Hi I have a 9 month old GSD and I have recently taken a new job that takes more of my time----so other members of the family are taking the dog out and feeding when I cant. But the pup gets so excited when its time to come out of the crate that its difficult ( due to her strength especially for other family members) to clip her leash on.. The pup basically squirms--paws --licks alot--or tries to get her belly rubbed........How can I teach her how to behave or relax for a second to hook up her leash.......Thanks
Mike, try the martingale leash that Ed sells. You can slip it on very quickly when he comes out. That doesn't teach him to come out calmly, however, you'd at least get the leash around him quickly. Maybe others will respond to this but on the basic obedience DVD of Ed's it talked about when a dog comes charging out of the fence and how to stop him/her from doing that, maybe this concept can be used for crates as well. Another thing is to have your pup sit before coming out, whether it be a crate or door by using motivational training. In my case FOOD for my dog. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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By ignoring her. I have 3 in crates. When I get home I put my stuff away, check the phone messages till they settle. Then I open their crates and totally ignore them till they settle again. I don`t look at them, say anything or touch them till they are sitting. Then I put on collars and leave them out.
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By ignoring her. I have 3 in crates. When I get home I put my stuff away, check the phone messages till they settle. Then I open their crates and totally ignore them till they settle again. I don`t look at them, say anything or touch them till they are sitting. Then I put on collars and leave them out.
This is a great answer (as far as my own experience goes), and I would add only one thing. I stand in one spot with the collar/leash and wait for the dog to come to me and to the leash. This is a fast learning experience: Running around and wiggling doesn't get the leash on and the walk started, but one zoom around the room and then quietly waiting in front of the leash does.
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A wiser trainer than I said it, and I remembered it: The dog comes to the tool, not vice versa.
Maybe others will respond to this but on the basic obedience DVD of Ed's it talked about when a dog comes charging out of the fence and how to stop him/her from doing that, maybe this concept can be used for crates as well.
That's what I did with my pup, to an extent. Once he hit about 4 mths, the first time he tried to charge I did the "catch his head" thing. It got his attention. After that, I wait for him to sit quietly before I even open the door, and if he tries to charge out the door gets closed in his face, and none to gently after the second or third try. Once he figured out he needed to stay put, I gave him the release command. After a couple days of that, I started clipping the leash on him while he was in the crate and it was the same thing--if he didn't sit and let me clip the leash on his collar, the door was closed on his face (or paws, or whatever was in the way). He learned quick--he's at the point now where about 85-90% of the time, I can open the door and leave it open while I do something else (like find his leash if Mom was silly and forgot it) for a minute and he'll stay in his crate.
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