Reg: 10-14-2011
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Sometimes when my GSD pup (15 wks) sits he rolls back on his rear and off to one side and looks like a 3rd grader slouching at his desk. He will also do this on the down and rolls his hips off to one side with both legs on the other. When I try to move him into the correct postion he just goes limp like a noodle and thinks we are playing.
This is a far cry from what I have seen in the Michael Ellis videos where the pups sit or down perfectly and look like they are a wound up spring ready to let go. They have a very stable stance, with their legs out to the sides as well. My pup seems to have his too close together.
What is the propper way to correct this? Do I only reward him when he sits correctly?
The nuns would knock the crap out of us if we slouched.
Are you marker training? If so just mark the second the pup's butt hits the ground and don't wait for it to slouch.
Is the pup being submissive or does it want to play when you try and move him to the correct position?
Sounds like the pup may possibly be a little laid back??
One of the "traditional" ways was to gently pull forward on the collar till the pup gathered itself.
Often times a pup will grow out of this but the sooner you get it under control the better.
Some dogs are just 'slouchers". As long as it learns to understand the command "sit" means sit straight I wouldn't worry about every day slouching.
Tresa Hendrix Webboard User Reg: 05-08-2008
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You said he rolls back on his butt, well Micheal Ellis teaches the sit in a way that shouldn't allow that, instead of backing into a sit, he teaches touching the butt into the sit. You just lure their head up not back over their head like most people do.
A tired dog is a good dog, a trained dog is a better dog.
Reg: 10-14-2011
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He sits without luring now (and I don't think I went back over his head), and he only slouches after a short period of waiting. He sits with his feet together as well, not out to the sides like the dog in your pic Tresa.
He isn't a super high drive pup, and that might have something to do with it as well.
When I try to place him the way I want him to sit or down he just thinks it's a game. I didn't try to correct him (for playing) as I thought it might lower his drive for the obedience work.
Pisa did that every now and then,
what I did is say nope, then pull gently up on her collar while reaching around to her leg thats tucked under( in your pic his left) and slide my pinki finger under and keep my thumb on the base of her tail to keep her from lifting off the ground, as soon as she straighted up, a quarter second pause, then mark, then another sit without any duration.
now she dosent do that
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