First Sit on the Dog giving credit to a former member here?? It did not get the attention it deserved. Most likely because he did not make as much "noise" as I tend to!
http://www.boxerforums.com/training/123089-sit-dog.html
And I'll be adding more but first an explanation of what it is I try and do.
And mainly because I feel the original article is a bit to "dense" and complicated for people to really understand it's value?? Pro's tend to be like that!
I luv my Boxers but the only thing I learned from them is the virtual of patience and that vocal inflections carry a lot of power! That served me well until I ran up my against GSD!! Then it was time to "fish or cut bait!"
As a few here know I had serious big time issues Rank Drive problems and Human Aggression! I got half solved ( some know what happened there) But the HA, I solved that on my own within the confines of Rocky's disability, essentially force free!
And then I went on to rescue work and walking "pullers" issue free pretty much in seconds if not minutes. That kept happening and while doing that I and then back at home, I would see Rocky performing behaviours "On the Lawn" comes to mind that I had not realized I had trained??
At some point I got curious as to what was going on and being on the GSDForum as it happened lots of Pros are there! And if you offer solid advice and
"don't be acting like a tool" they are willing to work with you!
What I learn there I try and transfer here and "because" I started like everybody else. I "feel," that I have a very good understanding of how us
"pet people" view dog training?? So I try and break down "concepts" into an understandable form!
"Sit on the Dog" is a prime example! "Bailiff" on the GSDFroum introduced us to that, well actually it was "Seltzer" but the first article above is what was posted and as I said it is kinda dense and it "looks" complicated ...to me anyway.
So using my standard KISS principle I asked "Bailiff" a pretty simple question. If your dog does not have "issues," why do this??
The answer was,
it "trains "calmness" into a dog" I have all my clients do this with their dogs, you are training an "off switch" into your dog." Simple direct and to the point, Pro lingo-free! This and the more obvious "Place Command" are why you should do it with your dog and dare I say "especially" Boxers! :chair:
I must be doing a good job of breaking it down over there as Bailiff rarely mentions it anymore...I have to send him a PM and thank him!
Just thought folks should know where this came from or more acutely where I learned it! I just saw the value so I bring it up, it's been around for decades.
Just so you know.
Moving on.... "Sit on the Dog:"
Energy - it's all about confid-tude
It's simpler than it reads!
Hmm yet again kinda lengthy so I'll continue with the "Place Command" in yet another post!