Re: Stop Whistle Issue The stop whistle should mean 'look at me I am going to tell you what to do' and should be a 'fun' thing. I taught it by a . pretend throw and when he ran out, spun round to look at me, I said sit and blew the whistle; I then threw a tennis ball over his head to stop him coming forward. You can do it in the house and then throw a treat over his head. They soon learn that something good is going to happen if they sit.
Re: Stop Whistle Issue [quote author=Stacia link=topic=6206.msg81339#msg81339 date=1400955421] The stop whistle should mean 'look at me I am going to tell you what to do' and should be a 'fun' thing. I taught it by a . pretend throw and when he ran out, spun round to look at me, I said sit and blew the whistle; I then threw a tennis ball over his head to stop him coming forward. You can do it in the house and then throw a treat over his head. The soon learn that something good is going to happen if they sit. [/quote] Charlie can do all this on the drive no problem at all but not out on his walks, so I just need to build it up slowly in different environments. I will try in the house blowing the stop whistle and then throwing a treat over his head, thanks Stacia
Re: Stop Whistle Issue Perhaps take him out when he is really hungry and stop whistle for a piece of kibble, only a few! Then take him home and feed him after his walk.
Re: Stop Whistle Issue I had difficulty with Scott Helen. I followed Pippa's instructions from stopping at heel when I stop to stopping at heel while I keep moving. However I didn't exactly stick to the rules. What I did might be frowned upon but I will tell you as it worked and hasn't caused any problems moving on. I didn't have the dog on lead he just walked to heel off lead but that doesn't matter it will work on lead. Dog on my left treat in my left hand just infront of his nose. As I stopped I peeped and lifted my left hand up. The dog sat because as the treat lifted up his head would go back so encouraging a sit. A bit like you can train a puppy to sit. I did that for awhile until definitely had the hang of it. Then I did the same but kept walking. You could do that with Charlie's long line. Once that was firmly embedded I moved onto the distance. Pretend throwing etc. It will probably be frowned upon because you aren't supposed to give any cues with your hands with the sit at heel. However it worked and is it that much different to using a hand signal for sit with the peep? Probably so don't tell anybody our secret. PS. [quote author=charlie link=topic=6206.msg81321#msg81321 date=1400953483] I have to be honest and say no I didn't work through that only because the finer details aren't what I am after, I just need good brakes for Charlie for obvious reasons [/quote] Not sure which finer details you mean but I think it's those finer details that make it work. I know I wouldn't have managed to train the stop whistle if I hadnt followed Pippa's instructions. With scout especially it suddenly clicked and he did it but only after I'd really persevered with stop sit at heel.
