Dog Health Questions: In home dog training in Phoenix Arizona?

I'm expecting a baby in May and my husband and I would like to get our exuberant 7 month old australian shepherd/german shepherd mix some additonal training before we bring our son home. (We also have an 8 year old corgi mix but he's very obedient). We don't have any major behavorial issues with our puppy, we just think some lessons would do her well. (We already checked out Petsmart and their programs just won't work for us).

So recomendations, and approximate prices please.

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Recommended Answer:
Great idea, go to a trusted site like this one:
http://www.apdt.com/
and find a trainer in your area.
A few ideas:
Prepare for the baby

1.Get a baby blanket that you will talk to and hold and ignore the dog while cooing
a.Your dog voice is probably similar to your baby voice…be sure your dog can hear it and not always respond.
b.The dog must get use to sharing your attention with the baby (or the blanket).
2.Keep the dog out of the baby's room with a baby gate, so he can see you but stays
out of the room. Evenutally you will not need to gate it,,and the dog knows not to enter.
3.Teach the command “go to your mat” and practice while you hold the baby blanket – This will be important when you must get the dog out of the way.
4.When the dog comes over to sniff the blanket, say easy, then have the dog sit and reward.
5.Sit must be a solid command….. play the game frenzy and freeze. (play crazy, dance around, get the dog excited,,,,then suddenly command sit). Play rough with your pup and in the middle of play say sit! Then treat. On walks, suddenly say sit, wait for the sit, then treat. Practice these sit situations all the time.
6.Grab the dog by the collar in a fun game way all the time. This will help prepare for the toddler stage.
7.Touch the dog all over and occasionally grab the dog by the leg, or the ear, say gotcha and treat or reward
8.Be sure you have good leadership with your dog.
9. Put some amonia on a diaper and leave it in the baby room so your dog gets use to the smell (often like baby's elimination)

When you actually bring the baby home:1.Bring the dog outside and walk behind the baby (and Mom) into the house.
2.Have the dog sit and down in front of the baby. Then bring the baby from above the dog down to let the dog smell the baby.
3.Have the dog in a sit and stay while you talk with the baby, then reward the dog for good, calm behavior.

Good luck

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• What ever yo wish to teach her be consistent. Seperate the two dogs during training sessions so one she doesn't have that distraction. Sessions should only be about 20 to 30 minutes each day. Any longer than that she will be come restless and lose her focus as her attention will tend to wander. Rewards and high praise. every time she does something correctly give her a small treat and praise her tremendously. Be patient as some dogs take longer to pick up on things than others. If she does some thing you don't approve of firmly tell her no and stick to it. You might have to bump her a few times to keep her attention. remember she will look to you as her pack leader.act as one. good luck .


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