View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
Cassandra High Post Member
Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 358 Location: Motherwell
|
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:31 am Post subject: Leads |
|
|
I been looking at training leads on ebay, what length is best? Do you reccomend them at all?
I seen an article somewhere else about using one to get re-call established? |
|
Back to top |
|
|
John Thomson Site Admin
Joined: 07 Apr 2007 Posts: 4780 Location: Cumbernauld
|
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:46 am Post subject: |
|
|
Morning,
lots of us use the police style leather leads, can be adjusted to several different lengths or even for two dogs at once.....about 6 feet long in total.
for recall training a cotton long line is ideal(horse lunge line), it is light enough that the dog is largely unaware that it is there.
Treats are ideal for recall.......always have them ( chopped hot dogs are ideal).
If your dog approaches you even without a command.treat, he will associate you with 'good things' quickly.then start to treat when you command him to come..........notice I said 'command' and not 'ask'.
If your dog does not come immediately when called the long line will allow you the control to enforce the command. _________________ John Thomson
www.cumbernaulddogtraining.co.uk |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Cassandra High Post Member
Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 358 Location: Motherwell
|
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:55 am Post subject: |
|
|
something like this? |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Nicola Guest
|
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:00 am Post subject: |
|
|
John Thomson wrote: |
Morning,
lots of us use the police style leather leads, can be adjusted to several different lengths or even for two dogs at once.....about 6 feet long in total.
for recall training a cotton long line is ideal(horse lunge line), it is light enough that the dog is largely unaware that it is there.
Treats are ideal for recall.......always have them ( chopped hot dogs are ideal).
If your dog approaches you even without a command.treat, he will associate you with 'good things' quickly.then start to treat when you command him to come..........notice I said 'command' and not 'ask'.
If your dog does not come immediately when called the long line will allow you the control to enforce the command. |
That's what I did with my Westie at first. I'm doing it at the moment with my crossbreed.
Now, however, she only gets a treat (along with praise) if she comes immediately. If she hangs around too long, she gets praise but not a treat. I've found this to work extremely well with Molly as she now knows that if she doesn't come to me as soon as I tell her to, she won't get the treat (and that's really what she wants!). |
|
Back to top |
|
|
John Thomson Site Admin
Joined: 07 Apr 2007 Posts: 4780 Location: Cumbernauld
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
Cassandra High Post Member
Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 358 Location: Motherwell
|
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 9:14 am Post subject: |
|
|
cheers me dears! |
|
Back to top |
|
|
kendal I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 4956 Location: cumbernauld
|
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 3:46 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Nicola wrote: |
Now, however, she only gets a treat (along with praise) if she comes immediately. If she hangs around too long, she gets praise but not a treat. I've found this to work extremely well with Molly as she now knows that if she doesn't come to me as soon as I tell her to, she won't get the treat (and that's really what she wants!). |
that is a fab idea will try that with Inca as she has a habit of taking her time. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Cassandra High Post Member
Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 358 Location: Motherwell
|
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:54 pm Post subject: |
|
|
We started Ash with this one tonight. We didn't meet up with the local 'pack' tonight we went a bit later but he was very well behaved.
A couple of times he was distracted by an interesting smell so I think to start with I going to need the line to correct him. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
Gwen Forum Regular
Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Posts: 56 Location: Cornwall, UK.
|
Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 11:39 am Post subject: |
|
|
Oooh thanks John that's one of ours
That's a crap pic in that listing but we're selling them week in week out and haven't had a chance to update the listing.
We do them in black, brown, red & tan these days.
I'm thinking of getting my GSD on the end of one of those leads to update the pic _________________ Gwen.
Owned by "Blue" 9 year old GSD &
"Susi" a baby Northern Inuit |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|