Anti-Cruelty Society Collection

Training You To Train Your Dog (Part 1 of 2)

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You In 1934 obedience training for all breeds became a reality Today there are hundreds of training classes where owners learn how to teach their dogs the simple and humane methods of obedience training And today Thousands of dogs are competing at dog shows broken Kennel Club titles of CD CDX and UD a Well -behaved dog is always admired And The fact that certificates for conduct now play an important part in the dog world has caused people to ask How can I train my dog? They have come to realize it is not only training the dog But training the owner to trainees dog that achieves the best results and makes for a better understanding between dog and master Simple obedience is healing and sitting coming when called lying down and staying upon command This is basic training and miss Blanche Saunders our instructor will explain the preliminaries and give us the first lessons A Dog learns obedience through the chain -caller a plain one not a spike In Making the collar there's a right and a wrong way to put it on so please listen carefully a Dog heels on the left side When he is in that position the lead fastens to the end of the chain which passes over the neck This is wrong since it passes under and the collar will not loosen when the lead is made slack but If on the right way it automatically loosens after each correction Check your collar every time this is how it should look The lead should be a foot longer than the trainer is tall and a good flat leather with a strong snap Most beginners hold their lead this way don't do it Instead do this Here it is again From now on both hands are used the right hand holds the lead the left hand plays it out takes it in Makes the corrections and pats the dog encouragingly So there are two things we must always check before we start training See that we are holding the lead the right way And see that the collar is on correctly A dog learns by feeling the unpleasant jerk on his collar if it is not on the right way the results will be poor The dog will not respond to the trainers commands Obedience training begins with play the dog must be kept happy you ready for work Hi Jason next get his attention and keep it through the entire training period He should be alert and watchful of his trainer at all times The first thing he actually learns is the meaning of the word heel Which is to stay on the left side with his head as close as possible to the left knee This Saunders gives the lead a jerk as she steps forward and commands Jason heel If the dog lags she pats her side to speed him up If he goes ahead she slows up gives the lead a backward jerk and is more demanding Jason heel The trainer watches her dog she makes the left turn by lifting the right knee hitting the dog's neck and chest In the right turn she makes a sharp right angle turn and jerks the lead to the right After she has made the turn herself all corrections are made by snapping the lead then loosening it at once With small dogs the inside of the right foot is used to push them around on the left turn When properly done the dog blames himself for bumping into the trainer instead of blaming the trainer for stepping into him If while healing he sneaks in on the wrong side a quick but careful kick backward With the right foot is the correction A lead that drags on the ground gets in the way of trainer and dog it indicates sloppy handling When held too tight the result is a steady pull on the dog and there is no room for that important snap The trainer is able to make the right turn and the left turn is a good way to get the right foot There are three different about turns In the right about the trainer turns to the right the dog is kept on the outside In the left u -turn the trainer turns to the left and the dog is pushed around to the left But in the left about the trainer turns to the left and the dog turns to the right While the lead is passed in back of the trainer from one hand to the other A zigzag across the training yard is good healing practice with a three -quarter turn to the right and then a three -quarter turn to the left When a slow running pace is alternated with a slow walk the dog must always heal close to the trainer's side With lead slack no matter how fast or slowly she moves Another excellent practice is the continuous circling to the right Where the dog is kept on the outside and the continuous circling to the left where the lead holds the dog back when he goes ahead This circling helps prepare for the figure eight at obedience trials Where he again heals close to the trainer's side and pays no attention to the people he circles around Whoa what if we hear He looks like a fish I tried to land last summer Summer Come on come on good boy, that's it A little coaxing does the trick A dog should heal cheerfully and willingly a happy response is proof that one has that trainer personality Teaching a dog to sit is easy pull up with one hand push down with the other command sit Miss Saunders repeats this over and over Finally the dog understands the meaning of the word and sits without having to be pushed down Sit Sit When he uses you as a leaning post the correction is simple Often a poor sit is not the dog's fault Can you blame him for healing wide and now having to be coaxed to sit close Sit You can improve on that sit Jerry Here's the correction the lead held very short in the right hand gives better control over the dog Come on come on The left leg stretched across in front blocks him from going ahead And Now halt you will have more luck margaret if you don't pull his tail Try it again That's better A dog should sit the moment you halt Close to his trainer Square and facing straight ahead In the come for the dog learns to sit in front of his trainer the trainer walks forward and then backward the dog does the turning The command just to come forward The opposite of this is teaching the dog to go to heel from the come for position The trainer walks backward and then forward and the dog swings around into place Half a heel the lead is always slack Fewer steps are taken each time The Dog soon learns to go around by himself and only the command is given jason heel These two exercises should be practiced together first heel position Then come forward The hands and the way they control the lead mean a lot to the dog Dropping your left hand in front of the dog's back leg will teach him to stand or you can grasp him around the muzzle The command is always given stand stand Stand oh, oh, here's our little scotty friend Well, that's one way of teaching him and I must say it's much easier on the back Stand Dropping the left arm down Palm back is the stand signal and the dog should obey whenever this signal is given Just to stand stay What a good boy The sit and stay is another important part of a dog's training stay Day Miss Saunders holds him by the muzzle so he cannot turn when she walks in back of him Day Holding the leash above his head is done for the same reason Day The dog is given more freedom with the lead dropped on the ground she can step on it and jerk him back if he breaks Good boy When a correction is necessary she makes it with a quick snap of the lead then waits for him should he repeat his act Stay Stay when the lead is taken off.

He must stay where he has been left The tone of voice is more severe this time Now you stay There The dog may at any time turn his head to watch his trainer And he will if his attention is where it should be but he must never break the set by turning his body Sit and stay as he becomes more and more steady the distance is increased Finally the test becomes even more difficult To Will I or won't I no better not I am so happy to see you but won't break until you give me permission And I have been such a good boy

Identifier
F.2015-14-0009
Date Of Production
1946
Abstract
Part one of a two-part instructional film on dog training.
Format
16mm
Extent
600 feet
Color
color and B&W
Sound
Optical
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Print
Genre
Instructional
Subject
Dogs
Animal behavior
Animals
Teaching
Related Collections
Anti-Cruelty Society Collection

Main Credits
United Specialists, Inc. (is production company)

Additional Credits
Branch, Louise (is cinematographer)

Participants And Performers
Saunders, Blanche (is participant)
Thomas, Lowell (is narrator)

 
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