Yes, and also \"come\" and \"drop it\" are just vital for the dog's safety.Bob Scott said:Catching the dog before it picks something up is the beginnning.
I use a simple gutteral \"ahhhhhhh\" to give my displeasure, ideally when the dog is about to do something wrong. Stubborn pups may need a scruffing, and even squeezing the sides of the mouth to get it to let go, but any command that goes with it will sink in. Although I'm a big believer in motivational training, I have absolutely NO inhibitions about corrections for bad manners. That's a totally different thing then training.
NO also in combination with hier (come command wich must be obeyed) or kom (come in come along this way):wink: or uhuhuh or a soft nono, depends on the dog(age)Connie Sutherland said:\"No\" is good!
What about if the dog is picking up garbage, growling at your cat, standing in the flower bed, and not \"coming\" to command, all at once, and you especially want him to drop the garbage? Then what command do you use?
Oh, this is excellent and detailed! Thank you!!!Kristen Cabe said:I taught it by having my dog trade items with me. I use the word \"out\" instead of \"drop it\" because \"out\" is easier to say. :lol: She would have a toy and I would offer her a treat and the second she dropped the toy and tried to take the treat I would say \"OUT. Good girl!\" and let her have the treat while I used it to lure her attention away from the toy as I picked it up and hid it behind me. When she was through with the treat, I offered her the toy again and we would play for a minute before I would ask her to out again. A few repetitions of this, and she would out when told, before I offered her the treat. Then, I gradually increased distance from her and then gradually phased out the treats. Once she knew what out meant, I started using a correction when she didn't out. If she didn't spit out whatever she had in her mouth immediately, I would tell her \"No. OUT\" and 'smack' her underneath the chin (this is my pet dog - don't know how well this would work with working dogs) with the heel of my hand. If she was not close, I would nick her with the ecollar. Now, I can out her from across the yard, off leash, and without a ecollar no matter what she has in her mouth. The good thing is that she isn't one to pick up things in her mouth, so the only time I ask her to out is when we are playing.
:lol: :lol: That's great! It's something like when the day when a dog being Ob trained, instead of doing the unwanted behavior he's been doing every day and getting \"No\" for, he starts to do it, then pauses and changes his mind.Stacia Porter said:We taught \"aus\" from the start........Now all I have to do is look at him \"that way\" and turns around and leaves...
