Discover why you won’t need to use the word “stay” when you are teaching your puppy or dog to sit - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gNnnoqLbTzk.html
I have a 15 week old Yorkie puppy who is not the slightest bit food motivated and I was becoming increasingly frustrated trying to train her, I stumbled across this video and started working with her using these methods and I am so happy!!! She understood what I wanted her to do! After working with her for 10 minutes I could get her to sit without a toy or a command and by the end of the night she was bringing me all of her toys and sitting down in front of me!!!
I’m excited to have seen this video. I’ve been saying ‘sit’ without giving Faith the proper understanding of what it is. By using a combination of these suggestions, using a clicker vs saying ‘yes’ (so diluted) and not using the word sit is improving our connection and bond with each other. Thanks!
Thank you! This is perfect! I'm working with shelter pups and there's one who really needs to be taught how to be respecitable member of society lol She jumps, puppy nips, lunges and barks at dogs, all things you'd expect from a 9month old who's had no work. She's really good at giving me her attention and walking (loosly, but I'm not after much) next to me. I want her to have a sit to help with her attention on me when working around other dogs, it helps me more than anything. Having a nightmare trying to get her to follow a lure and I don't feel I have all the time in the world ( again she's a shelter dog, I only get an hour or two a week with her for this sort of thing). I thought I'd look for something else, something she might find more enjoyable. I'm really looking forward to trying some of these out with her! Thank you! I'm also really looking forward to watching the rest of your videos, it's a rariety I find a dog trainer on facebook I like these days lol. Thank you
Hi Susan, new subscriber…❤ your channel. I have an 8 month old 7-lb Yorkie. Question: Many times,your cookie feeding is in your hand with your arm extended. My dog would have to jump to get that cookie. How do you handle a very small sized dog? Thanks!
Love this! (Also love your hair in this one Susan! LOL) my new puppy's "gotcha day" is coming up soon (16 more sleeps!) so this is perfect timing! I'm going to try *all* of them! Thank you Susan! (If you have 10 ways to teach "stand" I'd love to see that video too! I know the one way you do it, but are there others?? Enquiring minds want to know!! LOL)
Hi Pamela, you could do HSTD and Crate Games as there is no overlap apart from Susan's brilliant training insights and foundations :-). Crate Games is great to create drive, self control and motivation. Here's the link in case you wanted to learn more: dogsthat.com/y/crategames
From what I’ve gathered it’s because you are using the treat High and Back, as a reinforcement for the sit/stay in the crate, luring would be more like using the treat to achieve the sit/stay. So if you’re treating before the desired behavior it’s luring, after is reinforcing the behavior.
I messed up with the tug-sit-tug game and I now have a tug-down-tug game. I'm also having trouble getting my pup to sit at all on command (where previously she was great at this). She knows to sit to be released from her crate and to sit before going outside, but in all other situations her first behavior to offer is a down. How can I get her back to sitting?
HI! How would the dog know (except for when using target) if it should sit in front of you or beside you? Will you later on add different cues for each one? Like "heel" for sitting next to you and regular "sit" to fit in front? I would love to hear more about it. Imma try your methods to get my dog listen at distance, so I start step by step with mastering these basic cues as you said, even though my dog in general understands them and have duration and distance (to some point) but she is really slow especially outside.
Thank you! I love this approach and I'm now checking out your web site. Just got a 12-week old Papillon puppy, who is so smart and learns so quickly, I'm realizing the need for some learning for myself so he isn't inadvertently learning the wrong things! I see you have some online courses which would be a good starter for me while I look for someone locally for training. And this helps me identify better what I am looking for in a trainer and an approach.
Hi, I have a 7month old Papillion puppy! I'm finding it challenging to train him, but he definitely is very smart. I love Susan's videos. They've opened my eyes to so much!
