At 08:11 PM 4/6/2005 +0000, you wrote: >have any of you guys ever heard of this: You call your dog at the >park. He looks over to you. You say good dog. Come! He continues, >sniffing and completely ignors you. So... you leave the park and come >back 15 minutes later. This supposedly creates a negative >reinforcement for the dog, and it will never ignore the recall again. >Someone actually suggested that I do this. Said he had read it many >times. Sounds irresponsible to me. What do you guys think? Thanks
At a dog park I would agree. The only way you could do this is to leave another person in charge of your dog while you are gone. It also depends on the dog. If the dog is very clingy to you then it would be upset by you leaving. If the dog gives you the nose, well then he just rewarded himself with 15 more minutes at the park :) The idea can work with the right dog and age. I do this at home with pups, they don't come in, I tell them bye bye and walk inside. Andy could care less and went on with whatever he was doing and would amble to the door in about 15 minutes or so. My other Doodles did not like me disappearing and would quickly run for the door. Kira, on my reappearance would run back out to play, so I usually reappeared with a treat. If she still went back out, I again told her Bye Bye and went inside. You are playing on the pack instincts, to stay with their pack and family. For a more reliable recall I would work it with a leash. Walk around with your dog, then back up calling your dog and telling him "Come", lavish praise and treats. Never call your dog to you for any type of reprimand. He needs to learn this is the best possible place in the world to be! After you have taught him the word "come" you can work on longer leashes. If you have taught the "stay" then you can teach the "come" from a stay. I also teach my dogs to come on a whistle. This is always treated, and since I have multiple dogs the first couple to me get the treats! Makes for a very fast recall :) Once you have a reliable recall, you can work with distractions. Usually a very yummy treat can aid your cause :) Good Luck! Shari Olympic Labradoodles. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/TzSHvD/SOnJAA/79vVAA/rtCxlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/labradoodles/ <*> 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/
