dog training
06-05-2004, 10:14 PM
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: pa. USA
Posts: 156
dog training
I would like to get some advice on teaching my GSP the whoa command, I know there are a ton of books out there on the subject, but I would to here about what worked for you . I have received good advice on this site before pertaining to a soft mouth, and would just like to here some opinons. thank you in advance
06-09-2004, 03:37 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: BUCKEYE STATE!!
Posts: 6,024
RE: dog training
Patience, patience, patience....day after day do the same thing over & over & over....
get a tie out stake....a 10-15' cord on it....hook your dog to it.....let him reach the end of the cord....put your hand out like a stop motion (like a police officer stop hand signal) and say whoa... you will have to manually hold the dog there for the first ??? times.....but, eventually he/she will get it....eventually back away little by little to let them know to stay there even when you are going away.
what I do to release them is tap it's head twice (just me) and say ok.....that way they know it's ok to be released from this position...
give them a small treat when done right.
get a tie out stake....a 10-15' cord on it....hook your dog to it.....let him reach the end of the cord....put your hand out like a stop motion (like a police officer stop hand signal) and say whoa... you will have to manually hold the dog there for the first ??? times.....but, eventually he/she will get it....eventually back away little by little to let them know to stay there even when you are going away.
what I do to release them is tap it's head twice (just me) and say ok.....that way they know it's ok to be released from this position...
give them a small treat when done right.
