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Originally Posted by OpheliaLoved  Thanks for the tips! Paddy will be two this spring (in March) so maybe we will just kind of introduce him to the obstacles so he's familiar with them, and not really any hardcore training until next spring.
Maybe by running away from him like that he will think I'm playing a better game and come running back. I will try it next time! Bribing with a treat works well when he has wandered away and is being stubborn about looking/smelling something, but when he is zooming around the yard like that, I can say "Sausage" all I want (that is what I call his treats) and he will not return  A lot of the obstacles can be trained on-leash though, right? So I can introduce the concepts. He is really good at training, he is just so immature!
My MIL has a super smart german shepherd that is beautiful, and I would love to see doing agility as well. I was thinking it might be fun to try training them both. Is it difficult to train two dogs at once, or should I do them one at a time? |
At his age Paddy's still being an obnoxious teenager!
Testing boundaries and seeing what is accepted behaviour. (It gets better, trust me) You should work on a lot of basic control like sit, down and recall - they're important basic building blocks.
I found this information hugely useful and when I start a new dog I'll be using a lot of these tips - They were published in the New Zealand Kennel Gazette (the magazine of our official kennel club) - so pretty reliable source.
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