I really appreciate you explaining to the nearest detail on pressure vs. non-pressure and the type of movement to use. Our 12-week old lab is pulling like crazy on walks. It seems like you all use this when the doggos get older. Is there an age too young for the easy lead method?
Great to see this video today! I started the EasyLead with our almost-16 week old today. This morning, she protested / bucked like a horse, but after another short session at noon, she was trotting at my side like a princess at our evening walk. This technique really gets them focused!
The check cord technique in the beginning has another name with a slight variation: The Attention Square. You simply walk in a square pattern about 50 to 75 feet for each side but ONLY walk when the dog is NOT paying attention to you. You get a nice gentle natural correction when the dog hits the end of the cord and you happen to be walking away from him. Soon the dog will naturally focus on you and follow you around the square. All you have to do is look forward and walk with your mouth shut. From there, I like/prefer the Smith Command Lead. It creates the same point of contact on the neck as an electronic collar does and when used gently by holding with the fingers and thumb as opposed to a closed hand, the dog will learn how to heel extremely quickly. In all, this was a great video that demonstrated proven techniques that when combined with consistency and PATIENCE, will lead to success for your dog. I encourage everyone to study videos and training such as this and then blend techniques from different trainers to find what works best for your dog. And always follow this thought: Set your dog up for success!! If YOU do your part, you will have a well trained dog that is HAPPY to do what you ask. Have a great day SSK and everyone watching!
Thanks for watching! That’s so exciting! We have a versatile dog training course that will take you through training from 8 weeks old to a year old! Check them out here: www.standingstonekennels.com/courses
Thanks, love to see how thunder progresses. I am a fan since i have a 5 month old female that looks a lot like him. He did well for his first go at it.
So much like dressage but for dogs...relax, soften, attention into you, one step at a time and yielded to pressure, at the dog's learning pace and building through negative reinforcement and reward. Utilizing stopping the forward motion, while harnessing the motion cultivating desire until the attention and action is in your hand. As little as possible as much as necessary, creating lightness. EXCELLENT demo
the orange check cord looks better with the blue shirt than the blue, but i am biased... orange looks good with anything! Mainly because I have built a positive association between orange and hunting which is FUN :D
@@StandingStoneKennels currently he is very wild when in the house and around others. Does not seem to have a drive for treats or toys as reward and has a sole focus on squirrels lol When he is in the yard he barks at anything that goes by and will not listen when a squirrel or other dog is in sight. In the house he does a lot of going back and forth between the window, basically anywhere he can see outside to be able to bark. I love his spirit and obviously understand this is the nature of the breed but just looking for effective measures to train him and maybe dial back a little bit of the misbehavior. As I said he is 1 years old and currently we go on a 3 mile run in addition to a long walk everyday. He won’t be doing any hunting so my goals would be to have him listen more and learn better obedience around other dogs and people
Hey thanks for watching our videos! We use a durable poly coated nylon cording! You can purchase them from this link www.standingstonesupply.com/store/EasyLead-p295688450
Great vid, thanks. 😊 At 10:03, Thunder get super distracted and becomes unresponsive so Ethan pulls him in, constant tension. Normally, would that have been the time to stop (before pulling him in) ? Or go int a very close position (like heel) and allow hime to just sit there? Or go to head ‘Figure8’ / Halti and add more training - outer circles etc ? I have your lead, Luna (field ch. bloodline, English Pointer) hates the Fig8. She walks circles, heels on a ling line (on concrete). But she will not walk nicely. Would love to transfer the longline dog to a leash but l dont seem able to.... ?? Last few mins with the Fig8 on Thunder was great (typing & watching). Thanks for all the content.
In addition to your first steps videos, it would be great to see in a video advanved training steps (without halti style), following week 2 of training with your easy lead. Thanks a lot!
We usually just use their meal, but we have a few treats on our website that we like: www.standingstonesupply.com/store?store-page=search&keyword=treats
What is the leash you used for leash training that you put on the neck with the additional ring plus the springy rope that you can turn into a muzzle? I have a new lab pup at 13 weeks!
At what age do you suggest to start walking a gsp?.. reasons im asking.. parvo.. over working pup.. mine is 7 weeks.. I live in town but I walked him on a side walk to a service dirt road.. thanks ...
So, I've used both methods with my puppy. Some days it works pretty good, other days not so much, especially when he's at a park with lots of distraction. At home on our farm, he's much better. How long will it take?
hey guys my 1 yr old golden retriever has been trained but now refuses to walk on leash. Once you do get her to walk she stops when she's ready. So i would like to know if using my e collar will work to get her to start walking and not to stop.she does well on e collar to come on lead. Thanks
Thanks for the question! We can help you through getting your dog to heel on leash and make sure they are properly collar conditioned to heel as well! This is something we can help with via Patreon: www.patreon.com/standingstonekennels
By staring with a longer check cord the dog has more time to choose to come closer before they hit the end of the cord. If you contine with this portion (poistive reward "only") as the dog improves at closer and closer distances you can give them less and less lead until you and your dog are able to do the attention on leash game on a standard lead (4' - 6'). And as demonstrated if you open your traning with time on the long check cord handler and dog can practice engagement and "shake the crazzies out" before getting down to buisnes.
