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I use mostly positive methods when it comes to dog training. My methods would be classed as balanced training. I believe that the best way to train a dog is for the dog to choose to do what you ask. Some dogs, and this isn't always breed specific, need the training process to be very clear. Also not all methods work for all dogs or all handlers for that matter. I have a toolbox at my disposal and ready for any training problem or requirement. My sessions are for one hour and I can come to you. No dog is too young or too old. My training program is designed for your dog individually and caters to your needs. Release Words I am a great fan of release word training. It teaches the dog the difference of working and doing its own thing (being released). Also it can teach a dog duration for doing the same activity for a long period of time. The down fall of teaching the dog using the stay command, is that the dog is never clear how long you want it to stay in that position. You then have a either have a dog that stays but breaks position, a dog that learns that a half second sit is good enough or a dog that needs continual reminding that it is in a stay. By using a release word you teach the dog to keep in that poisition or doing that activity until it is released. You teach this by releasing the dog straight away and over time increase duration and add distractions. Common examples of release words are Free, Play, Release, etc. The word should be something that you don't use every day for example Okay, but should be something that you aren't embarrassed to use in public.
Recent Training Challange My assignment was to crate train an adult dog. He was to go on his first airline flight and his owner preferred that he wasn't sedated for the trip. I started his training using a very large crate and that is where he slept at night and ate his meals. Later I started to move the crate around into different locations and started using a more enclosed crate more like what he will be in on the airline flight. Next I started to put him in a smaller crate a similiar size to what will be used. With this dog now comfortable in the crate I started to move it around with him inside. I started slowly and gradually increased the amount of movement. These sessions always ended with him given his meal. |
