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Hi all,
Excluding puppies, I was interested to see how often you do your OB workout routines. Each day? Split it up in multiple sessions? I usually do every other day for about 45 minutes. I work all day so I can't really split it up the way I'd like to. Sometimes I'll give her a week off and just go hiking and that keeps her perked up.
Hi Lynn, our SchH club trains on Tues nights & Sat mornings. When it's our turn, we are usually on the field for about 8-12 mins...depending on my dog's drive that day. I always try to keep it upbeat & fun.
I'll try to train one other day like a Thurs, and we'll do OB for about 10 mins or so. Sometimes it's as short as 3-4 mins... just depending on her.
Danke is 8, going on 9 mos.
I work OB constantly. If we're going outside for a potty break, we work OB at the door before we head out.
After she is done I'll take a few minutes to do some OB with her and toss a ball around.
That probably amounts to 45 minutes a day, spread out in 5-10 minute sessions.
A few evenings a week, I'll have more structure OB with her. About 30 minutes at a time, mixed marker training, with little fetch breaks mixed in.
On Sunday we train with our club. Probably 20 minutes of tracking. OB is probably two 10 minute sessions, with 20 minute break in the crate in between. Bitework is probably about the same.
I don't focus on length as much as I do keeping the dog interested and ending on a high note. If I notice the dog getting distracted or bored, I find a good spot to end it (sitz out of down is usually a good spot).
Carol Boche Webboard User Reg: 10-30-2005
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With multiple dogs here, it seems I do it all day long.....
Pretty much keep it to short sessions with each one throughout the day. Usually during walks or before or after exercise time. I am not too terribly strict on obedience, I have no real reason to be since I do not compete....but I do expect good manners and that they listen.
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I train Andy every day but if it's 45 minutes only about 15 of it is actual work. Other then the down, every exercise is under 5 minutes and then play. Once a week I will go through a whole heeling pattern with the sit, down, and recall.
I have three dogs. Two that I work little sessions all day. The pup (1 yr) goes to school on Thursday and I try for two outings without boxer a week. I am working on his confidence. He is too dependent on the older dog IMO. Every eve for 20 min at most I work obedience with him.
The 6 yr old I work as I move through the day. She went to a fun match to work her mind.
My six pound dog doesn't even sit when asked but I can live with it.
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Quote: Connie Sutherland
Quote: Michelle Berdusco
... My six pound dog doesn't even sit when asked but I can live with it.
A 6-pound dog will benefit as much from marker training as a 90-pound dog.
Absolutely. My little eight pounder gets marker training. It's the greatest way to train. She is always interested in new things. Plus, I don't think I could have lived with her very long without some manners and I use the marker training because you get the fastest results, among other benefits.
My little darlin's attention span is less than five minutes, too. In one of Ed's articles, he says it takes about 30 repetitions for a dog to learn. I find that to be true, too.
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