Jackson is especially goofy sometimes and wants to bounce and play alot. He can handle correction normally with a streak of stubborness, but responds so well to the clicker work he reminds me of Dusty with more SPRINGS. I am planning to keep working him with the clicker work until I can walk away and hopefully get him to whoa away from me with it as well. Then we will transfer it after that. One very nice aspect of the clicker is it is off lead when inside or in the large kennel. I would like to finish Jackson this fall to a steady to shot (at least) dog and am planning to work on all the pieces and add them together as soon as birds are available this fall. He loves to retrieve so I also would like to see how clean we can get his retrieves naturally.
Today I ran Jackson through about 10 repeats of where he was before. He will stop for a "sliding" hand signal (I will try to add video of Jackson training soon) and hold it for 5 ish seconds max. It is time to add a voice command for him, so I used it in addition to the hand signal for all his work today. I ran through 10 repeats of review, and he was outstanding did every one correctly, so I added in a half step back. That is moving one leg and weight shift. He again did perfectly well, with no hesitation and stayed happy and goofy the whole time. He seems to focus well, and like to try to "throw the behavior at me" un asked as well, which goes unrewarded but tell me he is focusing well, willing to "play this game" and wanting to get it right.
Very nice and definately ready to move on.
Family manners, field work, obedience... whatever a gundog needs to work, hunt and live well, with their family.
How We Train
As a trainer, it's my job to find a way to help a dog learn. I enjoy problem solving and have worked with all ages, gun shy, run-off dogs and even bird shy dogs. Of course, the easy natural dogs are fantastic to work with also, and every dog no matter their skill level, has many lessons to teach me as well. I use no set technique; I learn as many techniques and styles as possible to create a mental "library" of techniques. Then the owner and I choose the gentlest most effective method possible for each dog. I use clicker training in young dogs and to help teach concepts quickly, but also use an e-collar later to reinforce, unless the owner prefers to train without. There is no age too old or too young to learn, but the methods we use will vary.
Check out a few video clips below, to see some of our training techniques for all ages.
Check out a few video clips below, to see some of our training techniques for all ages.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
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