Dog Health Questions: Dog training advice?

my dog is almost 2 years old, we got him when he was 5 weeks old but i can not get him trained for my life hes a little male shih tzu any suggestions

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what are you trying to train him to do?

shih's were bred to look pretty and be lap dogs... NOT KNOWN for their intelligence.... never see them competing in obedience do you?

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• trained to do what? Have you taken him to obediance classes?


• if you've tried and failed you could consider taking him and yourself to an obedience class or just hire a trainer to train him personally.
  
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• I really think an obedience class would help a lot. You will have somebody right there to tell you what you're doing right, what you're doing wrong, and they can answer any questions you have. It's definately a good place to start.


• Shih tzu's love to please and all dogs can be trained "stupid" or "smart". The first thing you need to find out is what motivates him, it could be a toy or food treats. If your dog likes food treats I recommend cutting them into tiny little bite size pieces.
  
  Shih tzu's are pretty well mannered so most don't really need a lot of obedience training. Remember though you don't want to bribe your dog into doing commands make sure to give treats only randomly after he learns the commands.


• While he was young you should have trained to do what you want him to do. If you're letting him in you're house, then if he makes pee somewhere for a short time for example he makes pee for 2 secs. , then he's just marking his territory.