How to train a dog to Leave it
How to train a dog to "Leave it" - training a dog
How to train a dog to "Leave it"
This is a success-guaranteed method of teaching a dog the "leave it" command. By being patient and shaping the dogs behavior step-by-step, we can teach them to ignore something that they want. This video highlights the very beginning few steps of teaching this important cue. Further training is required to build on it and make it even more solid. The dog that you see in this video is Charlie. He is a friends dog who was kind enough to let me work with him for this video. The entire session was no more than 15 minutes. ------- Please SUBSCRIBE if you havent & support positive dog training! Animals deserve to be treated with love & respect. Thanks for watching!
Shaping Explained- Part 1 of Training Your Dog to Turn on a Light Switch with Clicker - training a dog
Shaping Explained- Part 1 of Training Your Dog to Turn on a Light Switch with Clicker
Follow Jessies actual progress during the first steps learning to turn on a light switch. In under 4 minutes (approx. 45 clicks), she has the main idea. WARNING: If your dog has ever been on an e-collar (electric zaps as punishment), please DO NOT train your dog this way for a live light switch. Their wet noses make contact and cause a small zap. There are other switch adaptors (drop down) that would be suitable for dogs with this background as the dog does not have to interact with the actual switch. I discovered tis when training Lucy, my rescue dog. She had been on an e-collar before we got her and she eagerly trained on the dummy switch. When I tried using the live switch, she touched it once, then ran away in fear and refused to touch it again. PLEASE, please, please do not use E-collars on your dogs. Not only is it punishing to your dog, there is too much unpredictable fallout after you stop using them. Have you considered training your own assistance or service dog? Or trying out a new trick to impress friends? Clicker training is the best way I have found to successfully train almost any dog. I have been asked several times for footage of a dog learning a task or being shaped for the first time so new trainers could see the actual process and know what to expect. So here it is! Lots of repetition. Note she doesnt get clicked for any behavior she offers that I dont want later on such as pawing, stepping on or scratching the switch plate. The only editing was for ...
