#training help

[teabaggs]

How To Practice Effectively

Here are some tips I use to practice effectively and improve!

1. Minimize potential distractions

a. Turn off your phone and/or any other things that might distract you

2. Start out slowly or in slow motion

a. Repitition helps build coordination even if it’s incorrect

b. When you gradually increase speed you have a better chance of doing it correctly

3. Frequent repititions and breaks

a. Studies show many top athletes, musicians, and dancers spend 50-60 hours per week on activities related to what they do

4. Practice in your brain

a. Practice in your brain with vidid detail

b. Lots of studies suggest that once a physical motion has been established, it can be reinforced by just imagining it.

Here is a chart for practice

I hope this helps!

[arthurwigglebutts]

Puppy Training Help

What are some good resources for socializing puppies? I know so many of you guys have posted lists over the years, but I cannot for the life of me remember or find any of them. Kaylee’s s doing really well around the house and in other isolated areas, but she is struggling to gain confidence out and about without the help of Arthur and Morgan by her side. There aren’t any puppy classes in my area that I can take her to until after the new year, and I obviously don’t want to wait that long to work through her fear of new things, primarily loud and boisterous people and other dogs.

[harleytheshepherd]

Need help!

It was brought to our attention that at random intervals during the night and while we are away Atlas starts barking. Very loudly too, we have already received 4 complaints from neighbors to the landlord. Any more and we are at risk of being evicted.

I have tried everything I can but he won’t stop. He is fine for the first 30 mins in the crate the starts barking for about 1 min straight then stops. The does it again another 30 mins later. I have never had to deal with this before poppy was a dream while crate training. We are at risk of loosing our home if this continues and I’m at a loss.

I’ve tried chews, Kongs, covering the cage, white noise, a muzzle, nothing works! I can’t just ignore him doing it bc we get noise complaints!

Does anyone have any suggestions!? I’m getting little to no sleep and I can’t leave the apartment anymore I seriously need help!

[dogslostinspace]

I need help:

I can't get assistance from a professional dog trainer till I have disability and know what my income is like. However, I really need help teaching a few things.

Stay, I can get up to about thrirty seconds before Vulcan checks out. Two seconds with Nova, I have to take the word 'stay' out entirely for her. As soon as she hears it she walks away.

A heel. Vulcan sometimes lags behind or walks ahead of me, but in general is pretty good about keeping a those leash, same with Nova. Ive never been very good at teaching a heel, and now is no different. I try the walking and jackpotting as we go but Vulcan tends to stick his butt out when we walk. I've never really worked on a heel with Nova since it wasn't ever needed but I'd like to try now since I need more things to teach her.

Lastly, DPT. Vulcan will happily lean against me, lay on my feet, ect. He actually seems to know when I need these things on his own. On the other hand, I can get him to be comfortable putting his feet on me so he can perform DPT. I mostly have this problem when I'm in a sitting position.

[superdoodleoakley]

can i have some advice on training him to ignore dogs in public? 

picture of tiny oakley is for attention bc i could rly use some help aha and i know the best way to catch eyes is with a cute puppy. more info on the situation and what im doing under the cut if you care

i know its not that big of a deal and probably happens a lot and is easy to work through.. but when i have a problem i cant figure out i tend to hyperfixate and then it really fucks with me…. he used to not have so much of an issue, but lately he gets super excited when he sees other dogs. he doesn’t necessarily lunge, but he does pull towards them and seeing as my knees are Shit its hard for me to maintain my balance when 50+lbs of dog is pulling on me lmao.. his “watch me” is usually pretty good, but sometimes he gets too focused on the dog and just doesn’t listen. what i do now is hold treats under his nose, talk in a higher pitched voice and try to make myself more interesting than the other dog. then, when i have his attention i try to do refocusing exercises (simple commands like “paw” and “touch”) but this doesn’t always work. i think that’s everything, i hope i didn’t miss anything?? thank you so so much to anybody who read this all and offers advice 

[eventingarab]

I just got my first horse sat, she's beginner safe/kid safe (Or so told) but so far she has pulled me around when trying to lead her and seriously pushes her head into my chest (To the point that it hurts). I know it's just her testing if i'm leader or her so i'm working on learning to stop those thing. Any tips?

Horses really don’t do the whole “testing the leader thing,” as dominance theory in general has been disproved, but especially in horses. She probably has never been taught that her behavior is unacceptable. 

The way I teach a horse to not pull on me is to “pop” the lead rope when they begin to lean. This is a negative reinforcement way to do things - if positive reinforcement is more your style, I recommend shooting an ask to @themotherfuckingclickerkid. 

When she puts her head in your chest, firmly make her back up, as I’ve found this is the best way to get a horse out of your space. 

I also would highly recommend finding a trainer to help with ground issues as well if you are a beginner, if you don’t already have one. Good luck!

[wandering-dogs]

Puppies are weird. The day we got him, Wander was calm, a bit overly interested in Chuck, didn't make many noises at all, and wanted neither toy nor food. Also, had no issue with his kennel. Last night he screamed until 3am, clawing and smacking at the walls and floor for a good couple of hours before passing out. He doesn't have the attention span or food drive that would let him be tired out by training yet. Which is fine. But I also can't walk him yet because he doesn't know how to be on a leash, and keeps trying to slip out of his collar when he hits the end, and neither Simon nor Chuck will play with him. So, uh... any ideas for what I should do here? My plan rn is to work on building a food and toy drive, and to continue the little training I've been working on ((his name, recall, leash stuff, and crate training)), but I'm not sure if I'm doing this right? Is this too much for a puppy who's only been here a day and a half? Too little? Am I prioritizing things badly?