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08-01-2013, 11:50 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Cambridge
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| Thoughts on the behavior training and is it worth the cost I just got back from an initial puppy training visit. I have 2 choices for method of training. Once a week hourly sessions with the trainer ($35 per session) with me working with Cupcake at home or Cupcake staying with the trainer for 2 weeks and I would take follow up sessions so that I would know what to do with him at home ($500). My family and I are going on vacation next week and I would have to board Cupcake anyway while we were gone so I am thinking of the 2nd option. My husband is not happy at all with the cost of option 2. (He doesn't have anything to do with Cupcake and is always complaining about him... but that's another story) Anyway... My question is this...for those of you who have gone through training (initially consisting of sit, heal and stay). Is it really beneficial and worth the price. I really want to work on his indoor issues of nipping, chewing, listening over all.... The trainer says thoses will come with time but we have to initially work with the basic obedience of sit, heal, stay.... Thanks for any advice you can give
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08-01-2013, 12:14 PM | #2 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| In my experience, working to train a dog at basic obedience when it's done using positive reinforcement teaches dogs to be well behaved and to look to their trainer as an authority figure. If the training is maintained well and boundaries set/reinforced, you then have a well-behaved dog for life.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
08-01-2013, 01:14 PM | #3 |
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08-01-2013, 02:17 PM | #4 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Elizabethtown, Ky
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08-01-2013, 04:21 PM | #5 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| I like trainers but I would never leave my dog with one I want the trainer to help me train my dog not do it for me. There is a bonding that happens when you train and I would not want my dog to have that bond with anyone other then me. Also what if your dog doesn't train all the easy and the trainer gets mad? There is also a sense of pride I have when I teach Callie to do something.
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08-01-2013, 04:29 PM | #6 |
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| Yeah, I don't think I'd leave a puppy with a trainer. Also, the nipping may be related to teething and might subside on its own. We researched "how to" train on line & even watched "youtube" videos. Lucy doesn't have all commands down, but she knows the ones that we use. (sit,stay,come,no bark...) She's a very good dog and we didn't spend $$$ training her. Long ago, I had a Wheaten Terrier that I paid to have trained. I didn't think it was worth it at the time. For a big dog, I'd probably do it but I wouldn't bother for a yorkie - unless there are real, significant behavioral issues that aren't just puppy-related. Good luck. |
08-01-2013, 04:30 PM | #7 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Florida
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| Not necessary I have two dogs. It takes a lot of patience, healthy treats/ recognition and consistency! There are some good training videos on you tube. Save your money and just be consistent. The great thing about yorkies are that they are incredibly smart. |
08-01-2013, 06:03 PM | #8 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NY
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| A major part of training is the owner's side of the learning process. If you do not have much experience training a dog then just sending the dog to a trainer for a couple of weeks is not going to help you a lot. It is really important that you find a trainer that will train you on how to train the dog. If you do not know how to teach and reinforce the behaviors you want your pet to learn then your dog is not going to advance. You have to establish the means of communication with the pet that is needed to get across to him what is expected. Dogs do not come to us with the ability to understand our language and they can't read our minds either so it is up to us to teach the dog what it's boundaries are and what the behavior is that we expect of them. I would say $500.00 is an awful lot to pay for boarding services. You might better find a good place for your dog to stay while you are on vacation and then when you get home start learning how to train your dog. Anything you do at a class needs to be done at home multiple times throughout the day in order to reinforce what you both are learning. |
08-01-2013, 06:52 PM | #9 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Cambridge
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| Cupcake just turned 7 months. I have watched a lot of training videos and have been clicker training him since day one. He knows sit, down , roll over, paw and leave it. He will only do these for treats and isn't consistent. I don't know what the next steps are and what to do next. I want to make sure he is trained right that is why I have turned to the trainer. The trainer has been training for a long time and is very trusted. I had signed him up for the 2 weeks but am now thinking about waiting till I get back and do the single weekly sessions....I just don't know....
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08-01-2013, 06:57 PM | #10 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Elizabethtown, Ky
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| My Yorkie will be taking weekly training starting in October. I've also heard good things about my trainer. Good luck with yours |
08-01-2013, 09:13 PM | #11 |
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| My niece has a dalmation that has... issues so to speak. She ended up taking Ollie to train and apparently, he was doing GREAT! The problem was, when he went back home, he wasn't doing as well... Apparently, he follows the commands perfectly when he's with the trainer at that location, but when he's back home, he's not as obediant. She ended up hiring a different trainer to come to her home and training there while she participated. She said that brought MUCH better result. Last edited by Magnus; 08-01-2013 at 09:14 PM. |
08-01-2013, 09:17 PM | #12 |
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| Cupcake is still a baby! Give him some time, sounds like he already knows a lot. I took my dog to Petsmart and their classes are about 100$, it was a good experience and you can always take more classes if you need them. I would for sure go with the dog though, it is not just Cupcake learning, but you too!
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08-02-2013, 02:29 PM | #13 | |
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08-02-2013, 06:24 PM | #14 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | I agree. I would want to go through the training with the pup. Cupcake is not the only one getting trained. You also get trained along with him. I registered for puppy training with Galen. They are putting us in the puppy class instead of the beginners class. The trainer said he is so little that he would be safer in the puppy class. We are looking forward to the classes. Maybe he will learn come
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08-03-2013, 03:16 PM | #15 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| I would self-train my dog if possible unless you personally know of someone who has used the trainer through and whole course and is very, very happy with the trainer and results of how the trainer taught them to handle their own dog. Some trainers charge huge amounts of money and as you advance, after payment, employ techniques so Draconian you would never want to use or others just half-heartedly show you some things you can get from any puppy obedience class at Pet Smart Most people can train dogs in only 15 minutes a day in short 5 minute session x3 daily.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
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