You can read about that in the following posts. Eileenanddogs on YouTube. This is good stuff…especially since we are considering adding a 4th dog to our family. I like that I can train them in groups of 2 — that way the new pup can learn by watching the more fully trained one…. Mat training is one of the great things in dog training, I think. Have fun with the new pup! Eileen, your posts are always great.
But this one is gorgeous! My 2 dales monsters and I are particularly concerned by this subject. A few weeks ago, you already explained the principle. So I tried to work the two dogs together with poor result.
But these videos are exceptional, everything is clear. Murielle, I hope the videos help! Let me know, OK? Thanks for your kind words. And the reminder to keep going and get my dogs switching back and forth. Skip to content. Posted on April 11, June 15, by. Like this: Like Loading Wordless Wednesday: Bopping the Wall. Pingback: Trainingspraxis Mehrhundehaltung Chakanyuka.
Pingback: Release Me! Loading Comments Email Required Name Required Website. Plus, dogs often place value on the direction in which you are looking, so they can figure out the click was for the other dog, because you are looking at the other dog, not at them. Develop a verbal marker that is different for each dog. Then you can capture spontaneous behavior with either one, without confusing the unclicked one.
Of course just seeing dog 'A' get a treat is enough to make dog 'B' come begging; you might want an end-of-session marker to tell dog 'B' "Nothing personal, but no treats available.
If you are going to go on and really work with dog 'A', because some especially charming behavior came up which you wish to develop, crate or tether dog 'B' and toss occasional treats at random as long as the dog is quiet.
Sign up for our newsletters and get articles, new products, events, and exclusive deals sent directly to your inbox! Have Questions? Dear Eileen, Thanks for your question. There are several answers. Separate the dogs when you train. It's perfect for training multiple animals.
Karen Pryor. Hi, Karen! Do you have any recommendations for using the training with two dogs? Even if one were indoors and the other outdoors, we suspect that both would still be able to hear the clicker.
Would it confuse the "other" dog to hear the click and not be rewarded? Or, perhaps if we trained them together, would the dog not receiving the treat understand that her sister is getting a reward for the desired behavior? I should mention that they already have a pretty good grasp of "come," "stay," "down," and "uh-uh.
A: Hearing the click in the distance won't confuse your dogs. The dog quickly understands which click is "his" click and which is not. They will agitate to have their turn to be trained when they hear someone else getting clicked, but that too will stop once they learn they have to wait their turn. Put one dog in the yard or in a crate with a bone while you train the other one.
Then change dogs. Each person trains a different dog at the same time. The dogs will focus on their own trainer's click and treats and ignore clicks from the other person. This would work well for you, I think. Tether one dog nearby and let it watch the other dog being trained. Throw the tethered dog an occasional treat for being quiet. Some behaviors can be learned by observation, so this can speed up the training. Use different sounds for the different dogs: a click for one, a whistle for the other.
Separate the dogs briefly whenever you train new behavior. When you are just reviewing known behavior, click when both dogs do the right thing, and treat both dogs. Use toys and various household privileges as rewards attached to the click. That way both dogs can earn privileges together. For example, ask the dogs to sit before opening the door to the outside; click and open the door when both dogs are sitting. Gradually shift to opening the door just a little, before you click, and click if the dogs remain sitting.
Follow-up: Great, thanks so much for your help! I think those ideas will work well with Daisy and Ginger.
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