It wasn’t until I watched this video that I realized my dog’s sit was a “sloppy” sit - often onto one hip or the other. I’ve asked vets and trainers about this before because I was concerned it might indicate a physical problem and they have all said I shouldn’t worry about it since he is able to do a proper sit. Now you’ve given me a way to tighten up his sit into a proper one. We tried the plank but he so far keeps seeing it as a place just to perch his front paws. (Using a bed he has a super fast hop into it and sit…just usually a crooked sit.) I think I’m going to have to work to get him sitting on something smaller like a bucket. Any other ideas on how to straighten up his sit are welcome.
This is an awesome video and learning how to shape first and add names after the behavior is right is very exciting. I can't wait for our puppy to arrive to follow this. One question I have, though, is about the clicker. I don't think I want to use or like the idea of the clicker but what do I know? Not much. So can you do a video about clickers and tell whether you like them or don't like them? Or at least answer the question here? I'll keep an open mind and if you like them I'll watch more clicker videos and see if I can get on board. But right now, they don't excite me.
I have a 4 mos pup..silly question while playing tug at times I cannot get pup to let go of tug toy so we can replay again and carry on with a training issues ..how can I do more so pup will let go of a tug toy
Hi there! No silly questions here, we are all lifelong learners. If you check out this great blog post, Susan gives direct step-by-step instructions here: susangarrettdogagility.com/2019/08/gimmie-dat-tug-the-out-release-is-just-dog-training/
My dog - greyhound and older, does not sit if you raise food - he just walks backwards until he can see it in his eyeline and he has a long neck and good sight above him.
I just discovered Susan Garrett's clips and love it. I am picking up my standard poodle puppy in June. I am binge watching her clips. I am shifting my thinking about dogs and realize that I have much to beg forgiveness for from my past dogs. I even had personal trainers coming to my home for training. One was proud to tell me: "See, she comes to me now" after throwing a heavy set of keys at her and hitting her. I got rid of him fast, she was scared of him. Thank you for clarifying so much and I wish I could go to her centre, just 5 hours from my place. Ho well. C'est la vie.
Susan, I love what you do but the absence of using visual cues initially with lures quickly faded ,for teaching sit (and other basics like stand and down) is such a waste of novice trainer time when studies have shown dogs attend to human visual cues faster than verbal cues. They cue into our visual looks and hand gestures more quickly than chimpanzees or wolves. Dr. Brian Hare and the studies from Prague confirm this . Having an aligned sit is usually conditioned with the angle of the wrist and elbow presentation. Food lures often become crutches if not faded properly but absence of an olfactory . ed
my puppy started to pivot out to sit when on the leash, so the plank is an excellent idea to help cement that I want him to sit next to me, not walk forward, turn around to me and then sit.
I need some help with working with a wheelchair/rollator. Could you do a podcast on teaching your dog to walk next to a noisy cart in the store etc.? Please???
I’m a new subscriber and loving your content. We’re getting our rough collie puppy mid-August (first puppy in about 15 years after several retired racing greyhounds). We’re diving in deep! Thanks for the awesome help!
Oh my goodness, marvelous! I'll be trying this out ASAP. As always, my fantastic dog has helped me, he has a lovely (in my opinion) tight sit, for a pet dog and has managed to do it despite my horrendously clumsy teaching. We had so much fun today, we played asking for a cue whilst I was doing random things (lying down, jumping jacks and spinning round on a chair) seems he is clear on most cues (although he always tries to turn to face me....we're playing/working on that one) apart from the stand......which he feels is only to be done when I stand completely still! With out your guidance I wouldn't of ever known this (or bothered to find out)! Thanks for all of this awesome FREE training. You are incredibly generous. I'd love to share the video of us playing but I look like a mad woman, with a massive grin on my face, as the whole game made me laugh so much, Bodie was having fun too looking at his TEEMP! Goodness only knows what the neighbours thought!!
