"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
03/06/2016 at 15:45 • Filed to: Such dog
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"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
03/06/2016 at 15:45 • Filed to: Such dog | 4
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This dog thing is difficult sometimes! Never owned one as I said so it’s all new... Correct the dog, but don’t scare her. Teach her tricks, but don’t have expectations before Easter Sunday. Start leaving her alone, but not for too long. Reward her with treats, but don’t bribe her to do things she ought to do. She’s too young to go out on a leash, but also, you need to start putting her on a leash!
The internet, books, and thousands of real life anecdotes from adulta are filled with conflicting information. I’m hoping there’s just more than one way to skin a cat, vs everything I’m doing is HORRIBLY WRONG! The only thing I can gather is... don’t be a dick, don’t baby the dog, and have patience. Am I warm?
All in all though: good dog.
Scary__goongala!
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
03/06/2016 at 15:57 |
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I think dog training is just a matter of being consistent, no matter how you do decide to do it. Raph(my border collie) is pretty well trained but he is also 12 now. Besides getting her house trained I wouldn’t try to rush things.
Birddog
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
03/06/2016 at 15:58 |
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Sounds like your getting the hang of it.
You’ll always get all kinds of advice. My boy is 8 and it still happens.
Find what works for you and stick with it.
Frenchlicker
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
03/06/2016 at 18:17 |
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I've noticed that dogs are like three-four year olds minus the sense of reason. Just be consistent and try your damndest.
TheRealBicycleBuck
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
03/06/2016 at 18:21 |
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You need to think about how you want her to behave in the future when she is a BIG DOG. We decided early on that getting on the furniture and lying upon us were big no-nos since we knew our big dog was going to be 50+ lbs. If you want her to walk on a leash without dragging you down the street, you have to start leash training early. If you want her to obey commands off-leash, then you have to train her to do it when she is little.
I highly recommend crate training . Even our big dog know when to go to her kennel/crate and knows that it is a safe place. Our little dog retreats to his kennel when he has a bad interaction with the big dog or he wants to get away from rough kids.
It’s important to be consistent with the commands and keep them to one or two syllables at first. “Hup!” still means for her to load up in the truck, but it also crosses over to anything I want her to get on. “Down” means lie down. The kids would confuse her by saying “lay down” or “lie down” and it was always difficult for them to get her to obey. “Off” and “Out” mean get off that and get out of wherever she is, respectively. A quick whistle means come here. Saying her name means the same, but the whistle is more subtle and carries further. “Sit” and “stay” are important skills that she can learn now. “Drop,” as in drop that thing in your mouth, and “leave it” are also really important.
We also went to the effort to teach her soft-mouth skills so she would never accidentally bite us, even when playing rough. I have no fear of putting my hand or fingers in her mouth, even when playing tug of war with a rope. By the way, she will drop that rope on command, even if she is determined to yank it out of my hand. These skills are really important when you have small kids since they can be quite rough.
I can’t emphasize enough the importance of getting started early. She won’t be fetching beers any time soon, but basic skills must be taught early so she understands that you are the boss and what you say goes.
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Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> TheRealBicycleBuck
03/06/2016 at 18:24 |
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Broke my wife’s heart today when I told her we should stop letting the puppy lay on us. I also brought up the couch. Further discussions are required, because if she and I aren’t on the same page on everything, the dog has no chance.
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TheRealBicycleBuck
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
03/06/2016 at 20:52 |
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Just show her this. Don’t be this guy.
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VincentMalamute-Kim
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
03/07/2016 at 14:02 |
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I like these guys:
http://www.whole-dog-journal.com/
Positive non-force based training. Positive incidentally doesn’t mean you can’t use negative reinforcement (psychology terms).
I like them also because they’re like Consumer Reports. They don’t accept advertising so they can say what they actually think about products.
Patricia McConnell is fantastic. Her books The Other End of The Leash, For The Love Of A Dog are recommended for understanding dog behavior. She has a PhD in ethology (which was a new word for me -science of animal behavior) so the advice you’re getting is based on science, not whatever ideas people have because that’s how their gramps did it or because it happened to work for them and their particular dog. http://www.patriciamcconnell.com/
The other titles on her page are more like pamphlets I think. WDJ is also more pamphlet than magazine too.