Let me start by saying hello everyone and hope all is well for you guys. I have had some issues with my dog on the focus heeling. She tends to leap up when we are walking vs padding along side my leg. I have tried lowered treats but she nips at my hand something feirce and if I raise it any bit she starts to leap when we are walking. My pup is 4 months old. she knows, sit, stay, down and here already (I have only had her for 3 weeks now and have accomplished those while she has been here, she came to be untrained completely so we are on a good track).
Are you using marker training at all with your new pup? I think it would be useful since you would be "marking" the correct behavior and giving her a non-confrontational "nope" (and no goodie" for the times she is leaping, etc...
I know folks with tons more experience will also chime in.
Why not stop and teach her to take treats gently before resuming this heeling training? She's going to put her mouth wherever your hand is that's holding the treat, and so, by holding the treat above her, you're basically training her to do this.
So, back up a bit, teach her to take treats gently, then resume the heeling work.
thanks for responding. I do use marker training and she does take the treats softly (most of the time. Say we are doing down, stay, sit, here. She is gentle. Heel she flakes out so we are still working on it.) =)
thanks for responding. I do use marker training and she does take the treats softly (most of the time. Say we are doing down, stay, sit, here. She is gentle. Heel she flakes out so we are still working on it.) =)
Well, she's more excited when doing the heeling work. Often, when a dog gets worked up, perhaps even in drive, the stress level goes up enough to make it very difficult for them to take treats gently. Just do your best not to feed her in any position you don't want her to be in.
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Hey Megan, try not moving at all. Just have her sit in heel position looking at you. Push the food at her so that she doesnt try to jump up at it. Then release her and feed her a bunch for showing you that control.
Once she can sit and look without jumping around, try 1 step and release. Then gradually go to 2 steps and 3 steps, etc..
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