Mastering "Feisty Fido's" main tool: WATCH
The main tool you use according to Feisty Fido's method is to train your dog to "watch" you whenever they face a distraction. Eventually, my goal is to get Copper to a point where he will see a dog on the other side of the street (or even passing us on the same side!) and automatically look me in the eyes instead of react to the distraction.
The nice thing about Copper-butt is that he is so smart. He really is. So, when we practice this command in easy situations (home, our front porch, out on the street with not distractions) he does great. The other thing that makes training with Copper easy is that he is HIGHLY motivated by food.
So far, with our working on this, we have been able to follow a dog half a block away for a few blocks without whining. We have passed dogs about half a block away (sometimes the dogs don't even know the other dog is there because they are so focused on the treats). Copper's also responded well to the "watch" command when we pass this one house that has a yard full of cats wandering around.
All in all, I have seen some improvement. We are no where near calling Copper behaved on the leash aggression front, but I'm enjoying the walks more. Copper is too-treats and all!
The main tool you use according to Feisty Fido's method is to train your dog to "watch" you whenever they face a distraction. Eventually, my goal is to get Copper to a point where he will see a dog on the other side of the street (or even passing us on the same side!) and automatically look me in the eyes instead of react to the distraction.
The nice thing about Copper-butt is that he is so smart. He really is. So, when we practice this command in easy situations (home, our front porch, out on the street with not distractions) he does great. The other thing that makes training with Copper easy is that he is HIGHLY motivated by food.
So far, with our working on this, we have been able to follow a dog half a block away for a few blocks without whining. We have passed dogs about half a block away (sometimes the dogs don't even know the other dog is there because they are so focused on the treats). Copper's also responded well to the "watch" command when we pass this one house that has a yard full of cats wandering around.
All in all, I have seen some improvement. We are no where near calling Copper behaved on the leash aggression front, but I'm enjoying the walks more. Copper is too-treats and all!
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