Lure Reward Training

Lure Reward training is simply the easiest and most effective way to train a dog. The key to using this method is taking lots of small steps, with each repetition asking your dog to perform better or longer than last time. Through a series of incremental improvements we can eliminate our need for lures in training and we can replace food rewards with life-rewards and praise. This is the only way to end up with truly reliable, off-leash control, which will make life with your dog so much richer and more enjoyable.
Science-Based Dog Training (with Feeling)

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Pets & Animals

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• ian dunbar
• dog
• training
• lure
• reward
• behavior
• positive
• fun
• games
• obedience

[DogStarDaily]

We don't want to eliminate hand signals, we just want to teach verbal commands as well. The difficulty is that dogs are so much more attuned to our physical movements, so if we want them to learn a verbal command we need to gradually "phase out" the hand signal. Most dogs will continue to understand the hand signal better, and it will always be a valuable tool in our training kit.

[AmazingAshley77]

Everytime I see these videos in my subscription box I get so excited! These are amazing videos and make me understand so much more about training. Thank you so much Dr. Dunbar.

[musicofnote1]

Why would you want to phase out the hand signal? They definitely CAN learn both the cue and the signal, just as they can also learn a whistle cue. A dog that responds to a vocal cue, a hand cue and/or whistle is one whose owner is not "damned" to only coming within vocal range - and what if you can not scream your come at a distance? Why NOT still have a good hand cue in your dog's repertoire?

[musicofnote1]

@RhainyC - check out my channel, especially the Recalls in Brittany film. Whatever you can train your dog to do can only be a plus, and an out-of-sight recall or out-of-voice range recall is just another part of training. If I'm in an area where it would not be prudent to scream a cue - and of course in my prefered sprot, Dog Dance where many cues are trained as body-positioning, it's not rocket science to do so. Therefore, i have problems imagining when a sight-cue could be a disadvantage.

[RhainyC]

@musicofnote1 I would say that if the dog is that far away (out of voice range) you're not in proper control of your dog. The whistled commands are a bonus, but only if your dog is fully and completely solid on ALL other obedience commands.