Clicker World Obedience Training by Kay Laurence

Author:Kay Laurence
Language: eng
Format: mobi, pdf
Tags: Dog Training, Dogs - Training, Dogs - Behavior, Dogs
ISBN: 1904116167
Publisher: Learning About Dogs Limited
Published: 2011-11-12T14:52:23+00:00

THE PRESENT POSITION

After completing a range of behaviours at a distance the dog is cued to sit in front, and

then cued to finish to the heel position in preparation for another exercise. The dog will

be requried to present from recall, retrieve, jump or scent and it is a foundation

behaviour that must be carefully taught for precision and speed.

Very often in teaching Obedience we are faced with these two opposing requirements -

speed and precision. So often one will be at the expense of the other, we can achieve a

fast recall, but result in a crash on arrival, or we teach a dog to take care on picking

up a retrieve article at the expense of travelling out speed.

For success with these two requirements at the same time or one after the other, needs

a dog in complete and full understanding of all the component behaviours which come

from a clear and comprehensive explanation of how to do the two together. A dog that

is simply conditioned by endless repetition will respond under the rules of classical

conditioning, but may not have the flexibility that comes with understanding to make

adaptations in the competitions. This is going to be the strength of your clicker trained

Obedience Champion - to be consistently top quality in a wide range of situations that

occur in competition - when the weather is foul, or too hot, the ground is poor, the

grass is long, the next ring is noisy, there is scent of rabbit, the test is challenging or

you simply are not at your best.

I regularly use the analogy of driving a car. I change cars about once every 5 years. In

that time I may drive another one or two cars. In good conditions I can drive MY car

fast and accurately. If the conditions are not good, such as heavy traffic, or I am unsure

where I am going, I will drive accurately but not fast. (I not talking out of speed limit

range, but a good pace and response that comes with confidence and familiarity). A

friend of mine sells cars and regularly demonstrates many different cars and has expe-

rience of extreme driving. He drove my car and managed to negotiate heavy traffic,

whilst selling me the virtues of another model, and was fast and accurate. No

kangaroo games from changing clutches or tango with the seat belt as he used the

brakes, and I could have still drunk a cup of coffee going around the bends.

He is experienced in a range of cars - probably hundreds. He is experienced in

extreme driving, rallying and circuits, works in an urban area but lives in the country.

He has learned to adapt to all the cars, the conditions and fully understands the

physics of centrifugal forces that control going around a bend, the mechanics of the

clutch, brakes and steering. This understanding is no longer consciously recalled (it is

called unconscious competence), but underlies the techniques and skills of driving. The

result is a top quality performance that is accurate and with fast responses in a vast

range of different vehicles. I think his last holiday was spent learning to play with tanks.

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