how do I get the dog to give eye contact? I used food when starting my puppy on basic comands and now when my 20 week old does a sit or down he doesn't give eye contact rather is concentrating on my hands
I hold the treat right next to my eye, and mark the very second the dog looks there, then give the treat. At first I mark even a split second of looking at my face and mark that split second. Over time, I delay marking the behavior in small increments until the dog is looking at my face/eyes for a few seconds, then several seconds, then longer, before I mark the behavior and give the reward. I add in a cue word such as "watch" or "look" (I also reward if they look at my eyes when I say their name) and eventually fade out the treat lure.
Last night I used Ripley's ball on a string under my chin, instead of treats, and I got great eye contact while heeling. We did short bursts of heeling (only 3 or 4 steps at a time) and he maintained the eye contact.
My trainer also pointed out that I was walking too slow to keep his ADHD puppy attention. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> It's pretty depressing when your trainer tells you that your dog thinks you're boring. LOL
So, between the ball under my chin and the faster steps, we made some progress last night.
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Here is a useful link as well; Louise Jollyman is occasionally on this board, she has trained her HOT dog, using a variety of methods including clicker, to Sch3 IPO3 three times. She has some wonderful suggestions, especially for young dogs. The website is very well done.
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The eye contact during heeling was something I never could get my dog to maintain. Sure, she'll stay in the correct position, but she won't keep her head up and looking at me. I tried all manner of things, but she just won't do it. Oh well, we're not competing or anything; as long as she stays in position I don't care if she's looking up at me or not.
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Kristen. The same thing happened with my female, Roxy. I never planned on competing with her, so it didn't matter. She heels pretty well, other then that.
I haven't yet decided whether I'm going to compete with Ripley, but it's a possibility. I don't want to be screwed later by the lack of eye contact!
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