3month old Puppy Training: "Stop" Cue - Australian Cattle Dog

[QCDoggies]

Love it -- if you're filming this yourself I need to learn some tips because I can't train and film at the same time!!! What a gorgeous puppy!!

[taketheleadvideo]

with such a strong 'sit' cue being learned, why not just use that as your 'stop' cue?

that way, your pup knows exactly what earns reward in any given situation. if she's chasing kids/bikes or something and you give the 'sit', then that will come to mean 'stop what you're doing and bum on the floor!' - add a taught recall and you're laughin! your commitment is infectious - stay with it!

[taketheleadvideo]

hi!

i really like your enthusiasm for training her - and she's great! i'd say that although she's stopping (which is what you're after), she's also consistently offering the 'sit' following the 'stop' cue. in which case, be aware that you may be inadvertently replacing the sit cue with stop - which may cause you frustration later on! your timing is nice and she's a happy dog (nothing more important than that in my humble opinion)! keep going - looking like fun!

[bordergirlsmom]

GREAT trick and great life skill!!! Cali is soooo cute!  Cattle dog puppies are the cutest! ---Kathy with Liz/Breeze/Cricket

[MultiAnimalcrackers]

Excellent work...towards the end she had it perfect....just remember to do plenty of practise on walks. The more you do the more well learnt a behaviour becomes:))

good job:))

[mydestinydog]

really good but i dont see how its a trick ? its just the same as sitting infront of you ? you might aswell get her to come and then say sit

[cattledogsandmutts]

@mydestinydog no- It's a cue for her to stop wherever she is and whatever shes doing. When i say "STOP" she is to stop. . example: about to run into street- or chasing a child's heels (she is a cattle dog after all) etc.

[MultiAnimalcrackers]

@mydestinydog after well proofing and learning of the 'stop' cue...when shouting this cue out the dog will STOP at anytime, anywhere....yes it is like learning sit...but if a dog is running somewhere that could possibly be dangerous..you will prob be panicking a bit...so the word STOP will be something that you would likely use...it rolls off the tongue better and it has more urgency to it, to comply:))