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Post by Heather on Oct 13, 2010 0:03:44 GMT -5
Sounds good, great progress. Ok, now move farther away from the dog and see if he responds favourably. I don't want to set him up just yet near the door. You want him to respond to you despite distractions. Each time move farther and farther away from him. If you get a slowed response stop there and work that distance a little bit. Now, while you're working this, I want you to think what you want him to do when he's at the door. Do you want him to lay quietly by the door, move away and lie quietly....you have to think exactly what you want him to do. Right now, you are only thinking 2 dimensionally. You want him to stop what he's doing and that's all you're thinking about. I don't blame you, but you're going to have to give him something to do...down, stay.... something for him to think about while he's being a good boy You don't have to come up with something right away, just think on it. Don't make it complicated, the simpler your desire, the easier it is to make it happen ciao
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Post by littleweasels on Oct 13, 2010 12:34:07 GMT -5
I really dont care what he does but my mom would like it if he will just stay away from the door. How hard would it be to train him to do that?
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Post by Heather on Oct 13, 2010 12:41:50 GMT -5
How long is dependent on how consistent you and your family is about the messages that you send him and how driven and bright he is. Now, I'm sure that you've heard all the wonderful things about the JRT breed. I've got a video for you of a clicker trained JRT. This is possible for you to, it's just a matter of finding a clear message. Everything that this little fellow, in this link, does comes naturally to a JRT and is normally an annoying habit. This dog's human has turned those destructive and annoying habits into something useful. That's what you want to do with your pup. That's why I said to think of what you want him to do. www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9Fyey4D5hgciao
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Post by rarnold18 on Oct 13, 2010 12:57:42 GMT -5
loved the fact that he cleaned the windows...but....he didn't put the detergent in the dishwasher!!! Lazy pup!! LOL!!!!
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Post by Heather on Oct 13, 2010 13:00:39 GMT -5
I would love a dog that cleaned all the little nose prints off my windows. It's hilarious, my back french doors have layers of nose prints. First level ferrets, next level cats, finally wolfhound nose prints (the biggest and smudgiest : ciao
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Post by sherrylynne on Oct 16, 2010 14:46:42 GMT -5
Oh, that is just too funny But wow- what a bright boy!
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Post by littleweasels on Oct 18, 2010 12:45:04 GMT -5
So I tried to get farther away from him but he just follows me. Do I just wait until he isnt paying any attention to me?
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Post by Heather on Oct 18, 2010 13:03:06 GMT -5
See if you can get his attention, by calling him away from....say another room and yes, with distractions. If you can, see if you can get him to indeed come away "that" door. The thing is you will want him to not only come away but to do something instead. It may be something as simple as laying on his doggy bed but he will need an alternative to be a good boy. This you will have to teach him as well. So the next thing to be done, if he will come to his name when without the room, it to perhaps teach him to go to his bed. Just a thought ciao
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Post by littleweasels on Oct 19, 2010 15:02:33 GMT -5
A while ago I put a pen at the bottom of the stairs so he cant even go up the stairs because he dug up the carpet by my door. I moved the pen, called him, he looked at me, I used the clicker then he came over to me, I clicked again then gave him a treat. He will do this every time and not go upstairs. What do I do now?
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Post by Heather on Oct 19, 2010 15:35:42 GMT -5
Now, you have to decide what you want him to do. He's responding to you and his clicker, that's great. Test him if you like, but I would still try and teach him something that he's supposed to do if he decides to dig at your door. Try and see if you can call him off your door, but you've got nothing to do with him once he does that. You have to create a "positive" alternative. ciao
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Post by littleweasels on Oct 19, 2010 22:38:29 GMT -5
Would having him go lay down be good? He knows that command already. I will tell him go lay down, point at his kennel and he will go lay down. I can also have a chew toy by his kennel for him since he loves to chew.
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Post by Heather on Oct 19, 2010 22:52:18 GMT -5
Sounds like an excellent idea. ciao
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Post by littleweasels on Oct 20, 2010 13:39:02 GMT -5
I have had the pen in front of the stairs open all day and he has only gone up once. When people are around he will not even try to go up. I will tell him to stay before I go up and he will wait at the bottom of the stairs. He will not do this at night. At night he gets all hyper and exited. I think its because the guinea pigs will wheek for their veggies at night and that gets him excited.
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Post by Heather on Oct 20, 2010 22:14:08 GMT -5
That is very difficult for any predator. So, now what you do is your recall and down, when your little guinea pigs start singing for their supper. You reward him when he complies with your request. You may have to work in little pieces, so that he can be rewarded and feel that he is doing something correctly. It may involve nothing more than when he runs upstairs that you recall him and get him to lay in his bed. To start with, even getting him to acknowledge you or your recall command is worth rewarding. You may have to start your recall at the top of the stairs, or just down from your door. You may even have to put the gate up and get him to recall off the gate to start with. Getting him to sit by your feet or to recall that short distance, even for a fraction of a second is worth a reward, then you work at keeping him longer and longer and farther and farther. You want him to feel he's being rewarded for his efforts. You both are doing really well, great job ciao
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Post by littleweasels on Oct 24, 2010 12:57:02 GMT -5
He is getting better with the guinea pigs wheeking. How do I get him to stop barking when he sees someone outside or when someone comes to the door?
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