bozthepup Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Boz turns 14 weeks tomorrow, I am wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction regarding next steps in training. There are probably some links here ? He sits, stays drops nicely, waits for his food etc. Our local kennel club will not accept pups for another 4 weeks so I'm just looking for some new things to teach him. We are not wanting to show him at obedience or anything just trying to employ techniques that will hopefully mean he becomes a well behaved fella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvsdogs Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 (edited) Boz is very cute. Have you checked out - www.dogstardaily.com There is lots of info about raising puppies. You just have to type your query into the search engine & get lots of info from differernt trainers. If you put training videos there are lots of them also. Edited January 31, 2009 by luvsdogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelpie_Pup Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Boz turns 14 weeks tomorrow, I am wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction regarding next steps in training. There are probably some links here ?He sits, stays drops nicely, waits for his food etc. Our local kennel club will not accept pups for another 4 weeks so I'm just looking for some new things to teach him. We are not wanting to show him at obedience or anything just trying to employ techniques that will hopefully mean he becomes a well behaved fella. Something you could try now is doing the things he already does well, outside of the home, or at least add distractions.. The next step would be to do sit training in different areas ( my advice would be to NOT do "come" training until you are sure he will respond- ifthey get away with not obeying just once, it reeeeally makes things tricky for future training! ) I would continue using treats randomly as well-he is still a little pup so that will be his main motivation until your praise being his main motivation will take over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bozthepup Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 Boz turns 14 weeks tomorrow, I am wondering if anyone can point me in the right direction regarding next steps in training. There are probably some links here ?He sits, stays drops nicely, waits for his food etc. Our local kennel club will not accept pups for another 4 weeks so I'm just looking for some new things to teach him. We are not wanting to show him at obedience or anything just trying to employ techniques that will hopefully mean he becomes a well behaved fella. Something you could try now is doing the things he already does well, outside of the home, or at least add distractions.. The next step would be to do sit training in different areas ( my advice would be to NOT do "come" training until you are sure he will respond- ifthey get away with not obeying just once, it reeeeally makes things tricky for future training! ) I would continue using treats randomly as well-he is still a little pup so that will be his main motivation until your praise being his main motivation will take over. great idea, kelpie pup thanks. I wasn't able to go to his last pup school class last week but apparently he was quite good at doing the obedience stuff amongst the chaos of puppyville. I will keep working on that, plus intersperse play and obedience more regularly and do so on his walks etc. He is not great at come but is improving so I might lay off this for a while. I thought about also working on 'stand' a little more from the sitting position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 If you know someone with a Horse, then a lunge lead is a handy tool for teaching come Have a distraction for him, then call out what ever command you are going to use, running backwards you can praise him as you reel him in. Have seen it used and can recommened. Ash... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelpie_Pup Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 great idea, kelpie pup thanks. I wasn't able to go to his last pup school class last week but apparently he was quite good at doing the obedience stuff amongst the chaos of puppyville. I will keep working on that, plus intersperse play and obedience more regularly and do so on his walks etc. He is not great at come but is improving so I might lay off this for a while. I thought about also working on 'stand' a little more from the sitting position. He he Halle have 100% recall until she was 11 months old.. oh it was a marvellous day!! It's like.. "What have you done with my puppy? Who ARE you!?" Just keep working on it-Boz sounds like a smart pup and you seem to be doing a great job It's one of the things I love about this site-so many dog owners being proactive (rather than the few who are REactive) with their dogs and training etc. Ash's idea is great too. You can even make up a long lead from rope-we have a 10m one for Halle that we use on the beach..they're very handy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Another thing you can teach that is useful is to 'hand touch' getting the dog to touch the back of your hand or some people use the tips of their fingers as a target. You can then build this up so your dog will follow the hand. Easy to guide the dog into different positions or to practise heel work then without having the dog following a treat all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoremIpsum Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 A choc lab pup! Oh, what a beauty! Many virtual cuddles. I agree with getting Boz to do the same stuff with increasing distractions. They're so perfect when they're indoors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bozthepup Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 A choc lab pup! Oh, what a beauty! Many virtual cuddles. I agree with getting Boz to do the same stuff with increasing distractions. They're so perfect when they're indoors! Aw, thanks. And Martha is so sweet too ! How old is she now ? He's going okay with his distractions but is always a work in progress ! Thanks for the reply. He is at an absolutely beautiful stage right now; still cheeky but just a joy. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoremIpsum Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Martha is 8 months, and I still miss the little puppy she used to be! But every age is fun — she's such a joy. On training, I've been very slack with it, but when I'm not I find this online book very useful. It takes you through all the levels of obedience. Do you use a clicker? Here's what you can expect at eight months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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