Posted by: raecolin on: November 17, 2008
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* Praise Must Always Accompany Sound, with one exception.
That is, when a behavior is being addressed after the fact.
When you have discovered a behavior that occurred outside of your presence, this would be the only time the sound shall be presented without verbal praise.
The details are covered later in “using sound to break bad behavior.”
To teach your dog the “recall” or “come” command, we must first create a phrase, and select a “key” or “cue” word in that phrase.
Example: “your dogs name, come, good boy”. In this phrase, we shall select “come” as our “key” or “cue” word.
The objective is to create a brief sound exactly on the “key” or “cue” word. The phrase must be spoken with no pauses, commas, or breaths in between words.
The phrase must be spoken quickly, in an even-tempered tone of voice.
The sound will be applied ONLY on the second and fourth requests.
In other words, give him the opportunity to respond correctly on each first request.
The second command must be accompanied by sound.
The next request would be treated as a first request. You’ll see later.
The first instance of any phrase you will use must be presented without the accompaniment of sound.
If your dog should respond properly to this first request, “your-dogs-name-good-boy,” praise him immediately-even before he begins to move.
Any response, the twitch of an ear or tail, a shuffle of a foot, a brief glance, any reaction at all, to any command, always requires spontaneous, instant, continuous praise, for however long your dog is thinking about your request, (even if he’ thinking of leaving!)
Continue praising constantly until your dog comes all the way to you, even if it requires that you move backward as you continue to speak praises and coax, even plead or beg, (but not to repeat the command phrase).