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River · 08-23-2005, 02:52 PM

My first dog was a toy poodle(6lbs) and she was almost 8 months when I got her. She was pretty easy. Crates weren't used much back then. My second dog was a shepherd/wolfhound cross and she was the smartest dog. We got her at 8wks and she was completely trained in 3 days. Never made a mistake unless she was sick. Next dog was a golden retriever. Don't get me wrong, I love her to death, but she is dumber than dirt and she was REALLY hard to get completely trained (about 4 months). Once she got it she was fine, just took a while for her to understand. We used to say that she was behind the door when the brains were passed out, but she got double loving nature! She was the first dog I tried with the crate and she hated it because she is claustrophobic. Next dog was the Jack Russell terrier. Smart, just not real quick to please people. She took a while, about 3 months to get completely trained. She knew what to do, just wasn't interested in pleasing me. I used a crate with her and it was a huge help. Next dog, a German Shepherd. He was a pretty quick study. He had it down in about a month. He was also crate trained. He still sleeps in his crate by his own choice. I was hoping I could get rid of that particular part of my decor in my family room, an extra large vari kennel pretty much sticks out like a sore thumb, but he loves it so much I feel like I'd be taking away his house, so it stays. Now I'm training my Yorkie. He's pretty smart, but up until the last week or so I always had the feeling that he really just wasn't interested in the training. I use the crate when I'm not home and he is only allowed in the family room when we are here. I've kept consistent and it's just now starting to pay off. He's 6 months old now and doing much better in the last week. My husband was really starting to get on my case about Indy and the house breaking, but i just tell him to be quiet because his dog (the shepherd) had accidents too, and I am the one that cleans up after ALL of the dogs. Sorry this is long, but I've really found out that it's the dog's personality and his desire to please people that plays a huge part in house training. If you're consistent, you'll get there, some are just longer than others.

08-23-2005, 02:52 PM	#15
River Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: PA Posts: 188	My first dog was a toy poodle(6lbs) and she was almost 8 months when I got her. She was pretty easy. Crates weren't used much back then. My second dog was a shepherd/wolfhound cross and she was the smartest dog. We got her at 8wks and she was completely trained in 3 days. Never made a mistake unless she was sick. Next dog was a golden retriever. Don't get me wrong, I love her to death, but she is dumber than dirt and she was REALLY hard to get completely trained (about 4 months). Once she got it she was fine, just took a while for her to understand. We used to say that she was behind the door when the brains were passed out, but she got double loving nature! She was the first dog I tried with the crate and she hated it because she is claustrophobic. Next dog was the Jack Russell terrier. Smart, just not real quick to please people. She took a while, about 3 months to get completely trained. She knew what to do, just wasn't interested in pleasing me. I used a crate with her and it was a huge help. Next dog, a German Shepherd. He was a pretty quick study. He had it down in about a month. He was also crate trained. He still sleeps in his crate by his own choice. I was hoping I could get rid of that particular part of my decor in my family room, an extra large vari kennel pretty much sticks out like a sore thumb, but he loves it so much I feel like I'd be taking away his house, so it stays. Now I'm training my Yorkie. He's pretty smart, but up until the last week or so I always had the feeling that he really just wasn't interested in the training. I use the crate when I'm not home and he is only allowed in the family room when we are here. I've kept consistent and it's just now starting to pay off. He's 6 months old now and doing much better in the last week. My husband was really starting to get on my case about Indy and the house breaking, but i just tell him to be quiet because his dog (the shepherd) had accidents too, and I am the one that cleans up after ALL of the dogs. Sorry this is long, but I've really found out that it's the dog's personality and his desire to please people that plays a huge part in house training. If you're consistent, you'll get there, some are just longer than others.