Please Give Examples of Different Levels of Training Distractions

[doggiedad]

i never start any formal training untill the pup is 4 months old.
my pups know there names, house broken (lots more training
in progress) come, crate trained, working on car trained,
socializing and training daily (several times a day), etc.
i figure they have to be able to learn that's why i wait
untill they're 4 months old to really start to train.

Originally Posted by marshies

Thanks for the ideas guys!
Cassidy's Mom, I really love the door open and door close idea, I'll definitely be trying that.
4 more days! Can't wait to begin.
Did you guys start right away with sits and stuff? Or did you take it very easy for the first while?

[marshies]

Originally Posted by doggiedad

i never start any formal training untill the pup is 4 months old.
my pups know there names, house broken (lots more training
in progress) come, crate trained, working on car trained,
socializing and training daily (several times a day), etc.
i figure they have to be able to learn that's why i wait
untill they're 4 months old to really start to train.

She'll be 16 weeks old, so about 4 months when she comes.
I'm confused by all that I'm reading online. One the one hand, I hear many advocating just bonding and no training for the first 2 weeks. On the other hand, I hear training IS bonding.
So...don't know what to think.
I guess I'll be working on leash breaking and house breaking. She is already fully crate trained.

[Cassidy's Mom]

I start immediately! VERY short sessions, lots of fun, with tons of treats. Name recognition and attention are a great place to start. I actually did that with Dena on the way home from Oregon. I sat in the backseat next to her crate on the 10 hour drive, why waste that opportunity?

Recall is very important too, if you mark and reward every time your puppy comes towards you you'll have a great foundation once you start actually putting it on cue.