It can help if you teach the dog to eat on command. Just say eat each time you put food in front of her. Then tell her to eat each time you present a treat. As my dog was going blind we concentrated on reinforcing behaviors that we could build on when he lost his sight. Luckily I already had a very well trained attentive dog before he lost sight. They will bump into things. Say no just before they bump into trees, walls, parked cars, etc. Eventually you can stop them from crashing so much. Especially if you can teach left and right commands to help them find doorways etc.
I'm glad I found your channel, Eve. Our family just adopted a beautiful bulldog, Willie, who is blind and who had been at three shelters before we adopted him. I'm looking forward to getting him trained to go on walks without lunging forward and the clicker technique looks promising!
Hey! I’m so happy you found it too! Oh Willie sounds wonderful and so lucky to have you! I hope you find some help here and you can always head over to my group on FB ‘training for blind dogs’ for more tips too ☺️
Hey there! Very thankful I found your videos! My very athletic mini schnauzer just in the last 4 weeks went completely blind. Very healthy dog otherwise ( per vet checked) He is 10 and used to a lot of hiking, walking, and playing tennis ball catch. All that stopped for us. He became scared and timid. Not my dog! Started research and new training. He's doing great! And starting to respond better. This happened over a 4 week period. So thankful for your videos! Such a lifesaver! We are starting your clicker training today and we are excited! Our new journey! Thank you so so much!
Hey! Awww he sounds amazing! He will get back to all the fun stuff it just takes time :) try rolling a ball for him to chase instead so he can follow the sound! And remember scent, sounds and touch are your best friends now. Best of luck! 🐾☺️
@@TheUnderdogsTraining Hey! Thank you for the encouragement. We did get a bell ring ball to roll last week and are learning how to play. Just takes time and effort.😊
Ha ha - good stuff - thanks for that - had an almost blind sheepdog but he is 'gone' now - hoping to get a rescue dog that is blind and this training will help -
checko is a 15 year old jack russel cross who lost the use of his back legs Either way, if it happens to your pet, you'll need a good dog wheelchair. Wheelchairs for dogs allow them to live there life again love this show xxxxxxxx
In a few weeks, I’ll be adopting a puppy whom we are pretty sure is blind. (She is one of a litter from my daughter’s dog.) This seems to be a way that I might be able to train her to go potty outside. Any suggestions?
Hi, oh wow that's exciting! I wouldn't use a clicker for toilet training (not that you cant, it is just hard for the dog to understand what they are doing that earns the click). I would suggest guiding them outside as usual and just waiting (this may take a while to start with but hang in there!). When they start to go to the toilet, very softly and calmly say your cue word like 'toilet' or 'wee wee's'. Then wait quietly and stay still so you don't cause distractions. When they finish you have celebrate by giving lots of verbal praise and a treat. Get to the point where your pup thinks 'When I go to the toilet outside we have a party after!'. Hope this helps :) Join us in our FB group for more info facebook.com/groups/trainingforblinddogs
Hi, thanks for the video, but it just seems like a regular clicker first time cinditioning video. Then the dig is iff keash, and giving eye contact and you use the clicker not to mark behaviour, but to get the dog to look at you. So I don't get where training a blind dog comes in, did I miss something?
Hi Dehzee, thank you for your comment. Yes, like I mentioned at the beginning, there isn't that much difference to clicker training a sighted dog and if anything it is a little easier as they haven't got their sight to distract them. I put the videos of her out on walks to show that it is good to practice this and reinforce the conditioning in other environments. So no matter if we are home, on a walk or anywhere else, she will know that the click means that she's getting something good. I didn't use the clicker when she looked at me, she looked at me as a result of hearing the click (Showing that this is working). This video is about conditioning a dog to associate the noise with a reward, to prepare them for training further down the line. As a blind dog will now rely more heavily on their other senses like noise, it is a good idea that they are clicker trained as this will help them learn more precisely (unless they are noise sensitive or also deaf). There is no specific 'training' as such happening in this video, just showing it is possible to clicker train a blind dog, why it helps and how to do so. My intension is to make it easier for a blind dog to understand when it has done something good & make training easier for owners in the future. I hope that clears up any confusion :) Kind wishes, Eve.
. My 4 month old pug recently became blind...and he is happy at home...but he doesn't like to go outdoor or like to go for a walk... Idk how to teach him to walk ..pls help
Hey, oh bless him, 4 months is still only young but here is some advice: Don't expect a full walk yet, we need to break it down. Start by sitting together at the door with the door open and just giving him little tiny treats every now and again. This is working on getting him acquainted with the different sounds. Then the next day you could try sitting on the other side of the door and tempting him to sit on the doorstep and eat treats. Then work your way slowly away from the house each day. Eventually you will build his confidence up but this takes time. Try not to rush him and give him lots of fuss and rewards for being outside :) If you want more info check out the FB group at facebook.com/groups/trainingforblinddogs
Hi Emily! Until your dog starts to understand that click is followed by treats. If you see the videos near the end of me walking my dog, every time I click it she’s expectantly looking at me, waiting for the food to follow. It will only take 2/3 goes at this for the dog to start to understand and if you did it for a week they would be pretty competent. But every dog is different so it may take a bit longer for other dogs.
It can help if you teach the dog to eat on command. Just say eat each time you put food in front of her. Then tell her to eat each time you present a treat. As my dog was going blind we concentrated on reinforcing behaviors that we could build on when he lost his sight. Luckily I already had a very well trained attentive dog before he lost sight. They will bump into things. Say no just before they bump into trees, walls, parked cars, etc. Eventually you can stop them from crashing so much. Especially if you can teach left and right commands to help them find doorways etc.
