![]() My first instructor gave me some advice that stuck. When you want to work on recalls, have a long line on him so you can reinforce it. If you do not have a fenced area, then you really need to keep him on a long line for safety. Last time can be the 2nd or 3rd time I throw the ball or 25 or 30 times. Murray will put his ball back in the training bag when I tell him "last time". He will understand what "last time" means eventually. When you are ready to go, tell him "last time" When he brings back the ball, praise him, give him a treat, then clip the leash on him. You will need to build up to that point gradually but that doesn't mean he shouldn't get exercise in the meantime. Do not try calling him to you when he is off leash in this scenario. You can still play with him off leash but take him some place he will be safe (like fenced backyard, fenced tennis courts or fenced school grounds). That means most of the time you will have to go get him until he has a reliable recall. The cardinal rule is that you never call your dog to you unless you know they will come to you. It's then up to you what you do w/that attention. And although your dog may yelp when it corrects, he's not being hurt. When your dog has learned what you wanted him to learn, graduate back to a buckle collar (maybe a choke chain first, THEN to a buckle) and retire the pinch to the bottom of your training bag.Īlhough it may look like a midevil torture device, it is not. etc.ħ) A Pinch collar isn't a way of life. In fact, it's pretty good at helping you teach the auto-sit, down, etc. When teaching, be sure to PRAISE the good stuff while the collar corrects the bad stuff!Ħ) Unlike a G/L or Halti, Pinch can be used to teach more than heel. And I would not use the breakaway pinch collars, as they tend to, well, breakaway, even when you don't want them to.ģ) Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever use a Pinch collar w/out you or someone responsible on the other end of the leash.Ĥ) THE LEASH/LIVE RING MUST BE KEPT LOOSE INBETWEEN CORRECTIONS.ĥ) Pincher collar is a goodcop/badcop training tool, meaning the collar is badcop, You MUST be goodcop. Use the same ring every time (mark it w/a piece of electical tape) so that it becomes easier. Also, be careful putting it on and taking it off. Meaning it must be snug so's not to fall down around the dog's chest, but not too snug that it pinches 100% of the time.Ģ) It must be worn UP around the ears. W/guidance, the Pinch collar can be your salvation (it sure was ours!).ġ) It must fit correctly. (I have no mandate or desire to be a censor.)Īnd/or, IF you'd prefer a different version of what you posted, please send to me exactly what you wish presented and I'll replace it.Īs per Bob Pr.’s post – below is the information from the previous thread Due to the length, I had to split it up into a few posts. IF I deleted ANYthing you wish to be presented, please e-mail or PM me and I'll restore it. NOTE: I have edited and revised some of the contributions to this really valuable thread started by our very valued contributor, dweck. It contains a lot of advice from many people, some of it offers different ways of accomplishing the same ends so you can take your choice. I hope new members will make the effort to scan through this thread to find the information helpful to their Labs and themselves. I've revised a few threads that I started and arranged other posts that migrated into mine so that they (IMO) are more readable.īut even those posts that haven't had redoing will still be readable and offer helpful information. Due to technical reasons I don't understand, some of the authors' names have been lost and some of the various posts combined into one. Nate & Ari, present owners, have moved "Our Best Advice" to our current forum and stickied it so it's more easily available. When the forum migrated to the present forum system from the previous one, "Our Best Advice" was left behind but we could keep reminding people to go back and read it. He asked Daniel, the founder of JL forums, to "sticky" the thread so it'd stay at the top of the "Training Tips & Puppy Advice" subforum. On the JL forum that just preceded this one, dweck started a thread, "Our Best Advice", in which he gave his suggestions and invited others to add theirs. ![]()
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