![]() ![]() ![]() I'm afraid that at some point I won't be able to find a new hand signal for a new trick or command that is different enough from other signals I'm already using for other things. That's what I meant when I mentioned i was worried about ambiguity. While I get that there is no universal set of hand signals that dogs will just automatically understand, my concern is being able to have hand signals for different commands that are different enough from each other that they don't confuse the dog as to what I'm asking her to do. I've thought about using silly words as commands when training dogs in the past, but the trouble with that is I'm afraid I might forget or get confused as to which word I associated with which command. Oh yes, I'm aware of, and agree with all that you are saying here. Ditto for "lie down" and "drop." Drop is the one that's to be performed PDQ. The only real difference is I may be more serious when I say "come" than the others and that it really mean "come promptly," while the others are more casual and may not require top speed. My dogs understand that "come," here" and even "cmon" meant the same thing. Lack of consistency is what leads to ambiguity, so decide ahead of time what cue(s) you want to teach and stick with them.Īs an aside, learning both verbal and hand signals is the same dog learning 2 different cues for the same thing, and many people will attest that their dogs understand different words meaning the same thing. So just because most obedience instructors use a fairly universal set of cues, there's absolutely no reason whatsoever that you can't substitute "jelly" for "come" or "tickle" for "lie down." All that matters is what works for you and that you're consistent when training it. A good example is of shepherds who have different dogs trained to different whistles so that the dogs can work at the same time but be directed independently to control larger flocks. They learn whatever you teach them, and there's no reason two (or more) dogs in the same household can't be taught different cues for the same behavior, whether those cues are verbal, gestural or whistles. It doesn't mean that they've any more readable to the dog than others, any more than any particular word or whistle cue is. "Universal" and signals are only universal in the sense that they'd be common to most people using them. verbal) says more about how truly adaptable dogs really are. That they do so well with a communication form that's alien to them (i.e. Im wondering if there are different versions of this, and if so, whether either of you use or recommend a specific version?Īnd as always, all others please feel free to chime in as well! I've noticed there is some literature available with "universal" hand signals for dog training. I'm a little worried though, about avoiding ambiguity as I try to teach new commands. (My dogs have always been female, so not sure what to make of this.) But based on what I've seen from Mancer so far and what you both are saying, I'll surely lean heavily towards hand directions when training her. ![]() I did a little searching and found a study that claims its results show that females typically respond better to hand signals while males tend to respond equally to verbal or hand directions. I've never really taught tricks or anything but my dogs have always responded nicely and have been very obedient and well behaved as far as basic commands and behavior/restraint. It's a little bit of a surprise to me, only because I've trained a couple of dogs previously using verbal communication. ![]()
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