At our PetSmart, they taught us to tell the dog "wrong" instead of no. She would just look at me as I stood and told her 'wrong'...'wrong'...'wrong'...etc. Eventually, after a little sigh, she would finally sit or down....she knew...but for Jade, early classes were more about play then responding to commands, even though she knew exactly what I was asking. During her advance class, I would tell her 'down' and tell her 'wrong' one time. After the first time, I would place her in a down position or a sit position and hold her there if need be. (never rough, just made sure she did what she was told to do). Sometimes, she'd get a little growly (but she's always been vocal and is harmless). Practice, practice, practice...it's what makes them consistant. Someone responded on here that most of the work is done at home and she is SO correct. You just can't expect to work with a dog for an hour, once a week and have her be perfect. It didn't take long, that she knew that if I told her 'down' or 'sit', she WAS going to 'down' or 'sit' and she just started doing it...and enjoying it. She's one that loves the "OH! I got it right!" thing...:) By the time she went into rally, she was quite the little competitor. Once you go into rally, you can only give the command one time and you can never touch them. We were allowed to give repeated hand signals but not voice ques. She was awesome. It was almost as though she strived for perfection. I had the instructor tell me, 'mom, she doesn't always have to be perfect'...but it wasn't me that expected perfection...she worked hard for it. You could just see her come alive and animated as I would ask her to go through her paces. Of all the dogs I've trained, I think I've enjoyed her the most because she seemed to just thrive on it.
>From: Mareen Lucas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 2007/03/30 Fri AM 02:51:25 CDT >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: Re: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: petsmart training >How did you convince her to do something you ask now and not later resp. not >at all? > >Mareen > > >> Thank you Jeannine! I think she is beautiful too, and not at all spoiled! >> She is very smart but she was VERY stubborn. It took almost 3 classes >> (advanced) before she would really do what I told her, when I told her. She >> knew exactly what I wanted but she had little issues like not wanting to sit >> or lie on the cold floor. I was the only mom that carried around a little >> rug for her to learn on..:) >> Linda >> >> >> >From: Jeannine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >Date: 2007/03/28 Wed PM 09:12:18 CDT >> >To: [email protected] >> >Subject: Re: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: petsmart training >> >> >She sure is pretty - I'll bet she's smart too especially after all that >> training. Jeannine >> > >> >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My little girl - Jade - l/2 chi and l/2 >> minpin has been through multiple classes at Pet Smart. She resembles a chi >> with >> subtle pin markings and people are always coming up to me and asking if >> they are trainable. OMG! She is the smartest little thing. She started out in >> puppy classes with the clicker at 8 weeks old, graduated to >> >> >> Linda >> Saving one at a time - Please help >> www.minpinrescue.org >> >> >> >> " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! >> Join today! " >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> > >-- >"Feel free" - 10 GB Mailbox, 100 FreeSMS/Monat ... >Jetzt GMX TopMail testen: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/topmail > > >" Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! >Join today! " >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > Linda Saving one at a time - Please help www.minpinrescue.org " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
