Thread: gwp gobshite

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

sit is a one way command ALWAYS this is the most common mistake I see people fall into...you tell dog to sit you MUST unsit it EVERYTIME. if mine move off the spot they were told to sit on,they get unceramoniously dragged back and plonked on the spot and thier arse pushed down firmly...another good one especially with younger dog is to go to the dog before un sitting it. we use "move on"or the come here or away you go.... funny as heck my 5yr old bitch had got a bit slack on it lately and the other day the cocker moved off.after her seeing him dragged back and plonked down she has been as good as gold...even when I shot a deer in plain sight and had others go past us at VERY close range (14 paces to be exzact) she stayed put untill told to move

consistancy is the key in my opinion...cant see the GWP being much more pigheaded than my GSP x dogs...and remember your dog is in teenage stage right about now too.
good luck,keep us posted.

Totally agree!! Same with working dogs, a command must be broken with another command. So common to see someone make a dog sit then just walk off and expect the dog to follow without breaking the sit command