MalsInOz
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Feb 24, 2004, 11:08 PM
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Re: [PSD] OB Training for Schutzhund
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Ah yes, this one even get's many dogs with multiple SchH 3 titles!! If the resistance to coming out of the position is never taught, then it's only natural for the dog to get up and move to his master! This is really the first step we use when we start teaching for OB. We start this work only around 12 months of age when the dog is mature enough, before this we use purely motivational techniques to teach the basic commands/positions. Once we start to proof our OB, we use "stress " (proportioned to suit the dog of course) only for being out of the position. When the dog is in correct position, we give much gentle praise and repeat the command, we never give a command while applying "stress". To start, we only ask for an instant of correctness before we give the big break & release. As soon as the dog understands how to avoid the "stress" (this happens very quickly, if done right and depending on the dog, this can take only one or two repetitions) the dog has no problems and will quickly & happily hit his position and fight to stay in the position for he knows he has no problems if he maintains position and of course it is the gateway to reward! This equals speed & attitude! Once this first step is solid we move to absolute Attention, then to absolute Attention with excellent attitude and then absolute Attention with excellent attitude under extreme distraction. Proofing & securing through successful repetition, one step at a time. The "Super Sit" & the learning process developed by the dog, becomes our foundation for teaching virtually all OB excercices. When i first started with these methods i spent many weeks just working on the "Sit", i could not believe how excited and driven i was to work on a plain old sit!! But the reward has been excellent, with a "Super" sit it makes all your work that much easier! I have also been impressed by the way the dogs can transfer their learning experiences to new positions, like "Fuss", "Steh", "Platz" & "Heir". When i taught these other positions i used exactly the same method and the dog understood almost immediately that speed into, and holding the position under all types of distraction was expected so everything has moved very quickly and remained quite solid, especially evident when we started the motion excercises. The foundation in speed and correctness under extreme distraction also transfers perfectly to the protection phase - the ultimate distraction! Once again making your's and the Helpers lives a whole lot easier! Regards, Evan
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