Lemon-dog Posted June 1, 2003 Posted June 1, 2003 :lol: Kelly-marie is 13 wks old now and walk lovely on her lead in the garden and will sit for atreat ,it seams so long ago since i trained Dinkydoodle (i know its only 14 months lol) but when is the best time for her and me to start training her .She is house trained she loves the garden and at night goes on paper if she needs to go (sorry folks she sleeps on my bed with DinkyDoodle ) .I just not sure when to start training her as she seams to want to learn but i don't want to push her .Any help offered would be great .Tracy & gangxx " rel="external nofollow noopener"> Quote
Carolk9s Posted June 1, 2003 Posted June 1, 2003 I start training as soon as the pup/dog is in my life! Of course it is age specific training, short and sweet sessions multiple times each day. Learning to walk on leash, learning to sit, learning to stay, learning what no means, etc. Everything is positive, reward based so pup decides learning is a fun thing and not stressful. Teaching a pup to stay and/or wait is too important to put off, even if stays are just a few seconds to start off with. Learning to wait at an open door can save a pups life. Everything is gentle and lessons are kept very short, 3-5 minutes working up to perhaps 10 minutes over time. Even learning what NO means should be a rewarding lesson, pup looks away or turns away from the no situation and gets immediately rewarded. No's of course are no you must not chew on dangerous things that we must have forgot to block you from but will remedy right away, no you may not chew my fingers to the bone, no your head does not belong in the refrigerator, no you must not touch the hot stove with your nose. So go ahead and start teaching your little girl some of life's lessons! Quote
Carolk9s Posted June 1, 2003 Posted June 1, 2003 And BTW, who could resist those adorable puppy eyes! Very cute! Quote
Angelboddy Posted June 1, 2003 Posted June 1, 2003 I agree with carolk9s. I started trainning as soon as i brought Nostalgia home. It's very rewarding in the long run. My dog reacts to any "NO". I don't have to tell her no anymore, but it's the children that i am always saying no to. So she thinks i'm telling her no and she gets all upset. I just try to let her know that she is a good girl all the time. You will get more positive reactions out of your dog if you constantly let her know how good she is. Its just like any other child. Good luck! Quote
Marble Posted June 1, 2003 Posted June 1, 2003 I agree very much with what Carol said, if you start right away it's a lot easier. Is she a Doberman? She's gorgeous!!!!! Quote
Lemon-dog Posted June 2, 2003 Author Posted June 2, 2003 No Marble she is a Jrt cross with a lancashire heeler we think.mum was a cross jack and dad was a full jrt lol ,it going to be fun to see what she looks llike when she gets bigger :lol: .Tracy&gangxx (your not the first to say that my mum thinks she a dobie or a rottie lol) Quote
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