puppy training

jsabina

Hi everybody!
So, Jago, my crossbreed puppy, is 14 weeks old now.
He can't go out for 2 weeks as he needs to go for the last vaccination.
But we are going socializing with people to friends houses and tomorrow with a dog! yuppie!

I am trying to raise him the best as I can and I would like to do proper training.
In january we will go to some puppy training course..

He learnt sit (but then he tend to sit without command, just to have the treat) and come. I am teaching to release toys..
He is not really able to play fetch as he brings all the toys in his crate instead of playing with me
And he is a bit too rude when playing, byting a bit hard..

Do you have any advices?
I am reading some websites as well.

My previous dog, beloved, was a difficult one and I haven't been able to train him properly. So he became aggressive with dogs and not listening to my command at all.
My fault. I was not able and too young.
This time I want to be a better dog-owner to be able to spend with him good times!!

Thanks!

Puddleduck

There's a dog training place in blanchardstown that's really good. I brought my dog. They teach you how to teach your dog certain things, like how to not bite so hard when they play. Plus they get to play with other dogs afterwards.

jsabina

Puddleduck wrote: »

There's a dog training place in blanchardstown that's really good. I brought my dog. They teach you how to teach your dog certain things, like how to not bite so hard when they play. Plus they get to play with other dogs afterwards.

Oh good to know.. can you give me the name?
I am in Dub 15 so it would be easy!

StompToWork

OP, it's kinda weird. You are describing the exact same traits that my own 6mth old Lab has. I am thinking about taking a course also. At the risk of Thread Hijacking, does anyone know of any such courses in West Cork?

lookitsme

is it not a bit soon to be bringing the pup to a professional trainer? you have a puppy, a blank canvas so if you put the effort in you should be able to train them yourself. i would save your money on trainers for now and commit yourself to doing the job. i am a firm believer that it is a lot easier to train a dog the the owner. give it a go yourself remember your the boss, reward the dog when it does well and keep trying if things aren't going your way.

jsabina

lookitsme wrote: »

is it not a bit soon to be bringing the pup to a professional trainer? you have a puppy, a blank canvas so if you put the effort in you should be able to train them yourself. i would save your money on trainers for now and commit yourself to doing the job. i am a firm believer that it is a lot easier to train a dog the the owner. give it a go yourself remember your the boss, reward the dog when it does well and keep trying if things aren't going your way.

To be honest I was asking some general advices on training myself..
Then on january I would like to go to puppy classes to help him socializing with other dogs..
For sure also dog parks with me :P but I prefer to make this christmas present to myself, puppy classes, to be sure I do everything to have a good relationship with him :P
I made mistakes in the past and then it's hard to recover..

lookitsme

when my dog was a pup i brought it to one of those adult education class they have in secondary school for dog training, it was good for, as you say socialising and i am glad i went, 50 euros for 10 weeks so great value but i was surprised at how many owners could still not get there dogs to obey simple instructions at the end of the whole thing,

jsabina

lookitsme wrote: »

when my dog was a pup i brought it to one of those adult education class they have in secondary school for dog training, it was good for, as you say socialising and i am glad i went, 50 euros for 10 weeks so great value but i was surprised at how many owners could still not get there dogs to obey simple instructions at the end of the whole thing,

Well, I am doing my best and I obtain some results.
When I took my first dog I was young (and stupid) and I didn't think about training for years... when was too late!!
So he was already an adult dog behaving as boss and fighting with all the dogs around. I tried to go to adult classes but we couldn't never really recover, my fault, so we could not really enjoy everything together, walks holidays and so on.

With this new one I am completely different, working alone to train him, but a bit scared that it could not be enough... just that.. I don't rely only on classes, it could be just a start to learn something myself.
For this reason I was here asking to share experiences

thanks!

Whispered

lookitsme wrote: »

i was surprised at how many owners could still not get there dogs to obey simple instructions at the end of the whole thing,

All down to the owner not putting the time in between classes.

Classes are a great way to get the basics, socialise your puppy and to build confidence. Early training sets the pup up for life and like you say, the dog is a blank canvas at that stage so you're working with no issues, nothing to work through etc, just a fun learning experience for them both.

OP I wouldn't think that your previous dogs issues was anything to do with him acting "as boss" as you say in your last post, indeed, if you go to a trainer who starts speaking about teaching your dog who is boss, who speaks about being the "alpha", who uses any type of physical manipulation with the dog or who advises putting the dog in its place then I would suggest finding another class as these methods are not kind to your dog and do not get the best results.

Dog Training Ireland is near Blanchardstown and they do puppy classes, they have a bit of learning time and then they have some play time for the puppies. They can be quite expensive considering it's a large enough class, but I think they might have a sale on at the moment, or one coming up. They also occasionally do the groupon vouchers.

My younger dog used to take toys to his crate instead of back to me too. I started sitting close to his crate and when he ran past me I'd throw a bit of food out. He'd drop the toy to eat, get loads of praise and then we'd do it again. He's much better now once he realised he'd get the toy back AND some food if he gave it to me. When he wants to finish the game he brings the toy into the crate then comes back out looking for his treat. Even though it doesn't work that way he keeps on trying

tk123

jsabina wrote: »

Oh good to know.. can you give me the name?
I am in Dub 15 so it would be easy!

The one near Blanch is Dog Training Ireland - they have an offer on their FB page for Jan training classes so you might be able to pick up a bargain!

jsabina

yeah! now we are registered for the course starting in january!

so I'll try to teach him the basic commands while I wait..

advices? I started with sit... but then he don't stand up anymore waiting for treats.. ehehe...
I teached to wait to eat the treat..
I'll try lie down etc.. ?

thanks!