Obedient Trial. She got 2nd placing in last trial. so I added the "watch me" command for 1.5 months ago, the result is that not impressive. very frustrated.
I would start from the beginning. Sit the dog in heel position. Ask for attention, mark and reward. When you can get this for 1.5 min to 2 min. then go to step 2. 2. dog in heel position, ask for attention, move arms slightly like you are walking, mark for good attention. Build on this until you are walking in place. When you get this done, ask for the rest.
Thanks Jeff. I have been following your suggestion for a week. I can get her attention for >2 min in a standing position, I have gone thru the proofing stage where I brough her to a shopping mall and gave the command, she looked me till I gave her the release command.
Today, I heeled her. Just one or two step, she still looked at me while heeling. I tried a couple of times, for 1 and 2 steps. I will continue this heeling may be for about a week, then slowly increase to 3 or 5 steps. Hope eventually, she know how to watch me while heeling.
I find that when you take your time and really stick it in their brain, it is faster in the long run than going back and fixing. It sounds like you got a good handle on it. I know the hardest is the first step....so many dogs want to look away. And by the way, if you ever get to see Micheal Ellis in a seminar, you can thank him. He showed me!
If you allow me to ask one more question. while heeling with the head up, my dog body tends to move away from me, means that instead of heeling close to me, her back legs are at 8 o'clock position. I put on another leash on her body to pull her back while heeling. but end up to many coordination on my hands. is there a better way to do it ?
Go to the park and start heeling your dog around the picnic tables counterclockwise. The benchs will keep your dog straight and close. It will also give you nice left turns.
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What I did, assuming that your dog has prey drive, and has it for a toy,ball,tug etc. I hold my tug at my left shoulder,in the beginning when she looked I rewarded. Then I took one step,reward. Then I would go for two then three, and so on. Always mixing up the reward. To get the nice left corners, I was taught to put the leash behind me(around my...uh bum) so she is close, so she can't forge or pull away. The toy at my left shoulder. Then tell her fuss, put your left foot in front of her two front feet rotate my entire body(like I have a rod going through the whole thing) Like you are stiff. So you will be in front of the dog. Get her to hop or move in the slightest with her back legs. Reward. repeat once or twice so she gets it. I did this a total of about 4 times per day for about 2 weeks...I continue the training as I work on other things and you should see her NICE left turns and attention.
This happens sometimes. Get rid of the leash idea and start with one step at a time. When she can do one step correctly go to two. You can use a wall if you get all desparate. Marking correct behavior requires no hand coordination <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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