I am looking for the posts on teaching a dog to get behind you even when his instincts tell him to protect you. I won't tell the long story here right now, but will say my almost 3 yo old rottie stepped between me and our other dog and an aggressive dog charging us on a walk. He had been distracted for a minute and was kind of sideways when the dog charged from who knows where. He stepped in between. My dog bared his teeth and growled and the other dog stopped but stayed there until his owner got him, about 10 seconds I think. Neither made a move to jump the other, and my dog didn't attempt to try to follow him. I want to be able to put him behind me even when his instincts tell him to do what he did. it all ended well but could have been bad. Does anyone remember where the posts were?
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I didn't find the posts, but I do teach the Behind Me command.
Of course, it's started at home, distraction-free.
Also, I finally learned how much help it is to work on this at the beginning in a room with a full-length mirror.
Are you marker-training? Have you done any luring into position?
Or have you maybe used a "target" (or "touch") stick? (I have not taught it with a touch stick, but I plan to next time. I remember thinking during one of those threads what a good idea that was.)
my dog knows how to follow a touch-stick as a lure, but i rarely use it for training. not for any particular reason, other than that it reminds me too much of how they train horses and zoo seals/dolphins. i like to think my dog is a step above those animals
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Finding the "get behind me" posts
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