Distance Recommendation?

Thanks for all the suggestions! I think we're going to get a copy of Bud Houston's Go the Distance. My husband said he'd be more likely to go through a workbook than watch a DVD. I think it will be good that it starts with foundations drills that you can work through, too.

SheltieChe said:
I think just about any dog can be taught to play with toys. Takes time though.
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I know a lot of people disagree, but I don't think that anyone could get Bentley to play with toys. He just doesn't GET it. He learns very differently from any other dog I've met.
 
corbinam said:
Thanks for all the suggestions! I think we're going to get a copy of Bud Houston's Go the Distance. My husband said he'd be more likely to go through a workbook than watch a DVD. I think it will be good that it starts with foundations drills that you can work through, too.
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Ashley,
After reading through this thread and thinking about it, I'd recommend Bud Houston's Go the Distance book as well.

Say what you want about Bud Houston, his dogs are outstanding when it comes to distance. He can stand anywhere in the ring and direct his dogs (a Border Collie and a Sheltie (named Hazard)) around the ring with little movement. He's done some demos where he directed his dogs over 4-6 obstacles from outside the ring. In a distance challenge, he sent his BC to a tunnel 200 foot away on a forward send with no movement from him besides his arm going out in front of him. No exaggeration!

Good luck with this book.

Let me know what you think about it. If it's a good book, I may pick it up to help with distance drills for some of my students.
 
corbinam said:
.I know a lot of people disagree, but I don't think that anyone could get Bentley to play with toys. He just doesn't GET it. He learns very differently from any other dog I've met.
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Ember is the same way. I finally got her to tug but it is funny very ritualized tug. She grabs it and pulls straight back and then pulls and pulls if it goes to the side, I shake the toys back and forth , she will not tug. She will not chase toys, she will fetch them only because she knows how to fetch not because she enjoys them. She has zero, none , absolutely no interest or desire to interact with toys. I have tried since she was a baby and she just doesn't get it.

She is not praise motivation or affection(she hates hates being touched) motivated either, she is however food motivated more then any dog I have known. All of her social behavior and training behavior is linked to food. I frankly think she would be the most antisocial dog on the planet if she didn't know people gave her food.

I really believe she has some sort of autism like disorder like asperger's seriously. Weirdiest quirkest dog I have ever met but also perhaps one of the smartest(she learns in maybe 2 attempts, good and bad).
 
Justicemom said:
Ember is the same way. I finally got her to tug but it is funny very ritualized tug. She grabs it and pulls straight back and then pulls and pulls if it goes to the side, I shake the toys back and forth , she will not tug. She will not chase toys, she will fetch them only because she knows how to fetch not because she enjoys them. She has zero, none , absolutely no interest or desire to interact with toys. I have tried since she was a baby and she just doesn't get it.

She is not praise motivation or affection(she hates hates being touched) motivated either, she is however food motivated more then any dog I have known. All of her social behavior and training behavior is linked to food. I frankly think she would be the most antisocial dog on the planet if she didn't know people gave her food.

I really believe she has some sort of autism like disorder like asperger's seriously. Weirdiest quirkest dog I have ever met but also perhaps one of the smartest(she learns in maybe 2 attempts, good and bad).
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She certainly knows how to fake it, she plays to the crowd and asks for food so cute!!!
Aspberger Ember... never know it certainly sounds like it could be possible.
 
Justicemom said:
I really believe she has some sort of autism like disorder like asperger's seriously.
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I have said the same about Bentley. He isn't stupid (stupid dogs can't do agility, tricks, etc.) But he certainly learns and thinks about things very differently. He doesn't read people or other dogs very well, either.
 
corbinam said:
I have said the same about Bentley. He isn't stupid (stupid dogs can't do agility, tricks, etc.) But he certainly learns and thinks about things very differently. He doesn't read people or other dogs very well, either.
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I feel the same way about Bailey. She can't read people or other dogs and will only allow a few selected people to touch her. As a puppy, I had to desensitize her to allow me to pet her.
 
Silaria said:
Ashley,
After reading through this thread and thinking about it, I'd recommend Bud Houston's Go the Distance book as well.

Say what you want about Bud Houston, his dogs are outstanding when it comes to distance. He can stand anywhere in the ring and direct his dogs (a Border Collie and a Sheltie (named Hazard)) around the ring with little movement. He's done some demos where he directed his dogs over 4-6 obstacles from outside the ring. In a distance challenge, he sent his BC to a tunnel 200 foot away on a forward send with no movement from him besides his arm going out in front of him. No exaggeration!

Good luck with this book.

Let me know what you think about it. If it's a good book, I may pick it up to help with distance drills for some of my students.
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I have the book and it would be very good book for someone who does lots of NADAC I think. It is built in style on pushing on dog´s line, RFP etc. Follows same principles as Clean Run magazine though, independent obstacles, verbals, directionals. It can be quite confusing for someone who follows system and I mean system in terms of keeping your cues consistent so not to confuse the dog. For example I do not want to have a verbal that overrides everything else even my motion because in LM system motion is the King. Whatever verbals I have have to go in conjunction with proper body motion. But then again I am not planning to have my dog to be Gambler dog number 1 in the country. For my goals of having 15 feet lateral distance, 30 feet send, left, right and go go- means go straight and I am very careful not to abuse word Go in other circumstances- verbals are plenty.
Silaria, book is build for teachers of the class, it has class lessons, set ups, goals etc.
 
Toffee's Mom said:
She certainly knows how to fake it, she plays to the crowd and asks for food so cute!!!
Aspberger Ember... never know it certainly sounds like it could be possible.
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She knows people have food. She loves food and how to get it. If you do not have food she will likely not interact with you. As a puppy she was very standoffish and hated people touching her. Even now if it is not on her terms she screams.

I remember this was from about 4-5 weeks on. I almost didn't take her but her breeder and I wasn't sure who would be able to handle her so she came home with me. She has gotten better as she has gotten older because she knows what to expect. I socialized that dog more than any dog I have ever had.
 
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