“A Trained Owner Is Better Than A Trained Dog”
Distraction work is teaching the dog that he/she has to do the commands no matter what is going on around them.
Have the dog in a stationary position (sit, down, place).
First begin with small distraction, example: bouncing a ball, clapping your hands. If the dog gets up, calmly gather your leash and correct the dog [...]
Come:
This command comes very easily because the dog wants to come to you. Put dog in a sit or down and then do walking away get in front of the dog and face him. With your left hand take your arm out and scoop it in towards your chest saying the word come. Motivate [...]
Place:
This command involves a flat matt. Put it in the middle of the room or outside where you are working. While in a heel go over the matt a few times, so you can desensitizes the dog to the matt. Some dogs will not want to even touch the matt. So you will need to [...]
Down From the Side:
The dog will need to be in a sit position at your left side. Just like you were going to be going to a heel position say the word down and at the same time give the hand signal. The hand signal is using your left hand make an L, with your [...]
Heel with automatic sit:
Make loop (as mentioned on the prior post). Give heel command verbal and hand signal and begin to walk. Whenever the dog gets out of the proper position deliver a correction and say the word “NO” at the same time. Like in focus you will have to change directions on the dog [...]
