Rescue OES - training problems
We have been trying to train him to walk nicely on a lead but he pulls all the time, he is strong and it seems impossible to get him to walk closely for very long. He prefers to run! We are trying to teach him to 'heel' but he comes to heel and then runs ahead again! He is also incredibly friendly so if he sees another dog or a stranger he will run at them at full speed and sometimes jumps up at them. I have been trying to teach him to sit next to me as other people pass but this doesn't always stop him. He has one of those chain collars but it doesn't seem very effective. Also, if i give a command, such as come, he can get distracted and doesn't always listen. So here are my questions. How do I train him to walk on a lead nicely? How do I train him to listen and respond to all commands? Thanks for your help   |
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| Straight away, welcome to the only place you should be when talking about Sheepies on the Internet!!! I suggest you do what we did when we got our first Sheepie who came from an incredibly similar situation; we went to a dog training facility that offered one-on-one training with one of their more experienced trainers. While we only went to several sessions, we did pick-up enough to get us going in the right direction. In retrospect, I really wished we would have gone to more sessions to fine tune what we did learn and take things further. So there is what I'd do if I were you. And I'd go as much as you can afford. Once you get him under control, get yourself and him into a regular obedience class. This is a no lose deal as you both probably will take away more than you thought. Oh, and post photos of your boy. We like photos - not just puppies, all Sheepies!!! Vance |
| Welcome And I'm also going to recommend a class. Learning how to do this (and I mean YOU, not the dog) is a skill that is something you can use with any future dogs you will have in your family also. Also - the class situation with other dogs gives you the perfect chance to work on all those triggers that set your dog off. My beginner students in our current session on Thursdays are in week 2 tonight....they already showed great improvement in the one hour last week. It's all about educating the human...even though it's called "dog training"  Good luck! |
| you do need training classes. But, in the meantime walk a few steps when he pulls about turn and go back the way you came. If he pulls that way do the same. It takes a few days but it has worked with all our sheepies. They are intelligent enough to think "what the heck we arent getting anywhere" oh yes we love photos...welcome to the forum by the way |
| Thank you all so much for your help. I am looking into training classes in my local area. Yesterday I found a helpful lead training video on youtube by Tab289, which illustrated the stop, start technique you mentioned. It really worked and Oscar learnt really fast what he was meant to do. Thanks again for your answers! |
Quote: It's all about educating the human...even though it's called "dog training" ain't that the truth! |
| Wow, this could have been my dog Daenerys, a 2 year old female we rescued in February. She had spent the past 6 months at a vets office, and prior to that, she'd been an indoor dog. At 2 years her paws had virtually no calluses on them. I'm talking as pink as a piggy. As far as we've learned, she had almost never been walked outside. Anyways, leash walking was a huge learning experience. A collar didn't quite work, so we got a harness (Bull brand, I believe), and it has worked great. It applies more even pressure, plus it's easier for my girlfriend to control her at times. That, plus treats, plus "ah ah ah" when she goes to far ahead, plus a gentle but firm double tug, and she had gone from spastic and unpredictable to calm, and confident. It took about 2 months of solid walking, every single day, sometimes 2-3 times, to really train her into walking without yanking. She still goes ahead at times, but a simple "Come" and she'll stop, turn around, and heel. In a lot of ways it really was a numbers game. The more walks, the more she went from tugging and pulling to understanding what was acceptable and what wasn't. |
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