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Setting the dog up for the left and right:
This handler is setting the dog up between
her legs, centered on her body, so the dog does
not consider which side he left from.
Troubleshooting
* If you are using a treat to distract the
dog until you tickle him, you may need
to fold it tight into your hand to get him
to turn away from it. If it continues to be
diļ¬cult, remove the food and use the
hand-in-the-collar routine. I like using
the food when the dog can handle it
because it helps to keep the dog from
anticipating the tickle.
* Start with several treats in your hand
so that you are ready if your dog needs
more treats to get himself turned
* If the tickle doesn't do the trick, try a
soft pinch or gentle hair pull. Be careful
with reactive dogs; I don't want you to
get bitten! You can also try other parts of
the leg to tickle, pinch, or pull; the hock
often works well.
* Do not start to turn yourself until the
dog has definitely turned his head away
from you.
* Don't worry about anticipation. When it
happens, you are on the right track and
should start using your turn command at
that point.
* Always rotate with the dog so you end
up facing the same way as the dog.
Ground Work
Training Verbal "Left" and "Right"
Cues
I recommend using shaping (clicker training) when teaching left and right. The
The handler stays in the middle of the
jumps so she does not influence the dog
before she gives the verbal command.
I do not recommend teaching the dog to turn
like this. The hand movement is so large that the
fading process will add unnecessary time to the
training process.
shaping process takes comprehension to
the required higher level. Here are some
basic tips for shaping left and right.
* Reward every correct response. Withhold
rewards for incorrect responses.
* Teach left or right first, spending a few
days on it. Like any new behavior it is
best to play with it for 2 to 3 minutes
several times (six to eight) a day. Dogs
that only get a shot at a new skill once
or twice a week can really struggle and
seem to always be going back to square
one (often because they are!).
* Do not wait till the original direction you
choose to start with is totally perfected
before you start teaching the other direction. As soon as you have basic comprehension, begin training the second
direction.
* If your dog struggles with one side more
than the other, work on the weaker side
for a day or two and put the other side
on the back burner. You may have to do
this balancing act by going back and
forth between cues as you proceed.
* When you ask the dog to distinguish
between the two directions, don't go
crazy going back and forth and back
again. The dog will just start guessing
and he will not be learning anything.
Ask for repeated responses for the same
direction; for example, two, three, or
four reps of one direction and then ask
for the other direction. This will prove
whether the dog comprehends the cue
more than just going back and forth.
Vary which cue you start with in each
training session.
Words of Caution
* I do not recommend teaching the dog
to turn by using a wide, sweeping hand
movement. The motion is a much too
large hand signal and will take too much
work to fade. Remember, we are teaching a verbal cue and any physical movement used in the initial teaching stages
will have to be faded. Even the movements used above will have to be faded,
but they don't take as long to fade since
they are smaller (which is the reason I
use them!).
* I do not use hand signals to turn my dog
away from me. We bring our hands up
all the time in agility to cue the dog to
go straight. Using the hand to also signal
the dog to turn can confuse the dog,
even if you try to discriminate between
signals by hooking your arm to turn him
and keeping your arm straight to cue
straight. If you use a hand signal, the dog
will begin to guess as you start to raise
your hand whether you are going to cue
straight or a turn. Use your raised hand
only to mean travel straight and your
dog will not end up confused and turning when you don't want him to.
Next Month
Work on perfecting your ground work.
In part 2 of the article you'll take your
training to one jump and then two
jumps. D
Sandy Rogers has been teaching obedience and agility since 1991, and founded ACE Dog Sports in San Francisco, California in 1999. Her dogs have competed in the
USDAA and AKC national championship finals multiple times in four jump heights. Sandy and Jack Russell Terrier Quill competed on Team USA at the World Agility
Open in 2011-2013, winning individual gold and silver in 2012 and bronze in 2013. Quill won the 2013 USDAA Grand Prix Finals, and placed second at the 2012 and
2014 AKC Nationals. Sandy has two DVDs available: One Jump Two Jump and Feet First. To contact Sandy, email sandyrogers@acedogsports.com.
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