Hey thanks- he does sitz and platz just fine now and knows how to "watch me". I have been watching Ed Frawley's 8 weeks to 8 months video. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
I was extremely happy with its presentation and his methods. I think I like him- great with the dogs and has a no bs personality.
One down side to doing sitz and platz at the same time is the dog doesn't have to think about what comes next. I also taught the stand at the same time. The dog isn't as apt to second guess what's next. The difference in what I do from the Flinks method is where the dog is focused. In the Flinks video (fantastic), Itor is always focused on the ball. I've taught my dogs that the way to the ball/kong/food etc is to make eye contact with me. With my dog at heel position, I reward AS SOON AS/ONLY when the dog looks in my eyes. It doesn't take long before I can waive the kong all over the place, but the dog know to look in my eyes in order to get it. On the Schutzhund field I train at, the guys doing bite training teach the same thing.
Originally posted by Old earth dog Bob Scott: .... I also think training a hand signal before the verbal command can be a big mistake with a lot of dogs. Dogs are very intune to body language, movement, etc.....
Oh, gee, just wanted to say that I found that out the hard way -- training the UD and now trying to go to only verbal in SchH ... my dog would rather listen to my hand signals -- great and showy for demos, but not if I want her to listen to "sit" when I am trying the "sit in motion" :rolleyes: Not that you are that far yet, but something to ponder ...
I have always done the lure with verbal command, praise and reward. Then just verbal command, praise and reward, then alternated the reward part.
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