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30-05-2011, 10:40 AM
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Re: Walking/Training session or just walking
i teach training and walking separately for some dogs, together for others.
it depends on the dog. for a dog that is very willing to listen, very active, i normally separate. the reason being you just want a dog to focus on one thing. walking, following you, hiking etc. With an active dog, trained well, they will 'push you' to play with them or want you to interact with them. I don't want that if we are going for a hike. i would want them for that when i am training them in a particular situation, and i would cue them for a training session. that way, i can help them distinguish what time is for what... imagine taking your dog out for a night wee, and they want to train with you, play with you, play fetch at midnight... =/ again, it's for a SPECIFIC type of dog, not all dogs. do i tell these dogs to recall during a walk, YES definitely. but this eventually moves towards an obedience command rather than 'training' during a walk. training, i believe should be done in controlled situations (or as much as) - i know it can be difficult given people's schedules/environments etc. but we should do the best we can. 
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30-05-2011, 10:50 AM
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Re: Walking/Training session or just walking
Remembering back to when I ran my own classes, we did in fact take 'training walks' at least once a month, so that owners could put into practice what they have learned with me watching them. Sitting and staying at kerbsides, walking nicely on the lead without going from lamp post to lamp post, leaving other dogs and people alone etc. We also held the classes outside on a public park (with the permission of the very grateful council who were very pro-responsible dog training!) , in the type of environment in which people walked their dogs anyway. This helped enormously with distractions etc and helped to get it through to owners that training was not just for once a week, it was all week, every walk, with play sessions in between! (and yes, we did have play sessions!) I referred to my type of training as 'practical pet dog training' and if people wanted to do competitive obedience etc, I had certain clubs I would refer them to with pleasure.
With my own dogs, when I walk them I intersperse normal walks with sporadic, on the spot training sessions which are as much fun as the walk itself anyway so the dog enjoys them and learns quickly anyway.  My husband also does the same. (so he says!) 
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30-05-2011, 11:16 AM
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Re: Walking/Training session or just walking
I do a little bit of training offlead recall, loose lead walking etc but mostly walks are just to run around and have fun
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