It's a typical November day up here in the great northwest.... I figured it was great game to play inside on a rainy day! Barking does not require much space at all.
I'm just not sure my neighbors appreciate it. Oh well.
Koenig thought it was great fun, because up till now I've always discouraged barking. Now if he barks, I throw his toy at him to play tug! Woah!
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I would be more inclined to teach the command by asking for it rather then to let him learn that anytime he barks he will get rewarded. I think that may start problem behavior.
If you are starting with a very young pup I might do it the way that you stated, to get him started, but not with an older dog.
I usually take a treat or toy that they like & show it to them & hold it & wait until the frustration buildes & they bark & then mark & reward. (Most marker trained dogs will start offering behaviors at this point until they usually will bark out of frustration.) This usually goes quickly on to useing a command to encourage the behavior. Then I just progress to saying the command & mark & reward.
Just the way that I do it...I am sure that there are others that do it differently.
Once you have the Gib Laut solid, I would teach a no Gib Laut.
I usually take a treat or toy that they like & show it to them & hold it & wait until the frustration buildes & they bark & then mark & reward. (Most marker trained dogs will start offering behaviors at this point until they usually will bark out of frustration.) This usually goes quickly on to useing a command to encourage the behavior. Then I just progress to saying the command & mark & reward.
Just the way that I do it...I am sure that there are others that do it differently.
Once you have the Gib Laut solid, I would teach a no Gib Laut.
I guess I was not very clear in my post. Whoops! We were in a training session- orbee on a rope in hand.
Thats actually exactly what I did. Took all of 5 min to get to 90% correct response! LOVE marker training.
He'll certainly be learning no Gib Laut as soon as Gib Laut is totally solid. He's not a loud dog unless he's playing, or locked in a crate when he feels he should be out.
Edited by Kelly Byrd (11/12/2010 11:07 AM)
Edit reason: spelling!
Thanks Anne!!! I think he's stunning. I hope to get some video/pics of us working this weekend, so everyone can see our progress (from a dog who'd never been in the house when I got him, with '0' commands trained, who liked to jump on peoples heads...lol). I'm very excited to get the constructive criticism from the more experienced trainers. (Ahem: you!)
He is a blast to train. Today we practiced recalls- at the park, off leash, with squirrels as distractions.
My kids love the fact they can boss him around, and the dang dog listens most of the time! Sara (our pointer) just leaves the room, or ignores them. Smart dog.
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