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Puppy training tips

Discussion in 'Pets' started by Darkness, Sep 12, 2020.

  1. Sep 12, 2020 at 11:43 AM
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    Darkness

    Darkness [OP] Allergic to white

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    I've tried youtube. You know what the answer to every puppy problem is according to the youtube people? Give em treats!

    Thats not a sustainable practice and I've seen plenty of obedient dogs who don't need treats, they just listen.

    My puppy knows sit, he chooses to comply or not, but usually he does.

    Here is where I need help:

    1. Teaching him "No"
    2. Getting him to stop barking (at dogs, noises outside, etc)
    3. Getting him to come here. That worked fine when he was younger but the last month he seems to be going through puberty and thinks he's the man now. Pugs can be hard headed.
    Any tips aside from giving him treats? Thanks in advance.

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  2. Sep 12, 2020 at 11:46 AM
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    cctxquicksand

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    Have you tried a clicker? I had great success with that. Same principle as treats as it’s a way to get there attention but you aren’t constantly feeling the need to give food.
     
  3. Sep 12, 2020 at 11:47 AM
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    Clickers work.
     
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  4. Sep 13, 2020 at 8:56 AM
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    Darkness

    Darkness [OP] Allergic to white

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    Hadn't thought about that but im ordering one now, thanks guys!
     
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  5. Sep 13, 2020 at 5:17 PM
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    Lessons I learned from training my now 11 yr old rescue from when I found her on the street when she was one.

    1) “No” is best learned through negative punishment dog training. When the dog does what you want in training, give your praise word and reward with a treat.

    When the dog doesn’t do what you want, say “no” and withhold the treat. Most dogs eventually learn to understand the word no by screwing up often enough, but this is how you teach them faster to know it means you don’t approve of what they just did.

    2) Never managed this one, I still have the problem.

    3) One great tip I’ve seen I plan to use on my next dog is for the first few months of that dog’s life I will only give the “come” command if I have something fun to offer them. If I am interrupting outside time or fun time or putting them in the crate, I’ll go physically pick up the dog and bring them in without saying anything.

    You want the dog to associate positive feelings with obeying that command in the beginning, you never want to associate it with anything they don’t like. Otherwise they start to pick and choose when they’ll obey it.

    Don’t use the command in scenarios where they may not obey it. Now you’ve trapped yourself in a cycle where each time they ignore it and no punishment comes they become more confident they can ignore it when they want to.


     
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    Clicker training to condition the behavior and then a really good e collar to enforce the behaviors.
    With the come command say it once and if the dog doesn’t come go pick up the dog and bring it to where you were. Also I keep a dog on a leash for like the first 6-7months of their lives. The come command is easy when you can real them in haha.
    Positive reinforcement is great for a young dog and a strong no is also great as long as they understand what the no is for.
     
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    Rule #1 in puppy training: never give a command you can't enforce. Until they are solid on the "come" command never give it off leash.

    I use a 25' check cord and clicker + warm pieces hotdog to start with in the yard until they obey 95% or better. Start with short distances and lots of praise and work your way out to longer distances. If they don't comply reel them in with the check cord.

    You don't have to be rough. Just never let them think they have any other choice once the command is given.
     
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    Agree on crate. Food rewards for now. If he barks Inside a few options are available. Loud and immediate counter noise, crate placement without reaction or firm no with a disgusted look, coupled with ignoring him.
     
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    We have 3 rescues and had 2 we lost in the last few years. Being consistent and praise has worked for all. I don’t use no. I tell them to “Leave it.” I also whistle trained them to come since it’s easy. They have learned to sit when I raise a finger. All but my wife’s completely spoiled chiweenie will listen. She’s 14 and was around before I was so I cut her a break.
    Only one had some obedience training before we got them and he knows the drill now. Firmly tell them what you want. Make them do it if they don’t. Give them some love if they do. I give them treats just to give them treats not because they do something right.
    There are plenty of ways to do it but this has worked for me with every dog since I was a kid. My mom was a dog trainer so I picked up some tips.
    I will say having other pups around that obey makes it easier for the others to learn.
     
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  11. Sep 15, 2020 at 1:08 PM
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    Don't have much to add but when my wife and I got our dog, I read that you can say no so much that they start to think it's their name. So we now use "off" for when he goes to things he shouldn't (e.g. jumping on people or kitchen chairs, trying to eat rabbit poop on walks, etc.), though we do still use "no" for certain things.
     
  12. Sep 15, 2020 at 4:32 PM
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    I use "off" when I want mine to move away from something (doors, chairs, etc.) and "leave it" for things I don't want him to pick up or eat( balls, sticks, stagnant puddles, dead animals, kids' ice cream cones, etc.)
     
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  13. Sep 16, 2020 at 5:01 AM
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    That's a good idea. I also heard teaching them to leave it, rather than drop it, is better because then they don't get it in their mouths in the first place.
     
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    Start by taking the dog everywhere you go within reason of course. That way they understand what going on outside and in the area around your home and maybe they will not bark as much at what is outside. While doing that go to a good basic obedience class. Then practice what they teach in that class everyday. Use the dogs toys as training aids. The dog will react to your emotions whether you think you are showing them or not, so try not get too stressed out when they bark at something outside, if it is convenient put the leash on the dog and take it out to check out the noise. I personally don't use treats or a clicker but I do use basic verbal commands and sounds. Treats work great unless you don't have them, same for the clicker. Loads of good books have been written on dog training but the approaches vary a lot. Nowadays the more recent approaches seem a little soft if ask me. Ceasar Milan is very good, but hard to copy, cause he has a unique energy that the dog senses and not everyone has that.
     
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    If it's in his mouth already I put my hand under his mouth and use "give" to have him put it in my hand.
     

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