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3 Quick & Easy Commands to Teach Your Sighthound, so They’re Better Behaved by the End of Today

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Does your dog pull on the lead? Here are some reas

Does your dog pull on the lead? Here are some reasons why they might be pulling 👆🏼

Training to walk on a loose lead is part of it, but as you can see their emotions may also be involved…

Does your dog pull on the lead? Do you think it’s for one of these reasons, or another one not mentioned?

Let me know 👇🏼

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SAVE THIS so you can introduce your dog to new dog

SAVE THIS so you can introduce your dog to new dogs 👋🏼

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Number 26 in 💥 50 Things to teach a Sighthound

Number 26 in 💥 50 Things to teach a Sighthound 💥 is Drop a Toy!

Teaching drop a toy is a fun and useful cue so that you can enjoy playing with your dog…

But why teach a drop?

👉🏼 Your dog learns that they will be rewarded for returning a toy
👉🏼 Your dog will happily give up a toy instead of running off with it, or potentially guarding it if they feel worried it may be taken off them
👉🏼 Your dog has choice and consent in the interaction
👉🏼 Sighthounds can enjoy playing with toys as a safe outlet for their natural prey drive instincts
👉🏼 It builds your bond

And this is HOW you teach a drop 👇🏼

👉🏼 Keep bursts of play short for 30-60 seconds, move the toy low to the ground
👉🏼 Bring the toy towards you, hold it still and hold a treat or another toy of equal value near your dog
👉🏼 Add the word ‘drop’ at the moment they let go of the toy they’re holding
👉🏼 If you use a marker word or clicker, say or use this at the moment they let go of their toy
👉🏼 Reward your dog with a good treat or play with another toy, so they learn that giving up one toy means something nice will happen
👉🏼 Repeat several times!
👉🏼 Next, introduce the verbal cue of ‘drop’ while they are still holding the toy and reward them once they let go

If your dog has a history of resource guarding or showing any other aggression around toys or food, seek the help of an accredited behaviourist before trying this exercise ⚠️

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Number 25 in 💥 50 Things to teach a Sighthound

Number 25 in 💥 50 Things to teach a Sighthound 💥 is Using a Marker word

What is a marker word? One type of marker in training is using a word, such as ‘YES’ or ‘GOOD’.

We use this word to tell your dog the exact moment they get a step in their training right. Say the marker word at the moment they do what you are looking for in an excited tone (like the moment Rye’s bum touches the ground) followed by a treat as their reward. It acts the same as using a clicker, but it’s easier to not need to carry one around!

Using a marker allows you to be more accurate with your training, because there are only a few seconds between what your dog has done and getting the reward for them to make this association.

The marker acts as a bridge, telling your dog that they got the behaviour right and to know that a treat is coming.

To your dog it just means - a treat is coming! Saying your marker word should always be followed with a treat for this reason… even if you say it accidentally!

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Hi 👋🏼 I’m Becca Sommerville, expert sight

Hi 👋🏼

I’m Becca Sommerville, expert sighthound behaviourist and I have a whole lot of letters that go after my name.

Basically, they mean I’m obsessed with sighthounds and that I’ve done a whole lot of training, education, and scientific research to prove it.

I’ve loved dogs all my life and grew up with labradors who had a particularly funny habit of sneaking out of the house & taking themselves for mischievous walks around our village… thankfully, they’d always come back on their own 😅

Before I worked with sighthounds, I worked with farmers. Once I visited a herd of Jersey cows who had bonded with their farmer so strongly that they would frequently “ask” him and his wife for scratches behind the ears! As a greyhound owner, I’m very familiar.

I’m deeply passionate about rescues and animal welfare. My dream is that one day, every dog on Earth has a loving home and we no longer need to rescue dogs because they’re all taken care of, loved, and understood.

I used my own expertise to slowly coax my dog Del Boy out of his general anxiety. I adopted him after he retired from his racing career and although he was a tricky one at first, he now happily rides the tube, stretches out on the floor, takes up the whole carriage and only slightly smooshes the other passengers 👀

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