How to train a German Wirehaired Pointer to move forward? We have practiced the "standing" posture before, and now we have to teach the dog to move forward under the guidance of your signal. The specific training methods are discussed below.

1. Let the dog stand in front of you, it is best not to give it any signals. Then walk away a little, ring the bell and reward the dog with food as soon as it comes to you.

2. Before the dog takes the first step, quickly give it the "forward" verbal signal. Always ring the bell when it takes its first step, because we just want it to take one step.

3. Gradually increase the amount of food as a reward so that the dog will not forget the action.

4. Start signal control training by giving the dog a "forward" signal and rewarding it with food when it does so. When you don't give it a signal, reward it with food for standing upright. From now on, if the dog moves forward without a signal, no reward should be given.

5. When the dog understands that "forward" means "step forward," you can start to train it to take a few steps, and then reward it with food. But make sure that every step it takes is because of your instructions. Even if it makes a little progress each time, it is better than forcing it to complete it in one step.

Key points

Choose a special place to start the training so the dog will associate the place with the training. We want to teach the dog to try some training (posture training) on ​​its own, but we do not encourage it to do this exercise alone outside of the training environment. For this reason we need a separate training venue. This applies to all other scenarios involving "stand" training and to all dogs, such as getting a dog to obey your commands, or when training a dog's sense of direction. You can use different signals to make the dog "stand", but it should not Already trained items have a negative impact.