Hi Roxanne - After two days of work on the Lunge line with Briana behind my house, I took her to a baseball field near my house where she sometimes got distracted by noises or people walked pass by. Is this a good place to work with her or should I find a more quiet place for this exercise?
Train Briana away from the security of your home. Take her to the baseball field where there are noises and people walking by.
The point of Longe Line work is to move your training areas to new places/locations and find MORE (not less) distractions to train your dog AGAINST those new distractions.
This requires the dog to focus on you, and you alone, despite whatever the training distraction is at that time and in that place.
Hi Roxanne - After two days of work on the Lunge line with Briana behind my house, I took her to a baseball field near my house where she sometimes got distracted by noises or people walked pass by. Is this a good place to work with her or should I find a more quiet place for this exercise?
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ReplyDeleteTrain Briana away from the security of your home. Take her to the baseball field where there are noises and people walking by.
The point of Longe Line work is to move your training areas to new places/locations and find MORE (not less) distractions to train your dog AGAINST those new distractions.
This requires the dog to focus on you, and you alone, despite whatever the training distraction is at that time and in that place.
Roxanne
Roxanne,
ReplyDeleteWhat was the oil for softening the leather leashes called?
Thanks,
Cayla
Neatsfoot oïl...Andy good leather oïl will work to soften your leashes
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