[nagdu] GDB time-out

[Sherry Gomes]

Hi Tracy,

We also use the time out if the dog gets distracted in the field. To my
surprise, it really works. I was quite skeptical of the concept till I tried
it. All my dogs have been pretty easy to manage, and I've tried the verbal
correcting thing with her, just a simple, no hop up. but the time out works
better. and pretty much every time, after the ten seconds are done and I
pick up the harness and say forward, off we go. Once the dog moves past
whatever distracted it, we generally halt and praise and feed, or in the
case of my dog, praise and love up.



-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 6:08 AM
To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nagdu] GDB time-out

I've been reading Sherry's GDB training journal with great interest.  She
mentions something I never heard of before that they call a time-out.  If
I understand correctly, when the dog, for instance, is not heeling
properly, the person stops, holds the leash near the collar to keep the
dog out of mischief, and stonily ignores the dog for 10 seconds.  This
bums the dog out, and he resolves to do better.  Have I got it right?  Is
it used in other places, besides heeling?  Have people found that it
works?
I'm thinking I might give it a try, when Ben is feeling sniffy.  He likes
to keep boogying down the road; stopping and doing nothing might be an
effective correction. Ben couldn't care less if I ignore him, but I could
see how it might affect a softer dog.
Tracy



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