My Lab does pretty much the same - keeps presenting the trick of walking backwards. When she is crawling backward I just have to click - even though I was waiting for something else - you din't :)
Thank you for taking the time and effort to share your training session. Exemplifying to others how working with a dog can be. In the moment, both dog and handler do their best to acheive a desired outcome.
Wouldn't it just be easier and much less of a waste of time, since it IS a Border Collie, to just tell the dog to "get in the box?" I just watched this four minute video, went into the next room and told my two year old BC bitch to get in the box. She did. It took all of five seconds. This clicker training seems kind of ridiculous.
The point is to make the dog figure it out on her own. Border Collies like to have a puzzle. Keeping a BC occupied physically is only half of it... you have to keep them occupied mentally too.
@VComps Perhaps MY Border Collies would disagree. They enjoy games when there's some kind of purpose involved. I've had nine Border Collies and every one of them seemed to understand simple commands like "get in the box." Why, on earth, would I bother with a clicker?
@VComps Hello??? Telling my Border Collie to get in the box and having them do it IS having the dog figure it out on their own. Duh? My Border Collies don't need ME to keep them occupied. They're smart enough to do that on their own.
@DeepDish73 When you have a Border Collie running in Open in herding trials and qualifying, and when you've put OTCh's on TWO dogs, and when you have a successful dog training and agility school, then you'll have the right to call me an asshole. Until then, you just keep putting your Border Collie in that box. How demeaning to do that to such an intelligent breed. Talk about an asshole!!! I'm quite sure your Border Collie thinks you're one, too.
the dog is supose to be hopping into the box and staying, the dog understands what it's doing it just takes them a while to understand the whole concept
Love it :)
My Lab does pretty much the same - keeps presenting the trick of walking backwards. When she is crawling backward I just have to click - even though I was waiting for something else - you din't :)
fGehrcke 10 months ago
Thank you for taking the time and effort to share your training session. Exemplifying to others how working with a dog can be. In the moment, both dog and handler do their best to acheive a desired outcome.
cassiasnow 10 months ago
hahah funny, my border would jump in if I told him once!
hiploving 1 year ago
@hiploving Mine would, too. Who needs a clicker for that?
reiki2guy 1 year ago
Wouldn't it just be easier and much less of a waste of time, since it IS a Border Collie, to just tell the dog to "get in the box?" I just watched this four minute video, went into the next room and told my two year old BC bitch to get in the box. She did. It took all of five seconds. This clicker training seems kind of ridiculous.
reiki2guy 1 year ago
The point is to make the dog figure it out on her own. Border Collies like to have a puzzle. Keeping a BC occupied physically is only half of it... you have to keep them occupied mentally too.
VComps 1 year ago
@VComps Perhaps MY Border Collies would disagree. They enjoy games when there's some kind of purpose involved. I've had nine Border Collies and every one of them seemed to understand simple commands like "get in the box." Why, on earth, would I bother with a clicker?
reiki2guy 1 year ago
@VComps Hello??? Telling my Border Collie to get in the box and having them do it IS having the dog figure it out on their own. Duh? My Border Collies don't need ME to keep them occupied. They're smart enough to do that on their own.
reiki2guy 1 year ago
@reiki2guy
You believe in what you saying?! Stop lying Asshole....
DeepDish73 1 year ago
@DeepDish73 When you have a Border Collie running in Open in herding trials and qualifying, and when you've put OTCh's on TWO dogs, and when you have a successful dog training and agility school, then you'll have the right to call me an asshole. Until then, you just keep putting your Border Collie in that box. How demeaning to do that to such an intelligent breed. Talk about an asshole!!! I'm quite sure your Border Collie thinks you're one, too.
reiki2guy 1 year ago
you should also give the reward towards the task you want them to perform. I would have held the treat inside the box and let the dog take it from me
coreym76 3 years ago
OOO my good! Soo cute! Congratulations!
Labinali 3 years ago
Hahahaaa, around 1:30 you can almost hear her thinking "I AM putting my paw on the box, you stingy bag! SEE??"
dnarii 3 years ago
i dont even understand what the dog is supposed to be doing, what chance has the dog got
billygoatUK 3 years ago
the dog is supose to be hopping into the box and staying, the dog understands what it's doing it just takes them a while to understand the whole concept
heartforagility 3 years ago