First of all, a hearty "Thank you, Charlie!" your 17 year old son, for helping you yesterday learn how to use YouTube and upload videos for the Blog. Nice to be able to 'see' your videos at last.
Pointers on Kobe's Stack Stand. 1) Always start with a Sit and end in a Sit. This is key to all training as EVERY exercise comes off the Sit, the Sit establishes your authority, the Sit is where we put the dog into Social Drive AND the Sit is where we touch the puppy/dog/praise. So, start EVERY exercise with a Sit and end every exercise with a Sit. The sequencing then for Kobe next time should be the following: "Sit" "Step" (meaning put the two front paws on the log/elevated surface "Hup" (meaning up) "Sit" and now you are ready for the next exercise.
OR once you teach the Place command "Sit" "Place" "Sit" and now you are ready for the next command.
Now, to do the Stack well and Kobe is big now, you must get the dog's front feet 'set' correctly. That is their two front feet are beneath their legs (not splayed apart) AND their front legs (from a side angle) are at a 90 degree plume line below their shoulders. This is the hard part to do which is why I like to Stack a puppy on an elevated surface where their front feet are on the edge of that surface such as a curb, or table or etc. Why? Because a dog's sense of self-preservation is very strong and no dog wants to fall off a surface so Stacking them on a surface with a sharp, clean drop off edge keeps the dog from moving forward most of the time.
2) Because Kobe's front legs are at an angle forward, she can't get her rear legs correctly Stacked. She has a beautiful structure with what looks like really good angulation, but her Stack is hyper extended because her front legs are angled forward.
3) Do command "Stack" from a "Sit" and then reposition her from the Sit. Once done, command, "Let's Go" and move forward off the log using your left foot as the cue to her to move.
You can use two ways to get her off the log.
"Let's Go" and just keep on walking her until she's off the log, then "Sit".
OR
"Let's go" (to get her to move forward from the Stack) "Step" (meaning her two front feet are stepping off the log) "Off" (meaning she is to continue her movement off the log onto the ground) "Sit"
Either way works, which one you use depends on what you need to work on with her.
Make sense?
Great effort, so glad we all get to finally 'see' it.
Valerie,
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, a hearty "Thank you, Charlie!" your 17 year old son, for helping you yesterday learn how to use YouTube and upload videos for the Blog. Nice to be able to 'see' your videos at last.
Pointers on Kobe's Stack Stand.
1) Always start with a Sit and end in a Sit. This is key to all training as EVERY exercise comes off the Sit, the Sit establishes your authority, the Sit is where we put the dog into Social Drive AND the Sit is where we touch the puppy/dog/praise. So, start EVERY exercise with a Sit and end every exercise with a Sit. The sequencing then for Kobe next time should be the following:
"Sit"
"Step" (meaning put the two front paws on the log/elevated surface
"Hup" (meaning up)
"Sit" and now you are ready for the next exercise.
OR once you teach the Place command
"Sit"
"Place"
"Sit" and now you are ready for the next command.
Now, to do the Stack well and Kobe is big now, you must get the dog's front feet 'set' correctly. That is their two front feet are beneath their legs (not splayed apart) AND their front legs (from a side angle) are at a 90 degree plume line below their shoulders. This is the hard part to do which is why I like to Stack a puppy on an elevated surface where their front feet are on the edge of that surface such as a curb, or table or etc. Why? Because a dog's sense of self-preservation is very strong and no dog wants to fall off a surface so Stacking them on a surface with a sharp, clean drop off edge keeps the dog from moving forward most of the time.
2) Because Kobe's front legs are at an angle forward, she can't get her rear legs correctly Stacked. She has a beautiful structure with what looks like really good angulation, but her Stack is hyper extended because her front legs are angled forward.
3) Do command "Stack" from a "Sit" and then reposition her from the Sit. Once done, command, "Let's Go" and move forward off the log using your left foot as the cue to her to move.
You can use two ways to get her off the log.
"Let's Go" and just keep on walking her until she's off the log, then "Sit".
OR
"Let's go" (to get her to move forward from the Stack)
"Step" (meaning her two front feet are stepping off the log)
"Off" (meaning she is to continue her movement off the log onto the ground)
"Sit"
Either way works, which one you use depends on what you need to work on with her.
Make sense?
Great effort, so glad we all get to finally 'see' it.
Roxanne