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03-06-2011, 05:28 PM

Your training methods

After a few weeks of owning her toilet training has been pretty well achieved next stop will be a doggy door!

She knows sit very well and we are getting their with the flat (down)

Outside she is very good a little bit shy as she is young but we stopped and had lunch outside a cafe and their was another dog which she wa petrified of at first but plucked up the courage and began play bowing and bouncing forward I really liked seeing her interact with another dog more or less her own age.

She is superb with kids as well as they really like saying hello to her and she knows to sit before crossing the road too ^__^

So where do I go from here ??I want to train her myself to save money as everything is really expensive these days and im doing well training her the basics that I don't think i need the training classes. My local vets run puppy socialising classes and i think she would benefit from that more as it will ive her the chance to interact with others her own age and will help bring out her boldness.

I have no other foults with her besides the puppy bitting gets a bit ott in the evenings after dinner she listens pretty good during the day.

How do I train her to do other stuff like beg and roll over?? We are starting to get their with her fetch ^___^
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03-06-2011, 05:36 PM
Recall, recall, recall!!! The amount of dog who don't have a good recall is shocking, this is definately one to train for it could one day save your dogs life. As I have seen many dogs go in for a chase after a rabbit/squirrel towards a main road and almost get hit by a car.

Another usueful one I found was back (or back up).

Getting used to being a in a car, and waiting untill yo have told her to go in (as she is young you may have to lift her) and waiting until told to get out of a car (again you will have to lift her back out of a car at her young age).

Being brushed and handled - including nail clipping. Many dogs actually don't like being handled, and many are bad at having their nails clipped and ears cleaned.

Being in a variety of places; parks, pet shops, outside schools, town, train station etc
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03-06-2011, 05:38 PM
A good puppy class isn't just about teaching tricks but about letting the dog socialise in a controlled way, e.g. learning to pay attention to you despite there being other dogs around, so it might be worth considering classes still.
I would look into exactly what these vet socialisation classes entail, some vets hold puppy parties which are a bit of a free-for-all with pups running wild and this isn't a good way to socialise a puppy - the bullies learn to hone their bullying skills and the nervous pups get more reason to be nervous with other dogs. I imagine some vets may run sensible ones but definately be wary and check it out - they're vets first and foremost so their knowledge on the behavioural side of things may not be quite up to scratch.

One resource I've found good for teaching new tricks though is Youtube. I especially like the channel by Kikopup, and there's another, pamelamarxsen, which I've watched videos on too. Pretty clearly explained with the chance to watch how it's done too
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03-06-2011, 05:41 PM
[QUOTE=pippam;2272899]
So where do I go from here ??I want to train her myself to save money as everything is really expensive these days and im doing well training her the basics that I don't think i need the training classes. [QUOTE]

Hmmm, that is up to you; personally when I am learning anything new I like to go where there is expertise at hand so that I am not training IN things that I do not want inadvertently, but that of course is your choice.
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03-06-2011, 05:45 PM
I really wouldn't discount a good training class, even for just a few weeks. Not only will they train YOU how to train your dog, your dog will get used to being exposed to other dogs and strangers in a very controlled environment.

I'd agree with Spockky Boy, go for recall first. If your dog is close enough to grab it, you can work on other stuff later! If you ask nicely, SB may post her excellent recall literature

Also, never assume they have "got it" be that what it may, just because they have done it the last 10 times you asked them.
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03-06-2011, 05:49 PM
Recall, recall, recall!!! The amount of dog who don't have a good recall is shocking, this is definately one to train for it could one day save your dogs life. As I have seen many dogs go in for a chase after a rabbit/squirrel towards a main road and almost get hit by a car.
We are getting their with recall she knows her name and if I send her away with a toy she will come back when called

Another usueful one I found was back (or back up).
This would be super handy to learn when she gets into one of her lets kill my owners trouserleg/shoe stage o.0


Getting used to being a in a car, and waiting untill yo have told her to go in (as she is young you may have to lift her) and waiting until told to get out of a car (again you will have to lift her back out of a car at her young age).
She is great at getting and we do lift her up to let her inbut she manages to get up the seat herself. We sstill have to carry her out as she isnt yet confident about getting down. She is great at traveling too most of the time she either lays on me or goes to sleep but she isnt at all nervous about cars.


Being brushed and handled - including nail clipping. Many dogs actually don't like being handled, and many are bad at having their nails clipped and ears cleaned.
Getting used to the brushing but still protests just like a kid really o.0

Being in a variety of places; parks, pet shops, outside schools, town, train station etc
We went to the beach to a couple of parks and another beach as well as round the block ^^

today she actually met people and was happy about it.
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03-06-2011, 05:52 PM
Originally Posted by pippam View Post
We are getting their with recall she knows her name and if I send her away with a toy she will come back when called
Congratulations however as this is your first dog you may be unaware of the following:

It is a truth universally acknowledged that VELCRO dog will MORPH into BOGOFF dog at some point in time..........
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03-06-2011, 05:53 PM
Originally Posted by krlyr View Post
A good puppy class isn't just about teaching tricks but about letting the dog socialise in a controlled way, e.g. learning to pay attention to you despite there being other dogs around, so it might be worth considering classes still.
I would look into exactly what these vet socialisation classes entail, some vets hold puppy parties which are a bit of a free-for-all with pups running wild and this isn't a good way to socialise a puppy - the bullies learn to hone their bullying skills and the nervous pups get more reason to be nervous with other dogs. I imagine some vets may run sensible ones but definately be wary and check it out - they're vets first and foremost so their knowledge on the behavioural side of things may not be quite up to scratch.

One resource I've found good for teaching new tricks though is Youtube. I especially like the channel by Kikopup, and there's another, pamelamarxsen, which I've watched videos on too. Pretty clearly explained with the chance to watch how it's done too
Took the words out of my mouth
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03-06-2011, 06:06 PM
Originally Posted by smokeybear View Post
Congratulations however as this is your first dog you may be unaware of the following:

It is a truth universally acknowledged that VELCRO dog will MORPH into BOGOFF dog at some point in time..........
most likely when spots a squirrel o.0''
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03-06-2011, 06:14 PM
If you want to train yourself then get some good reading material then understand what you are reading.One good little book is called "Everybody can TRAIN their dog" by Angela White.I don't know if this is still available but something equivalent should help you.
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