The Complete Guide To Whoa Training - Every Single Step

Welcome to Standing Stone Kennels! In this video we show how to take a dog with an understanding of the whoa behavior through formal whoa training. Thunder has an excellent work ethic and loves to train, as well as has been introduced to the cue “whoa” through our positive pigeon drill and has had extensive hunting experience. Now it is time to collar condition him to the cue, “whoa”. We use 6 steps from start to finish with Thunder to complete his whoa training.

0:00 Intro
1:29 Step 1: Get Used To The Belly Collar
9:40 Step 2: Utilize Stimulation To Stop With The Belly Collar
14:35 Step 3: Introduce The Cue & Overlay The Belly Collar
17:38 Step 4: Avoid The Collar By Complying With The Cue
22:45 Step 5: Transition To The Neck Collar
31:10 Step 6: Remove The Belly Collar - Only Utilizing The Neck Collar

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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.

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[DropeVougher]

I just can't believe I had this class for free.
Precisely what I was looking for.
Spectacular content! Thank you very much indeed.
Greetings from Brazil

[louiseengel]

I love these videos and that you don't edit out your goof-ups, but rather address them and talk about them. It makes our learning so much more real and your instruction so much more accessible.

[AMalvarez]

I really look forward to see how Thunder develops and goes through all training phases. What a nice dog!

[backcountrycanuck]

Awesome video! We pick up our gwp pup in a month after losing our boxer. Really excited for the new challenges/adventures and I can tell your videos will be invaluable. Thank you!

[adampowers]

I love this channel. So much useful information.

[cbozzo]

I watched many of your other videos on whoa training with the belly collar and I missed one critical thing in the other videos. My gsp would not move an inch after I put on the belly collar. I tried food and bumpers, which he loves both. Than I watch this video and put the belly collar on with plenty of room like you did. Man what a difference. I follow along with many of your video from the beginning (My dog is the same age as Thunder). With the foundation of the other videos I got pretty far with the whoa training. Thanks for the guidance.

[nikolabiorac]

This is masterful tutorial, very good structured, with the clear goal to it. Keep it up.

[BigBADSTUFF]

This is exactly what I'm working on!

[hunterj]

@Standing stone kennels
You should hold training clinics, it would be amazing to join you two in a long weekend training clinic! Just a thought🤔😁

[danwilliamson]

What is the criteria to moving to these 5 step the dog already knows whoa? Taught threw free shaping or positive pigeon drill or some other method of teaching the que for those of us that don't have a ton of pigeons to throw you should be able to stop them verbally with no other means? Collar conditioning to a que that has already been taught? You guys rock thanks so much

[onexia]

Old video so hopefully you see this. How can I get my dogs excited about toys outside? We can play fetch in doors all day, but as soon as we are outside both of my GSP's don't give a crap about anything other than running around and chasing the smells all around them. Makes woah training and gun training hard. I can't get them more excited for a toy than the excitement they have for the nature around them.

[Jraab]

Just curious what would happen if you hit vibrate instead of shock to get your dog to stop moving

[tylerzimmer]

Everytime I try this with my male no matter how loose or tight he thinks he’s in trouble and hides or lays down. Haven’t even done anything with the collar just trying to get him comfortable with it. I’ve half hitched him with a check cord and he doesn’t care about the cord around his flank but complete opposite when I put a flank collar on. He has a good understanding of woah but would like to clean it up

[franzbaumann]

I like it very much. Is the WHOA a replacement for the German Down Signal? Does that mean the dog has to do it immediately under all circumstances and stop, no matter what he is doing?

[frechwieoskar]

Training with e-collars is illegal in Germany ao I can't use these method. But it looks systematic at least.

[gmino]

My 7 month old comes back to me every time. I feel like the correlation between coming back and stopping when she gets to me is confusing her. She’s stopping so I am stopping the stimulation, but it also coincides with her coming to me, reinforcing that coming to me turns off the collar. I try walking away but she’s gets right on top of me. So far she hasn’t made the connection to stop before getting back to me.

[Kate]

i am using whoa...didn't know it was something others use 😂

[Kate]

i have 20 week old retrieving machine, border collie mixed with german shorthaired pointer, i have insisted on breaks for her because the grandkids can throw way too long, 😂

[robh]

I find your comment about him being "wimpy". I have 2 puppies right now, a GSP and a Chesapeake Bay Retriever. If I scold the GSP for whatever transgression, he gives me a look as if trying to decide if he cares that I am not happy he has my sock. The Chessie acts as though mortified that Dad is not happy. She will pout that I told the GSP no. I always knew that dogs have different personalities, but to see you re-affirm this made me laugh.

[trent]

Total noob here. I've never hunted, but I don't know what practical hunting scenario why you would want your dog to halt on a dime?