Katie is a GSP and she needs to run and ger rid of her energy. Since we don't live in a place she can do all that off-leash we walk at least :30/day. I don't care if she pulls on the check cord. She needs
Id rather just thump on my dog 😆. This is way to difficult... I love biting, slapping, and squeezing my boy when he doesn't listen. I equally love rewarding. Treats, pets, praise and visual excitement and even thrashing. My Lab is a asshole so my way doesn't work for the first time ever. So now I try your way 😔. My dog only listens when Im pissed off and he knows I'm going to tune him up. He only listens for 10 seconds at a time.... I recently started trying your way and bought my first correction collar. He will come immediately when I beep him. The most Ive shocked him is a 5 and Ive only done it a dozen times or so... now if I put it on him he just stands by me and wont do anything and hes all scared... very frustrating. I hate how the e-collar makes dogs look all timid and weird. Do they ever out grow that? Like that ecollar video of the yellow lab. You say he looks comfortable. Id say hes tripping on the fact that he has his ecollar on. I hate that look and believe the fear is interfering with them learning.
I really appreciate you explaining to the nearest detail on pressure vs. non-pressure and the type of movement to use. Our 12-week old lab is pulling like crazy on walks. It seems like you all use this when the doggos get older. Is there an age too young for the easy lead method?
Great to see this video today! I started the EasyLead with our almost-16 week old today. This morning, she protested / bucked like a horse, but after another short session at noon, she was trotting at my side like a princess at our evening walk. This technique really gets them focused!
The check cord technique in the beginning has another name with a slight variation: The Attention Square. You simply walk in a square pattern about 50 to 75 feet for each side but ONLY walk when the dog is NOT paying attention to you. You get a nice gentle natural correction when the dog hits the end of the cord and you happen to be walking away from him. Soon the dog will naturally focus on you and follow you around the square. All you have to do is look forward and walk with your mouth shut. From there, I like/prefer the Smith Command Lead. It creates the same point of contact on the neck as an electronic collar does and when used gently by holding with the fingers and thumb as opposed to a closed hand, the dog will learn how to heel extremely quickly. In all, this was a great video that demonstrated proven techniques that when combined with consistency and PATIENCE, will lead to success for your dog. I encourage everyone to study videos and training such as this and then blend techniques from different trainers to find what works best for your dog. And always follow this thought: Set your dog up for success!! If YOU do your part, you will have a well trained dog that is HAPPY to do what you ask. Have a great day SSK and everyone watching!
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@@StandingStoneKennels hello nice videos watch my hunting videos and i hope to subscribe my channel
Wow I haven’t seen thunder in a while. HE’S HUGE! I remember the 24 hour breakdown with him when he was a little puppy!
I'm hoping to get my first GSP in the next year or so. I've never had a bird dog before and these videos are a god send, thanks so much for doing this
Your videos are very informative, will definitely be using them for training our GSP when we get him
Thanks for watching! That’s so exciting! We have a versatile dog training course that will take you through training from 8 weeks old to a year old! Check them out here: www.standingstonekennels.com/courses
Love that Thunder!! I’ve been binge watching his playlist in prep for our new pup 🖤
Heck yeah thanks for being a fan!
My easy lead came today and it's amazing!!!!!
Thanks, love to see how thunder progresses. I am a fan since i have a 5 month old female that looks a lot like him. He did well for his first go at it.
Thanks for watching!
So much like dressage but for dogs...relax, soften, attention into you, one step at a time and yielded to pressure, at the dog's learning pace and building through negative reinforcement and reward. Utilizing stopping the forward motion, while harnessing the motion cultivating desire until the attention and action is in your hand. As little as possible as much as necessary, creating lightness. EXCELLENT demo
Thank you for keeping these videos up. Just getting to the point where I need this.
Thanks for watching them!
Similar concept and application to the delmar smith wonder lead?
the orange check cord looks better with the blue shirt than the blue, but i am biased... orange looks good with anything! Mainly because I have built a positive association between orange and hunting which is FUN :D
Do you have any other videos on training an older GWP? I have a 1 year old that I just began to work with. First time having the breed. Thanks!
Thanks for watching! What are your goals with training?
@@StandingStoneKennels currently he is very wild when in the house and around others. Does not seem to have a drive for treats or toys as reward and has a sole focus on squirrels lol When he is in the yard he barks at anything that goes by and will not listen when a squirrel or other dog is in sight. In the house he does a lot of going back and forth between the window, basically anywhere he can see outside to be able to bark. I love his spirit and obviously understand this is the nature of the breed but just looking for effective measures to train him and maybe dial back a little bit of the misbehavior. As I said he is 1 years old and currently we go on a 3 mile run in addition to a long walk everyday. He won’t be doing any hunting so my goals would be to have him listen more and learn better obedience around other dogs and people
wow Thanks you have explained in very nicely
When do you introduce verbal commands to heel into this?? Thank you
What material are you using for the leashes? Where can I find them?
