whistle work

just goofing around with matea and some basic whistle work.

she's not as quick with the 'halts' because i wasn't able to use the hand signals, obviously.

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[id493337]

before you use the collar on a dog test it on your self first

[illonahaus]

@id493337

you wanna bet i try it out on myself first. no way would i put something on any of my dogs without feeling it first myself. i almost always check the collar before putting it on the dog.

[cuykaylab]

Good example of using Premack to control the dog by being the resource to get what it wants. It wants to go hunt birds, it gets to do that by doing what you request.

But I don't buy your distinction between a shock or remote-training collar. Conditioning tells the dog how to turn the shock off, but it knows it can be shocked for non-compliance. If its not electric, what is it?

[illonahaus]

not sure what Premack is ... guess i'll have to look it up.

as for the dinstinction between shock and "remote training collars" ... unless you've worked with one, felt it yourself, and really know what you're doing as far as working with really low levels and working with it extremely positively, you can't really know what i'm talking about.

[illonahaus]

if i have to i use the stim for correction/non-compliance ... but this is rare. what i also use it for is direction and marking ... both of which are done extremely positively, otherwise the dog would simply leave the target alone ... i.e. in fetching.

if you felt the levels that my dogs work at you would equate it more to static than a shock. these are low levels, and by using the term 'shock' it leaves people with the wrong impression.

[illonahaus]

don't get me wrong, i can 'shock' my dogs with these collars if i took the levels up, but with proper groundwork and teaching it as a 'language' there is no need to go to those levels, not by a long shot.

[wanaraz]

Not passing judgment at all but why is it called Whistle work? I trained my lab with basic commands with a silent whistle and he did everything out of love. No rewards but a big hug. I miss that dog. Smart as all get out with just one or two lessons about anything I taught him.

[QSmontage1]

Very nice dog you have there you train him/her very well good job!

[id493337]

im surprise most ppl don't good thing you have a heart

[chikinmooose]

Okay GoooOOOOooo! Awesome!

[rgeracer]

Good dog! It follows commands well, whistle and voice, but does it hunt birds just as well? I learned today that it takes experience for a bird dog to distinguish both.

[cuykaylab]

I have tried them on my own neck and its not awful. But I've seen things go haywire, too. So I've used a remote radio/walkie-talkie instead. Gets the dogs attention w/o any chance of electricity. Still keeps the dog's focus out in the field to take my remote hand signals. Nice debating with you :)

[cuykaylab]

Premack principle says that creatures can be trained to do something less likely (come back to you, sit) by making what they want to do contingent on that. We teach little puppies in class to come to owners and sit, because they then get to go play again. In order to play, they must come sit.

[cuykaylab]

I love the "watch " command as well as it requires focus on you before it gets to do its work. Have you ever read Control Unleashed by Leslie McDevitt? Her game is agility, but the principles apply to our games as well. Where are you geographically?