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Re: how steady is steady
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 7:15 pm
by ips
westcountry wrote:Agree with Judy,my young springer is steady to both dummies and game. He will sit out an entire drive on a large commercial shoot and not move until told to.
He was taught steadiness very early to dummies Also he attended training classes where 20 or so spaniels sat in a circle whilst dummies were thrown about. Training in a group is good as it gets your dog steady to watching other dogs retrieve as they sit still. If you can sit your dog and throw all your dummies out around it,without the dog moving,then you are on the right lines to steadiness.
Well west country, I can but keep trying to improve us. I just wish that I had taken the decision to work her when she first came to live with us then I could have started off earlier. As it is I am having to work much harder at things but I like a challenge
Re: how steady is steady
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 7:17 pm
by ips
Miesque wrote:
200 birds down, sat right behind the gun line. They shouldn't move a muscle!
You lot are taking the proverbial now.
Ok how do you attain this level of calm. ???
Is it just a case of sit stay means just that, back to basics. ???
Re: how steady is steady
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 7:21 pm
by Miesque
Sit means sit means sit here - and it still means sit if I leave you on the place board, go get a cup of tea and come back! I get a lot of sitting in because I work several dogs and train them together which makes for a lot of steadiness training.
Re: how steady is steady
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 7:29 pm
by ips
Um, me thinks I need to take a step back and do more sit stay training.
Any tips (without aversive) to help me. ??
Re: how steady is steady
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 7:36 pm
by trekmoor
Nope !
Wullie
Re: how steady is steady
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 7:41 pm
by ips
Fair enough.
Re: how steady is steady
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 7:46 pm
by Gazelle1000
ips wrote:Um, me thinks I need to take a step back and do more sit stay training.
Any tips (without aversive) to help me. ??
Placeboard training
Re: how steady is steady
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 7:54 pm
by ips
Ooh have seen openshaw demo on that but never considered it !!!
Re: how steady is steady
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 8:12 pm
by Judy
ips wrote:I am impressed rascal that IS steady. I can but aspire to it but if I even get half way I will be pleased, all things considered.
Don't settle for second best.
Re: how steady is steady
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2016 8:31 pm
by Nickheref
ips wrote:I am impressed rascal that IS steady. I can but aspire to it but if I even get half way I will be pleased, all things considered.
The problem is there isn't really a "half way" steady dog, it either is or it isn't, and if it isn't it will get worse!