Dog Health Questions: Dog training advice please?

Hi all.

I have always trained my own dogs. I have a pup that I just adopted and she is about 4 months old. She was potty trained in 4 days, she will sit, laydown, and heel right beside me.

However as she will heel...if she is around a whole bunch of chaos she will just dart off. I love her to death but she is so hard headed....more hard headed than any other dog I have trained before.

So I guess I just want some advice as to how I can get her to heel, or come and actually stay put around a lot of distractions, without having to get after her a thousand times. Any advice would be awesome!

Thankyou in advance for reading :o)

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You don't say how long you have had your new friend but I am guessing only a short time. So I will make a suggestion you may not agree with. Go take a training class with her. This will help you to bond with her, it will get her used to listening to you even with distractions and the instructor will help you teach your new baby to come when she is called and to stay put when you want her to. I know you know how to train a dog but every dog is different and sometimes we need a different approach in our training. Good luck and a big thank you for adopting your new friend.

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• Well, first off, congrats on knowing what you are doing! Sad to say, you are not among the norm, but I applaud you!
  
  And now to the training. Working with distractions, in theory, isn't all that difficult, but is a behavior that needs to be built up to. It can take months, even a few years, to effectively train your dog around heavy distractions.
  
  To start, you want the general behavior to occur in a quiet, calm place. Do what you would normally do to train the dog (the motion for sit, heel or down). Repeat until the dog knows it down to a pin. Then you should find an area with a low level of distraction. Somewhere like the family living room works well for this, where two people are having a conversation and you are training. Begin this training as if you are teaching the dogs all of the tricks for the first time. Show her how to sit, go down, stay, heel, etc.
  
  Repeat for a few weeks working on low distractions, then move to medium. Eventually, your dog will be paying attention to you and only you.
  
  And remember, NEVER hit or punish your dog for not performing the desired behavior! Just let her try again.
  
  A really great book to check out on this subject is "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Positive Dog Training" by Pamela Dennison. I suggest it to many many people, but I think you specifically would appreciate the theory behind it. So check it out and get to training!
  
  Best of luck!


• Never let an untrained dog of her leash. It's commen sense.


• Puppyhood can be soo frustrating!
  
  A four month old puppy isn't even 5 years in age in humans. I think you have very high expectations for a puppy who just left their mom less than 2 months ago.
  
  Dogs also have a very hard time generalizing. that is one reason why a dog can 'sit' at home, but has a very hard time 'sit'ing at another place (park, friends house, vet etc) Dogs and puppies have to be taught the same command in different areas.
  
  A great training book is "The Dog Whisper" by Paul Owens. This book really shows some great way to train and explains the way dogs think and see things. (this is *not* the same 'dog whisper' as Cesar Milan. Please stay away from his stuff/books.)
  
  Your puppy is also a great age for puppy classes. You'll both learn a lot if you can get him in to a class soon. The benefits to puppy classes are over with at about 6 months. Then you can look in to obedience classes.
  
  Good Luck!


• At 4 months the pup doesn't have the cognitive development to properly understand training and corrections.
  Rest assured that everything you have taught the dog so far, you will get to teach it again.
  At that age a pups only motivation is food, so take advantage of that and have fun and cookie train. It's time to make friends with your new friend. What you are really trying to teach the pup at this age is 'how to learn'.
  Work on the three basic motions, moving away from you, remaining stationary, and moving toward you, but only on a fun basis.
  At about 5-6 months the pup will demonstrate a newfound since of independence and self awareness (you will swear that it has forgotten everything you have taught it). This marks the development of 'other motivations' (should not need an explanation). At this time the dog will also have developed the necessary cognitive skills so that formal training can begin.
  
  When teaching off lead, the dog needs to be almost 100% without any form of distraction, and then start adding distractions sloooooooly!


• Stick a leash on her till she grows a little and the brain fills in. 4 month pups have the attention span of a grasshopper (so do human toddlers...). Its to be EXPECTED that a youngster that age has trouble with distractions.

