Just keep at it and keep the training sessions short, like no more than 5 minutes or so once or more times a day. Their attention span as pups is not that long and I think playing is all they think about! I really believe that each dog is individual as far as how they do with training. My Maltese is almost 11 years old and knows sit, nite nite, and go potty. Ha ha, that may be my fault cause she is so cute, I never really forced the basic commands on her. On the other hand, of the 4 dogs I have had, AprilLove (Yorkie) has been the quickest to catch on to commands and training. She is so eager to learn that she knows our training time each day (after I get home from work and all the doggies have done their business) and comes and sits at my feet and gives a little wuf wuf to say "let's get schooling, Mommy! ) It is so cute and I am so proud of her. 5 minutes a day is all I do. She is a week over 7 months and knows, sit, down, stay, come, rollover, up (standing on hind legs), shake, up and walk (on 2 hind legs) jump over, look at me (in my eyes), go get it, bring it, drop it, go potty, nite nite, (go to bedroom) bring toy, ring the bell, and a few more. Not bragging (well maybe a ittle cause I luv her so much!), but just saying patience and consistency and all of a sudden they get it and it is so rewarding for them and you. It will get better, when they lose interest, just cut the session short and come back to it. Good luck and the suggestions on using toys or tug o war or similar as rewarding are great ideas. Not all doggies go for the treats, but love to play as a reward. |