how about down, heel
What else
What else should i be doing with them. i have 1 gsd and 1 weimaraner both are 10 weeks old and both males, they Know off, sit, wait well for about 1 maybe 2 mins and come even when they are playing, i walk them on the lead around my back yard but think they are to young to do proper training on the lead, i just do not know what i should be doing nexts.
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Oh yer i forgot about that
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for about 10 years i have only had the older dogs that no one wants so a bit rusty on puppy training. should i still be using treats?
When Jesse was 8 weeks I started training him in all commands and treated him like an adult ie anything I didn't want to see in an adult dog I wouldn't let Jesse do. I also took him on very small walks three times a day and very slowly built that up because I know big breeds you have to be careful not to over exercise until they are grown, but I am also a believer to start them off slow and work up so they get build some muscles to help protect them as well. Jesse is 6 months now and an amazing well behaved and well loved and healthy pup and he has been a pleasure to raise because Jesse knows his place in the pack (at the bottom
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I was training Mandalay to go to her crate and then all of a sudden I guess she got tired of going in the crate. Over the last few days she would lay down, walk away, go over to eat/drink/sit/etc when I told her to go to the crate. She watched me, so she knew what she was suppose to be doing but I would have to walk over and get her and walk her to the crate.
Then two days ago I got some puperoni's from the store. Wouldnt ya know that dog suddenly remember what "go to your crate" means? In fact, now if I take a puperoni out of the package, she will RUN FULL SPEED to the crate before I even say a word to her about it. Even if I am in another room from where the crate is kept.
It is amazing how much they are like children and how quickly their memory can be triggered with a simple sausage stick bribe.
I often wonder who is actually training who in my home.
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Then two days ago I got some puperoni's from the store. Wouldnt ya know that dog suddenly remember what "go to your crate" means? In fact, now if I take a puperoni out of the package, she will RUN FULL SPEED to the crate before I even say a word to her about it. Even if I am in another room from where the crate is kept.
It is amazing how much they are like children and how quickly their memory can be triggered with a simple sausage stick bribe.
I often wonder who is actually training who in my home.
What we did with Apollo is that we used treats with him whenever we were teaching him a new command or whenever we were lengthening or improving upon a command. After he masters that command, we start training him without treats because he loves to please. If he's having problems focusing on me, then I bring treats and work on 'focus' (which is an excellent command btw). But a little training every day should do wonders.Originally Posted By: mom of tyOh yer i forgot about thatfor about 10 years i have only had the older dogs that no one wants so a bit rusty on puppy training. should i still be using treats?![]()
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