 Watch me command help
#308561 - 12/23/2010 11:10 AM |
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This is a great list - in case anyone would like to know.
I've searched the board for help in teaching the "watch me" command but have had no luck. Does anyone here have any suggestions for teaching it? Links?
I don't recall it being addressed much in the videos I have (Basic OB, Dealing with Dominant and Aggressive Dogs, and Power Training with Markers). Maybe I need to review one or more of them?
Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Watch me command help
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#308563 - 12/23/2010 11:20 AM |
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What are you doing to teach it? I teach the watch me (I use "look") when I load my markers. I mark and reward when the dog makes eye contact with me. And you teach it like any other command, eventually adding the word to the action. Make sure you aren't asking too much of the dog distraction wise.
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#308565 - 12/23/2010 11:42 AM |
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#308567 - 12/23/2010 11:48 AM |
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Start in an area where there are little or no distractions... (kitchen or living room, etc)
Have your treats ready. Stand near the dog, and don't say or do anything. Look at him and wait until he makes eye contact, then mark and reward. Repeat, repeat, repeat...
If for some reason he won't look in your eyes, you can lure him by making a chirping sound. When he looks at you, mark and reward. You want to phase this out very quickly though...
Once your dog has figured out that looking in your eyes gets him a reward, then you can add your command...
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#308569 - 12/23/2010 11:51 AM |
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Your link is very helpful! I was taught to teach Watch by holding the treat up by my eye. The problem is that I can see the dogs looking at the treat, not my eye. When I lower the treat, their eyes are following the treat. Now we have re-purposed the Watch cue to mean "sit and watch whatever is so interesting out there and do not move". This activity gives Jethro a job, when what he wants to do is dash across the street and greet or harass a dog passing by. I need a new cue and a new method for teaching reliable eye contact.
I'm going to work on teaching Look this way, with treats in either hand with my arms spread out. I'm finding it a very powerful technique to not name the behaviour until it is clearly understood through gesture.
I'm curious how many behaviours are taught in a single training session. Do I keep it to one? Or two? I'm teaching Touch as well. Gosh I wish I knew more than I do right now!
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#308573 - 12/23/2010 11:55 AM |
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I will teach multiple behaviors in a session, but not all at once. IE we may work on focus for a few minutes, then there is a short break, then we might work on sit/stand/down, then a short break, then "hold". Depends on the dog though, it's age, ability to focus, enthusiasm to work, etc.
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#308575 - 12/23/2010 11:58 AM |
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The look or watch command is covered in the Micheal Ellis Power of training dogs with food DVD, Lynn hit it right on the head tho. Good luck
http://leerburg.com/220.htm
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#308624 - 12/23/2010 07:07 PM |
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kadi's article is solid!
One simple but soooo important bit of wording in her article is;
"Once the dog is solid on this,"
Sounds so very simple but to many rush ahead as soon as the see any response at all to the training.
DON'T go forward until the dog understands the basic of the exercise. If you do you contaminate all of it!
Break down each behavior as small as possible. later htey will go together so much easier...and correctly!
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#308643 - 12/23/2010 10:26 PM |
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Your link is very helpful! I was taught to teach Watch by holding the treat up by my eye. The problem is that I can see the dogs looking at the treat, not my eye. your eyes. Eventually you will catch his eyes. All you need is that instant, and a well-timed mark. Doesn't matter what happens when you lower the treat, because the marker marked the eye contact and ended the behavior. 
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#308644 - 12/23/2010 10:28 PM |
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NICE article!!! Bookmarked now!
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