Grace1979 Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 HI My first class starts tonight with grace but was just wondering what experances others have had? Ive tried calling the lady thats on the website to ask questions and she never returns calls. Very frustrating!!! IM hoping that they are more organized then what ive dealt with so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilly Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 I took my older GSD boy there ... it isn't the worst place I have been I was considering the Doggy Gym ... but really I am running out of time on the weekends (too much doggy stuff already) and it is a bit far for me on a week day ... but I will see how I go :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Bindi and I spent our first year together training at VIP and loved it . We did puppy class, puppy gym, puppy agility, obedience, commando, dancing, tricks, and demo team. We are now focusing on agility so train with an agility instructor, but the socialisation both Bindi and I got from VIP was the best thing we could have done . I hope you and Grace enjoy your class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsD Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 I train at VIP, it can be a bit hectic on the nights of the new intake for puppy class, but it all works out in the end & is a lot less crazy & more organised the following weeks. Hope your class went well & Grace & you enjoyed yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace1979 Posted April 14, 2010 Author Share Posted April 14, 2010 Hi MrsD yes it was hectic! There where dogs everywhere grace got quite distracted with everything, I hope its not like that every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetty Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 I enjoyed it on the Wednesday night we go. I entered in class 2 though so I don't know if it was that hectic to start off with. Jet is so calm now its amazing. I am going to do the next class up when we are done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace1979 Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 jj im only doing this one and thats it as long as i get some advice on lead training im happy. IM finding it hard to motivate her as she isent into any food treats she has a big mind of her own lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetty Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Yeah she is still only young so once she reaches the 12 months no doubt she will be more focused. I had trouble with Jet but now that he is not a puppy he is eaiser to control. I am working on focus at the moment and distractions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prydenjoy Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 How old is she? Puppies are distracted because they have immature brains and short attention spans. It's to be expected and IMO the MOST important thing of puppy training is the socialisation. Everything else can come later, if your dog is socialised it has the basics that it needs to cope with many things in life. Teaching a pup to think and use its brain is also an important aspect of puppy school, more so than actually perfecting any of the "commands". The best thing you can do if your pup is distracted is to keep going along to classes and get socialised, and for you to be like a sponge, take in every thing they are teaching you and go home and do homework homework homework. Pups (and dogs) learn best in a low distraction evironment, and in several short sessions a day. To take a pup to pre school and expecting attention and focus the whole time is hard for any dog, but near impossible for a pup! 5 times 3 minute sessions a day should be plenty, do it before each meal (pups eat several meals a day anyway), and just whenever you get a spare moment, in ad breaks etc. You'll find once she has mastered things at home it will be MUCH easier to get her to do it at school, even if she is distracted. Most importantly, have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace1979 Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 Jeanne thanks for that. She is 4 and ahalf months old. I guess im seeing the other doggies doing it alot quicker im wondering why isent she doing it. But becides from one other dog grace is the second youngest there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prydenjoy Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Bear with her, some dogs need to "learn" to be food motivated it seems. I wonder if I wasn't so persistent with Mango whether she would just not be a food motivated dog. Do you feed her kibble, or something sloppy like raw? If you feed kibble you can feed the first half of each meal just asking for something basic, like a hand touch, click, treat, then give the second half of the meal in her bowl (otherwise you will be there all day and she will learn not to eat out of her bowl, your hand is better!). With Mango, even though she was raw fed, I bought a bag of Royal Canin and gave her a kibble meal each day doing this to build her food motivation and get in a good training session each day. I still have half the bag in the freezer and defrost it as I need it to use as treats at home (tastier treats come out when we leave the house or I am training something I want extra focus and drive for). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 Jeanne thanks for that. She is 4 and ahalf months old. I guess im seeing the other doggies doing it alot quicker im wondering why isent she doing it. But becides from one other dog grace is the second youngest there. Be patient Took me 18 months to get any sort of focus from my lad.....he is a Dally though And food motivation took ages too - lots of training for his dinner (dry food/chicken wings & frames) and saving the best treats for the park. They don't stay puppies for long - enjoy her :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KitKat Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 I really enjoyed training there - it just got a bit expensive driving down there and back several times a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetty Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 I enjoy it too. Luckly we only live 2 minutes away at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace1979 Posted April 16, 2010 Author Share Posted April 16, 2010 I just hope its not so hectic next week though i feel more confident that ive found a treat she likes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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