soo, Oakley has this extremely annoying habit of 'dropping it', but then IMMEDIATELY picking it back up again. I've been trying & trying to get this to stop...
His 'drop it' command isn't perfect in the first place...i really think he does KNOW what i'm telling him to do, but he would just rather chew on the ball then give it back...I need to find more high-rewarding treats prob...??
Anyways, ive been trying to treat him only AFTER the ball is in my posession, but its just this constant struggle...i usually have to grab him by the collar and hold him back so i can pick it up (and then he is still lunging for it immediately when i let him go).
He knows "sit" & "back" & "stay"...so i tell him to get back & stay (away from the ball)...but he seems to have caught on to this & now is grabbing the ball before he moves back...
Once again, this seems to stem from him getting over-stimulated & not being able to calm down..ive been really working on ONLY throwing the ball/giving him toys after he has settled a bit, but he really never completely calms...(he just sits, but you can tell he is practically about to burst).
Anyways, he is *improving*, but at a snails pace...any advice to try & speed up the process...especially since he is fast learner, so I think i'm just not going about this exactly the right way.
His 'drop it' command isn't perfect in the first place...i really think he does KNOW what i'm telling him to do, but he would just rather chew on the ball then give it back...I need to find more high-rewarding treats prob...??
Anyways, ive been trying to treat him only AFTER the ball is in my posession, but its just this constant struggle...i usually have to grab him by the collar and hold him back so i can pick it up (and then he is still lunging for it immediately when i let him go).
He knows "sit" & "back" & "stay"...so i tell him to get back & stay (away from the ball)...but he seems to have caught on to this & now is grabbing the ball before he moves back...
Once again, this seems to stem from him getting over-stimulated & not being able to calm down..ive been really working on ONLY throwing the ball/giving him toys after he has settled a bit, but he really never completely calms...(he just sits, but you can tell he is practically about to burst).
Anyways, he is *improving*, but at a snails pace...any advice to try & speed up the process...especially since he is fast learner, so I think i'm just not going about this exactly the right way.