Or for better words, I taught her to roll over and now evertime I start to tell her to do a certain command she assumes I want her to roll. Before she would assume I wanted her to laydown, when I told her to sit. First she would sit , then lay quickly. I have been telling showing her sit all over again, praising her to let her know she has done right. It is a very funny thing though when she starts rolling. I try getting rufus to do things, and there is Lilly on the side spinning and rolling, LOL
I had a similar problem with Harvey when he started to get his grasp on training. i would ask him to sit but he would then quickly lie down . The only way i got round it was to introduce hand signals which in Harveys case he found easier to understand and to treat him in the correct position before he quickly slid into the next one
Thanks, I had taken Lilly for a walk on lead yesterday. Had not done that in awhile. I usually let them run in our yard. But I had been teaching her to sit at the corners. Well she sits without trying to roll. LOL I think it would be a crack up had she tried to roll at the curb. She definaltey knows that at the corners she needs to do a specific task.
I will try teaching her alone. It seems the best solution. Thanks
Your welcome. Mine become total knotheads if there is more than one of them there during training. Once it is drilled into them, they respond as a group. The results then are gratifying I was amazed when I yelled down, and all dropped down, together
Ahhh, yes, assuming the next step of the routine - I know that sooooo well and have it seen it be the cause of problems in competition!
I have found that happens routinely when the same format is followed repeatedly in a training session. It happens with the sit/stay and down/stay, finishing a dog to heel as well as with the dropping recall. I have found that it helps tremendously to vary the pattern of the session. Maybe start out with the down/stay, go the a recall then to the sit/stay. I also always train the finish totally separate from a recall.
Sometimes these furkids are just too danged smart for our own good!
Denise is right. My dog class has us walk them about between command changes, to get their mind unfocused from sit-stay, then we do down-stay, etc..we aren't allowed to do the routines together, w/o a break and switching location.
Ohhhhhhhhh, thats why they do that. I am just teaching her at home. I have never done a formal training class or anything. I think hubby would want to wring my neck if I did.
But that makes perfect sence, walking between commands. I will do that Thanks.
It is at the local park and recreation. Costs $34. for 8 one hour classes, each Tuesday, at 7pm. I take dogs every session. Some have had the class a couple times. Last class I took a different dog each week. I won't walk them on my own. It gives me incentive.
Hmmm, are the classes on weekedns usually, I wonder? I could always go do it and not tell hubby. He would not mind me spending $35. He's just old school I guess you could say.