I'm glad I found your channel, Eve. Our family just adopted a beautiful bulldog, Willie, who is blind and who had been at three shelters before we adopted him. I'm looking forward to getting him trained to go on walks without lunging forward and the clicker technique looks promising!
Hey! I’m so happy you found it too! Oh Willie sounds wonderful and so lucky to have you! I hope you find some help here and you can always head over to my group on FB ‘training for blind dogs’ for more tips too ☺️
Hey there! Very thankful I found your videos! My very athletic mini schnauzer just in the last 4 weeks went completely blind. Very healthy dog otherwise ( per vet checked) He is 10 and used to a lot of hiking, walking, and playing tennis ball catch. All that stopped for us. He became scared and timid. Not my dog! Started research and new training. He's doing great! And starting to respond better. This happened over a 4 week period. So thankful for your videos! Such a lifesaver! We are starting your clicker training today and we are excited! Our new journey! Thank you so so much!
Hey! Awww he sounds amazing! He will get back to all the fun stuff it just takes time :) try rolling a ball for him to chase instead so he can follow the sound! And remember scent, sounds and touch are your best friends now. Best of luck! 🐾☺️
@@TheUnderdogsTraining Hey! Thank you for the encouragement. We did get a bell ring ball to roll last week and are learning how to play. Just takes time and effort.😊
Thank you this info. I just started fostering a blind dog and there's not a lot of info on training a blind dog. I look forward to more videos!!!!
Ha ha - good stuff - thanks for that - had an almost blind sheepdog but he is 'gone' now - hoping to get a rescue dog that is blind and this training will help -
Love it - great video!
Will be doing video how teach a dog how to lay down and shake etc.?
Hey! I can definitely add that to my list, for sure :)
How long do you just continue to click and give trt.for before taking dog out.
checko is a 15 year old jack russel cross who lost the use of his back legs Either way, if it happens to your pet, you'll need a good dog wheelchair. Wheelchairs for dogs allow them to live there life again
love this show xxxxxxxx
In a few weeks, I’ll be adopting a puppy whom we are pretty sure is blind. (She is one of a litter from my daughter’s dog.) This seems to be a way that I might be able to train her to go potty outside. Any suggestions?
Hi, oh wow that's exciting! I wouldn't use a clicker for toilet training (not that you cant, it is just hard for the dog to understand what they are doing that earns the click). I would suggest guiding them outside as usual and just waiting (this may take a while to start with but hang in there!). When they start to go to the toilet, very softly and calmly say your cue word like 'toilet' or 'wee wee's'. Then wait quietly and stay still so you don't cause distractions. When they finish you have celebrate by giving lots of verbal praise and a treat. Get to the point where your pup thinks 'When I go to the toilet outside we have a party after!'. Hope this helps :)
Join us in our FB group for more info facebook.com/groups/trainingforblinddogs
Hi, thanks for the video, but it just seems like a regular clicker first time cinditioning video. Then the dig is iff keash, and giving eye contact and you use the clicker not to mark behaviour, but to get the dog to look at you. So I don't get where training a blind dog comes in, did I miss something?
Hi Dehzee, thank you for your comment.
Yes, like I mentioned at the beginning, there isn't that much difference to clicker training a sighted dog and if anything it is a little easier as they haven't got their sight to distract them.
I put the videos of her out on walks to show that it is good to practice this and reinforce the conditioning in other environments. So no matter if we are home, on a walk or anywhere else, she will know that the click means that she's getting something good.
I didn't use the clicker when she looked at me, she looked at me as a result of hearing the click (Showing that this is working).
This video is about conditioning a dog to associate the noise with a reward, to prepare them for training further down the line. As a blind dog will now rely more heavily on their other senses like noise, it is a good idea that they are clicker trained as this will help them learn more precisely (unless they are noise sensitive or also deaf).
There is no specific 'training' as such happening in this video, just showing it is possible to clicker train a blind dog, why it helps and how to do so. My intension is to make it easier for a blind dog to understand when it has done something good & make training easier for owners in the future.
I hope that clears up any confusion :)
Kind wishes, Eve.
. My 4 month old pug recently became blind...and he is happy at home...but he doesn't like to go outdoor or like to go for a walk... Idk how to teach him to walk ..pls help
Hey, oh bless him, 4 months is still only young but here is some advice:
Don't expect a full walk yet, we need to break it down. Start by sitting together at the door with the door open and just giving him little tiny treats every now and again. This is working on getting him acquainted with the different sounds. Then the next day you could try sitting on the other side of the door and tempting him to sit on the doorstep and eat treats. Then work your way slowly away from the house each day. Eventually you will build his confidence up but this takes time. Try not to rush him and give him lots of fuss and rewards for being outside :)
If you want more info check out the FB group at facebook.com/groups/trainingforblinddogs
How long do you do this initial conditioning to the clicker before you move on to training?
Hi Emily! Until your dog starts to understand that click is followed by treats.
If you see the videos near the end of me walking my dog, every time I click it she’s expectantly looking at me, waiting for the food to follow. It will only take 2/3 goes at this for the dog to start to understand and if you did it for a week they would be pretty competent. But every dog is different so it may take a bit longer for other dogs.
@@TheUnderdogsTraining Thanks! Your videos have been very helpful!
The dog in the demo has vision so it's not really helpful
Hi, My dog Poppy is completely blind. She can't see anything at all.