Teach Your Dog Impulse Control Today

Welcome to Standing Stone Kennels! Does your dog jump on counters, bolt for dropped food, or lose their mind around anything exciting? Impulse control is one of the most important — and most overlooked — foundations in dog training. In this video, Ethan works through a hands-on impulse control drill with Rave, a five-month-old GSP puppy who has plenty of drive and even more opinions about ham. We cover: 0:00 Introduction — Teaching Rave Impulse Control 0:41 Why Impulse Control Matters for Every Dog 1:53 The "Leave It" Connection 2:10 Starting the Misdirect Drill with Kibble 3:30 Evaluating What's Working in Your Training Session 4:38 Dog Makes Her Own Decision to Back Off 5:46 Opening the Hand — Adding Difficulty 7:47 Introducing High-Value Reward: The Ham 9:25 Raising Criteria — Lower, Slower, Harder 11:37 Applying a Verbal Cue (Tone Over Words) 13:05 Why We Don't Drop Treats During Obedience Sessions 14:42 Building Engagement vs. Managing Drive 15:15 Wrap-Up Whether you're working with a high-drive sporting breed or any puppy who acts first and thinks never, this drill builds the foundation for a dog that makes better decisions on their own. Send Us Mail 5919 W Pleasant Valley Rd Pretty Prairie, KS 67570 Links Step-By-Step Dog Training Course: https://www.standingstonesupply.com/c... Join our Patreon Community - https://bit.ly/SSK-Patreon Our Store - https://bit.ly/SSK-Store Social Media Facebook: www.facebook.com/StandingStoneKennels Instagram: www.instagram.com/standingstonekennels/ Website: www.standingstonekennels.com Ethan and Kat Pippitt are the proud owners of Standing Stone Kennels. They breed German Shorthaired pointers and train all types of dogs for the hunt and the home. Their training strategies are easy to follow and are flexible to meet the needs of individual dogs. They are avid outdoorsmen and when they aren't training dogs they spend their free time hunting all kinds of game across the United States. We use affiliate links to help support the channel. If you would like to support Standing Stone content we appreciate you using the links in the description of this video. Subscribe to our channel here: http://bit.ly/2Dyy9DW