For a few weeks now I've been working on the Stop command with Harvey (after getting some great advice from Helen Phillips on how to go about this). Started off with a verbal command 'Stop' accompanied by a hand signal (like a policeman stopping traffic) and then moved on to using a single pip on the whistle. It's still very early days and we only work at a fairly short distance but we are making progress. This evening we took Harvey to an obedience class (only the second time that he has been to this particular class). The instructor said that we were all going to attempt a recall/stop exercise individually - Harv and I were last to go. The first dog was a pointer and it stopped on a sixpence when instructed to - faultless. However, none of the following dogs really managed it very well at all - some stopped quite a while after the command, others didn't stop at all. Then it was our turn. Keep in mind that Harv appeared to be the youngest there by some margin and this was only his second time at this venue and meeting these dogs and people ... another faultless display, stopping instantly in a sit, generating a round of applause from everybody there! 8) Don't you just love it when things come right? (As opposed to last week when he couldn't even manage to stay for 5 seconds!)
Re: Stop! [quote author=UncleBob link=topic=7890.msg110754#msg110754 date=1411078756] ... another faultless display, stopping instantly in a sit, generating a round of applause from everybody there! [/quote] Whoop whoop whoop,way to go,that's brilliant ;D
Re: Stop! Thanks for all the comments. 8) At the risk of bragging even more on Harv's behalf ... OH (who was sat with all the other onlookers) has told me this morning that what impressed everybody was that every other dog, when given the recall command, just ambled (almost trudging reluctantly) towards the owner before they were given the stop command. Harv's recalls are always at top speed and that is why his stop looked so impressive
