Targeting stick is the way to go. I have helped an old person by making a food tube which is a PVC pipe with one end closed, but there is a hole in the side of the closed end where the little dog can poke it's nose and get the treat. The same pipe doubles as a targeting stick.
You just drop the treat inside the tube standing and it goes to the bottom and the little dog gets his treat.
Mary Velazquez Webboard User Reg: 12-24-2007
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If they teach the dog the marker word really well, they wont have to deliver the treat that same second, theres fast and then theres instantaneous. If the dog knows the "yes" marker you have time to bend over or toss the treat. I teach my dogs to catch a tossed treat which makes it more fluid when Im training my really small dog. she can catch it without hardly breaking eye contact. Im not a fan of bending over alot.
I asked a similar question cause I couldnt figure out how to teach her the heel really well but I purchased the focused heeling DVD and it really is the most interesting and helpful one Ive watched yet (they are all good!)
my personal opinion is that for loose leash walking and not focused heeling, a tiny dog prong collar or very slender snap collar made out of that fishbone type chain (my husband makes me a really good one out of 550 cord) like a dominant dog collar, and then just a little snap when they pull fixed my dogs pulling.
Targeting stick is the way to go. I have helped an old person by making a food tube which is a PVC pipe with one end closed, but there is a hole in the side of the closed end where the little dog can poke it's nose and get the treat. The same pipe doubles as a targeting stick.
You just drop the treat inside the tube standing and it goes to the bottom and the little dog gets his treat.
Melissa Hoyer Webboard User Reg: 05-09-2005
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Thank you everyone! We worked last night on eye contact and some impulse control. She is a neat little dog to work with Very, very nice food drive. It should be easy to move forward with her training.
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Re: Training a small dog to heel
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Very, very nice food drive. It should be easy to move forward with her training.
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