Thread: Teaching NO !

I teach my dog what I want him to do, not what I don't want him to do.

You answered your own question - what should he do when you say no? Cower? Teach him 'cower' then. Sit? Teach him 'sit'. Job done

Originally Posted by Dougie

I teach my dog what I want him to do, not what I don't want him to do.

You answered your own question - what should he do when you say no? Cower? Teach him 'cower' then. Sit? Teach him 'sit'. Job done

in my example what if he still barks when he sits?????

Originally Posted by Twoshotkill

in my example what if he still barks when he sits?????

Get a new dog.

haha just kidding. I think you are on the right track with your food process, cool stuff I am going through similar stuff with my pooch, teaching him "shh" by marking and rewarding the moments when he isn't barking. The trick is mixing it up between marking and rewarding quiet after barking and also quiet after, well, not barking.

(Otherwise WOOF-silence will be reinforced, rahter than stopping barking. See what I mean?)

Originally Posted by Dougie

Kaimaicockher, you made the point I made. No means......what? Sit means to sit.

This is why my dog doesn't understand what 'no' means. I bet a lot of other dogs don't understand it either.

What more do you want?

yes i must say you did put that up straight off the bat , , but when you post information about training you don't seen to follow that basic logic

Originally Posted by Dougie

Get a new dog.

haha just kidding. I think you are on the right track with your food process, cool stuff I am going through similar stuff with my pooch, teaching him "shh" by marking and rewarding the moments when he isn't barking. The trick is mixing it up between marking and rewarding quiet after barking and also quiet after, well, not barking.

(Otherwise WOOF-silence will be reinforced, rahter than stopping barking. See what I mean?)

you see ? no action is not a action , you lost me

Originally Posted by Twoshotkill

in my example what if he still barks when he sits?????

Do what your doing now with the food, but introduce the no command while your doing it. I much prefer UT to no.