Gina Gibson Webboard User Reg: 02-09-2012
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Hi,
I have a 5 month old American Eskimo I am trying to train using Your Puppy from 8 Weeks to 8 Months and am rewarding with treats. I also have the Basic Dog Obedience DVD which I have not viewed in a long, long time. I have taught her sit, down, and roll-over over the past few weeks. She learns a new command the first time I work with her.
When she sees we are ready to work, she gets so excited she starts bouncing up and down like a basketball. I don't know how to get her to calm down and follow commands. Then she looks at me and before I can speak she lays down and rolls over, then sits, then lays down and rolls over and sometimes rolls over again and again. It's like she's trying to anticipate what I want before I give the command. She doesn't know enough commands yet for me to mix them up. Sometimes I think she is too smart for her own good.
Please advise.
Gina
I did not see this covered in the DVD unless there was just so much info to take in, I missed it.
Anne Jones Webboard User Reg: 04-29-2004
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KISS YOU DOG!!!!! THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE!!!!!!
My dogs do the same thing. I LOVE IT! It means that they love what they are doing, are engaged with me & want MORE of it! Training that is.
Marker training is the BEST!!!
Keep working her. Ask her if she is ready to train & then give her a bit to settle down & then lure her into some new task. She Name it when you love it & move on. She is a PUPPY!!!! EXCITED & HAPPY to learn. Use it to YOUR advantage.
Keep the sessions short. Many multiple training sessions are far better then 2 or 3 long ones. Stop leaving her wanting more.
Gina Gibson Webboard User Reg: 02-09-2012
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What should I do when she is going through everything she knows while I am just standing there and I haven't told her anything? Then she starts barking at me and does everything again like she's asking what else do you want. She just gets so excited she becomes nuts - like a Mexican jumping bean.
steve strom Webboard User Reg: 03-17-2006
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In a different school of thought Gina, you wouldn't be giving commands yet. You lure the pup into behaviors or positions without saying anything and ignore when they offer different things you aren't asking for.
One thing that helps with that is don't be so stationary. You move around and it makes it easier to get past the wrong behaviors and lure into what you want. Does that make sense? Have you seen some of the free videos here, showing engagement and different things?
Gina Gibson Webboard User Reg: 02-09-2012
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I have been working my way through some of the videos. 500+ is a bit overwhelming so that's going to take awhile. In a few weeks I want to order the marker DVD.
I'm not sure I follow:
"You lure the pup into behaviors or positions without saying anything and ignore when they offer different things you aren't asking for."
steve strom Webboard User Reg: 03-17-2006
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You have the food in your hand right in front of the pup's nose and you guide him into a sit, or a down or whatever. If he does the wrong thing, you ignore it, re-start the guiding and reward when he does it correctly.
If you're marker training, I'm leaving out a lot of details. These are just general things that are different then what I think you're seeing on the dvd you have.
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I agree with Steve. It's really easy to give an excited pup some focus and direction with luring. Once she gets out of her frantic offerings and does exactly what you want then you reward. Anything else is just amusing. Watch, laugh, but don't reward.
One thing you may want to look into is free shaping. Since she's offering things you can quickly switch from the lure to waiting for the behavior. It makes them think hard about what they need to do to get the treat.
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