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Yep, me too. EVERYONE tells my dogs to sit. Vets. Vets are the worst. Every vet picks up a treat (at the end of the appointment), holds it up,...
This damages your recall - think of it like a bank balance. Every time you use your recall and your dog comes and gets a great reward you put...
No, he won't grow out of it. You have to solve it by training or he'll do it his whole life. Although as they get a bit older they get less silly...
HeeHee, Willow! :D
I like just 'go on a mat' while humans are eating. It's very clear to the dog. Settle down on a mat when humans eat, then you get a nice treat at...
Rolo has Poolstead Pretentious - so he is related to Obi and Charlie and Pongo via Package Holiday and Preferential (at the very least).
I think it is absolutely nonsense that 'puppies pick their owners'. :D:D:D I know so many people say 'oh, the puppy picked me!'. Oh, ok, sure -...
This suggestion might be either something you already do, or your dog might be too stressed for it to help - but maybe worth a try. I have a...
HeeHee - get her a clean tug toy and use it as a reward for giving you a ball. :) Both my dogs will settle down and chew a retrieve given the...
How about taking up a sport, or a more advanced training routine. Gundog training, agility, flyball, rally, scentwork etc? Something really...
Train a really strong interrupter cue. My 'normal' interrupter (or attention getting cue) is a tongue click. It's enough to stop my adult dog from...
Good advice above. The only other things I'd suggest is...why have him on the beach? Betsy is 5.5months old and has been to a small, quiet beach...
What were the methods used in the training class you attended? Was it a traditional training class using physical and verbal corrections? Or was...
I don't think Labrador puppies are challenging, really. Any puppy has periods of being bundles of mischief and energy and it's annoying not being...
I train a relaxed settle - but I don't cue a down to get a settle. :)
I still haven't trained down - I might not bother. I've never used it outside a class training down! :D:D:D
I didn't start with sit. She was 4 months old, before I thought 'best do sit'. I trained 'release' before I trained sit. I also trained hand...
It really does depend on the puppy, I think. Generally, of the things I hear new puppy owners say they do....I'd say: Don't 'mix things up' - so...
There is a difference between a puppy crying because it is distressed - e.g. needs to move away from its bed to wee or poo - and a puppy learning...
