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| That's actually a good question. Kind of hard for me to explain though!
We use short, fun repetition of the exercise you want your dog to learn. For example - the sit. Give the command clearly, with minimal outside distraction. Immediately after you get the sit, give a small praise/reward. (so it is very clear to the dog that they did what you wanted) Then give the release command. Repeat it several times, then stop while your dog is still happy and on a positive note. Then come back to it later and repeat the process. You can do this many times throughout the day or evening. Did that make sense?? |
| This is something we mastered at puppy training at Petsmart.
I might not be able to explain it very well... but the idea is that if you tell your dog to "sit", there is an implied "stay". So, when you say "sit", it means "sit until I say otherwise". First step was to load something for praise (so someday you won't always need treats). We were advised "good boy/girl" is a bad choice for your praise marker, because you want to be able to tell your dog all the time that they're a good boy/girl. We chose the word "YES!" - some choose a click of a clicker. To load the word (just as you would load a clicker), you say "YES" then treat. "YES" then treat. "YES" then treat. Then the word "YES" (or a click or your chosen word) becomes a marker for the good behavior. Then choose a verbal correction. It could be "WRONG!" or "NO" but we were advised to use a noise like "EHH EHH EHH", which gets their attention. So, you say "SIT", when they sit you mark the behaviour with a "YES" (and maybe a treat), then wait a second or 2. If the dog gets out of the sit, then use your correction "EHH EHH" and put the dog back in the sit, mark it with a "YES" and try waiting a shorter amount of time before using your release command (we use "OKAY!"). To get Barkley to understand that "OKAY" meant he could get out of his sit or down, we would follow "OKAY" with a gesture like waving arms or petting him to encourage him to get back up. By using a praise marker like "YES" or a click of a clicker you are free to use "good boy/girl" all the time, while your click or your "YES" becomes meaningful for "that's what I want you to do! good job!". Hopefully that makes sense......  I'd highly recommend either a Puppy Class or a Basic Obedience. It's as much for us 2-legged as it is for the pups... and lots of fun! |
| Just remember not to reward the release. What you want the dog to think is "gee, release means the training game is over"..
What I do is ask for a "sit", and reward that with a small treat. Then another small one quickly while the dog is still sitting, then i say"release" and just walk away. As time goes on the treats are given less frequently, or with a longer pause in between....because you are rewarding what you wnat...which is the "stay" (or implied stay)...Release means "no more treat are coming so you may leave". It is not a command, so don't pull your dog up or call him to you or anything. It is just to mean "we are done. You don't have to pay attention to me anymore". So just walk away or get a toy to get him out of position...You just need to be careful that he doesn't learn that the toy means relaase.. |
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