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Dog Health Questions: Dog training{barking}?

i need help with my dog he barks non stop i tried traing at petco it didnt wrk an the bark off tooo any ideas

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• You first need to understand why your dog is barking. It could be a warning, anxiety, stress, excitement, boredom, or attention-seeking. Things you can do to prevent constant barking is making sure your dog gets plenty of exercise, don't leave it alone for long periods of time, don't comfort or love on your dog if its barking for attention, don't shout at it to stop, and try to teach your dog the speak/quiet command.


• Anxiety.
  You aren't strict enough with the dog.
  
  Most dogs that bark too much are often spoiled.
  Allowed on beds, furniture, held, petted too often, allowed in laps, no meal time, talked to in baby tones...
  They often lack proper exercise.
  
  A dog that is trained well communicates with the owner and feels comfortable and relaxed with the leadership provided. A lack of leadership creates stress in the human environment.


• Try this:
  
  Step 1: When he start to bark, wait until he stop barking and then say quiet. After you say quiet praise and reward him. Do this about 5-7 times. Step 2: After you practice the next step is to say quiet while he is barking. After you say quiet if he be quiet praise and reward them. Do this about 5-8 times.
  
  Eventually he will learn that whenever you say quiet he have to be quiet.
  
  If this doesn't work contact your vet and see if he/she can prescribe your dog some sort of medication to help reduce barking.
  
  Now, if both of those things doesn't work then your only option is to hire a professional dog trainer. Good Luck!


• you might start by checking to see if something is bothering it.pay extra attention to
  it while its barking to see if you notice anything strange going on.it may just be a car passing
  (some dogs can get very disturbed by stuff like that). also it can be its just trying to get attention in
  witch case try playing with it many times a day,or take it for a walk daily(exercise is usually the anwser)
  hope you find a cure soon.


• Exercise


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Dog Health Questions: A dog training question?

I live in an apartment and have a German Shepherd, that I love. There are several large fields near our complex and I would like to take him off leash to play fetch. How do I teach him not to run away and not go too far away?

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You need to get to an obedience class and learn to train the dog properly. You need to have him 100% on the recall -- the only reason he will be that way is if he WANTS to come to you regardless of what is going on around him -- never take him out and teach him you have no control though ... which is what you are doing right now... take him on a long line and throw the ball and pull him back encouraging him the entire time and make it worth is while when he comes back... do this every time and don't let him run loose or he will learn that he can ignore you when he wants to... it really isn't hard but unless you know how to train then you can really teach him not to come to you... Good luck.

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• Is it fenced off? If not I would suggest to use a long, or retractable lead. Let him wander far away on the lead and then call him to come. Train him little by little until you can completely trust him off the lead. If there're traffic near by I suggest going somewhere far from the traffic. Cars are the main things I worry about. Otherwise if he's obedient then it should be fine.


• Do obedience training, sit, stay, come etc.
  Get a cotton clothes line in the meantime. That will give him 50 feet of romping room. Call him occasionally to come back to you for a very small tasty treat of chicken, bacon etc., something he really loves and really wants to come back for.
  Eventually he will learn, but in the meantime, don't trust him off lead until he is 100 percent trained. Merry Christmas


• Take him to obedience classes. There you/he will learn the recall (the "come" command) and when he's off leash, you will be able to call him back to you.
  
  It is highly debated, but I would personally recommend a compulsive trainer vs a positive one. Compulsion provides fast results that are reliable even with a dog in drive. (I might teach my dog to come to me with treats, but I want to make sure I can correct him if he decides the cat across the street is more interesting than what I have to offer.)
  
  Until then, buy a long line (they sell them at PetSmart) to keep him on when he's out in the field.


• Check out this website for some good training books. Remember that dogs do not generalize very well so a dog that will respond to commands at home may not when they are in a place with lots of distractions, like this field.
  
  www.fearfuldogs.com/books.html
  
  You could check out the games on this site as well, specifically the name game and targeting.Both are great starter exercises for recall.
  
  www.fearfuldogs.com/targeting.html


• You can visit http://www.dogstraining.info .It provide you with the most popular and easiest dog training Guide

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Dog Health Questions: Dog training question?

