Carol Blumlein Webboard User Reg: 03-29-2012
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Thanks for the great replies everyone!
I figured out it is when I am using my left hand for "luring" the beginning of heeling position.
Apparently, I am not as coordinated at opening and gently pushing my treat loaded palm toward him with my left hand as I am with my right!! Especially since it is backwards!
So yes, Steve, when I reviewed the video on marker training, I observed how Cindy opened her palm and delivered the reward.
I need to train myself not to drop the treat in that position.
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Yeah Connie,
I am bad with the toss too!! He is still a bit of a "land shark" and if it falls on the ground, then I have to give the "yuck" and the minuscule attention span of my youngster, is GONE!
I am heavily right handed, I need to train my left!!
Great idea. I had forgotten about training the "easy" command separately. I'm sure he will love the exercise!!
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LOL I am bad when I have to use my right hand...but I can't hold the leash in my left and toss treats too.
Gosh I just realized how big Ramsey's paws are. Just wait till he's nothing but legs next. I've never had a young puppy and always think they are so cute at the awkward stages.
I modified it for my dog by not leaving my hand over the bait but picking it up in my fist out of reach. He would scratch and bite my hand to get the food if I did it that way...so maybe this would also help with your dog by modifying it...its all about impulse control, there are no corrections.
A tired dog is a good dog, a trained dog is a better dog.
As others have said, teach the dog to take the food gently before you work on OB behaviors.
One of my dogs could pinch the palm of my hand with his incisors even when I held it flat with treats on it.
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Quote: Tresa Hendrix
LOL I am bad when I have to use my right hand...but I can't hold the leash in my left and toss treats too.
Gosh I just realized how big Ramsey's paws are. Just wait till he's nothing but legs next. I've never had a young puppy and always think they are so cute at the awkward stages.
I modified it for my dog by not leaving my hand over the bait but picking it up in my fist out of reach. He would scratch and bite my hand to get the food if I did it that way...so maybe this would also help with your dog by modifying it...its all about impulse control, there are no corrections.
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Quote: Duane Hull
Carol;
Have you made any progress with this issue? If so, how?
Hi Duane~
Sorry for not updating.
I am only interested in basic OB, not Schutzund/protection work.
So, I am training bite inhibition. When he starts to use his teeth, I tell him "no bite" softly but seriously, and sometimes make my hand into a hard fist. It seems to be getting better, slowly. He is still a little mouthy, but he's not 5 months yet, and still gets excited at times and in comes the teeth, albeit a little softer.
I praise for a lick. When I am positioning him for beginning heeling, I use a fist intermittently.
So far I have all my fingers intact, so we are making progress
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