SkySoaringMagpie Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Awesome! Well done, and pats to Atlas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 CONGRATULATIONS to you both :D Keep up the good work Bull Terriers can do obedience ;) If Pele can do it, then so can Atlas ;) As mentioned earlier get a copy of "When Pigs Fly - Training Success With Impossible Dogs" by Jane Killion. It's a brilliant book Another good book for training Bull Terriers is "So Your Dog's Not Lassie" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranVT Posted September 16, 2009 Author Share Posted September 16, 2009 (edited) Buying When Pigs Fly on Wednesday when I get paid (I am very strict with my retail spending!). Will check out the other book too! Edited September 16, 2009 by FranCQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Buying When Pigs Fly on Wednesday when I get paid (I am very strict with my retail spending!). Will check out the other book too! Hi Fran, Excellent book This is too good to miss!! Shirley Chong has some excellent clicker training articles on her "keepers" page and now you can download 2 of her clicker training books for free!!! Two of Shirley Chong's books Just Plain Clicker Sense and The Clicker Cookbook set in PDF format to view online or download for free http://www.shirleychong.com/myBooks.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranVT Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 Bully, have you found clicker training to be effective with Pele? I just wonder whether starting it now would be too late? Atlas is 22 months old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Bully, have you found clicker training to be effective with Pele? I just wonder whether starting it now would be too late? Atlas is 22 months old. Absolutely. Bullies aren't stupid and once they work out how to make the clicker go off (click = treat) it becomes a game to them. That's how I've got Pele to a CD title. Pele won "Best Tricks" at the Amstaff club's Fun Day (BT's and Staffies were invited) at 15 weeks old I just wish that I knew about clicker training when Jessie was a puppy. Jessie (at the "Bridge") was a "cross-over" dog and soon caught on to the clicker. Just a wild guess, but she must have been about 6 or seven years old. It's never too late. Come and join positivelybts email group. Most of us are clicker trainers Lots of great clicker training articles here Clicker solutions - clicker training articles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
all that glitters Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 I just wanted to add that it's not all about passing straight away either! Shyla and I are in Class 1 now but are missing 2 sessions cos she just got spayed Anyway I am trying to train MYSELF to stop focusing on passing first time all the time and to focus more on my goals with her in the future, and the fact that I want a well socialized, obedient shepherd. I would MUCH rather stay back and repeat the same 4 weeks 2 or 3 or 4 times til I get it right, than have the instructor pass me up just because we did "Ok". I'm a bit of a perfectionist like that :D But in staying down and repeating classes, if you think about it, you and your dog are learning more and will be better at certain things in the end, and each week your dog will become a little more well behaved and used to being in the training surroundings. I doubt we will pass Class 1 examination when we go back cos we are missing 2 weeks and Shyla doesn't want to heel nicely when we are around other dogs (bugger, she is a STAR at home ) and if they just try to pass me when I think I did bad anyway, I WANT to repeat Class 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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