Hey,

I'm going to buy a dog soon, it's going to be a pit bull, although I want him to be kind of a guard dog too, I don't want him to suddenly bark at my neighbours or relatives or something, I'd rather have that I just teach him normal things not guard related, but get him to bark or defend when i am asking him too and necessary?
Is that possible? :P

Thanks

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Probably not on the barking. A dog's hearing is infinitely better than our own. When they bark at a noise outside, they are not misbehaving. They are alerting you, the pack leader, someone is encroaching on your/his territory. Time and again I see people yell at their dog to be quiet. What you end up with is a barking dog and a screaming human.

When my dog hears something and barks, I get up and look out the window, and then praise him for a job well done. He alerts, I check it out, he stops barking.

A pit bull may not be the best choice for your first dog. That is a lot of power control and maintain leadership over.

Just FYI unless you're talking police-dog level defend dogs naturally protect their master. If you are serious about an "attack on command" dog you will need formal training and use certain command words in a different language. That is to make sure your dog doesnt go for blood when just any person says the word attack.

good luck

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• Any dog can bark and with some training you can certainly teach a dog to bark on command or in certain situations. But the "defend" thing is way beyond the skills of a typical dog owner. This is the kind of thing that gets a dog euthanized, because NO dog owner is skilled enough to train defensive behavior properly - all the typical dog owner will get is an aggressive animal. Period.
  
  Guarding and defensive behaviors are taught BY professionals, and only to certain types of dogs (IE dogs with the right temperament) with certain types of handlers.
  
  Please be a responsible pet owner and make sure to train and socialize your dog properly. Don't get involved with teaching "guarding" behaviors or jump on the "i wanna teach my dog to defend me" bandwagon. It won't end well for you OR the dog.


• It's completely possible. You can have a respectful, nice, loving dog that can tell friend from foe and guard you fiercely. It may require classes, or a professional dog trainer, and can be quite pricey, but I've seen many dogs with those qualities and a few were simply born like that. Google it and you'll come up with many articles for you to try yourself.


• A puppy who is not house trained cannot sleep in your bedroom, who wants puppies peeing on their carpets? Regardless of the breed, after a puppy is house trained/toilet trained if it sleeps in your bedroom he will will alert you if any strangers approach your house.
  Any would be intruders come prepared to kill a dog which lives outside and you won't stand a chance of defending yourself.
  
  Love your new dog, take it for long walks and play with it and he will love you back. But if you want to be protected if must live in your house. Your dog will warn you if anyone is near to your house and you can phone for help.

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Dog Health Questions: Does anyone know a website that teaches basic dog training?

i have just acquired a pomeranian and i need to teach him a few basic commands.

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I do basic obedience as well as problem behaviors. Please visit http://www.geocities.com/libertydogtrain…
or email me at libertydogtraining@yahoo.com

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• www.petco.com and www.petsmart.com


• You'd be better off enrolling at classes at PetSmart. It's great bonding time with your dog.


• clickertraining.com has info. Also, www.hsus.org has a few video clips on training in their "pets" section.

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Dog Health Questions: Question about dog training please help which obedience class do i take her to basic or intermediate?

My dog she knows how to sit and crawl and rollover but i can't get her to stay or lay i want to take her to training but should i do the basic class or the intermediate and why?

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Take her to the basic class. You need to learn how to train her, and teaching come, stay, and down are the basic behaviors taught in the basic classes.

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• I would talk to the trainer. They will be able to assess your dogs "knowledge" and guide you best. Good luck.


• Basic, your pup knows the 'cute' tricks, not the important ones. She needs to know how to heel, lay down, stay, come, and more.


• Obviously the basic class since she doesn't know the basics(stay, down) which you need to have first before moving to other commands. The trainer would be best to advise on individual dogs but unless you have had previous training classes with this dog, they will advise starting at the beginning & going forward.


• You take her to a beginner class. Crawl and rollover are cute tricks, but it's not obedience. Obedience commands are: Sit, down, stay, come, wait, leave it.


• Basic. Because she doesn't know the basic commands. Down & Stay are 2 of the basic commands. She will NOT be ready for an Intermediate class. You would be frustrated because you would be lacking the basics to fit into that class & it wouldn't be fair to your dog. Give her the correct start. Good Luck.

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