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03-04-2014, 11:47 AM | #1 |
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| basic obedience help!! Hello all!! My name is Amanda, my little girl is now 11 weeks old, and i have had her for 2 weeks. I've been trying to work on basic commands with her, but she seems to show no interest at all. She begins puppy classes a week from today, but I wanted to get her started. She doesn't have any interest in learning it seems. No matter when I try to teach her. What should I do, I'd really like to have a well behaved baby, like her big brother!! |
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03-04-2014, 02:01 PM | #2 |
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| Take her to a spot where is not normally her play area, great if it is non skid, a rug, mat or something like it. Get a clicker and the yummiest, most smelly/motivating treats you can find (Train Me has mini training rewards for puppies and small dogs, they are basic liver with bacon flavor or something like it. I get them at Petco. You only need to give her 1/4 of one tiny treat at the time, so one tiny ball makes 4-5 treats, just a taste to keep her interested, something she will eat fast and doesn't have to work at it) To clicker train, timing is important, so you start by clicking once and immediately giving the treat. Do this until you think she associates the clicker with the treat. Then try to click at the exact moment she does the behavior you want, be ready with to click. To sit, you can hold the treat in your hand, fingers strait, palm to you and guide her nose up as you raise you hand up; when her but hits the floor (sit) you click immediately and give her the treat. They get it very quickly. Use the same gesture every time and do not reward unless she actually sits on her own. Don't push her bottom to sit her, she needs to do it herself. When she does, you click, treat, say good girl in a really happy tone. Let me know if this works and then you can move to other behaviors. My Allie sits, gives paw and lays down with this method in 1.5 weeks that I have had her. Good luck.
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03-04-2014, 03:12 PM | #3 |
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| I think she's still a bit young for any serious training... I'd keep sessions very short and always end on a good note!
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03-04-2014, 03:39 PM | #5 |
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| Hi again: this may inspire you. She has lots of videos that are adorable.
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03-04-2014, 08:18 PM | #7 |
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| I agree with taking her to a spot by herself. My younger boy learns faster when he isn't distracted by his older brother. A clicker is a great idea. Watch some videos on YouTube for training tips. As noted above, keep sessions short and always fun.
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03-04-2014, 10:05 PM | #8 |
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| Thank you everyone for your input! I have been teaching her her name, which she seems to understand pretty well, and I figure that is important to be able to train her further. We have been working on sit, since that is the base of all training, I don't have a clicker, but I will definitely buy one and try it. So should I only be giving her a treat when we are working on training? I also make sure I give lots of praise when she does it correctly. I understand she is still very much a baby, I was just hoping to get a jump start before classes. |
03-04-2014, 10:08 PM | #9 |
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| Treats may help her stay focused...
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03-04-2014, 10:22 PM | #10 |
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| I do give treats when training, but someone was saying if o give her treats outside of training time she may not be as willing to "work" for them. So I was questioning whether I should only give treats when we are working together for now. |
03-05-2014, 08:52 AM | #11 |
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| I forgot to mention: there are different "value" treats to use when training. Since you said she is not too interested, you may need to start with high value treats to get her to pay attention since she is young. High value would be what she finds irresistible. (Short sessions and small pieces of treats at first, end on a happy good note and lots of praises. Training should be fun for both of you.) Once you establish a behavior, you can lower the value of the treat and even use her own food if she likes it (that would be a low value treat). You can keep different value treats with you and reward accordingly when she advances. You will be like a slot machine - she never knows what she is going to get. Some dogs are motivated by toys and others by attention, so use what you feel your dog is most motivated to, it doesn't have to be food only but a high value treat is usually the ultimate for most dogs.At first, once you find her high value treat, stick to it until the behavior is well established before giving a lesser value treat. Hope this helps. Don't try to teach complicated things at first, start with things a puppy does naturally; sits, paws you for food or play, lays down, then go from there. Each behavior your dog naturally displays is a teachable "trick". Like bark:click:treat:quiet:click:treat: (do this later on, once she learns more basic commands and learns to "learn"). I had a dog that knew how many times to bark based on my hand gesture; the neighbor kids thought the dog really knew math. Dogs are visual first so use a hand command and be consistent, always use the same command and word for the behavior you want so you don't confuse her. I will chime back if I think of something else. Best wishes and happy training to you and Stella.
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03-05-2014, 09:24 AM | #12 |
2+2=4 X the Love ♥ Donating Member | I agree you need to work with her on her own away from all other distractions. I have some tips that my help, you can find them using the link below. Hope you find something useful. Training Tips - Dawn's Yorkies
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03-06-2014, 08:54 AM | #13 |
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| She still young for out and out training but having her come to you and stop are good starts that you can do right now Coming when called is very important and starting point for any training And its very simple to do Simply put your pup down and in a calm Voice call your pup .... But do it with a great or a toy that they love repeat this until they get it right a few times over a few days and you'll see it will stick
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03-06-2014, 08:59 PM | #14 |
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| thanks for the tips!! |
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