So yesterday OH came out on our morning walk, he was handling Coco, I had Belle (who didn't really want to be out). Coco was playing up (as he does for OH), pulling. OH lets him pull (self-rewarding), and complains that he's pulling, then yanks on the lead. I wince. OH had a treat pouch full of roast beef, but didn't use any of it. (He said Coco didn't deserve it - to be fair, he didn't actually ask Coco to do anything! He expects him to just know ). As we were heading back, there was a dog following at some distance. Coco noticed, started to pull towards it, then turned away to carry on. Several times. I just suggested to OH he ought to reward Coco for this behaviour when he turned away - I mean this is our major problem, other dogs, so this was a great training opportunity. He took umbrage and thrust Coco's lead at me, and grabbed Belle and stalked off saying "you take him then!". Quick as a flash, I took the treats from him, whipped out my clicker and then me made our way, briskly, full of chatter from me to Coco, with rapid C&T and got back to the car on a super loose lead. He (OH) did somewhat better this morning. I think I may have had a training breakthrough..but I realise he may relapse
Oh dear. I say never learn to drive with your OH, or train dogs together. Charlie and OH are allowed to go to the beach together, unsupervised, and OH then tries to hide the chewed up balls from me. Charlie chews up balls when he's too excited. My OH is like some kind of ballaholic, trying to hide the evidence. I came across 4 chewed up balls that had been hidden in my Dad's wellies in the porch....
Just don't go there...OH's and training. At puppy class OH was loose lead walking Bramble, and doing well C&T for attention, getting in a little pickle with lead, clicker and err..puppy. Trainer comes along, and gently suggests that it might be useful to have the treat bag, the same side as the dog. OH looks at her like it's a revelation....sigh....
At least you regained control of Coco Sue and ended on a positive I think some men find elements of dog training unimportant or it's their way is the only way I have to admit David is pretty good on the whole
my OH never comes on walks its too much for him especially if the dogs are loose. He has OCD and can't tolerate them free to be dogs. Even on a lead its hard for him when I walk with him I have the dogs. He can't cope whe Rory gets excited and just pulls on the lead or shouts its just very frustrating. He doesn't get that if you get excited it makes dogs even more excited. If i'm in hospital a very good friend comes to "help" him walk the dogs really shes just supervising him and making sure the doggies don't take the piss too much. Although I love him dearly he is a bit of a plonker with the dogs he's just purely decorative and is not allowed to be in charge especially of Rory. He has no patience with them he thinks they should be totally perfect and emerge from the womb fully trained and well behaved. Obviously my dogs are he he I quiet like being on my own, its my thing and a real bit of peace for me from the real world. I walked my dogs in all weather with broken limbs and post chemo I like being with my dogs.
My OH seems to think this and he doesn't have OCD - and it's always "well our last dog was never like this" - yes he was, you've just forgotten . Mind you even I think Ripple is particularly bad .
no he's never forgiven Rory for having extreme bitiness when he was young and had very bad coliltis. He's never been able to move on from that point at all. everyone loves Rory except my husband who thinks he is a devil dog.
What a shame . I had another row with my OH yesterday about needing to train Ripple to realise that touching his collar does not always mean he's going to be restrained (he's started mouthing and biting if anyone touches his collar), by touching his collar and giving him a treat. OH said "why? he should know that already" .
@edzbird your post made me howl with laughter. I could write a book on my OH and Mabel. She is definitely the one in charge. He is only allowed to walk her unsupervised through necessity.
Well this is priceless. I have been training a lot with Benson, OH trains mainly with Casper. This helps when we walk both dogs together, so OH keeps and eye on Casper, and I work with Benson. So here's the thing. I am training Benson the "STOP" whistle, blow whistle and I raise my arm in the air. Sometimes just the arm in the air is enough to stop Benson and pop him in a sit. OH trains something entirely different. He crosses his hands down in front front of him, and Casper will sit! Try doing this on your own....picture the scene...arms up, arms down, arms up arms down...oh look she's waving at us! @Bensons-dad
When we are on walks, I have been training Simba to sit on my left after he successfully does a "leave it" when he's grabbed some piece of garbage on the walk (SEVERAL times a walk). This was to avoid him running in front of me all the time to get the treat and me tripping on him. Also it gave us something else to work on during a walk. So, he grabs garbage, I say "leave it", he drops it and I stop walking, he has to come to my left and sit before he gets the treat. He has this routine down pretty good - sometimes he tries to cheat on the sit and interpret "left" a little loosely but generally it works great. Except when OH comes along, who often will take the lead but doesn't want to bother carrying treats, etc or to bother much with all that fuss but when Simba picks up something he will say "leave it". Pooch soon realized that I had the treats so now he tries to get to my left side to sit and get treat which involves some complicated logistics by me who is always attempting in the walk to constantly be in the right position via dog and OH to allow Simba to get in the right spot to get the treat.....sigh....
Been there done it all. Now Poppy is four and very well-behaved and we don't row about training her any more... or at least, not so much!
