The long training line to control my puppy Ruby is now coming into greater play as Ruby becomes more physically able and as you can see, she can charge about and explore, yet remain under my control at all times. This way we can develop the recall using high-value food and as you can see in this video, I break out the dog whistle (Acme 211.5) and also introduce and formalise the 'This way' phrase a little more.
You should be able to see how using the long line instead of just letting her loose allows the exercise and adventure, but enables me to ensure she doesn't pick up any bad habits. The main ones that you might see if she were off lead this early (which would be way too early) are the ability to ignore my recalls and to chase other objects (people, animals, birds, bikes, etc.)
As with all of the videos in the Puppy Training Journey series, I am demonstrating what can be done with a very young dog so as to avoid issues further down the line, rather than have to address them later on due to either getting ahead of yourself (giving too much freedom too young - which is very common) or not thinking about the small details in the socialisation period.
You'll see how the line enables me to stop her from chasing a jogger and how it also enables me to gently enforce the recall using the line when she gets distracted at times. The power of chicken bits is working very well and so that's a nice habit to get her into at this point. I also used the line to stop her from hassling Pip so much as she does tend to get on her back and yap at her at times.
Dog Behaviourist | Dog Trainer | Dog Expert Witness | Nick Jones MA
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22 авг 2024
