bentbarrel Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 Hi everyone, im currently tryin to train my 11 month old cocker bitch as per the gundog club training guide. Im currently teaching the sit. In this you walk her n the lead at heel sit her, remove the lead, walk 10 paces out turn and blow the whistle then return to the dog and put the lead on her and heel her on. However, now when i turn and get ready to blow the whistle or when im walking back to her she ups and runs away and i cant get hold of her for love nor money! But if i leave the lead on her i can walk around her in big circle sand she wont move an inch. Has anyone got any pointers as to where im going wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teal27 Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 Hi there im currently training my 9month old springer/lab cross and she had the same problem until i started using some bacon and liver treats, try using something you know she loves and see if that helps. It done the trick for me now shes learning quicker than my friends lab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WGD Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 Hi everyone, im currently tryin to train my 11 month old cocker bitch as per the gundog club training guide. Im currently teaching the sit. In this you walk her n the lead at heel sit her, remove the lead, walk 10 paces out turn and blow the whistle then return to the dog and put the lead on her and heel her on. However, now when i turn and get ready to blow the whistle or when im walking back to her she ups and runs away and i cant get hold of her for love nor money! But if i leave the lead on her i can walk around her in big circle sand she wont move an inch. Has anyone got any pointers as to where im going wrong? IMO you're too far away and when she goes you can't correct her - she knows that now so will keep doing it. She also knows she can't go anywhere with the lead on hence she'd fine in that situation. I would drop the 10 paces to 1 or 2 so you can get to her if she breaks and put her back on the spot to reinforce the command, then build the longer distance when she knows what she's being asked to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentbarrel Posted May 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 Hiya, i did stopped the training for a few day's then drop the distance down and built it back up and used liver cake as a treat. I think that stuff is a dog trainers secret, they love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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