Who was the vet that signed the certificate "is the dog suffering from any visible condition which adversely affects its health and welfare" and...
Baby steps...
We will reach the sunny uplands of a perfectly well trained dog! :D:D:D
I just mentioned this to OH - he said that he knew all about it. It was in the Daily Mail. I wasn't sure what to be more shocked by, that he...
Ah yes, Helen, @charlie - maybe it's just the case good results are hard won. :) And we all have to just keep going!
Ha! Yes. What would I call it? How about "Chocolate Clicker Gundog"? With the strapline "how to achieve very modest success in training a...
It has taken me weeks, weeks...seriously. And money - I pay my helper. This proofing lark is serious stuff. I really can't quite believe it....
I don't know of any references, no. I think preventing the mistake makes sense when it's something like running to other dogs, chasing a bird, or...
Yes, back to the main question. :) I'm doubtful that recalling a dog once it has made a mistake is all that helpful. Just like I don't believe...
A variable schedule of reward though is not the same as negative punishment, not at all @Boogie. It's just not even remotely the same....
You can use a clicker with the train and treat, so in the same way as a dog know the click is for them (or not) they will know if the treat is for...
I do agree. I think the risk of creating problems around frustration is as clear as day with negative punishment. Not all negative punishment...
Hello there Have I remembered correctly that Effie is about 14 weeks now? Puppies and dogs vomit time to time - it just happens. If nothing else...
Nope, nothing wrong with it. Charlie used to get tied to things all the time at SWMBO's - me with him, dishing out the treats (he was tied to...
What you need is a train and treat. :) You tie your dog to a fence (on a harness), put them in a down, plonk a train and treat next to them and...
Then I doubt the whine was frustration. She might just have whined. Just well, because. She was a little excited to have her turn and work -...
I don't think there is a reason why a positively trained dog would let out a frustration whine in this situation. Unless you have used negative...
He's got a new blue one now - it's bigger and better. :) He'll swap his pink ball for the blue one. :rolleyes:
Willow shouldn't really find being stopped on the way to a marker frustrating. She should find her stop/recall as rewarding as reaching the...
Nearly as good as the angles on the winning Labrador. ;) :D:D:D
