Dog Tricks Lay

I was sitting in the waiting room of my local HMO with a sinus infection and happened to pick up the latest issue of Outdoor Life. In fact, it was the only thing to read, but that does not bother me as most hunting publications usually include at least one article on dog training.

I was lucky, as this month's article dog training was interesting enough for me to connect in the week E-zine issue.

Page 36, sandwiched between the 'Professional Bass Tournament'article and "The Camo-painted truck and' Kiss My Bass bumper 'stickers are the entries you will ever need "ad, I found a story by veteran dog man, Larry Mueller.

Shrinks Mueller Meeting 82 years, James Evans, narun, Va., which had a 11 year old Lab-cross weimaraner who allegedly could multiply numbers!

Mueller states that, "Evans decided to teach [her] dog count to 10 …" What is the first issue? A bark. "What comes after? Two boats. And so on. [Its] dog counted backwards, too, in addition to correctly answer this just before or after any number not exceeding 10. "

As a professional dog trainer, I hear stories incredible as this all the time. The only problem is that, after further investigation … THEY DID NOT be true.

Mueller wrote: "Evans began to suspect that [the] dog has been reading his mind."

However, anyone who has studied the mind the dog (and dog behavior in general) knows that:

1.) Dogs can not read our minds. They read our body language.

2.) The Dogs can not do math. In particular the multiplication.

Mueller had come to the same conclusion as me, because he has decided examine several videotapes of Evans and his dog exercising their thing multiplication. But it was not until he actually met with Evans that he was able to verify how the dog was determined mathematical problems.

"Everything I know for sure is that James Evans had no trickster tries to fool the public for gain, and the old man had wanted to know how the dog did, like everyone else.

Mueller continued: "I studied the tape and acknowledged that the word, 'What's' could be the signal to start barking. I thought the stop signal may Evans withdrew his hand from his pocket a reward with kibble. But this were not correlated, so I asked Evans if I could something as a platform to tell us the approximate location of the tail, if There was one ".

To make a long story longer, Mueller noted that when the dog could not see Evans, he stopped getting the right answers! After further study, Mueller noted, "I noticed a faint Twitch – a reflex action, like a blink occurring without conscious thought … I asked Evans to stand still. It is difficult, and [barks his] dog in response to his questions [became] random. "When Evans was not authorized to unconsciously cue the dog, the dog was unable to find the correct answers.

In sum, the dog was relying on its owner for answers. Which in itself is a pretty impressive feat, even if it is not comparable to the knowledge your multiplication tables!

Here are two examples that probably apply to your daily workout:

1.) Many owners tend to begin to consider before saying their dog on "Down" command. For this reason, the dog begins to tail off body language of Ownership (as Evan's dog DID) and fixed at any time the owner looks at … but if the owner stands up and questions of order!

Solution: Always give the first order, before turning and take the dog to do. In this way, the dog will link the behavior with the command, rather than with your body language.

2.) Amateur managers tend to tell their dog "heel" and walk with their shoulders tilted back to their dog, so they can watch their dog while they are walking.

The problem with this is that the dog reads your body language and trying to align your shoulders, lagging well behind the owner, rather than walk in heel position (aligned with your left heal.)

Solution: Keep your shoulders straight before you walk. If you need to watch your dog (you should) … cock your head, without angling your shoulders. This will keep your dog aligned right next to you.

That's all for now, folks!
Adam

About the Author:

Adam G. Katz is the author of the book, “Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer: An Insider’s Guide To The Most Jealously Guarded Dog Training Secrets In History.” Get a free copy of his report “Games To Play With Your Dog” when you sign up for his free weekly dog training tips e-zine at: http://www.dogproblems.com

Article Source: ArticlesBase.com – The Invisible Command: How You May Be Sabotaging Your Dog Training Efforts

Dog Tricks Training: Rolling Over : Dog Tricks: Make A Dog Lay Down