Worst piece of dog training advice you have been given?
When my current Dobermann b*tch was a pup she has the annoying habbit of grabbing trousers legs {usually mine} & more often that not pinching the skin in the process {she was corrected & gave the "game" up}
I mentioned this to the ex police dog trainer who helped run the obedience club I attended & he advised that I let her carry on uncorrected & she would soon get bored of it!
When I had an overly dog aggressive Boxer I was trying to socialize & work on her focus and control, with intentions of eventually being able to bring her into the Obed ring....
Somebody actually suggested REALLY harsh collar corrections, practically "hanging" her, front paws off the ground....with a PRONG COLLAR. Lady who gave me the advice was an Obedience competitor with a lot more experience than me, so I figured she knew what she was doing. She even asked to "borrow" my dog so that she could demonstrate exactly what she was talking about. We were in a public place with other dogs around, so all she had to do was put my dog in a position where she was triggered to lunge and snarl at another dog. Her snarl went immediately to a scream and her feet came up off the ground...but the whole time she was fighting, gagging, trying to growl and bite at whatever she could. It certainly didn't neutralize the situation, it only served to help her associate other dogs with fear and pain :(.
I have nothing against prong collars when used PROPERLY and this was definitely not what I consider proper use of one. I felt so bad that I actually put my dog in someone else's hands & let this happen to her, And I vowed from that point on, I'd NEVER let anyone else handle my dog. Ever.
Fortunately, another person who saw what happened, took me aside privately and put me in touch with someone who was better equipped to help me & my dog. I learned that day that just because someone's got a few dogs with an "alphabet soup" of titles, doesn't mean they know everything about training.
It took about a year of hard work, but I was able to teach her to focus on ME and ignore other dogs, without inflicting prong-collar puncture wounds on her.
Harrogate Road Safety Dog Training Club - Display Team - Summer 2009
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[simpleaffiliate source="chitika" results="0"][/simpleaffiliate] How involved are you with your dog(s)?
Do you involve your dog in your own hobbies, such as jogging with your dog? Do you take your dog places on a regular basis? Do you show confirmation or compete in events such as obedience, agility, rally, etc.? Do you take your dog to training classes? Are you a member of any local dog training groups or clubs? Etc.
(Note: This isn't a "quiz" where you have to answer all the questions, I just included them as general information.) .
Very involved! My husband and I do not gave any human children (yet), so the dogs are with us all the time.
I do not jog with my dogs, being a Saint Bernard and a Newfoundland, they would not appreciate that too much. However, I do walk them twice daily. And when it is warm outside I will also swim with my dogs. Exercise for us all!!!
My dogs do go to work with me often :) They like to either hang out at the front desk of the office with the receptionist, or like to join the other dogs (our vets and techs usually bring our dogs with us) in the back where they can run around and have fun in a safe environment.
I do not show my dogs (both adopted out of rescue), but I do work with both of them individually where they excel. For example, I do obedience with my Saint Bernard. She would LOVE to do agility, but due to her bilateral hip dysplasia... I have to hold her back! My Newfoundland passed her water and drafting test this past summer, so we put a lot of work and time into that!
I am a member of both breed clubs (American and local) and am very active in rescue and fostering for both breeds.
Dog Training Club of St.Pete's Flyball Teams
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You may have a lifestyle that involves hours in your car, and you like your dog to go with you. If that's the case, we hope you won't be like Deanna. She loved her little shih tzu, Scarlet, so much that she did everything she could to help Scarlet feel secure, including endangering herself and her dog by allowing Scarlet to sit on her shoulders while she was driving. Scarlet would fall asleep and slide down Deanna's back so she had to hunch over while driving -- a very uncomfortable and dangerous position. Deanna's daughter, Kim, who also loved Scarlet very much, cured her of her shoulder-sitting habit. "I just wouldn't let her sit on my shoulders," she said. This reflects a profound training method -- your kind and firm expectations and follow-through.
Many people have developed the habit of letting their dog ride in the passenger seat next to them. This is a mistake, mainly for safety reasons. If you have a fairly large dog, your view can be obstructed. If you encounter an emergency and need to brake suddenly, your dog could get injured by hitting the windshield or by the air bag. If you have to make a sharp turn, your dog could end up bumping into or falling over you.
Your dog is safest in the back seat. Use either a special harness for your dog that hooks on to a seat belt, a doggy car seat that elevates your dog so he or she can watch out the window, or a leash that attaches to the seat belt. All of these items can be found at a pet store or on the Internet. If your car is a station wagon or sport-utility vehicle, the best way to transport your dog is in the far back of the car using a crate or a grill to create a safe, convenient compartment for the dog. This is how Lynn's dogs ride in the car, and they love going everywhere with the family, no matter how long the trip. They're so quiet, it's easy to forget they're back there. All it takes to get them ready is to ask, "Would you like to go to the movies?" Or, "Should we go to the bakery?" Or, "Anyone want to go to Tahoe?" and both dogs are standing with noses to the door, ready for an adventure.
If you have a pickup truck without a camper shell, you have only two options: in the cab with you with the leash attached either to the door handle or some other device that keeps your dog from reaching you, or a crate in the pickup bed securely fastened with bungee cords or something similar that will prevent it from tipping over or sliding. Unfortunately, it is common practice for some people to keep dogs in the back of a pickup either loose, which is illegal in some communities and a totally unacceptable option for safety reasons, or to use a commercially available device that allows the dog to be secured in the pickup bed without being able to reach the sides. If you have an accident, the device could break and your dog could tumble out of the truck to certain death or severe injury, not to mention the serious hazard to traffic. Also, keeping a dog in the pickup bed can be very damaging to the dog's eyes with debris flying through the air. In hot weather, unless you have carpeting in your pickup, the metal will heat up to an unacceptable degree and hurt the dog's feet. It's an excellent idea to transport a dog in a pickup with a camper shell with adequate flooring (not the metal bed itself) and with windows on the side for ventilation, or a window between the cab and the camper shell, so the dog can feel close to you.
Start training your dogs early if you want them to get used to traveling in a car with you. Use one of our recommended forms of containment or a crate. Leave a bowl of water in the car, along with some type of animal product such as a baited bone or a hoof. And lock your doors; if your dog is well socialized, valuable, and friendly, he could become a dog-napping victim. In hot or even warm weather you must never leave your dog in the car, even in the shade. Even with windows cracked open and in the shade, the temperature inside the car can be fifteen to twenty degrees hotter than outside, and your dog can die of hyperthermia.
If dogs could talk, we think they might say: "Riding in the car is almost as much fun as going for walks with you. Thanks for taking me along and keeping me safe."
Dog training part 1 of 5 Obedience Training with Gary Jackson
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