@fullsendk9training dropping some knowledge on Force Fetch. We're both happy to be here helping these dog teams learn and grow!
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Liberty Canine
Columbus, GA
#dogtraining #huntingdog #retriever #birddog #navhdainternational #retrieveroftheday #birddogoftheday
🌟 E collar conditioning 🌟
The most misunderstood piece of equipment for most of my clients before they meet me. Most folks tend to use this tool as only brakes or a way to say stop that. I want to use it as a signal to perform action first. We can totally condition a dog to perform an action based on the tactile communication of the e collar without a verbal or physical cue. Now that's only one piece of the pie but it is achievable and I do it often.
Basically I prefer to give the dog the answer to the test and have them performing a behavior on cue with 90% or greater accuracy. To do that we use a ton of marker training with food and then introduce leash pressure. After that the e collar conditioning phase is almost always a cake walk, sure there are outliers. But this way we can stay very low on our collars. Your dog will toughen up over time and levels will increase slightly maybe one or two levels.
All this work prepares us for the day we start training in public amidst distractions and may need to tell the dog NO via tactile communication. But now your dog knows what the answer is and what pressure means. We've taught them a language between us.
There are other methods such as skipping the leash pressure and connecting the stim to a very well known cue or through shaping. I do use those methods quite a bit also but I don't recommend them to my clients as they do take some real precise timing and you can create training scars if you're not careful.
Lucy is crushing it and we'll be out on the town in no time!
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Liberty Canine
Columbus, GA
#Doberman #ecollar #dogtraining #dogtrainer
First remember there are no absolutes in dog training.
But as a general rule of thumb once I start naming behaviors I will begin to increase the duration in behavior just a little before I mark and pay. I do not generally go too far with this because I really want to get to collar conditioning before the dog decides to break behavior.
Once we're collar conditioned I can be impersonal about the corrections. The dog thinks they made the correction happen versus seeing and feeling me apply the correction with a leash (if done properly). Don't get me wrong we can and should correct with leash and collars but in my opinion the true clarity generally comes when they make the choice and the dog thinks they caused the correction.
Adding a little duration early just helps continue to shape that the behavior is about more than simple getting in to position.
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Liberty Canine
Columbus, GA
#dobermanpinscher #doberman #obedience
Dozer is learning to down at distance and in motion.
In the bird dog world stopping a dog (whoa/stand) with verbal cues is a huge asset. We use it for field work but also safety in situations we encounter hazards such as roads, unfamiliar dogs, etc.
Well in the pet world we use down instead of whoa. This helps us maintain control of our animals forward progress and prevent situations that could potentially be hazardous.
We start this, generally, once we are off leash heeling and downing very well. From there it's pretty straight forward. -R on the e collar, issue the down command, and keep walking. You only need a step or 2 in the beginning then issue your marker and pay in position. As you progress walk faster and further away as well as vary your payment. A lot of times with this I pay in position heavily then progress to paying out of position with food and play to create reward events. This keeps it fun and fresh for your dog.
Sometimes using leashes is a huge plus. I like 10' - 30' leashes for this so I can get the dog away from my helper and keep them from attempting to complete a recall. This way we can isolate the performance of the behavior and start shaping the picture. Then we can jump into the methods described above.
Remember take it slow, be gentle, and once they begin to offer the behavior you know you're close to being done. This generally only takes a session or two. Baby steps!
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Liberty Canine
Columbus, GA
#shepherd #dogtraining #dog
Dozer needs a reboot.
Dozer has been e collar conditioned previously but the collar has turned in to just a "no-no" button with his new owners instead a motivator to take action. I felt it appropriate to counter conditioning that before moving on with him.
It's simple classical conditioning. Apply stimulation, release stimulation, mark, pay. Levels must be extremely low and the hope (food or toy) should be pretty high value.
After this is complete I will start tagging my stim to not only reinforce my cues, but to my markers and " free cue" as well continuing to show stim equals good things even while working.
Now I didn't come up with this and I give credit where do. I learned this from @southernstate_k9 and @jrigk9. Both great trainers and people so if you're following me and not them you should be.
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Liberty Canine
Columbus, GA
Do you want a better #birddog ? We all know consistently having live training birds is a struggle. Use this to supplement your training for young/new #huntingdogs
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Here I'm using frustration and opposition reflex to build my puppy's desire to engage game. As long as I have a reliable desire to engage I can teach him to stop, but first we want to make sure he's crazy about being a predator and the bird.
We start with a tease up, you can see that I tease him, make him miss once or twice, then toss. This frustration of almost getting what they want but missing the opportunity increases value to the item. Not too many misses here we don't want to make it seem like the item is off the menu, 1 - 2 per rep is plenty.
Next we toss the item away and as our dog moves toward it we feather the leash out, don't let the leash snap tight. I want them at the end of my 6 foot lead, I want them pulling, and I want the dog to feel like I'm adding resistance. Be careful here, too much resistance and young or lower drive dogs can feel like they cannot win and will quit.
As the #dog approaches the last 2 feet before our object I move my arm/shoulder forward quickly to "dump the leash" and sling shot my dog in to the item. I only do this if I'm seeing a good pulling behavior. "Show me you want it and want it bad and I will reward you with momentum" is the mindset.
After that let the #puppy hang on to the object a bit. Don't just immediately take it away, give them 30 seconds or so with it. Maybe even pretend to take it and stop or give it right back. Keep them guessing.
These are all things that will pay dividends for us down the road. I've used this game successfully a bunch to turn some low drive dogs around and get back to being a predator instead of a couch potato. Get out and have fun with your bird dog!
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Liberty Canine
Columbus, GA
#pointingdogs #pudelpointer #hunting #birdhunting #uplandhunting