Well I’ve only been watching for a few days & omg you are my Dali Llama of all things dogs. But….. I am so completely overwhelmed feel like my dreams of learning agility courses & to be able to come to my work for company for my patients (long term care) ummmm yea . I’m still struggling with 3 manners. I’ve been so overwhelmed and stressed because I feel like a total looser. Letting him down. So I’m in tears and he is eating my shower or my clothes or whatever because I got to exhausted. Lol it is getting better but only because I learned what a clicker and treats can do.
I am having a difficult time getting my Newfie to sit by my side. He doesn’t give me a nice straight sit - it’s either in front or off to the side. I have started using a wooden spoon as a target. I’m also using the side of the garage to help. Where can I get a plank like you have in the video? I would need to put two or three together. Can you also recommend a place to purchase a perch for perchwork? Thank you! 🐾
Hi Donna, the plank is home made. For the perch, you can use stuff you already have, like an anti-slip food bowl, or piece of rubber. You can see Susan's suggestions around minute 2 here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-O6sj6fTJnFc.html
Please may we have a podcast on default positions. ....a hundred years ago when I started dog training I was told a stand was the best default position? ??..I don't know too much about this subject. ....granny owned by a cattle dog
Hi Kerry, thanks so much, added to suggestions. You might enjoy Susan's video on consent in dog training that covers "game on" and is packed with amazing insights - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mzoUUJT5eiQ.html (DogsThat Team)
Another great video. Slightly off topic but I noticed that at 7:33 when you release Tater, the other dogs also leave their stations. Do you have a way of releasing only the dog you're working with? I just got a second dog and I'm working on one dog stationing while I train the other - it's going well except when I'm teaching release cues to the new dog. The existing dog breaks position too and I don't know if I should withhold reinforcement and put him back because technically he did what he's trained to do, waiting until he hears the release cue!
I always say the dog's name I want to be released. When I forget (as I often do when caught up in the moment playing crate games) it can be a free-for-all because all of my dogs know Crate Game quite well so the release will trigger them into "play mode."
hi Susan, just found your channel and love it! we have a year old shepherd mix rescue we got when she was 4 mos old. SO smart and sweet. started training early but involved food treats. we must have messed something up because her sits have gotten inconsistent and sometimes very slow or it takes several commands. we try to have her sit at every door in or outdoors and wait before moving, but i like how you have things without a stay. we'll start over with crate games, but i'm confused - on the pivot/swivel game video, you're using food. is that not a lure? thanks! we'll keep going
Hi Brookfire, it's awesome you found this video to help your puppy, and thank you so much for your lovely words about our channel 💙 Susan has a great video on the difference between shaping and luring that is full of insights and covers how we use treats, here's that link for you - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FxAeS2BNvKY.html
Definitely between 2 & 3, so will be going to the 14 list. Question: is Hot Zone the same as Place? Is it the crate? I know it is not the couch, there too often. Is there a best place for the Hot Zone?
Hi Margie, initially we shape a Hot Zone to be something clear for our dogs, like a bed, but once we have strong foundations, anything suitable can be a Hot Zone. When Susan was training her dogs for the moves, she could even use a tape marker on the floor as a Hot Zone.
hello from Portugal, i have a nice puppy Border and i love yourvideos i have learn alot. I suggest a video to how make a plan for a dailly traning to basic obidience, sit dow stay, go to a bet wallk without push on a leash. just a line guide to a dailly training. Love the videos Susan andkeep helping ;)
Hi Patricia, thank you so much for tuning in! We have a video to help with your planning - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vFZpn62pI60.html
Awesome Video and content. I don't even have my new puppy as of yet but have been watching every video you have put out. Would love to see more content just like this. When I get closer to getting my puppy will most definitely be jointing your on line classes. Thank you so much for your wonderful and insightful knowledge
Brilliant! Im so looking foreward to trying this with the 10 mnth Jack Russel coming to live with us next mnth, she has a real sloppy sit. Where can I find the crate game videos?
