What are some ways to keep a dog from "loading" while in a long down or front sit? By loading I mean the fast,fast breathing, anticipating the release. He even has trouble going from the front sit to a finish with out jumping up and then around. What are some ways to help the dog cap drive so he can learn long downs etc?? ( This is for a Schutzhund dog)
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Cathi - I dont understand your problem. Its hard with so little information. There is nothing wrong with a dog loading in obedience - thats what we try and accomplish with "building drive training"
If the problem is a dog that anticipates an exercise then this is a good sign of learning - if the dog breaks the exercise then the dog needs a correction - ONE HARD correction takes takes dri8ve out of a dog. Read the article I wroote on corrections http://leerburg.com/corrections.htm
On adult dogs, the key to working a dog that is in drive is to randomly reward the dog so it never knows when the reward is coming. When the corrections are right and the reward system is worked out you have a nice working dog.
Hilary Harrison Webboard User Reg: 11-18-2005
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Like was said its a bit too little info to go on, but what u describe sounds a bit as those hes definatley anticipating the excercise. Have you tried changing the excerise to "confuse "him ? For example.......if you make the down excerise, walk away, turn round and call him, he comes then heel ,he gets used to it and prob wont finish the sit etc properly without going round. Have u tried the down excerise and then not calling him front but walking back? Sometimes walking back half way, turn again go back, turn again then walk back. I have even sat on the floor during down or sit to change the excerise to stop the anticipation more. Sometimes doing the sit or down ,walk back and throw the ball to him/her. Anything that breaks the pattern of the to him/her too well known excercise.
If the dog has a high drive, when u call him from down hes gonna come anyway, see what u can do in a playful fun way to "cut up"the anticipation of the excercise. Maybe it will help.
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Hilary has some good ideas. From what you've written it sounds like the dog is really focused on you and is loading up to prepare for what he has been doing all along after the long down. You need to change things up some like Hilary suggested. One other thing you can try to redirect some of the focus from you is to have someone else walk around the dog and give him something else to think about. I doubt he will give them much notice but being as he is a thinking dog it may be enough to get him to relax a little.
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Dog "loading" in obedience
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