tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post792459668243800705..comments2023-05-29T09:04:03.077-05:00Comments on Living A Farmer's Life: Weaving UpdateAchieve1dreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-83933870630845683362010-10-28T01:29:47.373-05:002010-10-28T01:29:47.373-05:00Oh - I was going to say (before I got to the part ...Oh - I was going to say (before I got to the part in your post where you mentioned realising you were missing steps) - that it sounded to me like you were rushing things a bit and trying to do too much too fast and expecting too much from the dogs too soon...but it looks like you worked that out yourself! :-) I actually managed to teach Honey weaving without using clicker but I did it in a slightly different way - not sure how you're teaching it 'coz I can't see a video but I didn't teach it by luring through my legs in the walking position but first by getting her to go through my legs when I'm standing with them apart and getting her used to going through and then coming round to the front for her treat. Once she was doing this confidently - coming round both right & left sides - I started staggering my legs so that rather than being horizontally apart, one was slightly in front, the other behind...gradually more and more - until they were in the "walking position but by then, Honey was so used to going through and coming round, she naturally went into a weave through them. It's hard to explain without a video but I hope you can understand what I mean. I found that a much easier way of teaching weaving than using the lure and leading them through the legs because yes, in that case, you're fumbling around with treats, changing hands, etc...this way seemed much faster and the dog worked out what was needed quicker!<br /><br />Hsin-YiAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09116997529248428606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-33802302844424275952010-10-27T08:13:13.342-05:002010-10-27T08:13:13.342-05:00Sounds like progress to me. Working with animals i...Sounds like progress to me. Working with animals is such a good stress reliever.Fantastyk Voyagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065772565014490544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-68620800456719453352010-10-26T22:20:32.875-05:002010-10-26T22:20:32.875-05:00I have good clips of most of teaching process.
U...I have good clips of most of teaching process. <br /><br />Unfortunately, I haven't edited them and put them online yet. I am planning on doing that at the end of this week or this weekend, when there's a bit of time. <br /><br />What helped us the most, though, was:<br />--to limit the possible behaviors at the beginning by me standing almost against the wall. (so she had to go under the leg, not in front of it) <br />--and, getting each leg fluent by itself, at a stand still, before combining both legs into a figure-8. then, once we had the figure-8, it's been fairly easy to progress to a figure-8 with me walking. <br /><br />I started out using a ruler as a target stick. Ginger's short, so this was easier than just luring for us. Then I faded out the ruler so it was just me holding my hand out to the side as her cue to go under. <br /><br />MaryMary @ StaleCheerioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02153831521688963020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-21292202114255085252010-10-26T20:45:05.356-05:002010-10-26T20:45:05.356-05:00Glad to hear that you're working with the dogs...Glad to hear that you're working with the dogs again! Huskys sure are smart!<br />Are you sure you need a lure, or could you just use a hand target to start transitioning to a signal?Laura and The Corgi, Toller, & Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06437492165453445126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-47171939497014809082010-10-26T20:02:35.401-05:002010-10-26T20:02:35.401-05:00I'm gald it's working out better. Thank yo...I'm gald it's working out better. Thank you for checking out my blog :)Kingahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118241933497688043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-88007372565151412002010-10-26T19:26:28.052-05:002010-10-26T19:26:28.052-05:00Good luck with teaching Jackal! My dog really love...Good luck with teaching Jackal! My dog really loves these treat that are bite-sized and don't have too many calories. He really loves them and will do anything for them, they are from a company called Zuke's. They aren't made like cookies like most treats. I definitely recommend trying them out! As an added bonus they have healthy ingredients.Kingahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118241933497688043noreply@blogger.com