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bretto
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14-07-2007, 10:43 AM

when to start training

hello
ok my pup is 11 weeks now and today on a walk i was just trying to remember when i started to train my oldest dog who is 12 yrs old . but no luck , cant remember .
so the oldest boy is a very , very,very,very ,very smart dog . he dose evry basic command aswell as being fantastic with my now three yr old son, who is always pulling his ears , haveing horse rides etc. ( my old dog is bullterrier cross )
today on a little walk while my son held the oldest dogs lead and i had the staffy pup i was trying to remember what age to start basic commands for example sit, stay , etc.....
i mean i am already trying that with him , like before i feed him i try to get him to sit ! you no that kind of thing . any advise?\
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Bretto
p.s love the forum ....... great info !!!!!! i am always reading
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14-07-2007, 10:48 AM
I started straight away with both mine,i think its amazing how quickly pups 'cotton on'.

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14-07-2007, 10:51 AM
Straight away. Lots of praise/trreats and socialisation. Have fun!
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14-07-2007, 11:05 AM
yea cheers . but he gets all that when he dose the right thing like wee one the paper he is rewarded but other times its like he dosnt care where he goes
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14-07-2007, 11:07 AM
With my rottie pup who's 15 weeks now, I let him settle in for a day or 2 then started on the 3rd day, he knows sit, down, come and heelwork and the important off, 'off the seat' 'off the bed' etc..
I've trained him offlead at the advice of my friend/dog trainer who also has rotts, started in an enclosed space i.e. the garden, now i trust him on walks down to the park and out with dougiepits(friend/trainer) lot, But anytime we are near a road or something dangerous he goes on a lead, just to be safe.
We are working on his stand(which hes nearly got) and stays/waits at the mo, I just do wee training bits during the day for a few mins with him(3-5 mins a few times a day), getting him to do stuff and trying to teach him new stuff. I have also been using the clicker with him which is how I taught him down and stand(or back).

And as Fudgeley said Lots of praise/treats and socialisation.
take him to as many places as possible to meet as many people and other animals and see as many differnet things as possible.

But most of all have fun and enjoy , they grow up sooooo fast, kodi is nearly the same size as my bc and bigger than the staffie at training
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14-07-2007, 11:11 AM
wow very impressive ............. i LOVE your work !!!
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14-07-2007, 11:46 AM
millie was 6 weeeks when we got her, and from day one she used to sit in frount of me as soon as she wanted food, so when she did i just said sit

within a week, she knew the sit!



i didnt really train her properly tbh until she was 8/9 weeks old and then did a few mins aday - i did a bit obv,. but it was all play

i say train as soona s you can, millies a smart little thing now, 9 months old and is resonably well behaved -everything i wanted from a puppy this age apart form the fact i cant let her of f her lead yet cos she wont come back (chases birds)


one massive mistake i made with her though was, as soon as i got her i should not have used a lead - at all - i shoudl have let ehr follow my feet, and on a field, just let her go

now shes too quick to catch - so thats my biggest mistake which i regret
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14-07-2007, 11:54 AM
I always start my training from day one in play, not that you would think so looking at my two hooligans I have now
Sorry I don't want to be rude but cannot think of how to word it properly so will just say it, but I would be training my child to have respect for my dogs too and not try and ride on them and pull thier ears. It is totally unfair to the dog who one day especially as your oldest dog is getting older may be getting some discomfort and the only way he can tell your child it hurts is to bite him. I expect then the dog would be blamed if god forbid he done severe damage.
My own children would have never dreamt of treating any animal in that way when they were younger or growing up.
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14-07-2007, 11:54 AM
Originally Posted by bretto View Post
wow very impressive ............. i LOVE your work !!!
It's not that impressive lol, really he only knows 7-8 commands, but when I put heelwork it sounds better
Just remembered also taught him 'infront'(sit infront of my legs and look up at me) took 2 seconds with the clicker, sometimes it takes awhile with the clicker as you need to wait for the dog to offer the behaviour again but most realise quite quickly what it is they are being clicked for.
Its very easy to do, just need to put the time in(which is easy for me as at the mo i dont have a job), the first week or 2 i did the 3-5 mins a couple of times a day, but recently I have been slacking a bit with getting ready to move house and stuff.
So long as you have a good enough reward(treat wise) in the dogs eyes or a toy if they are not food motivated, then they will do anything, Kodi LOVES chicken and a lil bit of cheese, if you haven't tried a clicker then you should give it a go, Kodi picked it up really quick and Rose my bc picked it up in a few seconds, I have taught her many things with it, basics plus quite a few tricks.

It's only the basics that hes been taught, and not really that much, but we wanted to do as much with him at this age, whilst hes still small enough to correct i.e. if with kodi he knows what sit means so if he doesnt do it first time I push his but on the floor, or with down if he dont do it I put him in it... gently of course, I do that so that he knows he has to do what I say and since I plan to do obed with him, I need him to do what I tell him. Like they say start out as you mean to go on.

I also make him sit before putting his food down, before he gets offlead, before he gets his collar on. once we have the stand sorted I will get him to do that before the above happens. I need to work on his down though

Just remember each dog likes different things better, and they all learn at a different rate, example Rose loves doing tricks (face, bow, paw, high 10 etc.) but hates doing heelwork and all the basics except stays(cos she can sit/down and stare at all the other dogs) and Rose was/is a challenge she is now 19months and its been a very long and hard process but she is settling down, and is now doing most stuff at training and focusing on us, whereas Kodi wouldnt dream of ignoring us (cept at play time when theres boxers to annoy) but once hes 6-7 months i think he will 'forget' everything and be a pain and then calm down again, whereas Rose did the whole teenage thing since she was 7weeks til about x-mas, and has started to mellow a little.

SORRY thats sooo long just trying to show that each dog is different(also cant stop typing when I start about my dogs), Good Luck with everything and remember if you need any advice or help there is a ton of people on here who will help if you ask


p.s. Kodi isnt fully housetrained yet, as well I dont sit with my shoes on all day so sometimes Im not quick enough to get him out on time, I just try to remember to take him out every time after eating/playing/sleeping, also i praise him more when he does do it outside, than when he does it inside on a mat. he still does it where hes not suppose to sometimes though, but he's still young.

Edit: Just to add Kodi was just under 7 weeks when we got him, so I've had 2 months of training with him already, if I had got him at 9-11weeks then he wouldnt know some of the stuff he does.
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14-07-2007, 12:13 PM
The earlier the better, I started as soon as they came home, Bertie was 10 weeks old and Teagan & Skye were 7 weeks old. They all know over 50 commands now and Skye is just 18 months old, by the time she was 11 weeks old she already knew about 10 commands.
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