[FlyingNimbus]

Originally Posted by matese

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.

That's assuming we only did it 2x a day.... She learned everything else properly... I know it's not the dogs fault. I just dont really know.