Remember that I started to write about the five phases and never continued?! I'm sorry for that! Things popped up and I forgot about it. So, in return for my mistake I'll now give you a short text of information about them to give you a hint. I'll write about each phase later!
Phase one: Thought
The first thing we do when we ask a dog for something is to picture what we want it to do. When doing this actively, consciously painting an image in our heads what we want the dog to do, he will understand our intention much earlier. In the beginning we do everything slow just to practice, but as we go on we become more quick as well.
The first thing we do when we ask a dog for something is to picture what we want it to do. When doing this actively, consciously painting an image in our heads what we want the dog to do, he will understand our intention much earlier. In the beginning we do everything slow just to practice, but as we go on we become more quick as well.
Phase two: Energy
After picturing the dog making the action you request, you apply the energy for it. Try feel how you give energy for your dog in a certain direction for the action to take place, for example if you want him to sit you direct the energy downwards on the dogs hindquarter, that's the bodypart that will move. If you want him to lay down, you reduce energy and actively give a calm impression, and when you want him to stand up, you increase the energy for the alert motion.
After picturing the dog making the action you request, you apply the energy for it. Try feel how you give energy for your dog in a certain direction for the action to take place, for example if you want him to sit you direct the energy downwards on the dogs hindquarter, that's the bodypart that will move. If you want him to lay down, you reduce energy and actively give a calm impression, and when you want him to stand up, you increase the energy for the alert motion.
Phase three: Body Que
Here comes the part when we use the language of our body. Since dogs don't talk, they use their bodies a lot to communicate. Anything from wagging the tail, flashing the teeth, turning the ears etc. Here is where we try to show our intention with giving hints with our body. This would be turning our shoulders, pointing our feet and showing with our hands/arms.
Here comes the part when we use the language of our body. Since dogs don't talk, they use their bodies a lot to communicate. Anything from wagging the tail, flashing the teeth, turning the ears etc. Here is where we try to show our intention with giving hints with our body. This would be turning our shoulders, pointing our feet and showing with our hands/arms.
Phase four: Voice
You all know what a voice-command means. This is the most normal way to command (or as I say; request) a dog, without being aware of the 3 pre-phases above. When we master them we will be more sensitive and simultaneous with the communication with our dogs, and the relationship will be much stronger since the dog will start to understand YOU better. The voice-phase is individual both for humans and dogs. In some cases it works best with straight and clear words, and in some cases works best with a sound, like an "s" or "tch" or "ey" or "uh"! And in some cases, it would be enough with saying the word/sound very gently and increase instead of being directly consequent.
You all know what a voice-command means. This is the most normal way to command (or as I say; request) a dog, without being aware of the 3 pre-phases above. When we master them we will be more sensitive and simultaneous with the communication with our dogs, and the relationship will be much stronger since the dog will start to understand YOU better. The voice-phase is individual both for humans and dogs. In some cases it works best with straight and clear words, and in some cases works best with a sound, like an "s" or "tch" or "ey" or "uh"! And in some cases, it would be enough with saying the word/sound very gently and increase instead of being directly consequent.
Phase five: Touch
So this is the last phase and you understand why. The touch-phase is just what we use when we have requested the dog using all the phases above in the right order and the dog still doesn't listen. We use always the exact amount of energy as the dog does. Touching would usually be something we use when "blocking" the dog (unrequested behaviours). In the popular and modern dogtraining-terminology the block would signify "correction", but I don't use that word. Touching can be used in a few requests apart from blocks, and should be looking like a poke or a touch of gradual intensity.
If you have any questions and thoughts, just post them in the comment-field and I promise to reply!
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So this is the last phase and you understand why. The touch-phase is just what we use when we have requested the dog using all the phases above in the right order and the dog still doesn't listen. We use always the exact amount of energy as the dog does. Touching would usually be something we use when "blocking" the dog (unrequested behaviours). In the popular and modern dogtraining-terminology the block would signify "correction", but I don't use that word. Touching can be used in a few requests apart from blocks, and should be looking like a poke or a touch of gradual intensity.
If you have any questions and thoughts, just post them in the comment-field and I promise to reply!
För er som är svenska och inte förstår allt, skriv/copypaste:a det ni inte fattar så ger jag er en översättning. :)