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Originally Posted by FlyingNimbus  That assuming that the owner isnt doing his part. what if he does and is consistent, yet the dog learns little to nothing? even if he followed the trainers orders constantly? there were things we tried teaching sasha , yet she never caught on... for her it was just the jumping at people all the time. begging for food when we eat- and no one here feeds her when we are eating or soon after... I mean we dont care as much now... but yeah... we got her as a pup and started training asap... she did ace house breaking though it took her about 1.5 to 2 years to be able to be fully trusted full free range. we are and were always consistent with a schedule. |
If you are taking a dog to obedience school to stop the jumping on ppl the trainer SHOWS YOU how to stop the dog from jumping, it is then up to YOU the OWNER to use that method at home and work with the dog. Some ppl think working with the dog twice a day is sufficient, it is not. When I was training Cody I would stop what ever I was doing and work 5/ 7 / 10 minutes numerous times through out the day, until he learned the commands, I taught verbal and hand commands. When we were up to 6 commands it was a mere 10 minutes of training throughout the day. Every night, 8PM is treat time, I go through all his commands before he gets that one little treat, and it's 3 years and I will continue this so he always remembers ALL commands that are not used on him on a daily basis. There is no such thing as a dog failing training, it's the owner that fails, not the dog. Patience, consistency, praise and reward are major factors in training.
As far as dog begging for table food.
Cody has been trained he is not allowed in the kitchen when I am preparing food for me or for him. When I first got him he would be between my legs while I was preparing food, causing me to stumble or if something dropped on the floor he would "try" to snatch it up, so he was banned from the kitchen. When I am eating he stays in the living room, because he was trained that way. You have not trained your mothers dog to stay out of the kitchen while you eat.
You failed at training, not the dog.
Again I say, there is no such thing as a dog failing being taught, it is the owner that failed because they did not take the time that was needed to properly train their dog. Ppl loose patience and just give up.