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The same goes when you groom the dog. dog picture Rescue dogs. Constantly tell it "THATS FINE" This process is accompanies by a slow stroking of the dogs side from behind the collar to the back elbow on the hind leg. As you progress into the drive work its only necessary to bring the dog into your arms for 1/2 of a second. Just enough time to stroke its side one time, just enough time to say "THATS FINE" and let the dog run again or enough time to take up the string and play tug. dog picture Dog trainers california. It is critical at this point that when you take the string in your hand you don't try and jerk the ball out of the dogs mouth but rather take up the slack in the line and play tug. At this stage of training the goal is to teach the dog to come into your arms and feel comfortable being there. The goal is not to teach a firm grip. dog picture Hunting dog training. To try and YANK the ball out of the dogs mouth (like we will later on in training to improve the grip) only causes the young do to feel nervous about coming into your arms because it thinks that you are going to try and take the toy away. To TopQUESTION:Should I use a Prong collar in the drive building?ANSWER:No - there should be no pain involved with the drive building phase of training. If the dog has a prong on - turn it around so the flat side is against the dogs neck. To TopQUESTION:My dog bites my hand when I try and make driveANSWER:The dog has not yet learned that the toys are YOUR TOYS and YOU give success when the dog does what YOU want. The dog still thinks that it's his toy and he takes the toy when HE wants and not when YOU want. This is demonstrated when you put the dog into a sit after drive. These dogs will jump for the toy. They have not learned to sit and focus. They need to learn that jumping brings no success.
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