Training/clicker training help

[bertiesmum]

Hey all if you didn't already know bertie is very spoilt!!! And because
of this he now pulls on the lead each time
he wants to go a different way from me, he steals food
off the side and doesn't know any commands.....
I know it's my fault that he has become naughty but
I want to sort it out :-)

I have a clicker at home and small treats, I want to teach him
to sit, stay, lay down, leave and heal....he already stops at the curb but
I'm not sure how to do the rest.....does anyone have any ideas or tips?!?!?

Thanks ;D

[joethehound]

hi
we tried clicker training when we first got joe but to be honest the clicker seemed to frighten him! so we reverted to cheese, which he will almost do anything for.....
we have never got him to do sit as i understand that can be quite uncomfortable for grey's but he has learnt 'wait' and 'leave', 'go lay down' and 'off' (which is hand for removing him from the sofa!) but to be honest we have just achieved this by repetition every day, but don't keep on and on, you are better do lots of short training as thier attention span is very low and you should always end on a high i.e you have both achieved something.
Ultimately you just need to remember that your hound however mischievous wants to please and do the right thing!
good luck!

[bertiesmum]

Thanks!!! I just want bertie to understand no and leave and to
not to pull on the lead as i nearly fell over when it was
icy!!! He does stop and stay at the curb....and a fantastic trick "breathe" haha ;D

[angela]

Hi Cass, I did a workshop on clicker training the other week. I was always a bit anti as I did not fully understand it. I am going to try clicker training with Charlie.

First of all you need to get Bertie to associate the clicker with treats, because the click is a contract between you and the dog that he will get a reward.

So to start with just click and treat. Do this for a while until it registers with Bertie that when you click he gets a reward.

Then do something like stand infront of him, when he looks you straight in the eyes click then treat, do this everytime he looks you in the eye. Do not talk to him as he is learning that the click is good and means he is doing something right and he will get a reward for it.

DO NOT CLICK TO GET HIS ATTENTION.

Hope this helps

Angela

[bertiesmum]

Thanks, will try that, it's annoying my parents that he rips open the bin and throws rubbish everywhere, once I have this established with bert would you mind if I ask
for some more help please? :-)

[angela]

Feb 27, 2010 21:30:30 GMT bertiesmum said:

Thanks, will try that, it's annoying my parents that he rips open the bin and throws rubbish everywhere, once I have this established with bert would you mind if I ask
for some more help please? :-)

I will help if I can Cass, just ask. If I was you I would put the bin somewhere where he can not get at it. We had to get rid of our bin and use a carrier bag in the cupboard now

Angela x

[bluelou]

Hi Cass, when I first to Blue I invested in this book - it has lots of useful exercises to try out and does give directions on how to use a clicker.

The greyhound and lurcher pet training guide by Vivian L Silverstein

I got mine from Amazon though I notice that her publisher has a website - www.livewithyourdog.co.uk

Blue and Lou are currently going to dog training classes and doing very well, though 'sit' is beyond them (especially with their arthritic knees) and 'lie down' is a non-starter on the hall's hard floor :-)