I would ditto Connies' suggestions. I am really unhappy about the stim "feeling" from the petsafe model. It is an unreliable collar, at least the ones that I have tried. I stand behind Dogtra for the quality and also the stim is comfortable. I also read in your reply that you have been instructed to always have the dog sit in front. This slows the response to you. In dog training, you must teach one thing at a time, IF, you want the dog to respond quickly. Hope this helps.
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An Alpha huh? Lol. At 6mos old I would think everything your taking her around is pretty interesting, maybe more then you Steve. I'm not sure if I remember the details of the 3step introduction, but I bet you rushed to get to the recall before she understood how to stop the stim. Your probably confusing her with the continous stim.
For now I think you should scrap the formal recall and start making it fun to run towards you. Play some fetch with you moving around, have her sit-stay and then call her and throw the ball so she charges past you, anything she likes that gets her running towards you.
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I brain farted the six months old part, at this point make it a game with lots of rewards for coming. lots of praise and make sure the pupper understands what "here" means. increase the distractions a little bit at a time. as was suggested earlier only work on one skill at a time until it is mastered
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An Alpha huh? .... Play some fetch with you moving around, have her sit-stay and then call her and throw the ball so she charges past you, anything she likes that gets her running towards you.
When I think of an "Alpha" dog I'm thinking of one that is willing to challenge handler for the leadership roll. not a pushy puppy with thier own agenda.
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It's easy to try and rush training, and if you were doing it while training with more play it wouldnt be that bad. I would put the collar away for now and spend more time on the training with a lot more fun and not out in the woods where theres a lot of distractions for her. Confusion is tough for a dog let alone a puppy.
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Re: E-collars with a very alpha dog
[Re: Connie Sutherland ]
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