I am teaching my 6yo terrier to sit when we come to an intersection. He is really slow at it. Usually he sits when I wait him out, sometimes he just gets too distracted though. How do I handle this? Should I correct or should I go one step back and lure him into sit? I do think he knows what sit is. Sorry the question is so basic, I would rather ask a completely idiot question than correct wrong.
How is his "sit" not at the intersection? If it is immediate I would say he is confused about the intersection and not correct him but go back in my training. If he is slow to sit in all situations I'd go back in my training too. As a matter of fact Lenka, I go back in my training alot. Generally speaking I find I am at fault in either rushing a behavior or not making myself clear. In that case I think a correction stronger than not getting the reward is unnecessary.
At a heel, my dogs always sit when I stop walking (given no other direction) it doesn't matter where I stop.
At six years old if I had a dog that didn't know this, I'd teach it....I stop walking the dog sits.
If my dog isn't learning, I'm doing something wrong.
Randy
His sit depends on the situation. Sometimes even at an intersection he does a perfect sit. There are intersections he likes better than others. His sit is the slowest when the ground is wet or cold, he hates that so he is really slow to sit and sometimes he just does a pretend sit. He is the fastest when I am using a ball as a reinforcer. He automatically sits when I take him out of the crate and when he is waiting for me at the door.
If I'm sure he knows how he's supposed to behave, a little leash pressure works.
Example, we come to a stop (it doesn't matter where), he doesn't sit. No recriminations, no commands, and no heavy corrects....just enough leash pressure to make it uncomfortable, sooner or later dog sits, and as a natural action of the head coming up higher at the sit the leash pressure is released.
Repeat as necessary. Soon the dog sits every time you stop walking (at the heel remember).
If my dog isn't learning, I'm doing something wrong.
Randy
Not if the dog already knows the routine of heel, we stop, you sit.
The reward is release of leash pressure (not over whelming, just unpleasant) and 'good boy'.
Eta, Sometimes you may stand there looking stupid for a couple of minutes at a time untill the dog finally sits....'Good boy!' Let's go...Heel!
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Generally speaking I find I am at fault in either rushing a behavior or not making myself clear. In that case I think a correction stronger than not getting the reward is unnecessary.
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