tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983591324532969767.post5919645787557452561..comments2011-01-06T14:41:23.286-08:00Comments on Dog Matters: A different approachAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07183956117323893803noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983591324532969767.post-74941096038407691442010-11-15T16:34:36.914-08:002010-11-15T16:34:36.914-08:00These are GREAT training ideas! I'm going to ...These are GREAT training ideas! I'm going to try your method of treating for the down at dog training tonight!! Your ideas also reminded me of something I learned many, many years ago at a Diane Bauman camp...the slower the dog moves, the faster the trainer should move. I'll let you know how it goes..thankyou!!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07183956117323893803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983591324532969767.post-61899849509282009822010-11-15T10:55:19.375-08:002010-11-15T10:55:19.375-08:00I go to the right with my corgi and to the left wi...I go to the right with my corgi and to the left with my toller. The corgi is a forger so it was hard for him to collect for that tight turn off the bat, but by going to the right first I can us that forging to my advantage.<br /><br />I was going to he right with my toller in practice but then quickly discovered at our first trial that he just doesnt' have that confidence in the ring yet. going to the left elminates the would be lag if I did the outside circle first. With both dogs I try mixing up the figure 8 a lot to keep them thinking!<br /><br />I found that tossing treats really helps to get faster downs. Of course I have smaller dogs though :) I call, cue a down, click and throw the treat behind them. repeat. It helps to stop forward motion since the treat is always behind them, and the tossing gets them jazzed up more than me walking in to treat. I do the same thing while heeling with them, cue a down and then toss it behind me. If the dog doesn't lie down fast enough than I interrupt before they have the chance to complete it by telling them "oops too slow!" run forward a few steps and then try again. I only reward for speeds faster than average.Laura and The Corgi, Toller, & Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06437492165453445126noreply@blogger.com