Luka-pop Posted January 21, 2003 Posted January 21, 2003 Okay, my dog knows the "sit" "down" "wait" "paw" "catch" and "sit up" in both English and Japanese. Sounds well trained? Problem - how I get him o go from the down, back up to the sit. Once he gets down, he won't get back into the sit, which means that he can't do the paw or the sit up. Once he gets down, I have no option but to give him the treat. Can you reverse this process, so that he goes from the down to the sit? :-? Quote
DogPaddle Posted January 21, 2003 Posted January 21, 2003 Try "up" or whatever command you want to use or just plain "sit" while leading the dog into the right position with a treat - hold it in front of nose and slowly lift upwards and moving back very slightly. Use very small treats and try rapidly going between down and sit clicking and/or treating for each succesful change. Quote
yellowlabsrule Posted January 21, 2003 Posted January 21, 2003 Yeah, I don't remember how we taught Winnie, but it's very useful. Quote
Luka-pop Posted January 21, 2003 Author Posted January 21, 2003 Hey guys! Luka does it perfectly most of the time now:D! Sometimes, he'll think that it means to jump up and grab the food, and my hand :o -bad... He only does his tricks with some sort of hand motion though. Is that bad? Should I get him to respond only to my voice? Or only to the hand signals? :-? Quote
wildbunch Posted January 22, 2003 Posted January 22, 2003 Hand commands are great as your dog will constantly be watching you. Most voice trained dogs do not always focus on their owners. I enjoy training with both, as both are very useful. Down to sit: DogPaddle gave you the right advice. Good luck and keep us posted. I personally use "up" to get up on something. :oops: Including hugs! (Bad habit I know, but I love hugs and my dogs are big enough to get their paws on my shoulders. We don't let them do it to strangers.) Quote
Cheetah Posted January 22, 2003 Posted January 22, 2003 I think that hand signals work great too! Only thing is that you have to make sure that Luka actually understands the meaning of the word and isn't only responding to the hand signals. I usually like to teach my dog the command first, then I add hand signals once she knows the word. But if you don't mind always using hand signals, it doesn't really matter - as long as you're consistent! :) Quote
mouseatthebusstop Posted January 22, 2003 Posted January 22, 2003 I use both. It works quite well Quote
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