Keep the rust off of dogs

[aulrich]

I just saw this and thought it would be useful for folks

https://youtu.be/pu3M9xG-aZ8

[Redfrog]

Good clip.

Remember though he's not teaching the dog this stuff in the two minutes. He has spent a lot of time prior to this , training the dog.

It is an excellent work out both mentally and physically for the dog and handler.

[aulrich]

Oh yea there are at least three different drills and just the "Home Plate" drill is a couple of months worth to get to the distance he was away from "home plate" on the second rep.

[J55]

Thanks for sharing it..

[Redfrog]

I think a lot of dog owners do not understand that the level of training in the clip is attainable with a lot of digs with just 15 -20 minutes a day of consistent training. The training never stops but it does get easier and is only minutes invested each day to get a 'push button' dog.

This clip reminds me of using flash cards with my kids. My dog loves these lightning drills. It is a sure treatment for ADHD. It keeps him focused on the handler.

Notice as well that the dog is set up to succeed. He is always a "Good dog"

[wasteland.soldier]

Great to watch, thanks for sharing!

[aulrich]

Originally Posted by Redfrog

Notice as well that the dog is set up to succeed. He is always a "Good dog"

Yup, "no lets see what happens" with that dog, that's were a rookie is best following a proper published system. With a good system steps are very incremental and in the end the dog learns it with much less pressure applied.

I like how engaged that dog is, I think that is a side benefit of shorter training sessions you leave the dog thinking this is great fun vs this is work after the 30 th rep.

I still have a hard time stopping when I am getting clean repetitions, but I have learned to stop before failure.

[Pixel Shooter]

I think spring snow goose was a great way to get the rust off as long as you hold the standard

Great video, for those that dont know, we actually have bill hilmann coming out to do a seminar second week of June for 2 full days, check out the achra site for registration

[edmhunter]

Is that an eat your heart out post PS?