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Originally Posted by HarleysMomma1  I have a funny story about obedience school actually... My aunt took her shepherd there for 6 weeks and at the end the pup passed but she failed LOL! Also another question, I know vets do it and mother dogs do it ... But is picking pups up by the scruff of their neck really ok? My dumb brother insists that's ok and it makes me cringe... I told him I paid a lot of money for this dog and if he couldn't treat it how I want him to then he can't come visit anymore! He only did it twice and the pup didn't yelp but it made me so upset I cried! This is an on going brother sister battle with us... Even if you guys told me it's ok for him to do that I still don't think I'll be okay with it... By the way who ever mentioned the pretending to be a momma dog thing? Props to you! Harley loves it we have a lot of fun and he listens and obeys ( most of the time ;-) ) also, the training with treats thing.. Not to keen on it because I don't want him to get an upset tummy and have an over load on treats after a "sit, stay" session. Any healthy tiny treat reccomendations? And did anyone else take obedience class? There's a pet smart near me but if anyone knows of any better places let me know! Ps harley is starting to love his crate and thinking of it as his happy place, and his comfort zone! No more whining he gets really excited at night time now and loves to curl up in there and nap! AND he didn't whine all night! Got up at 5 and he went out and went potty for a whole minute straight! Getting better at holding his bladder And alerting me when he's about to go! Day two no peeing inside and day 5 no number 2 inside!!! I'm so proud!! He's growing up so fast!!! Thanks for all the helpful advice if it weren't for you guys I would have lost my mind by now! |
You'd be surprised how many ppl fail obedience school lol, in order to properly train your pup, you have to be properly trained. From my own experience with yorkies, I have to fight with myself to be firm when needed, one look at their face, those eyes and their cute little attitudes makes me want to laugh, cuddle and kiss them to death lol, I have to be very strict with myself when it comes to behavior training. As for your brother picking up pup by the scruff of the neck, iyiyi I would never allow this. I have heard it doesn't hurt them, but I still would not allow anyone to do that to a puppy of mine. Glad to see his potty training is going well, they grow so fast, enjoy these puppy days as frustrating as they seem to be, there will be a day you will look back and laugh at what is driving you crazy now lol.