Hey thanks for watching our videos! We use a durable poly coated nylon cording! You can purchase them from this link www.standingstonesupply.com/store/EasyLead-p295688450
Yeah I've easily Works to a point I've had it for quite a while now and I'm going to try a prong collar just to see which works better
Great vid, thanks. 😊
At 10:03, Thunder get super distracted and becomes unresponsive so Ethan pulls him in, constant tension. Normally, would that have been the time to stop (before pulling him in) ?
Or go int a very close position (like heel) and allow hime to just sit there?
Or go to head ‘Figure8’ / Halti and add more training - outer circles etc ?
I have your lead, Luna (field ch. bloodline, English Pointer) hates the Fig8.
She walks circles, heels on a ling line (on concrete).
But she will not walk nicely. Would love to transfer the longline dog to a leash but l dont seem able to.... ??
Last few mins with the Fig8 on Thunder was great (typing & watching).
Thanks for all the content.
In addition to your first steps videos, it would be great to see in a video advanved training steps (without halti style), following week 2 of training with your easy lead. Thanks a lot!
What kind of treats do you use for training?
We usually just use their meal, but we have a few treats on our website that we like: www.standingstonesupply.com/store?store-page=search&keyword=treats
Aww you do a good job!
What is the leash you used for leash training that you put on the neck with the additional ring plus the springy rope that you can turn into a muzzle? I have a new lab pup at 13 weeks!
The Standing Stone EasyLead available at standingstonesupply.com
Would you recommend using this lead method on an 11 week old GSP or is rhat too young?
@StandingStoneKennels Do y'all have live streams?
Yes every Wednesday night!
Will this work on a super young puppy? Like what do you use for 8 week old pups? I want to start very early!
At what age do you suggest to start walking a gsp?.. reasons im asking.. parvo.. over working pup.. mine is 7 weeks.. I live in town but I walked him on a side walk to a service dirt road.. thanks ...
So, I've used both methods with my puppy. Some days it works pretty good, other days not so much, especially when he's at a park with lots of distraction. At home on our farm, he's much better. How long will it take?
where can we buy this kind of leach?
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hey guys my 1 yr old golden retriever has been trained but now refuses to walk on leash. Once you do get her to walk she stops when she's ready. So i would like to know if using my e collar will work to get her to start walking and not to stop.she does well on e collar to come on lead. Thanks
Thanks for the question! We can help you through getting your dog to heel on leash and make sure they are properly collar conditioned to heel as well! This is something we can help with via Patreon: www.patreon.com/standingstonekennels
I notice that you don’t call the dog by it’s name (Hey-hey & good boy) is there a specific reason for that?
Generic terms to pull focus get used first :) then we can use important words like the pups name and other behavioral cues!
I want to ask you how do I get my dog to stop pulling when a motorcycle goes by
How do you fix a gap from being a rabbit dog back to a bird dog.
🤣🤣🤣 there's no trees in Kansas! I grew up in the prairie, people don't get that!
Why start with the long check cord??? I figured a “shorter leash” would be better.
By staring with a longer check cord the dog has more time to choose to come closer before they hit the end of the cord. If you contine with this portion (poistive reward "only") as the dog improves at closer and closer distances you can give them less and less lead until you and your dog are able to do the attention on leash game on a standard lead (4' - 6').
And as demonstrated if you open your traning with time on the long check cord handler and dog can practice engagement and "shake the crazzies out" before getting down to buisnes.
Can you guys show a video on how to make your dog to back another dogs point
Is my 4 month old Aussie too young to start this? He has been training well, super smart, but he IS pulling and I need to stop that.
Biothane lead material?
How much are the new puppies on ig
They are all spoken for. Send us an email to talk more about upcoming litters!
@@StandingStoneKennels oh okay just wanted to ask what the price range on them is for
Omg I swear I heard him say F***ing bronco! 😲😆
Lol Bucking* with a “B”
Katie is a GSP and she needs to run and ger rid of her energy. Since we don't live in a place she can do all that off-leash we walk at least :30/day. I don't care if she pulls on the check cord. She needs
Why no a retractable leash?
Id rather just thump on my dog 😆. This is way to difficult... I love biting, slapping, and squeezing my boy when he doesn't listen. I equally love rewarding. Treats, pets, praise and visual excitement and even thrashing. My Lab is a asshole so my way doesn't work for the first time ever. So now I try your way 😔. My dog only listens when Im pissed off and he knows I'm going to tune him up. He only listens for 10 seconds at a time.... I recently started trying your way and bought my first correction collar. He will come immediately when I beep him. The most Ive shocked him is a 5 and Ive only done it a dozen times or so... now if I put it on him he just stands by me and wont do anything and hes all scared... very frustrating. I hate how the e-collar makes dogs look all timid and weird. Do they ever out grow that? Like that ecollar video of the yellow lab. You say he looks comfortable. Id say hes tripping on the fact that he has his ecollar on. I hate that look and believe the fear is interfering with them learning.
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