how the dog will out and take over and over again then they get frustrated 3-4 minutes in and they start to get sticky? My guy will start to shake and whine in frustration.
I'm sticking with a nice hard tug, no handles, and I'm doing the best I possibly can to keep the tug from moving (60lbs Mal is damn strong).
Any ideas??
Fontaine d'Or Emily RPT, FMCh, TFE, HITs, BH (HIT), CD
3-4 minutes is probably a long time to work on any ONE skill.
Best to cycle through three or four skills that need work, so nothing becomes boring or odious.
Elise, I had this same problem with a Dutchie I trained. What helped me is we let the dog drag us to the corner of a fence or wall and then gave an out. This way the dog could not self satisfy on the tug because there wasn't any room to go. Made it easy for us to make the tug go dead. Only took a couple sessions and the dogs out was much much better. May or may not work for your dog, just a thought.
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I like Brandon's suggestion Elise. I've been using that trick for a different reason and it is helpful in calming the dog. Something else to look at is tugging aggressively to the side, not as much in front, and not outing him so much directly in front of you. Let him keep it a little more often in that front position.
Elise, I had this same problem with a Dutchie I trained. What helped me is we let the dog drag us to the corner of a fence or wall and then gave an out. This way the dog could not self satisfy on the tug because there wasn't any room to go. Made it easy for us to make the tug go dead. Only took a couple sessions and the dogs out was much much better. May or may not work for your dog, just a thought.
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