Hi I have a nearly one year old female Bouvier. We just finished second at a fun match for the Novice title. Where I have lost most of my points was the heeling (off leash and on leash) I am using mostly toys for training because she is not really food motivated.
Has anybody been able to keep the focus of the Bouvier while heeling and if so what approach did you use???
We need more info, like... did you lose points becuz the dog wasn't focused and thus lagged/forged or did the dog stay relatively focused but his heeling was faulty, like bumping and crowding? When you use a toy in training, do you have it where the dog can see it or do you put it out of sight until reward time? Are you intermittent in your rewards - unpredictable, random, so he won't frustrate at the trial when it doesn't come out at predictable times?
Originally posted by SimonG: Hi I have a nearly one year old female Bouvier. We just finished second at a fun match for the Novice title. Where I have lost most of my points was the heeling (off leash and on leash) I am using mostly toys for training because she is not really food motivated.
Has anybody been able to keep the focus of the Bouvier while heeling and if so what approach did you use??? Trim its bangs<vbg> sorry i couldn't help myself!!!!
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Thanks for the answers, she was mostly lagging when she was off leash not doing well also on the turns. I ask this question on this forum because some peoples told me that you don't train a Bouvier like you would train another dog, They get bored really fast so you must keep the session really short and crisp.. Do you agree with those comments???
If anything they are energetic and a bit of a yahoo at times but they are like any other dog. It depends on the dog himself.
Over work him and you will get a dog that will soon not wish to work until he is ready. Build the dog in drive and put him away when the game or training is energetic and productive and you can work the dog when you want to work.
A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down. - Robert Benchley
In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semi-human. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog. - Edward Hoagland
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