Thread: Teaching NO !

no or what ever you use is the warning growl

Sorry I don't think I explained generalising very well.

Example (not huntiing dogs) Mrs B: "But my dog is so good at sit-stays at home!"

He might very well be, but if he has only practiced at home and not outside, on different surfaces, for different durations, from different distances, with different distractions, then we cannot expect him to do it perfectly first time like he does at home.

Another example: teaching pooch to wait at the door for you to go through first. He might do this every single time 100 times in a row. Go to the back gate where, to you and me, the concept is exactly the same. Without management he might rush straight in right past yoU!

Originally Posted by Kaimaicockher

but you and dogie cant even teach your dog to stop so what are you saying , that you teach it or not

That's dogs, plural, as I go out with about ten to twelve at a time. So my version of stop is a lot different to most peoples, but I can tell you they know, it's whether they accept it or not that I can't tell you, but sooner or later they stop.

What I will say is when I get the chance to train a dog one on one they do. Stop means stop now you fucker, it doesn't mean stop 'in a bit'. In fact I've had dogs easier to get this across to than you!

Biscuit on the nose till you say Tussock.

Originally Posted by Tussock

Ok, bit of a funny one for me, she might not eat it. The labrador is not strong in this one.

Whaaaaaaaaaat!

My flatmates are a bit retarded so a dog sitting patiently at the door with his legs crossed isn't enough to tell them that they might need to let him out for a piss. So we're working on Jet ringing a bell when he wants out for the toilet.

Barking with a visual cue is a cool trick to teach! My cue is a flick of my fingers, like how you might flick a crumb with your index finger and thumb.

i understand what yous are saying and thanks for the replys , to prove your point though you dont need to flim the trick you only need to film the correction ,,
and your not going to use the word no to prove your point ,

Had a labX that would do it, and it was strong on the lab....

There's no place for no... your stop will stop any unwanted behavior, no need to introduce an extraneous command and confuse the dog. When it does what you don;t want, put a stop on it. it'll stop doing it.

My dog understands what no is, its not confusing him at all

SO by saying NO isnt that putting a 'stop' on it????

Yes it is.

What's complicated Tussock, that dogs know how to stop?

Oh how we underestimate our canine companions...they have more clues and ques that we rarely get to ever understand let alone acknowledge. We are so up ourselves...this is an animal who would die protecting us...can't we just relish their companionship, their extraordinary senses, their unfailing obliging manner...

Originally Posted by EeeBees

SO by saying NO isnt that putting a 'stop' on it????

No, it's not... sorry you all missed it.

That was hard work Tussock.

When I do the stop whistle it means no, stop, don't fucking to it you bastard. And they even listen sometimes