What would you guys suggest for a dog that anticipates during training?For example,when I do a recall and go the length I turn around and open my mouth to call her(I don't actually get the words out)and she comes.On the down on recall I get my hand signal half up and she downs.She does this on almost every obedience exercise I do with her.I have tried mixing things up,like on recall walking back in instead of calling etc..,so that she is not sure what I am going to ask of her next.Any ideas?
I had some big problems with anticipation as well. Almost always on the recall with finish and recall down recall. Last year (March) I asked for help and got some great responses. My solution was to only do 1 recall in a single training session. That way if I did a recall with finish he wouldn't anticipate the finish or during the recall/down/recall he wouldn't think we were doing another down. He always kept his stay though so I never had an anticipation of the recall.
I was eventually able to do 2 recalls in a row (not the down one though) by very quickly releasing him when he "fronted". Now I can do say 5 recalls in a row and he won't anticipate the finish, but I changed and train the finish independently again.
Perhaps by not doing a whole routine and only single "servings" or each command you can avoid the anticipation as well.
Anyways, do a search on anticipation....there are a few threads that feature that topic. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
I would also reccomend to be aware of any body language you may be unconciously doing right before you say the command.
I was also having antiscipation challenges with my GS and found I was giving her very small cues with the body every time (without knowing I was doing it). It can be some as small as turning your hip just a fraction of an inch to prepare for the finish or standing up a little straighter when preparing to do a recall.
To test my theory I exaggerated the body movements I caught myself doing with each exercise and did not give any commands at all. My dog came, downed, sat and finished without me saying a word...
I think Heather's got it - clues. They published research back in November on canines ability to read human physical behaviour. Most interesting is that dogs are much better than our genetic relative, the chimpanzee, at picking up human physical cues. I believe it!
Yes, an unconscious movement of a fraction of an inch can spark a dogs behaviour.
Thanks for the ideas.I think the body language cues may very well be one of my problems without me realizing it when I am training.I thinking I might set a video camera up so that I can see what I am doing wrong more clearly.
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